Thursday, April 30, 2009

Our wedding by Kelly


So this is the part where I tell you about how I finally got nervous somewhere around the wedding. I didn't. I never once was even a little bit nervous. So now I don't believe anyone in the world who says you get nervous before weddings. I did manage to randomly lose weight like two days before. Unfortunately one week in Mexico brought the weight plus some back. I have to stay super skinny for awhile because we have reception part 2 in Tacoma in two months.

Anyway the wedding went perfectly. We opted to get some extra exercises in and walked a random lap around the church mid-wedding. It's too long of a story. Just pay attention to your priest or deacon during the rehearsal so you don't try to leave before the wedding is even over. Kelly

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

New wheeels by Andrea

So, my car died last week. It's a 2000 VW Jetta with 143,000 miles and needs Botox to help with some cosmetic issues. But despite the dents and dings, this car was AWESOME. Leather heated seats, 6 disc CD changer, moon roof, cool blue and red interior dash lights, premium sound, 1.8L Turbo engine....just awesome. But as it turns out, every car needs a functioning alternator. Go figure.

So now it's sitting in my parents' driveway, dead as a doornail. I still owe money on the car loan (that's what happens when you work at the mall and only pay the minimum) so I'm hoping to sell it to someone who has the ambition/skill to fix it up. There are plenty of people on Craigslist who would buy it...I hope.

So with the passing of the Jetta, I grieved for a bit, but quickly got over it when I realized this is the perfect opportunity for me to get something new. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage....and that baby carriage was never going to fit in the Jetta. So I knew that my next vehicle needed to have some decent cargo space to accommodate our future kids and all their stuff. Also, I try my best to be eco-conscious, so a Hybrid car/truck was pretty high on my list of priorities.

After lots of research and side-by-side comparisons online, I decided several months ago that I wanted a Ford Escape Hybrid. I found a used 2008 model on Vehix.com for a pretty good deal, and decided to buy it last Friday. It's amazing how a new set of wheels can change your attitude...I'm suddenly obsessed with gas mileage and watching the Hybrid Battery gauges to make sure I'm at optimum performance (which means no more zipping around with my 1.8L Turbo). I don't feel invisible anymore...the Jetta was so small that other drivers would often not see me and change lanes while I'm still in it. I swear it has a "Batman stealth" button that I accidently pushed on several occasions. It's nice to sit up high, to see and be seen. So R.I.P. Jetta, you served me well for 5 years...but spring is a time for change and new life in the Escape. Yay! Andrea

Friday, April 17, 2009

Yikes by Kelly

It's a little after midnight. So technically I am getting married tomorrow. I can't wrap my brain around that. We've had some out of town guests since Tuesday. Currently only Jake's brother and his brother's girlfriend are here. I like it that way. We don't have a big enough house for six people.

Last night we had 10 people sleeping here (that's including my parents). Yesterday was the bachelor/ette party. It was amazing. I've heard rumors that I was there.

So I am getting married tomorrow. TOMORROW. That means today is my last day as a Hagerty. My mom spent a lot of this afternoon crying. The only time I've almost cried is when I watched Father of the Bride. I am just rambling.

Tomorrow I am getting up early to go get my nails done. I guess technically that is happening today. I have to be in bed by 10 tomorrow. My hair girl is coming at 5:30 AM. Yikes. Kelly

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Dre's "Nothing Box" by Andrea

I know, I know... men are from Mars, women are from Venus. I've read "Theology of the Body" and I understand the differences between us. But men always manage to find new ways to baffle me. Last weekend, Dre spent two whole days playing the same video game. I just can't understand how he can run around shooting things in a virtual world for almost 36 hours. But after church on Easter Sunday, Dad showed me this video that explained EVERYTHING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMZ73mT5zM So now I see that Dre was in his "Nothing Box" for those two days, ignoring everything else around him so he could have his chill time. I'm not too much of a nag, but this "Nothing Box" will eventually turn me into one. Apparently there's nothing I can do to destroy it, so my goal is to shrink the size of the "Nothing Box" to keep him from spending so much time in there. No, I don't have an actual game plan in mind just yet, but I'm still determined to pry him away from the Playstation and make him clean the bathroom sometime before the wedding. Wish me luck! Andrea

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

What a cruel world by Kelly

It seems my mother is mad at me. I'm not sure why she said I can't blog anymore. And I'm not sure why she posted pictures of me looking very fat. And I'm not sure who is holding scissors cutting the ribbon*. My nails are sparkly red so that's not me. I guess I'm being punished for dying my hair black again and not blogging everyday like she tells me.

