A week in review

Blogging has proven to be difficult during the week, mostly because I'm lazy. However, this week had some interesting events, both wedding and non-wedding related.

For those who have been following my blog, you were aware that I was starting to work out for essentially the first time in my life when my elliptical machine broke. Tuesday was the day for this to be fixed. I raced home to meet the technician at 5pm. I opened the door and was nearly knocked over by the smell of dog shit. Oh yes, Austin picked today of all days to have a "loose stool" in his crate (this is the first time he has done this in a year). Now, we have a dog walker who comes at lunch since they can't last 12 hours in their crates, but she had left her standard note saying she was there so clearly this crime had recently occurred. I had just begun to clean up the mess when the doorbell rang. Great, I could barely stand to be in the house and i love these dogs, let alone a guy making minimal money coming to install a belt on my elliptical machine. I sprayed febreeze everywhere, worst trick in the book, and opened the door. I explained i had just gotten home and the dog had gotten sick in his crate and sorry about the smell. I'm pretty sure he did the repair in record time. None the less, the elliptical is fixed and 'Operation Wedding Dress' is back in action.

In wedding related news, we got our save the date magnets. Ryan was pleased with his work of picking them out. They will be coming soon to a mailbox near you due to the fact that 70% of the people invited are going to have to travel to the event. I never thought of Indianapolis as a destination wedding locale....

Speaking of destination locations, i went to the travel agency yesterday to get some honeymoon information. Due to the Internet, I dont see the value in travel agencies these days unless they can give you discounts. So i walked in with high hopes. These hopes came crashing down when I walked in and no one was there, hmmm. I stood there for an awkward second and then around the corner came an older man who wasn't a day younger than 80 and asked if he could help me. I thought, 'sir, you clearly haven't traveled in the post-WWII era, how can you help me.' I told him i was looking for information on a honeymoon and he said his daughter owned the place and could help me (thank god!). She was helpful....though just quoted me prices off the Internet. I was about to go when i asked her if there were any locations i hadn't named that she thought Ryan and I might like. She suggested an Alaskan cruise. My initial reaction was 'yeah whatever' but when i got home I actually looked through the brochure and thought this was exactly what Ryan and I would like. Neither of us are 'lay on the beach people.' Ryan tells everyone he is allergic to the sun and I hate the feeling of sand - yes, we are two freaks who belong together. Alaskan Cruise for 7 days plus 4 days touring the land seemed ideal. The catch, as many can guess, will be the price. Just as Hawaii was over the $5k budget Ryan imposed, so is the cruise. So I will be pondering over the next couple weeks how to afford this trip....suggestions welcome.

And finally, I have been trying to save money for the aforementioned honeymoon and as such, a couple months ago, decided to stop getting my hair done every month for $200 a pop. It's not cheap to look this good. So, i decided to forgo this expense and get just a hair cut every 2 months like the commoners and just touch up my highlights. Last month at CVS i found a light brown hair dye that I thought matched my hair color, but when it dried, didn't really do much but tint my hair a reddish color...clearly I was wrong. This time, i was convinced I had found a color that would work better. After going through the process though, I'm pretty sure i picked the same color and just added more ugly reddish tint to my hair. Luckily, I work with a bunch of men who will make it very clear what they think of my hair tomorrow. It's fine.