My kid sis, Britney, and her new hubby, Matt, are sexy. And they know it.
This video speaks for itself. I absolutely cannot get enough - especially during, "Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle." I die.
Showing posts with label Britney's Wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Britney's Wedding. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
What I've Been Looking For
When the movie High School Musical was released, a song caught my lil sis's ear and she said, "I want you to sing this at my wedding."
So it was no surprise to me when she got engaged last year and called to ask if I would sing a duet with her bestie Ryan (Ry-Bear has been to NYC with me twice).
The Song?
What I've Been Looking For.
Seems crazy, right? But today I went to print out the lyrics and was surprised to see how cheesily appropriate for a wedding the lyrics actually are:
It's hard to believe
That I couldn't see
You were always there beside me
Thought I was alone
With no one to hold
But you were always right beside me.
This feeling's like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
the way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
no one like you
So lonely before I finally found
what I've been looking for
So good to be seen
So good to be heard
Don't have to say a word
So long I was lost
So good to be found
I'm loving having you around
This feeling's like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before, I finally found
what I've been looking for
If you made it through reading all of this without singing anything, I applaud you. I certainly did not. Jazz Squares!
So it was no surprise to me when she got engaged last year and called to ask if I would sing a duet with her bestie Ryan (Ry-Bear has been to NYC with me twice).
The Song?
What I've Been Looking For.
Seems crazy, right? But today I went to print out the lyrics and was surprised to see how cheesily appropriate for a wedding the lyrics actually are:
It's hard to believe
That I couldn't see
You were always there beside me
Thought I was alone
With no one to hold
But you were always right beside me.
This feeling's like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
the way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
no one like you
So lonely before I finally found
what I've been looking for
So good to be seen
So good to be heard
Don't have to say a word
So long I was lost
So good to be found
I'm loving having you around
This feeling's like no other
I want you to know
I've never had someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
I've never had someone as good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before, I finally found
what I've been looking for
If you made it through reading all of this without singing anything, I applaud you. I certainly did not. Jazz Squares!
Monday, August 27, 2012
When Your Bridesmaid Dress Doesn't Fit
What I should think
Bridesmaid Dress: $99
Dress Custom-Made to Measurements: $40
Shipping from China: $30
Red Crinoline: $30
Being Maid of Honor for my Sister's Wedding: Priceless
What I actually think
Bridesmaid Dress that I'll never wear again: $99
Dress Custom-Made to Measurements that are clearly not mine but more likely a DDD buxom
bombshell of a lady six-foot or taller: $40
Shipping from China for each of seven dresses even though it was all in one box and there is no
way the slowest shipping on the slowest boat from China was that expensive: $30
Red Crinoline for under the dress that is so ill-fitted the crinoline makes me look like an obese
tub-o-lard clown and will never be worn, ever: $30
Alterations: $Kajillion that I don't want to spend because why spend another $100 in the case that
the dress maybe might look a little better?
Total Cost: $199 + $Kajillion thrown right into the garbage disposal + incredible angst over looking
terrible in all of the wedding pictures that will exist F.O.R.E.V.E.R.
I really shouldn't let these kinds of things peeve me. Long story short, I used to look half-of-adorable and now I'm actually capable on rare occasions of looking adorable-and-a-half. Some weird self-esteem tornado comes and takes me away when I have to revert back to a state that caused me some emotional grief to say the least. Should I let appearances bother me this much? No. But it is my sister's wedding! I am maid of honor! Who wouldn't want to look top-notch?
You may think I am exaggerating, but when I put the dress on for my co-workers, they agreed. We also all agreed that maybe just adding straps would take care of the bulk of the problem, which is mostly that the chest is two inches too large. Yep. Not a recipe for success when there are no straps. And about six inches too long. So much for custom measurements. If I wear the dress as-is, I am a shoo-in for an accidental hybrid episode of Girls Gone Wild and What Not to Wear.
I have some options for a fix so the dress isn't as bad - don't worry. I just needed a good vent...and a post that will embarrass me when I look back in a year.
Bridesmaid Dress: $99
Dress Custom-Made to Measurements: $40
Shipping from China: $30
Red Crinoline: $30
Being Maid of Honor for my Sister's Wedding: Priceless
What I actually think
Bridesmaid Dress that I'll never wear again: $99
Dress Custom-Made to Measurements that are clearly not mine but more likely a DDD buxom
bombshell of a lady six-foot or taller: $40
Shipping from China for each of seven dresses even though it was all in one box and there is no
way the slowest shipping on the slowest boat from China was that expensive: $30
Red Crinoline for under the dress that is so ill-fitted the crinoline makes me look like an obese
tub-o-lard clown and will never be worn, ever: $30
Alterations: $Kajillion that I don't want to spend because why spend another $100 in the case that
the dress maybe might look a little better?
Total Cost: $199 + $Kajillion thrown right into the garbage disposal + incredible angst over looking
terrible in all of the wedding pictures that will exist F.O.R.E.V.E.R.
I really shouldn't let these kinds of things peeve me. Long story short, I used to look half-of-adorable and now I'm actually capable on rare occasions of looking adorable-and-a-half. Some weird self-esteem tornado comes and takes me away when I have to revert back to a state that caused me some emotional grief to say the least. Should I let appearances bother me this much? No. But it is my sister's wedding! I am maid of honor! Who wouldn't want to look top-notch?
You may think I am exaggerating, but when I put the dress on for my co-workers, they agreed. We also all agreed that maybe just adding straps would take care of the bulk of the problem, which is mostly that the chest is two inches too large. Yep. Not a recipe for success when there are no straps. And about six inches too long. So much for custom measurements. If I wear the dress as-is, I am a shoo-in for an accidental hybrid episode of Girls Gone Wild and What Not to Wear.
