Wedding Reception site!

So after a busy day yesterday, I am actually able to sit at home today and get some actual work done..yea! So yesterday, I went around and around, but I actually got some results...I think we have found a place for the ceremony and the reception. We are looking at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and the roof gardens in Galveston for the reception. Getting in and out of the Roof Garden might be a little cramped and parking will be difficult...there are parking garages on almost every block so it shouldn't be too difficult, also I have thought of getting a party bus limo type thing in order to transport all the guests, so no one has to worry about parking, although at the same time, I feel like that is just another added expense, and parking shouldn't be that big a deal, its more like the 1 to 2 blocks that guests may have to walk from the parking garage. Everyone can use a little walk right? The roof garden's first floor is quite small, but it has an elevator, and a stair case that takes you upstairs to the ballroom, which is quite large, and it has a long balcony for smokers and we can either have the bar outside or inside. Yea I am so happy to have that all worked out...so where are we...I have the dress picked out, I have the site of the ceremony and reception picked out, next will be trying to find a caterer and a photographer. Then the cakes, the save the date and invitations, the DJ, I have to find a bartender (luckily they dont have to be a licensed bartender), then I have to figure out the clean up stuff. Because the place has to be cleaned before the night is over, Iam going to have to figure out who is going to do that...I dont want to do it...I am the bride, I dont want to ask my parents to do it, they are paying for the whole thing. So I am still brainstorming on how to remedy this problem. Anyway, back to work I go!

Tired beyond Tired

So right now, I am more tired than anyone can imagine....and Logan isn't helping!! The whining is enough to drive anyone crazy....he is crawling on me, hanging on me, anything to drive me nuts...I had a really good work out , which anyone knows a good work out leads to being tired afterwards, adrenaline only goes for so long. I wanted to start making dinner at 7:30 tonight because JR had a softball game at 7...I thought it would be perfect because the food would still be hot when he got home! Logan was a terror so I didn't even start til after eight...it should be ready in about 10 minutes. I am so tired I dont know if I can eat. JR left to go get diapers and he left the TV blasting and on Baseball...of course, I can not find the remote and I can't find the phone to call and ask where he put it....trust me this is a constant battle because Logan likes to hide these two things. I tried to page the phone, but that isn't working which means that the phone is on and in a hiding spot that I cant find...lovely! I am so sick of baseball right now I feel like I could vomit. Grrrr... I am so tired that I started crying all because I couldn't find the remote or the phone. Seriously, I need to rest!

The Run Around

So today has been busy so far and its only 2:00....Logan and I got up about 8:30 this morning, I worked and then got the two of us ready for my appointment at the Tremont House (for the wedding). Right as we are about to leave, there was a giant down pour I was trying to get the car loaded and Dexter (my dog) ran out, got soaking wet, as I was trying to put him back in the house Logan (my son) got out, he belly flopped on the porch and soaked his shirt that I had just put on not even 10 minutes before. Anyway I finally got Logan buckled in the car, Dexter in the house, and me in the car then realized that while I was running around with the boys, I forgot the diaper bag in the house, I had to run back in and get it...so Finally we are loaded up and ready to head to Galveston! We get to galveston, do the Tremont Tour...first thing I realize...there are many steps with no handicap inclines...I realize this because I have Logan in the stroller...#1 problem. My grandparents dont do well with stairs..so this is a large problem. The second problem is that it is too expensive...$10,000 dollar minimum for food and beverage only...it doesn't include anything except food and bev. any additional things cost extra....think about that, $40 a plate for 150 people is only $6,000 which means $4000 has to be in beverages....understandably not too hard to do...but my god $10,000 for 150 people just to eat and drink...another 1000 for the dress..then the decorations, floral arangements, bouqets and bouteneires (I know I spelled that wrong), photographer, minister, D.J., and god knows what else, I am looking at over 15,000 dollars....I think not! So afterwards, Logan and I went to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which I think is gorgeous, and JR is catholic and he really likes it too, anyway, I found out that as long as one of us is Catholic (check) then we can get married there. JR and I will have to meet with his original parish and confirm that nerither of us has been married before (check) and he will have to get his documentation stating that he truly is catholic and then we will have to enroll into a marriage class. The church charges $1000 for ceremonies held there...which isn't too bad, unless JR transfers to the church and we become active members in the church for at least a year. Also we will still have to find a priest from JR's parish to do the ceremony, but when only one person is catholic they perform a christian ceremony instead of the traditional catholic one (check)! So I think we have a place for the ceremony, now we just need a reception destination which brings me to the second half of my day! I am now home, I have eaten lunch, and now I am blogging. At 3:00 I have another appointment in GALVESTON, at the roof garden. So, Logan and I will be heading there in about 30 minutes, then I have to be at Bally's on Nasa Parkway at 4:00 for my workout! Whew! Then I get to come home rest for a whole 30 minutes before I start making dinner...which by the way I overcooked last nights dinner but oh well it was still edible. I have reached my goal of losing 2 pounds per week! YEA! Anyway, another day in the life of me!

My first Blog

So this is my first blog...I have been thinking about starting one for a while now, but I dont exactly have an abundance of time on my hands. Lets see, right now I am just working my tail off. I started working out last Wednesday, I am finally starting to get over all the muscle soreness, although it has been hard, I am very proud of myself. JR and I have also been talking about eating healthier for quite sometime now, so I bought a Weight-Watchers cook book and I have cooked two meals from it, which I must say have been spectacular! I was actually pretty worried about it, but they really are quite tasty. I am trying to lose weight for my upcoming wedding, which isn't until July of next year, however; I figure I should probably start now so that maybe a year from now I wont have any problem with eating right and exercising regularly. I am also running around everywhere looking for a place to have my wedding and reception and dealing with the fact that I seem to be the only one excited about the wedding. Although, JR actually got into it last weekend when we were in Galveston, we went around looking at churches and different places and then the next day we sat down and starting making a list of all the people we wanted to invite. I was so excited to see him actually start making plans, I got overwhelmed. I sent my mom an email to ask her to help me make a list, and she basically said not right now, she is going through a lot with my sisters right now, but seriously this a major event in my life, the least she could have said was I am really busy right now but I will get to it as soon as I can, and I am so glad to see you so happy! But no...it was, I'm sorry I thought the wedding was NEXT summer. Grrrrr....Is it so much to ask that my own mother be happy for me, she was the one constantly asking when we were getting married, now that we are its like she could care less. Anyway, I guess thats about it for today.