Underbite

Before I start on the reception pictures, I just wanted to add a few that were not added in the ceremony/post-ceremony post, but that deserve to be viewed indeed!


Alright now...  the Reception.  This was the part of the night where the party gets started.  Let's begin  with the first dances, shall we?

Hey, hey, hey!  It was becoming a little repetitive posting pictures of Joey and I.  Not that I don't want to look and admire my handsome man all of the time, but you know, I'm ready for just a little bit of a break.  So, I decided to throw something tasty today for a "Tasty Tuesday".

I'm about to drive Joey mad.  No, it's not the laundry.  No, it's not the dishes.  And, no, it's not the litter-box (though this is about to drive him mad as well).  It's this damn song that I've had stuck in my head for about three days now.  I'm playing it as I type... it's that bad.  I'm thinking that the correct approach would be to play it until it has worn out its welcome inside my head.  Yeah... that's what I'm going to do.

Ok, so we made it official at the ceremony and then it was picture time and onto the reception.  I think I'm going to break this down into two parts (1 for the pictures post-ceremony, and 1 for the reception) for fear of having too many pictures to one post.  I mean, I  don't want to overwhelm you with awesomeness.

Once again, I must thank EVERYONE involved in the making of our wedding.  It was perfect and it was through the help of our family and our lovely friends that our big day was so especially ours!

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I've been so busy lately that it's been really hard keeping up with everything, however, I can't even begin to express the sense of excitement each day brings.  Last Thursday was my last real class in my climb to achieve my Masters.  This coming fall I'll be writing my thesis, but then I'm done!  Hooooooray!  Also, Summertime is slowly creeping up and with the gradual approach of fun last days with the students as well as the oncoming summer break, Joey and I have only 33 more days until the big day!!!  So, I'm picking up the slack from when I was prioritizing my classes over wedding planning and, with the help of all of my friends and family and especially Joey, checking off "To Do's" one by one.

On top of finishing up the school year for the summer, Joey and I are also trying to figure out where we and our little family of rugrats will hang our hats and call home.  We've looked around for places to rent, however, it seems that, unless your looking for an apartment, the choices are slim pickings here in Memphis right now, however, there's an abundance of houses for sale.  So, if you don't mind... what do you think?  Rent... or buy?  We're juggling both ideas, and I'd like to hear your thoughts.

Also, this is random, but when I first began looking for a wedding dress, I knew I wanted to find a reasonably priced vintage dress, but a dress my size never found its way onto my radar.  Really, I looked all over town throughout antique stores to thrift stores and spent tons of time sifting through the bowels of the internet.  I would have loved to have worn a beautiful blue dress, but I decided that an ivory dress would be a better decision.  So, if you haven't seen the dress I picked out, then here it is (Joey, don't peek).  Anyway, to return to my point, I recently found an awesome vintage dress that actually matches my measurements, and it's only $72.00.  Check it out.  Would it be too frivolous to wear it as a dancing dress at the wedding?  Regardless, if anyone else sees it and wants it, go for it, cause if it found its way to an owner who would wear it as THE wedding dress, then I think that would be wonderful!  Isn't it fun!

and, for fun...

Typing away slowly at my research paper that is due on Tuesday for my Art and Design in the 50's class, I can't help but to take constant breaks in order to maintain my sanity.  I've been sitting in the same chair researching, typing, and listening to tornado sirens ALL DAY LONG; and so I get up, pace around for a bit, eat too many snacks because I'm just sitting here staring at the computer and it's easy to get hungry and just munch, and stroll the internet finding interesting things like this funny website that tells you what to eat, this (just check it out), and this awesome blog that keeps up with everything great about Memphis.

