Reminising

I recently found myself sitting in traffic...waiting to get home. It was an unusual time of day and there was an abundance of people on the road and I found myself doing something my brothers and I did as kids. When we were bored, sitting in the backseat of the family mini-van we used to make up stories about the people sitting in cars around us. We would collaborate and weave this intricate story about these people and their lives. All lies of course. But, ultimately very entertaining. This led to me thinking of the "less-than-normal" antics of my family, that make us laugh 365 days a year. So, I decided to make a list.

1.) Anytime you leave Grandma and Grandpa's house, you must honk the horn and wave frantically until they can no longer see you. It does not matter what time of day or night you are leaving.
2.) If my grandmother buys you something or makes you something, you claim your undying love for it over and over again. If you don't seem struck by awe and wonder and proclaim to use it everyday for the rest of your life, she tells everyone within earshot that you hate it and she can't seem to relate to her grandchildren anymore. You don't make that mistake twice!
3.) Every family member down to our 5th cousin removed will be at my grandparents house for the 4th of July. And everyone pretends that they have known you your whole life and that they remember when "you were just this tall", when in fact they have only seen you on the 4th of July for 20 years.
4.) My grandparents spend October, November, and half of December fighting about putting up a Christmas Tree, EVERY YEAR. They will openly fight about it in front of everyone. Grandma wants a tree, but she wants Grandpa to put it up while she supervises. He hates christmas trees.
5.) Anything in your house that is broken can be temporarily fixed with duct tape.
6.) We send atleast one Christmas card every year to a family member in jail...hmmm.
7.) Grandma cheats at cards.
8.) My dad's ATV cost more than his two trucks together.
9.) We all fight over the heel of a loaf of bread.
10.) My grandparents own a beautiful couch that no one has ever been allowed to sit on. It is preserved and in its original condition from like 15 years ago.

These are just a few "crazies" that go on in our family. If you are reading this and I am about to become part of your family, don't worry. It won't rub off!!!

Cinderella's Dress

Well...it's official. I have a dress to wear to my wedding. It's the kind that swooshes around your ankles when you sway from side to side. That was a non-negotiable. If I'm going to wear a dress it has to twirl when I spin! I had a great day with ma. I think we tried on every dress in the whole store and I ended up buying the first one I tried on. HeeHee. The girl that assisted me had a good sense of humor though. I went to the same store in W Virginia where I bought all my formals in high school. I felt like I was going to the prom all over again, except I am marrying my date! Cross one off the list. Now, I just have to get Justin, BJ, John, and my grandpa fitted for a tux. Wish me luck!

I can't get enough of these

You are Barefoot!

You're a total free spirit, go with the flow girlYou can't be restricted by shoes for very longAnd unsuprisingly, the same goes for menYour match is out there - and he's as carefree as you are

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

This silly test

Geez...always thought I was very logical. Hmmm....115?

Your IQ Is 115

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional Your General Knowledge is Exceptional

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

Less than 12 weeks

Holy Crap!!! Less than 12 weeks until my wedding and yours truly is still without a dress. But the internet says I can have my dream dress made to fit me and shipped to my front door in 14 weeks. Which will be great, because I will home from my honeymoon in time to receive it!! HAHAHAHA
We should have eloped.
So...what's still on the list of "to-dos"? I might want to decide what we are going to eat at the reception besides cupcakes. Although, I could make a meal out of cupcakes and milk...hehe. And yes...there is still that little matter of needing a minister. Yeah, I haven't quite pounded that detail out yet. Oh yeah, can't make a decision about flowers or music either. So I pretty much have a list of potential guests, some cupcakes, a color scheme, and a DJ. Sweet.
Tomorrow is a big shopping day with ma. I am hopeful that we can locate that oh-so-beautiful wedding dress that will bring a tear to my eye for under $400. We'll see.