To the right, I introduce Blog Love: my list of blogs I've been reading and loving. Some of them I know in real life, others not. There's more to come, I just ran out of time when listing them all, so stay tuned.
And now, to another question: my engagement ring and wedding band. I have a really classic engagement ring--round solitaire on a white gold band. William and I are probably going ring shopping tonight (I have to get mine sized FINALLY after six months), so we thought we'd check out bands to start looking. I'm kind of into the whole mixing stones thing--sapphires or pink sapphires especially--but I'm wondering if other stones will just distract from the solitaire or otherwise look weird if it's on the band. What about diamonds on the band? Should I just go plain? Thoughts?
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
dream a little dream of me
since you don't get much of the "willi" in this blog, i thought i'd update with a funny dream that william had of me. i only have some info, so it's not perfectly retold, but here we go.
this morning i woke william up and he smiled at me right away and said "I had the best dream about you last night." don't worry. it's clean.
apparently, william spotted me at a music festival at a local mall, and i was sitting, enjoying myself, at a table with two guys. in some way, without talking to me or even me noticing him (or maybe he doesn't remember this part), he got me to agree to go on a date with him. he got the feeling that he was kind of spying on the whole istuation, which led him to believe (when he woke up) that we had agreed he wouldn't be there or something.
in his words:
"Once I knew I was going to be the only one you dated I stormed out of there like Rambo in the movies - I even did that cool movie-slide down ladders—you know, like when some mobster is exiting a building via the firestairs and doesn't have time to step down 'em. I landed on some inflatable rock thing and walked across the street all smiles and with both hands up in the air with that rock n roll hand gesture. I then remember seeing a big storm approach but didn't care that I had to walk from the mall home (in real life, many miles) cause I had a date with you."
this totally makes my heart bigger. i've been giggling all morning.
this morning i woke william up and he smiled at me right away and said "I had the best dream about you last night." don't worry. it's clean.
apparently, william spotted me at a music festival at a local mall, and i was sitting, enjoying myself, at a table with two guys. in some way, without talking to me or even me noticing him (or maybe he doesn't remember this part), he got me to agree to go on a date with him. he got the feeling that he was kind of spying on the whole istuation, which led him to believe (when he woke up) that we had agreed he wouldn't be there or something.
in his words:
"Once I knew I was going to be the only one you dated I stormed out of there like Rambo in the movies - I even did that cool movie-slide down ladders—you know, like when some mobster is exiting a building via the firestairs and doesn't have time to step down 'em. I landed on some inflatable rock thing and walked across the street all smiles and with both hands up in the air with that rock n roll hand gesture. I then remember seeing a big storm approach but didn't care that I had to walk from the mall home (in real life, many miles) cause I had a date with you."
this totally makes my heart bigger. i've been giggling all morning.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
meme time
Nan tagged me for a meme.
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. You need to tag 7 others and list their names on your blog. Remember to leave a comment for them letting them know they have been tagged and to read your blog.
Here are mine:
1. I didn’t have allergies until a few years ago. Now I’m allergic to shellfish, I think mold, pencillin, and other seasonal things. When I get an attack I look like I’ve been crying, as in this morning, and I feel like I have to run around telling everyone that I’m FINE, it’s just ALLERGIES.
2. One of my best talents may be worrying. I’m working on this.
3. I just got tickets to see both Prince and Kelly Clarkson in July. I love music.
4. I am a geek about clothes. I love clothes. But I wish I was better about finding pieces that I can invest in and then accent pieces and figuring out a clothing budget that works for me. Part of my problem is that I have expensive taste. Line up four perfectly plain white T-shirts and I will pick the $150 one.
5. I subscribe to the following magazines: Jane, Brides, Modern Bride, ReadyMade, Entertainment Weekly (I got a $9 subscription, so I went with it), Elle Décor, my New Yorker just lapsed. We also get Metropolis and will be getting Met Home. I buy InStyle regularly, and Bitch and Bust are probably my faves. I have subscribed to Mother Jones, Interview, Rolling Stone, and various others over the years. I think I got on a cheap subscription list, and when they’re cheap I can’t resist. I think my first subscription was Seventeen. I know I am missing some. I really am a magazine junkie. Can’t get enough! Also, I hate to fly but the airport newsstands usually calm me down. I buy lots of political magazines. I want to subscribe to Vanity Fair, now that I think about it.