LOOK at this dress! LOOK AT IT!!! It's precious!  If I could have picked a more perfect dress that I would have wanted to be my wedding dress/wear everywhere dress because it's so wonderful, I couldn't have even begun to think of anything as cute as this!  It's  $214 and, if my boobs weren't bigger than every sweet and wonderful vintage dress out there, then I would have bought this right as I saw it... that's how crazy in love with unique clothes, such as this, I am.  Ahhh... swoon. Damn you, bust size.

I found this trailer while I was perusing pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com.  Immediately, as I watched the trailer, I felt the familiar tingle of emotions shoot through my body that movies such as Baraka, All the Real Girls, and the Gods Must be Crazy stirred within me as I watched them.  I realize that this is an extremely random assortment of movies to group together,  however I do feel that what they all hold in common is a respect for humanity and an honesty and insight into human emotions that many movies try to glamorize, but these movies simply observe.  After viewing the trailer, I found the website and joined and will definitely get Joey to join as well, in order to participate in this amazing project.  Check it out...

Ok, so, if Graduate school, teaching, wedding planning, and figuring out where we're going to live, weren't enough things to think about, Joey and I fell into another exciting addition to our lives.  By the way... I'm definitely not complaining about these things, because, although a little stress comes with the territory, these past few months have been the most unbearably exciting ever.  Anyway, to return to the point, Joey and I have found that we now have a new little girl in our lives... Noodle (or Noodles, whichever you prefer, singular or plural)!

So, does anybody else watch LOST?  Is Tuesday the highlight of your week as well?  At 8:00 CT, the most brilliant and intricately planned show takes us fans one step closer to "closing the book" of one of the biggest, yet most satisfying TV series ever.  Unlike most serial dramas on television, the LOST writers expect their viewers to be mature and intelligent enough to commit to their work and follow it out to the end (May 2010).  If you do watch the show and you're a fan, then you will understand my slightly insane addiction and if you don't then I'm sure I fall into a totally different category of "Shit, another LOST fan", which, by the way, I totally understand, because, yes, LOST fans are extreme nerds for the show and usually won't shut up about it (I can say this because I'm rambling about it right now).


Anyway, back to my point... certain shows, of which only seem to come but once in a blue moon, share a team of writers with such skills, talent, and high caliber that all of the other series and sitcoms seem to pale in comparison to the glory of these pieces of Art portrayed through the windows of our TV's.  Twin Peaks was the first show that I was introduced to by my fantastic fiance, Joey, that truly blew my mind and what it knew of televised entertainment.  The series was so artfully filmed, written, and acted, and the characters so realized, that I forgot all together that I was watching a television show at all and not a long film.  Where many television series fall short of character development, and instead, dump their characters into silly stereotypes, this show gave life to it's characters and gave them such depth that they were real, complex human beings... strange and bizarre beings, but human in their emotions and their curiosities, nonetheless.  The same attention to detail could be said about shows such as Mad Men and LOST as well.


Mad Men, a show that I might be equally as obsessed with as LOST, wins the prize for "Most dynamic characters on a show".  This cast of characters has the viewers on a constant roller coaster of emotions and judgments while the actors merely stretch before their main workout routine of wowing us as an audience, showing us each actors broad range of ability to completely capture us into their world.  The world of Mad Men, is a look into an Ad Agency (Sterling - Cooper) and the complex world and society of the late 1950's, early 1960's.  The writing is so utterly brilliant that the show encourages the viewer to study, consider, and relate to each scene, in order to be able to properly digest the theme and concept of each episode, tying into the show as a whole.  There's absolutely nothing better than having a legitimately thought provoking conversation/investigation of the shows tightly woven and sometimes subtle but extremely relevant and poignant details.  Thank you, Mad Men writers, for allowing my brain to actually exercise, rather than falling asleep as I watch TV.  Who knew that it could be possible to urge higher order thinking skills while being completely entertained by the plot of a TV drama other than a made for TV documentary, Ken Burns style, or any of the shows on the History channel or Discovery?  Certainly "CSI" or "Dancing with the Stars" do not encourage such "thought-cardio".


