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The Wedding Planner

OK let’s forget all that sleep crap and focus on the situation at hand.

DUDES! I’m getting MARRIED!

With 163 days to go, I find myself (and of course Matt because he is getting married too. I can’t forget about my date to this party…) in great shape.

Wanna know all the details? OK! (If not, close this page now. Thanks for reading this far.)

Place: We are getting married at a wonderful Italian restaurant in downtown Madison.

Bellini’s was originally a church built in 1897 which was then gutted and turned into a restaurant. It still has so much character and is always beautifully decorated in white lights and candles.  Not to mention the stained glass windows will take your breath away.

We are having the ceremony and reception in this beautiful spot that we have all to ourselves for the whole night. I’m telling my guests to arrive on time because if you blink you might miss the ceremony.  And then just turn around, raise a glass and get the party started.

Dress: well you already know all about that.

Flowers:  I’m going with the same person my friend Shelly went through for her wedding. I love this lady. With a name like Daffodil Parker and a shop as cute as hers it was hard not to fall in love.

When my mom, aunt and cousin (maid of honor) met with her this summer we didn’t want to leave. So she gave us some flowers to get us out the door.

Rings: Just picked them up last night.  This story is so great it deserves its very own post.  Please stay tuned.

DJ:  Two of my favorite people are DJ’ing for us.  Jason started his own DJ company this year.  Once I flippantly said he should DJ our wedding but at the time he didn’t have his own equipment.  Now, he does.  So when Joe said, “You know, we could DJ your wedding.” I got a little too excited.  DJ JP is going to be spinnin’ the tunes long into the night.  (Or if he’s reading this he might quit because really who wants to DJ for someone who says things like “spinnin’ the tunes”.)

Photographer. My friend Lori which I have gushed about repeatedly.  I think she’s going to develop a complex after this wedding if I don’t stop.

Cake. A dear sweet neighbor is making it for us. This sucker is going to be GORE-GEEEEOUS!

He’s even making me a diabetic friendly layer. I might end up marrying him after eating cake for the first time IN A YEAR!

Honeymoon.  Jamaica.  All inclusive.  Two days after the wedding.  For a week.  In the sun.  No kids.  Not mine.  Not any one’s! Need I say more?

And finally, we registered last Sunday morning at my favorite store in Madison, The Century House. OK so yes my best friend and bridesmaid’s husband manages the store but still! I have loved it long before I loved Darcy.

They not only opened up the normally closed on Sunday store but they served us breakfast!

Who does that?  The Century House! That’s who.

Their stuff is so gorgeous it was very hard to decide what to put on our registry.

Well that and getting over the whole “THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO BUY ME!” complex.  But soon even Matt got into the swing of things.

He especially got into saying to me “Ah no.” and “Not in that color.”

I think the real reason people register is a test for your marriage.  How well do you negotiate (“I love this mug, I know you don’t drink coffee but it’s going on the registry!”) and how well do you compromise (“Since you put that chess set on there, this is going on.  No I don’t know what it is or does but I like it.”)

Thanks again Century House for making our marriage counseling registering such a great experience.

Now the only thing we have to do for our wedding is wait.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE long days.

“The Face of Change”

Last Saturday night I joined my two favorite fashion divas, otherwise known as The Boys, to a gallery opening of one of Joe’s friends.  It didn’t take much to get me out.  A night out with my favorite guys?  YES!  Drinks? Twist my arm!  Cute Photographer-Single-Democrat?  HELL YES!

This C.P.S.D was the very talented Eric Baillies.  You can check out some of his amazing work here.  Or HERE:

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Eric took pictures at the Obama rally here in Madison (February 2008) during the campaign and then in Washington DC at the inauguration.  His pictures were inspiring and different in that he didn’t just get shots of Obama, instead he captured the people who were moved by this amazing event.  Hence the name of the exhibit, “The Face of Change.”  If you are in the Madison area, his work will be displayed at Glass Nickel Pizza (on the east side) through July.

Eric’s art wasn’t the only thing that was dramatic and caught everyone’s eye that evening.  Joe’s hair did too:

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It was LARGE and in charge.  It even managed to cut me off in some pictures.  Later I figured out he was going for the Edward Cullen look that evening.  Yes, very Robert Pattinson.  Nice job, Joe.

After we drank enough of Eric’s beer and I oggled over his photography and his kick ass Obama belt,

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The Boys, kidnapped me to a new gay nightclub called Out.   They drove to the exhibit so really, I was their hostage.  Besides it being late (Hey! I’m 93! Being out after 11 pm is LATE!) me trying desperately to get some loser guy off Jason by calling in Joe, and then subsequently getting called a “Fag Hag” by said Loser Guy;  it was a very fun night.

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But next time, I’m SO driving myself.

p.s. for all of you, including myself, who don’t know what a Fag Hag is, the definition, per the very reliable source of Wikipedia, is “…a gay slang phrase referring to a woman who either associates mostly or exclusively with gay and bisexual men, or has gay and bisexual men as close friends.

Jason reassures me I NOT a Fag Hag.  I just love my gays.  So take that Lady!

The “X-Rated Tiara” Got Three Thumbs Up…

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Wordless Wednesday

Getting Lucky

Keep your panties on, this post isn’t in regard to my love life.  Although I will say that eHar-meanie hasn’t been AS mean lately.  I have actually gotten some emails and responses.  So… thanks Jack!  More on that later, if there is anything to tell.

But I HAVE been getting lucky in the Blog Give Away department!  Last month I won a Greeblemix from Aimee – an awesome mix CD.

And just today I found out I won Season 4 of Weeds from my dear-cyber-friend-I-haven’t-actually-met-in-person-but-know-we will-be-BFF’s-when-we-do Kelcey!

Therefore this weeks activities will now include watching copious hours of the greatest show on TV, and listening to some kick-ass music on my way to buy a lottery ticket!

Also coming up this week, details on my Saturday night out with The Boys.   Of which I think I’m still recovering…