6. I am not a morning person. I wish I was, but it would be going against my body chemistry. I would like it if the world ran from like 10-6 instead, so that I could stay up later and get up later.
7. I’m really picky about my food. I am an adventurous eater, especially considering how picky I was as a child, but I have certain rules that must be obeyed. Textures are key. I don’t eat canned peas because of the texture, but I like pea soup, sugar snap peas cooked in the pod, etc. My food cannot touch, unless it is things that are supposed to go together and don’t have opposing textures, i.e. mashed potatoes and meat are ok to touch, mashed potatoes and corn, not so much. Gravies and sauces can only touch the things they are supposed to touch. When I moved in with William, my sister bought me a pink plastic divided plate. I love divided plates, esp. at picnics, but I don’t need one at regular meals. J Now foods like Thai or other Asian or Indian foods, that are more like stews, etc., that’s also OK. It’s meant to be that way. Also I eat one thing at a time usually. Usually veggies first, because they are better when they are way hot.
The 7 folks I'm tagging are: Found Out About Me, Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget, Librarygrrrl, Tim’s Dishwasher, the Kilipino, Faking Good Breeding , and Kalisah.
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. You need to tag 7 others and list their names on your blog. Remember to leave a comment for them letting them know they have been tagged and to read your blog.
Here are mine:
1. I didn’t have allergies until a few years ago. Now I’m allergic to shellfish, I think mold, pencillin, and other seasonal things. When I get an attack I look like I’ve been crying, as in this morning, and I feel like I have to run around telling everyone that I’m FINE, it’s just ALLERGIES.
2. One of my best talents may be worrying. I’m working on this.
3. I just got tickets to see both Prince and Kelly Clarkson in July. I love music.
4. I am a geek about clothes. I love clothes. But I wish I was better about finding pieces that I can invest in and then accent pieces and figuring out a clothing budget that works for me. Part of my problem is that I have expensive taste. Line up four perfectly plain white T-shirts and I will pick the $150 one.
5. I subscribe to the following magazines: Jane, Brides, Modern Bride, ReadyMade, Entertainment Weekly (I got a $9 subscription, so I went with it), Elle Décor, my New Yorker just lapsed. We also get Metropolis and will be getting Met Home. I buy InStyle regularly, and Bitch and Bust are probably my faves. I have subscribed to Mother Jones, Interview, Rolling Stone, and various others over the years. I think I got on a cheap subscription list, and when they’re cheap I can’t resist. I think my first subscription was Seventeen. I know I am missing some. I really am a magazine junkie. Can’t get enough! Also, I hate to fly but the airport newsstands usually calm me down. I buy lots of political magazines. I want to subscribe to Vanity Fair, now that I think about it.
6. I am not a morning person. I wish I was, but it would be going against my body chemistry. I would like it if the world ran from like 10-6 instead, so that I could stay up later and get up later.
7. I’m really picky about my food. I am an adventurous eater, especially considering how picky I was as a child, but I have certain rules that must be obeyed. Textures are key. I don’t eat canned peas because of the texture, but I like pea soup, sugar snap peas cooked in the pod, etc. My food cannot touch, unless it is things that are supposed to go together and don’t have opposing textures, i.e. mashed potatoes and meat are ok to touch, mashed potatoes and corn, not so much. Gravies and sauces can only touch the things they are supposed to touch. When I moved in with William, my sister bought me a pink plastic divided plate. I love divided plates, esp. at picnics, but I don’t need one at regular meals. J Now foods like Thai or other Asian or Indian foods, that are more like stews, etc., that’s also OK. It’s meant to be that way. Also I eat one thing at a time usually. Usually veggies first, because they are better when they are way hot.
