We are married...

and are currently eating our way through Hawai'i. The food here is AMAZING! We are about to head to see some volcanoes, but here we are enjoying Waikoloa....

Updates!

1. We did get caught with the cat, feigned ignorance and paid the $100. We were even asked to see our receipt while boarding our connecting flight. Oh well! The monster is very content right now.
2. We booked our ceremony musician. She is awesome. Ralph is the best for encouraging me to keep looking and not settle for muscians I really didn't want and obviously didn't need the work. I think she will be worth the wait.
3. My mom rocks for being my DIY helper extraordinaire. She surprised me with some stuff and helped me out a ton today with more craftiness. M-LEE, she loves the runners and your handiwork!
4. Our venue... ah our venue. Yes, they managed to throw some more curve balls my way. They have 3 events booked on our wedding date with one event (of over 1000 people!) practically colliding into ours in not just one but two occasions. It took over two hours, but Ralph and I worked well together and compromised with them. In the end, we will actually be benefiting from this, but I will never again trust anything they say that isn't in a contract (not that they could read one anyway). It is all about $ and our measly 85 person wedding that booked first, means nothing to them in comparison to the 1000 person corporate retreat or whatever.
5. That crazy woman was a b$&ch again to my mom over the phone - she better not be to me. I am ready for that throwdown.
6. Yes, I know that in the end all will be great, but they are certainly making us work for it!

T-minus 16 hours...

until we leave for the airport. Yes, I should be finishing up writing my own recommendation letter right now (gosh I really hate that BTW), but I am going to relieve some stress online. Here are a list of my random thoughts...

1. I tried on my dress last night after I took a shower. I still need to buy some Hollywood tape so my bustier doesn't show - I forgot to pick that up at the bridal salon. I can SO not lose anymore boobs. I also can't gain any pouch (just say no to the cabbage). Makes me wish I didn't go for such a form fitting dress.
2. I can sit in my dress. Yes, I was stupid and didn't try that. It is probably one of the first things my mom taught me about shopping for clothes.
3. I am chancing it at the airport tomorrow and am not paying the $100 to reserve my cat a spot underneath the seat in front of me. American Airlines has NEVER checked for my receipt (but United has). If they do, I will feign ignorance. I am hoping that the big white bag that Ralph is carrying on will be my diversion.
4. Still don't have a contract for ceremony music. I have a tentative meeting date, but that is it. Apparently musicians are doing just fine in this economy and don't need gigs.
5. Our venue cracks me up with their lack of detail orientation. It makes me feel like I am crazy picky. For instance, don't tell me what my appetizers are - in our contract it is written that WE get to choose 10 out of the 30 appetizers - not you. WTF? If I was crazy picky about this stuff, I would have a ceremony musician by now.
6. If that crazy woman from the venue that raised her voice at me is anywhere near me on my next set of visits, I swear she will regret it.
7. I forgot to mention that I can't wait to be married (FINALLY) and go on our honeymoon.

Off to Miami (er Fort Lauderdale)!

I got me some talented friends

I can't believe that I am blogging right now, since we leave in 24 hours and I still have lots of work to do. But I had to share so more awesome-ness that my friends have helped me with. Dear Emily (which Ralph and I pronounce M-LEE), kindly sewed us some table runners for our extra banquet tables. Oddly enough, it was her that gave me the 10 yrds of lime green fabric about 2.5 years ago. The blue fabric was salvaged from curtains that I picked up at Ikea in the clearance section when we first got engaged. Here is what she did with them....

And here is what they look like in contrast with our table overlays.

M-LEEEE you rock! Thanks a ton! The rest of the Thunder Snow Ho's think so too...

OMFG!

There is really no classy way of putting it - sorry. I am addressing this to my venue catering manager - for the umptenth time, can you PLEASE read my contract and get the time of our wedding right? Pretty please!!!!! No she doesn't read this blog, but I just had to vent this out.

Leaving to Miami in T-minus 50 hours. Zillions of work-related things to do in between now and then. Must remember to eat or dress will not fit. Ralph tells me I should try to load up on calories now. He he, I love this man!