The Good Husband

Last night I started drinking at 5:06 pm. It had been a rough week at work to say the least. (Caution: The following is a rant) I was swamped with problems all week and to top it off my boss was really thinking his dick made him smarter than me. I'm seriously considering a sex change just to prove that my brain function is normal...but then again, I wouldn't want to do anything that would satisfy this jerk. Sis LJP pointed out to me that he may just have a severe case of little man syndrome, which is the likely cause of the male superiority complex in my office considering that the two worst are the two smallest dudes in the office. Regardless, I don't really think that it is an excuse to be so arrogant or condescending towards women.
Obviously you can see my week pissed me off and my rant up there was off subject besides that it was the reason I was drinking the moment I got home on Friday. Luckily, I came home to my awesome husband.
I ended up in bed early and slept in until 9, which was needed. When I walked downstairs NPZ had cleaned the ENTIRE house. What?!?  This was his first Saturday off since the wedding, and typically I clean the house on Satuday while he's at work. I don't mind this arrangement, but it was actually just what I needed today.
How did I get such a great guy?

-Liz

Monday

Generosity.

We have been feeling so lucky. Not only because we get to have each other forever, but because of our family and friends. We have received an outpouring of support that we never knew we had. This is my 'Thank you' post to everyone who has been there for us. It is also a post to show just what we've been doing with your generosity!

NPZ was SO excited to use his NEW Weed Whip. This is our very first new (and not just new to us) lawn equipment!

We grilled out on our 5 year (dating) anniversary, we just couldn't skip such a big milestone, even though we had been married for a few days. NPZ's lovely coworkers got us a grilling kit apron which we love and a thermometer steak fork which we tested out.



NPZ's coworkers also got him this nifty beer bird contraption. It made for a perfect Sunday night dinner - we were able to grill even though we saw some showers because it took about an hour and a half to cook it...lets just say it was TOTALLY worth the wait! YUM! This birdy here came out of the freezer that my folks bought us as a wedding gift! NPZ was so excited about the freezer, I could hear him singing in his female voice about how awesome it was while I was organizing closets!

Speaking of cleaning....Before the wedding this is what my house looked like!

It was awful! I tried and tried to keep all this as organized as I could, but the best I could do was to make sure there was a walking path! I'm definitely glad we bought a house before planning the wedding because if this was all in our 1 bedroom apartment I think I would have lost my mind.

We loaded it all up two days before the wedding and I got my spare room back!

Big Blue did the trick and we were able to fit all of the stuff plus the flower in one trip! We were pretty tired and thirsty after though ;)

I spent last weekend doing this to 3 of my closets- and my heart palpitations have subsided. I went to target and picked up some shelving which ended up only costing about $35.00 a closet and I got so much more storage space out of my mini closets. (Notice all my new towels? Awesome shower gifts from some pretty generous ladies!)

Thanks Again!

Truck

Everyone keeps asking about the truck in our wedding photos.

Well...there really isn't any sentimental meaning behind it. We just thought it would look cool in photos. Since we didn't get married in a fancy location, I thought it would set the tone for our wedding pictures. Our wedding was down home, crafty and laid back.

I was really happy with the way the 'truck' pictures turned out. We went to an old overgrown park to take the pictures. Our photographer (www.georgehausler.com) was awesome finding the lighting through the trees. 

So that is that.

-Liz

Now that he's seen the dress...

When I decided on a 'Green' wedding, the first recycled item I looked for was the dress. Here's how I did it. First, I went to all the boutiques and found the model numbers of the dresses I really liked (Like is a key word here, it was important not to have a favorite) Then I waited. You need to wait for the dress to go 'out of season' so that online sellers have a chance to buy and wear it to their wedding and sell it after. These were the dresses that I liked:

And of course this guy:

I purchased my dress in January from a woman in NC who had not altered hers. I paid $150 for the dress and another $100 getting it altered and cleaned.

I loved that my dress was inexpensive, and that it got double the life of a typical wedding gown.

You can always be green by selling or borrowing out your wedding gown, but since I knew that my wedding was outdoors- I figured it would not be in good condition afterwards. I was right.

People seemed very surprised to find out that it was a second hand dress. I loved it!

-Liz

Oh Jane...

How'd you do that?

Here is the breakdown of our 5K turned 6.5K wedding budget!

$1500.00 – Rentals: Tent 30’x60’ & 20’x40’ (Ceremony) Tables, Chairs and linens 2 Mini Biffs

$500.00 – Bulk and overstock flowers

$100.00 –Goodwill decorations, vases and picture frames

$415.00 – Keg Beer

$200.00 – Liquor

$150.00 – Pre Owned Wedding Dress, Shoes and jewelry (Sign up in store for coupons at DSW and wait to purchase until they start arriving!)

$1700.00 – Caterer served bbq style menu of pork, beef, dinner roll, Italian pasta salad, roasted potatoes and mixed fruit salad – he also supplied the dinnerware.

$830.00 – DJ Services

$375.00 – Photography- I hit up Craigslist.org and made a gamble on a up and coming photographer, it totally paid off.

$120.00- Wedding invitations, I have an art degree, so I designed them and had them printed at 123print.com on a holiday weekend special

$100.00 - Marriage License - Well spent. 

$25.00 - Kid Table Goodies - Target's Dollar section is perfect for this!

$75.00 - Dry Cleaning of suit and dress

$350.00 - Wedding Cake

$225.00 – Wedding Officiant

 $6665 – GRAND TOTAL

We really didn’t save money by having our wedding at my father in law’s house, we could have saved more had we rented out a VFW, but the intimate atmosphere of their home made our wedding priceless. The handmade details were showcased at our location and we wouldn’t have done it any other way.

-Mrs.Z.