The 7 folks I'm tagging are: Found Out About Me, Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget, Librarygrrrl, Tim’s Dishwasher, the Kilipino, Faking Good Breeding , and Kalisah.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
hawaii 5-0
ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod.
i think we're putting the deposit down on the wedding tonight. TONIGHT PEOPLE. we will really have a real date like you're supposed to. we are moving forward! i am honestly that happy kind of nervous where i might need to run around in circles for a few minutes when i get home. you know what i mean. or dance around the living room to something good. maybe "like a prayer."
tonight i will probably have a real wedding date with a real place to get married that's a super exciting adventure place. and i have my dress. and most importantly, the boy who asked me to marry him! i am really marrying like the cutest boy in the universe. and he's smart and fun. and he loves me back!
sorry.
i'm just real excited.
i think we're putting the deposit down on the wedding tonight. TONIGHT PEOPLE. we will really have a real date like you're supposed to. we are moving forward! i am honestly that happy kind of nervous where i might need to run around in circles for a few minutes when i get home. you know what i mean. or dance around the living room to something good. maybe "like a prayer."
tonight i will probably have a real wedding date with a real place to get married that's a super exciting adventure place. and i have my dress. and most importantly, the boy who asked me to marry him! i am really marrying like the cutest boy in the universe. and he's smart and fun. and he loves me back!
sorry.
i'm just real excited.
More praise for Nanette
So it turns out, I know how to link stuff. Only, I have to use Firefox to be able to see the little link button. . . And I was using Safari. Nanette sent me the link that is ON THE BLOGGER SITE to tell you how to link inside your posts . . . duh. Thanks for doing that without being like "hello, stupid..." And the little button, it doesn't show up on the one I was using, which I know that button in another program... anyway. It's that kind of month, people.
So now I will link to Say It because I can.
I will also link to my wedding planner (hopefully). I emailed them this morning and since they are on a five-hour difference, they are probably just rolling into work now. So I keep checking my email like a child waiting for Santa Claus.
Also, never buy Trolli Tropic-O's. HORRIBLE. I like myself some peach rings or apple rings once in a while, so I figured I could trust the tropicalness. Figured there'd be some mango or pineapple. Oh god. What a horrible assumption. Everything tastes like bananas. I have probably never discussed my hatred for bananas here. But I have a serious hatred of bananas. They don't taste that great, people. And besides, the texture is abhorrent. The stringy things, that sliminess in the inside, and then it's so thick, it feels like you can't swallow it and you will choke on the worst fruit ever...die of banana strangulation...Anyway, banana candy is only an extension of this very evil empire, worse than the real thing in taste, but probably better in texture... And my ginger ale is not really helping me get rid of the taste.
Also, for more link fun, here is our Flickr page.
OK, enough is enough. Time to put the lid back on the crazy can.
So now I will link to Say It because I can.
I will also link to my wedding planner (hopefully). I emailed them this morning and since they are on a five-hour difference, they are probably just rolling into work now. So I keep checking my email like a child waiting for Santa Claus.
Also, never buy Trolli Tropic-O's. HORRIBLE. I like myself some peach rings or apple rings once in a while, so I figured I could trust the tropicalness. Figured there'd be some mango or pineapple. Oh god. What a horrible assumption. Everything tastes like bananas. I have probably never discussed my hatred for bananas here. But I have a serious hatred of bananas. They don't taste that great, people. And besides, the texture is abhorrent. The stringy things, that sliminess in the inside, and then it's so thick, it feels like you can't swallow it and you will choke on the worst fruit ever...die of banana strangulation...Anyway, banana candy is only an extension of this very evil empire, worse than the real thing in taste, but probably better in texture... And my ginger ale is not really helping me get rid of the taste.
Also, for more link fun, here is our Flickr page.
OK, enough is enough. Time to put the lid back on the crazy can.
all praise nanette
ok, hi. i feel i should update since i just realized that the fabulous author of "say it, don't spray it!" aka nannersp, has linked to me on her website. i am not cool enough to really know how to link inside text here, so suffice it to say, her website is http://nannersp.blogspot.com.
so in case anyone actually stops by, which i have no idea of knowing unless you comment (please oh please say hello and let me knwo where you are so i can read about you too) i wanted to also say welcome to the world of willikat, which is intended to be a dual-blog to keep friends and such updated of our wedding plans, but then i realized that my darling fiancé will probably never update, and thus, it is my blog, but with a focus on us. if that makes sense.
someday i will have something better than this blogger template and i will learn how to link and if anyone wants to help me do this, i would be eternally grateful and burn them fun mix CDs or something. and i am very good at mix CDs, just ask my friend angie (http://foundoutaboutme.blogspot.com) or rely on my comment that someone said they would marry me on the basis of my mixtapes (no, not william, incidentally).
