wishes: the wedding

weekend recap

productive friday. crafting. sewing. cleaning. nap with dalpal. shopping. early night in. early saturday morn. skype with sisterly. baby shower celebrating amy and abigail. back home. quick rest. josh arrives in louisville. family cookout. yummy food. great conversations. catching up. Kids running around and giggling. late movie with the bro. sunday funday. peavler bridal shower. cupcakes. presents. family and friends. babies. family dinner. boys came back. BBQ. more cupcakes. back home late. relax with my boys and two episodes of SVU. perfect weekend!

friday's fabulousness

so glad this week is over.

it's been a long and stressful one for sure.

but i'm sure no of you know what that's like, right?!?

i am excited for the weekend however, because it will be the total opposite of this week!


1. T and i are going to see this tonight. can't wait...

 


 2. my mom's fam is all getting together for a big cookout tomorrow night. can't wait to see them all. they're coming from all over; new york to california!

3. my aunt lynn is hosting a bridal shower for me on sunday. i'll get to see all my dad's fam. and eat cake. i love cake!

4. family dinner is sunday night too. my aunt and her girls are in from florida so it'll be nice to spend some time with them, catching up about life down there.

5. check out this awesome "cake" i made for my uncle's birthday. i'm pretty sure every guy i know will be getting one of these on their bdays from now on!

hope you all have a fab weekend. i'll be back on monday with a weekend recap!

wishes: the wedding

now that most of the big stuff is taken care of, i need to start thinking about jewelry.

because of the neckline on my gown, i won't be wearing a necklace. my plan is to wear some dangly statement earrings instead.

wanna help pick them out?

here are my favs i've found on etsy...

i love the daintiness of these earrings.

pearls are always classic.

i love, love, love how modern and different these are. plus navy is our color!

these earrings scream wedding to me.

i think these are my most favorite. navy, gold, dangly, perfect.

what's your verdict? do tell.

weekend recap

long weekend. picked up my wedding gown. lunch with jennifer and maddie. off to lexington. sorority house. babysit. lots of laughter with the lankster girls. movies, snacks, vomit, bath time, snuggles. bro time. hanging with barcs. apps and skinny margs. late night. early morn. sorority meetings. meeting baby ben. baby shower for austin. lots of cake. more meetings. never have i ever. visit from T. dinner at the local taco. best brisket taco ever. hangout with sisters. college sorority girl for a night. i am old. late night. early morn. more meetings. sewing lesson with loretta. made stuff for the wedding. back to louisville. home with my boys. big dinner at olive garden. kroger for "the cleanse" groceries. early bed time (7:30pm!). back to reality of being an adult after three days of pretending to be in college again.

friday's fabulousness

well this week just flew by for me. anyone else feel that way?

here are my favs...


1. finally getting home sunday evening and snuggling with my boys.

2. i'm spending the whole weekend in lex with all my AOII girls. it's paint weekend and they're working on recruitment stuff. it's going to be so much fun watching them get it all together. hopefully i make it back home alive and well sunday after three days living in the pi house!


3. wednesday night my aunt katie and i saw savages. we really went for blake lively and tim riggins (holy hotness) but it was actually a good movie. in that shot 'em up, dope 'em up, sex 'em up kind of way! and yes, i have super cool aunts who will go see rated R, sexually explicit, foul language, drug related movies. she's awesome. be jealous!





4. picked up my wedding gown today!!! no sneak peaks for y'all though.


5. mom bought me this shirt over my weekend in dallas and i LOVE it!!!

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i hope you all have a great weekend and i'll see you monday!

wishes: the wedding

when i was in dallas, my mom hosted a wonderful shower for me at the most rustic restaurant. right up my alley!

about 15 of us gathered at the whiskey cake for lunch and, of course, whiskey cake. there were also presents and chit-chat!

here are some pics from the shower...

so glad the testa girls could make it! (minus soph) these were the first girls i ever nannied!!!

sherry and susan

roxie and sherry

me and the beautiful hostess

cutest dish towel from momma.

everyone loved the whiskey cake!

trying to see over the mountain of presents.

enjoying the great conversation.

new pic of the testa girls. finally, since the one i have in my car is from 7 or 8 years ago!

grandma and her girls!

the most beautiful pillow ever. thanks myra!

me and "the moms". 

it was such a wonderful shower. thank you to everyone who came out that afternoon. thank you for the precious gifts and for celebrating our upcoming wedding. we love you all!!!

weekend recap

jet off to dallas. kisses from mr. brinkley. lunch with mom and greg. catching up. hanging out. nap time. shopping. mi cocina. margaritas and guacamole. more shopping. more eating. girls weekend. chit-chatting with my favs. wedding cake tasting. chocolate chip coffee cake. shopping with the girls. mom and pop candy shop. taco soup night. late night talking. new dress. bridal shower at the whiskey cake. lots of food. lots of presents. lots of people i love. short rain shower. nap time with 8 ladies. movie night: the proposal. early bed time. back to louisville. missed flight. late arrival home. pizza and snuggle time with my boys. bed time at 8pm.

friday's fabulousness

since i'm in the big D, today's fab is all about this giant texas weekend.