Similarly, LOST gives it's audience a myriad of characters, who are equally dynamic in their complexities and grow with each episode right in front of our eyes.  Though LOST's plot is a maze to be crawled through and explored thoroughly (I mean, this is a 6 year commitment with an enormous list of questions posed!!!), it's never-ending surprises and small gifts of knowledge tempt us away from fully giving up on the show before the big questions are slowly answered.  This show is a PRIME example of the importance of foreplay... it's just SO much better if you are patient and attentive.  The fact that a show can pose a question and create situations for characters during its first season and then artfully tie up loose ends as late as the 6th season that reveals an answer about that character while introducing yet another question, is a fantastic puzzle and gift to the viewer.  After 6 seasons of watching LOST, I am still surprised by the end of each episode when the screen turns black and the word "LOST" is stamped into view alongside the familiar sound byte that is so delightfully LOST.  The fact that the fan base of LOST remains unsure of which way to turn in this labyrinth after a 6 year commitment with the same writers, gives ode to the writers of the show and their extensive story-line that they have created.  J.J. Abrams, thank you.

So, to conclude, having been someone who grew up in a family where TV was labeled "The Idiot Box", and oftentimes rightfully so, I am immensely excited with shows as stimulating as these.  These TV dramas should be the monumental examples to which every television writer should strive to come close to achieving in order to avoid creating an "Idiocracy" of television viewers.

Whew, that felt good.  I can't wait till Tuesday.  Anyone else have any awesome shows to share that you feel are equally impressive?  If so, let me know so I can add it to the list!  I hope everybody had a great Easter... Love to all and have a good night!

Once again, I have taken forever to post... however, Spring Break is almost here and the goal for that week is to catch up and get ahead, so everybody cross your fingers!

Joey and I have been rocking and rolling on the wedding planning.  The square wheel is beginning to wear down to a circle and rolling faster each day!  This weekend, I spent a lovely day with my mom getting some wedding necessities decided on and checked off and then Joey and I caught a Grizzlies game against the Warriors (Grizzlies won!).  Today we're going to go to the Church on the River, possibly enjoying some brunch, catching The White Ribbon at the Ridgeway Four, and then going to Joey's basketball game.  Whew.
I'm pretty excited about seeing The White Ribbon.  It's a movie that gives us a glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants in a village in Protestant northern Germany where strange accidents begin to happen on the eve of World War I.  From what I understand of the movies content, it's a story of this innocent little village where dark events begin to happen, but it also serves as an observation into the early developments of pre-Nazism.  Kind of heavy for a Sunday,  I know, but if you watch the trailer, the photography of the movie is so breathtakingly beautiful, and the characters seem so authentic, that I can't wait to be able to experience it.

So, for this relaxing rainy Sunday morning, I haven't quite gotten a chance to pull together a fluid post focusing on one topic, so I figured I would give ode to some wonderful things that I have found while scrolling through the internet.  Hope you enjoy!

Seriously, these are awesome and fun.  Check them out!

I realize that I am an extremely difficult person when it comes to making decisions. Joey and I's wedding has been absolutely no exception to this fact about my personality.  So, besides being absolutely sure about wanting to marry Joey, every other "wedding planning decision" to be made has been a see-sawish struggle.  Anyway, as June 12th quickly approaches, more and more decisions are being made, and with less of a struggle, which makes both Joey and I extremely happy.  So, today I made yet another decision which I'm extremely happy about and will also be able to create myself... the guest book!

Instead of a guest book, I'm going to copy off of this idea that I found on apartmenttherapy.com.  Not only is it a lot of fun and gets people in a creative, more intimate, and hands on mood, but also, I can frame it for Joey and I's future home so that it can prove itself a whimsical and meaningful piece of memorabilia of our special day.  That way, instead of shelving the guest book, I can frame and display it instead, and it will always be a reminder of the support and love that we both have in our relationship together.