I have some options for a fix so the dress isn't as bad - don't worry. I just needed a good vent...and a post that will embarrass me when I look back in a year.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Bachelorette Party - Girls' Night Invites
I am the Maid of Honor for my sister's wedding. From 2,000+ miles away. Poor girl.
She doesn't want a traditional Bachelorette party, she wants a girls' night pajama party sleepover the night before her wedding. Sounds good to me! I know she doesn't read my blog, so it won't spoil the surprise for her if I post what the invitations will look like. I'm super-stoked about this. She is getting married at home plate on the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Baseball Field in case I didn't mention that yet.
I'm putting together little "girls' night" kits to mail each of the girls who will be attending - probably about 15. So far I have:
1. Red Crystal Nail Files (the wedding colors are red and black)
2. Buttons that say "Britney's Bachelorettes" and one for her that says "Bride" (because you have to wear something to commemorate the occasion, but those sashes are cliche and go too far)
3. Mini Nail Polishes
4. Tide Pens (Um, hello - weddings + ballpark food = something is bound to happen)
5. Individual-sized face masks (.5 oz. so they can come on the plane)
I am looking for one more thing - something to really put this over-the-top on the cuteness radar. Any suggestions out there?
I thought about buying a bunch of scrapbook supplies and having each girl make a page for her since she's into that, but I can't guarantee that anyone would remember and then remember to bring it - we are all over the country. I thought about candy, but we'll have plenty of that there. Maybe some hair clips? Geez, I need some suggestions - help!
Check out the invitations (ignore the watermarks) and the buttons. I'm excited!
She doesn't want a traditional Bachelorette party, she wants a girls' night pajama party sleepover the night before her wedding. Sounds good to me! I know she doesn't read my blog, so it won't spoil the surprise for her if I post what the invitations will look like. I'm super-stoked about this. She is getting married at home plate on the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Baseball Field in case I didn't mention that yet.
I'm putting together little "girls' night" kits to mail each of the girls who will be attending - probably about 15. So far I have:
1. Red Crystal Nail Files (the wedding colors are red and black)
2. Buttons that say "Britney's Bachelorettes" and one for her that says "Bride" (because you have to wear something to commemorate the occasion, but those sashes are cliche and go too far)
3. Mini Nail Polishes
4. Tide Pens (Um, hello - weddings + ballpark food = something is bound to happen)
5. Individual-sized face masks (.5 oz. so they can come on the plane)
I am looking for one more thing - something to really put this over-the-top on the cuteness radar. Any suggestions out there?
I thought about buying a bunch of scrapbook supplies and having each girl make a page for her since she's into that, but I can't guarantee that anyone would remember and then remember to bring it - we are all over the country. I thought about candy, but we'll have plenty of that there. Maybe some hair clips? Geez, I need some suggestions - help!
Check out the invitations (ignore the watermarks) and the buttons. I'm excited!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Engagement Photos
Don't panic! NOT mine.
Aren't my sissy and her fiancee, Matt, adorable?!
They are getting married in September on the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Field. How awesome is that?
Aren't my sissy and her fiancee, Matt, adorable?!
They are getting married in September on the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Field. How awesome is that?
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The One
When my sissy was out here visiting in June, we went wedding dress shopping for her. She and her friends, after many fruitless attempts, coaxed me into trying one on myself.
And I fell in love.
This dress would be my "the one..."
(if it were non-naked shoulderified and I weren't holding it in the back because it was 2 sizes too big)
And I fell in love.
This dress would be my "the one..."
(if it were non-naked shoulderified and I weren't holding it in the back because it was 2 sizes too big)
Friday, December 11, 2009
New York at Christmas Time!
I failed to mention that I fled the sorrow that was encompassing my life a few weeks ago by taking a less-than-one-week's-notice-holiday trip to NYC!
I have had a dream of being in New York at Christmas since, well, at least since Home Alone 2.
I stood there watching the Macy's Thanksgiving parade in Times Square and thought to myself, "I feel so foolish. The only reason I'm standing here is because I am running away from my problems." Then I realized, no matter the reason I was there at that moment, I was living a dream come true - not just for myself, but for so many others. I received a text from my mom during the parade about how she has dreamed her whole life of doing what I was doing.
I also decided to fly in my little sister as her Christmas present, although she couldn't come in until the day after Thanksgiving. She somehow convinced her friend Ryan (who came with us in April) to come as well. The three of us had a blast.
I can't describe the feeling of your heart being filled with sorrow and joy, both overwhelming, at the same time. My life is extremely blessed. I know this even when I'm going through any sort of emotional or physical challenge. I know my Heavenly Father loves me and watches out for me - including making the fares to NYC the same price five days in advance as they would have been a year in advance:-)
I have had a dream of being in New York at Christmas since, well, at least since Home Alone 2.
I stood there watching the Macy's Thanksgiving parade in Times Square and thought to myself, "I feel so foolish. The only reason I'm standing here is because I am running away from my problems." Then I realized, no matter the reason I was there at that moment, I was living a dream come true - not just for myself, but for so many others. I received a text from my mom during the parade about how she has dreamed her whole life of doing what I was doing.
I also decided to fly in my little sister as her Christmas present, although she couldn't come in until the day after Thanksgiving. She somehow convinced her friend Ryan (who came with us in April) to come as well. The three of us had a blast.
I can't describe the feeling of your heart being filled with sorrow and joy, both overwhelming, at the same time. My life is extremely blessed. I know this even when I'm going through any sort of emotional or physical challenge. I know my Heavenly Father loves me and watches out for me - including making the fares to NYC the same price five days in advance as they would have been a year in advance:-)
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