Never a Dull Moment

My grandpa is in the hospital. His doctor called late last night and told my parents that he had over 102 temp and bronchitis. He really wanted him to go to the hospital but my grandpa kept refusing. Dr. feared it could develop into pneumonia. My dad had to get a prescription antibiotic and bring it to him like 11pm. When my dad got there, my grandpa was nauseous and throwing up. It was then decided to get him to Valley Hospital. My dad didn't get home until 4am.

So Much To Say!

The big news right now is that our house is close to being finished, but we'll be moving in before it's 100%.

Jay and I took off last week and spent every day from morning til' night working our butts off! We ended the week feeling like we needed a vacation from our vacation! We managed to pack up most of Jay's things and schlep them over with the help of family and friends. It was exciting seeing the place finally starting to look like a home! We also went out and put on the closet materials and over the last 2 days, Jay and his sister Randi assembled all the shelving. This weekend we picked up a refrigerator from Kristine's parents' house and spent hours cleaning it only to have it only blow hot air - ugh. We are having a repair come check it out this week so hopefully it's not an expensive fix.

Let's see, what else, what else...Jay moved his large, corner aquarium over to the house and set it up with the help of Scott. It looks great! And finally people will be able to enjoy it since it's in a better location than it was before.

I got a few hydrangea stems and stuck them in a basket of ivy in the bathroom. This is truly exciting to me as it adds to the whole hydrangea theme I'm trying to work in there!

This Friday we are getting cable, telephone, and internet set up - this is THE reason we aren't living there yet! We can't live without those necessities - primarily the TV, LOL! We already got our phone number and while it kinda sucks, I was able to make a word out of some of the numbers, so that should make it easier to remember.

OH YEAH!

I almost forgot! I got my wedding dress!!! On Saturday, July 24th, Kristine, my mom, and I went to Macy's Bridal Salon in Wayne because there was a specific dress I wanted to try on and when we saw it in person, it was hideous!! That was a disappointment but even more so than that was when I tried on the most gorgeous dress ever. Here it is, but the roses were a delicate pink: http://www.demetriosbride.com/us/collections/couture_05/highres/1273A.jpg WELL, after trying it on 2x and deciding it was "the one," Kristine looked at the price tag and her jaw dropped. It was OVER $4000!! I was dejected. I would never spend that much on a dress even if my parents were willing too. The saleslady felt bad and said she'd take 20% off and throw in a veil, but still, it wasn't doable.

We went to TGIF's for lunch and I mentioned that there was a David's bridal across the street somewhere, according to someone I spoke to on theknot.com. I called them and asked if we could come by and we did. I didn't like the greeter at the store and she instantly made me want to turn around and leave. GOOD THING I DIDN'T!

We asked for anything with pink and I tried a couple dresses on but wasn't happy - I was still bummed about the other $$$ dress. My mom asked me to just try on one more so I reluctantly agreed. I loved it! After I put it on, I didn't want to take it off! I asked for a bridesmaid dress that would match and they pulled one that we admired when we first walked in! Camps tried it on and looked great! I really felt like a bride then : ) We found shoes for the girls too!

Later in the week Diana ordered hers all the way from Tennessee! She's having it come to the Wayne, NJ store and her mom will pick it up. Last Friday, I went with Randi and Shara and they ordered theirs too! It's so nice to have another big thing DONE! And well done I might add!  ; )

 

Phew... that was a lot of writing early in the morning!