At least it's good to know that I don't currently photograph well. I still have a few days left to starve myself. I'm not sure how many days. Maybe like 5 or 6. Tomorrow is my bachelorette party. I think I'm going to end up showing up very late to it. I didn't want to have to take off work. The party is at my work at 6 PM. But I probably have to work until like 8. There is live band karaokee that starts at 10. Anyone that lets me get up there and sing will be immediately uninvited from the wedding.

I'm still not stressed. I still don't realize it's a few days away. Once that last shift on Wednesday is done I will probably have a heart attack. Kelly

*Editor's note: Kelly's aunt Kathy's hand is seen cutting the ribbon on a gift so Kelly will break the ribbon when she opens it (She didn't.). There is an old tradition that each ribbon broken on a shower gift means a baby for the bride. Presumably someone will let Kelly know soon if that is the way babies are made.

4 Days to Go for Kelly





Kelly can no longer blog so here are pictures from her shower.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

10 Days to Go by Kelly

Only 10 days to go. Soon we will be in the single digits. I don't think I am freaking out yet. I've decided that I don't have time to freak out. I'm too busy. I'm assuming Friday night while I am trying to go to bed I will start. I mean a week from Friday. There is no reason for me to freak out this Friday.

So in the past week I've had a hair and makeup trial. They both looked awesome. Unfortunately, since I tried to take the black out of my hair, it looks like I am wearing one of those disgusting hair pieces. Like the cheap kind you can buy at claires. The top half of my hair is totally brown and the bottom is blacker than I realized. So looks like I'm going back to completely black hair this week (sorry mom). I can't afford for them to strip all of the black out right now anyway. No time.

Today I guess is a sort of day off work. I don't have to be in until 3 for some meetings. It is currently 8am and I have been up for an hour and a half already. What is that about? I was going to sleep in today. Thank God Target is open. Kelly

New Hotel by Andrea

We've decided that it makes more sense to have our guests stay at a hotel closer to where we live vs. staying close to the church which is 30 minutes away. The only activity happening near the church is on wedding day...all the other fun is in our hometown. So we found out that a brand new hotel is being built 5 minutes from my parents' house, and it's close to the highway too.

I spoke to the sales manager a few weeks ago, and he sounded VERY enthusiastic about giving us a tour sometime in the first week of April when the construction was scheduled to be complete. Today I called him to see if he was available to show us the rooms, and now he's saying they won't have their certificate of occupancy for another 2 weeks...so unless we want to wear hard hats and sign accident waivers, we have to wait until April 20th.

I'm a little nervous because we have lots of out of towners who will need to start making travel arrangements soon, and the hotel doesn't even have a paved parking lot. I'm trusting that this is just a minor delay, and that the hotel will be open by the end of the month, and all the issues will be worked out before September. Cuz we don't have enough space (or sleeping bags) for our guests to sleep on our living room floor. Andrea

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Shower non-worries by Kelly


So you'll be surprised to hear the shower went perfectly. I mean obviously it would go well, but I got over my present opening fear. It wasn't awkward at all. In fact, it felt completely normal. I think there should be more parties like that. Anyone else want to throw me a shower?

Since the shower I've had to work every single day. Haven't had a day off in ten days. Well today is technically a day off but I still have to go in for a meeting. That's fine though. I need the money.

Plus, it's distracting. The normally non-stressed bride-to-be is starting to have mini panic attacks. I have to completely turn off my brain.

We only have 18 days to go. 13 days until Cubs season starts. This is going to be a crazy month. Kelly