i have been trying to think of more stories to write about us, little vignettes, but i have been super busy lately because my job is in transition and lots of other random things happening in my little world lately.
i also have a flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willikat .
check out the back catalogue, there are a few good stories back there. make yourself at home.
so in case anyone actually stops by, which i have no idea of knowing unless you comment (please oh please say hello and let me knwo where you are so i can read about you too) i wanted to also say welcome to the world of willikat, which is intended to be a dual-blog to keep friends and such updated of our wedding plans, but then i realized that my darling fiancé will probably never update, and thus, it is my blog, but with a focus on us. if that makes sense.
someday i will have something better than this blogger template and i will learn how to link and if anyone wants to help me do this, i would be eternally grateful and burn them fun mix CDs or something. and i am very good at mix CDs, just ask my friend angie (http://foundoutaboutme.blogspot.com) or rely on my comment that someone said they would marry me on the basis of my mixtapes (no, not william, incidentally).
i have been trying to think of more stories to write about us, little vignettes, but i have been super busy lately because my job is in transition and lots of other random things happening in my little world lately.
i also have a flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willikat .
check out the back catalogue, there are a few good stories back there. make yourself at home.
Monday, June 4, 2007
so close
Well, I do really think we've picked our wedding planner/photographer in Hawaii. http://hawaiiwedding.net . we love their photos--and trust me, there are a lot of bad ones out there--and the package works nicely with the things that we want included. When I checked a couple of weeks ago, they still had May 27 open. It's not a date that means anything to us, but I wanted to get married in May (no particular reason other than I love a good spring) and over Memorial Day weekend gives people an extra vacation day they wouldn't have to burn otherwise. I 'm thinking people could come late the week before, sleep off the jet lag and really be in Hawaii spirit when the wedding rolls around, then they can do as they please the rest of the time. Oh, and getting married during the week ensures less people on the beach (all beaches are public in Hawaii), and is often cheaper.
After much struggling, we've decided this much:
1. We really did want to get married in Hawaii.
2. We really want people to feel included.
3. As such, people will be formally invited to the reception at home (which we will include lots of little things so that people who don't come to Hawaii feel included), and there will be sort of an open invite to come to the wedding, provided that people understand we can't afford a reception both places and won't be treated to dinner, etc. in Hawaii. People should not feel obligated or guilty if they cannot come, but they are welcome to take a vacation and make us one of the sight-seeing stops and we would be glad to see them. At some point, it'd be good to know who those people might be.
4. I have lots of little ideas for the party at home which we might need a few helping hands for.
5. One idea includes showing a "screening" of our wedding on a large screen in the backyard, sitdown style, so that people see the ceremony for themselves.
6. We have a color scheme quasi-worked out. Think tropical.
7. I think we have catering and invitation ideas pretty well decided, no extensive interviewing required, though if you have suggestions, definitely throw them this way.
After an exhausting weekend, I'm back at it. Yesterday I crashed for about four hours in the afternoon.... I just don't have it like I used to!!
After much struggling, we've decided this much:
1. We really did want to get married in Hawaii.
2. We really want people to feel included.
3. As such, people will be formally invited to the reception at home (which we will include lots of little things so that people who don't come to Hawaii feel included), and there will be sort of an open invite to come to the wedding, provided that people understand we can't afford a reception both places and won't be treated to dinner, etc. in Hawaii. People should not feel obligated or guilty if they cannot come, but they are welcome to take a vacation and make us one of the sight-seeing stops and we would be glad to see them. At some point, it'd be good to know who those people might be.
4. I have lots of little ideas for the party at home which we might need a few helping hands for.
5. One idea includes showing a "screening" of our wedding on a large screen in the backyard, sitdown style, so that people see the ceremony for themselves.
6. We have a color scheme quasi-worked out. Think tropical.
7. I think we have catering and invitation ideas pretty well decided, no extensive interviewing required, though if you have suggestions, definitely throw them this way.
After an exhausting weekend, I'm back at it. Yesterday I crashed for about four hours in the afternoon.... I just don't have it like I used to!!
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