1. spending time with some of my favs! 

this pic is missing grandma pfau and susan.

2. being able to eat at my fav places. mi cocina. babes. pei wei. 

3. my first bridal shower!!!

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love this shower decor!


4. getting to spend time catching up with friends and family and my future MIL!


5. i'm technically on vacation. it's no beach (although it's hotter than hades here!) but it's a vacation nonetheless!

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i really needed a little break from it all!


hope you're all enjoying this holiday weekend. stay cool!

sewing recap

believe it or not, i've gotten a lot of sewing done since we've moved. i had a big custom order to finish up and then i did some stuff for sweet b and myself.

personalized towels

LOVE the big pom pom trim

made my first shower curtain!

it was HUGE!

i really thought the button holes would be difficult but they were the easiest part.

the whole lot.

love a good envelope pillowcase.

laura picked out some awesome fabrics.

three curtain panels and a shower curtain

cute little a-line dress for miss bennett

this maxi dress was so easy to make. just 2 yards of knit sewn up three sides and cut a slit for arms and the neck and then trim to the right length. now i want to make one in every color!

next up in the sewing department?

i'm going to be monogramming and embroidering some things for the wedding, more dresses for B and fabric garlands. pics to come!

wishes: wedding recap

i've jetted off to dallas today.

yes, i'm a woman of travel and leisure for the next five days!

i can't wait to relax with my momma and some of my most fav women in the world.

this trip is also to celebrate mine and T's upcoming nuptials with a shower on saturday. so in honor of that i'm going to recap what's been going on in the wedding planner world of the future jacobs'.

last we checked in i was thinking about flowers. wow, we're still thinking about those but we have done a lot of other things...


first, we sent out our save the dates in early april. here's how they turned out...

the front

the back

we love the way they turned out. i had them custom made from an etsy shop and then printed at vistaprint. way, way cheaper this way. i bet we saved 500 bucks doing it ourselves.

claudia sanders

our cake topper

let's see, we've also settled on everyones attire. i ordered my dress. the decor has been purchased. favors have been made (thanks jillian!). cake topper is in. menus have been set. the flower girls is practicing. getting gifts (thank you, thank you!). got my something blue and new! (thanks katie!). and we're feeling the pressure!

first wedding gift in the mail

something new and blue!

so...what's left to do?

order the suits. finish gifts for people involved in the wedding. order the flowers. pick out the music must haves. settle on must have photos. showers. bachelor/bachelorette parties. all the little things.

are we excited? yes.

are we overwhelmed? kinda.

are we ready to be married? you betcha!

7.4.12

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happy independence day everyone!

life recap(s)

since i took a long (somewhat unexpected) break from blogging, i feel as if i have a lot to catch up on.

thus july starts with lots of "life recaps".

the first recap is all about "da ville".

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i actually hate when people say that but it seemed appropriate at the time.


we've been in louisville for just over two months now.

it has it's good and bad here.

things we love:

• being near family
• being near friends
• having more to do (shopping, restaurants and attractions)
• not having to drive 1.5 hours to attend birthdays, showers, family gatherings, life.
• my new job
• trader joe's (although, look out lex, you're getting one too!)
• our new home

things we don't love:

• missing little bro
• traffic. road construction every where. really a lack of thought towards traffic flow and construction issues.
• missing my sorority girls
• missing my lankster girls
• the dog park situation sucks in louisville
• all the UofL junk around here

the thing is, we really can't complain. life is pretty good (with the usual bumps along the way!). we're looking forward to finding a church, making new friends, spending more time with the friends and fam we have here, starting new career paths (yes, both of us!) and of course, the wedding!

tomorrow's recap is all about wedding. get ready!

weekend recap

late nights. late mornings. magic mike. hanging with friends. special dinner. cleaning. started packing for dallas. lots of laundry. practicing with wedding decor. shopping. car repairs. taco bell disaster. snuggles with dalpal. watched olympic trials. high temps = being inside, ac and movies on sunday.