weekly update.

apparently i'm now doing weekly updates instead of daily. and i did so well last month, writing almost every single day. my lack of blogging is definitely indicative of how very busy i've been staying. {i know. i know. that's how i started out the last post, but it's true!}

the rain has finally let up {for today anyway}. as much as i've been enjoying the rain, this weather is beautiful, too. the official day of fall came on wednesday. and it came right on time. there was that fall "crispness" in the air on wednesday ... and i thought that before ever knowing that it was officially fall.

on sunday i made a trip to okc to remington park for a bridal show. andrea had invited me to go and we had a lot of fun. we visited 60 vendors in about 3 hours. our feet were killing us! luckily i had stowed flats in my bag ... but i felt guilty putting them on since andy didn't have any. poor girl. she was walking so funny by the time we headed out to the car. about 2/3 of the way through the show, we grabbed a glass of wine, and continued our trek to see the rest of the vendors. it was very important that we had our cards signed by every vendor so that we could be entered to win a $4000 reception at remington park. some vendors had left and we were worried that we had put in all of the effort for nothing. when we got to the room to hand in our cards, a very sweet woman signed the rest of our slots for us saying that she understood several of the vendors were gone. we relaxed on some very comfy couches for a few minutes nibbling some sweets before heading down to the winner's circle for the drawing. you had to be present to win the drawing and while there were over 2000 entrants, many had already left, improving our odds. we watched the funniest obstacle course race with 10 brides and their grooms competing for a honeymoon in the caribbean, and then the drawing for the reception. andy won!!! she was the first name they drew out of the hopper!!! she jumped up and down and started yelling! i was super excited for her. she's getting married in hawaii and wanted to have an at-home reception, but wasn't sure if she would be able to ... now she can! ryan {her fiance} couldn't believe it when she called to tell him the good news. after celebrating on the phone a little more, we headed out to the parking lot and decided to grab dinner.

we wanted p.f. chang's {i've been craving it} but we never made it because of a ton of construction. instead we stopped for on the border in edmond. i think we were both starving from the activities of the day. we enjoyed dinner and caught up a little more. then it was time for me to head back home.

andrea gave me the wedding presents she had purchased for me and travis saying that we had to open them on what would have been our wedding day. i told her that we wouldn't {because i love surprises and they're supposed to be for our wedding} ... but she insisted, so we shall see.

the rest of the week has been spent filling orders {yay!!!} and brainstorming new ideas. for the first time ever i think i am spending more time on the computer than travis. my sister is concerned that i am not giving my fiance enough of my attention :). apparently just being in the same room together doesn't qualify as quality time. ;) we still do a pretty good job of spending time together. it's actually kind of nice to have this huge project right now because we're sticking to a *very* tight budget and aren't often able to get out and do stuff. we've been bored for the past couple of months and this at least keeps me occupied. and i love it! not being occupied, but the invitations and paper like i've always wanted to do.

i'll always continue to come up with new designs, etc, but it won't always be this much at a time. as i've explained to my family i have to design 1800 different lines {travis would like to know how i came up with that number!} from the ground up. in the future, i'll be able to add a few designs at a time, but for now, there are many, many designs and lines to make web-ready or create, etc. many invitation boutiques carry several different lines of invitations and only do the personalization when someone places an order. i, on the other hand, don't carry any lines except my own. and it's kind of fun. definitely challenging. but also incredibly exciting and rewarding.

please help me spread the word to family and friends. the website is up and running full-force, and i update facebook regularly as well.

my dad was telling my mom that he thinks we/they should open a business that handles everything ... from invitations, to event planning, to catering, and cakes. all of it. which is what i've been saying for 10 years!!! i always wanted to start with my invitation business to get the business off the ground, but then turn it into a full-scale event planning business. so ... if it really happens, i will be completely excited because it will happen a little faster for me if my parents are helping front the money. and if they decide not to, it's definitely something i will do in the future myself. shhhh ... don't tell anyone. :)