event of the month [march]

it's technically not an actual
event, but chris and i went and got massages.

since the wedding is
six months away, i figured we should
get a massage the third, six and
nine months counting down to the wedding.

this time we went to sahar's.
it's a good place to go. clean. spacious.
friendly people.
we've been to get massages there and
other places many times but...
wow, this time chris and i were so
sore from it! the lady massaging me was
working a little too hard on the kinks!

over all, i was relaxed. that's all i wanted.

6 months until the wedding!

actually it's a bit less than 6 months!
omg! i feel like there's so much to do still!

at least chris and i have the major
things done like, the ceremony site,
the reception site, photographer, my dress,
and the officiant.

but everyone who knows me knows that i
fuss over the tiniest details. i know
that nothing is going to be 100 percent
perfect but it's worth striving for! lol!

i'm still working on the centerpieces and the
smaller details of everything. as
i've said before, it's the little things
like the details, that mean so much.
like a personal touch of chris and i's relationship.

card/money box [wedding diy]

i wanted a really nice card/money box
and all the ones on etsy were expensive
and some weren't even big enough.

of course i decided to make my own!
you didn't even have to ask!

i started with a medium cardboard box.
i didn't want to buy white wrapping
paper, so i found some christmas paper
and used the back side of it and wrapped the box.




next i punched holes in the top for the windmills
and made a slit for the cards.


here's the making of the windmills.
[i can do a separate tutorial for that.]




i used my cricut to cut these letters


this is the ribbon mesh i wrapped around the box


here's the final product:


i love it and it matches the wedding's theme!

mid-semester

time is flying by. i guess that is what
happens when you're busy.

mid-terms were last week. this is my first
semester back at school in 5-6 years
and mid-terms already happened! oh man!
school is halfway over!

so far, my grades are:
statistics: c
medical terminology: b+
psychology: c-

i know, i know, not that great. but
when there's hardly time... it's hard
to put in time to really study.

all in all...
i can't believe how much time i've wasted,
not going back... lesson learned. now
i have to juggle full time work with school.
whereas before i didn't work at all.

catch my breath

wow, have i been so busy! school,
work, wedding planning and working out!
i'm trying hard not to neglect this blog too,
but i can't seem to balance everything out.
i mean, where does blogging fit in
all the chaos? so when you haven't heard
from me for awhile... i'm sorry, really!

i have such a full plate now!
it's overwhelming in a good way! i like
to be a busy little beebee every now and then.

sometimes, when i think about all of the things on
my to do list and sort them out individually, i
feel fine and i think i can handle it.
it's when i see the item as a whole, i start
to feel a little stressed. it's a mystery as to
why my brain thinks and processes that way. :/

maybe it's because i feel like i can't catch my
breath. i wake up, go to work, come home,
do homework, eat dinner, workout, take a
shower, then it's already time for bed and
start the routine over the next morning.
i feel like i have no time for chris, either. :[

i'm doing the best i can, i get a little too
high strung sometimes, i know. the first step is
admitting it, right?