Another task off my to-do list!!

Yesterday was a wonderfully glorious day!  There were beautiful blue skies and a nice breeze blowing my hair around, just the way I like it.  To top it off, I took the day off and Mr. Teddybear and I spend the whole day together.  We did fun stuff like look at tuxedos for him and the guys.  We also went to AAA to talk to a travel agent about our honeymoon.  We are not having a regular honeymoon and fly to some exotic destination...nope, not us.  We are taking a three-week road trip from California to Washington, D.C.  Why you ask?  Well besides being a cool idea, Mr. Teddybear doesn't like to fly. 

So from our place in Pico Rivera till Oklahoma City, OK, we will be taking Route 66.  We will be stopping off and either visiting or staying at Williams, AZ; Grand Canyon; Albuquerque, NM; Tucumcari, NM; Adrian, TX; Amarillo, TX; and Oklahoma City, OK.  From there we will be off the Route 66 and heading to Memphis, TN; Bristol, VA and staying in Arlington, VA.  From Arlington, we will be taking the Metro into Washington, D.C.  We know that parking is limited in D.C. and decided to take the Metro.  We will be there for about 4 days and then we head to Charlotte, NC.  In Charlotte, we will be there for another 4 days to attend the Bank of America 500 Nascar Race in Charlotte.  We are also taking a tour of the best racing teams and their garages.  From Charlotte, NC, we head to Nashville, TN; Fort Smith, AR; Amarillo, TX; and then Flagstaff, AZ.  We will be in Flagstaff for a few days visiting Mr. Teddybear's half-brother then we head on home.  We are soooooooooo excited about our wedding and honeymoon.  WE CANT WAIT!!!

So, I have about 6 maybe 7 AAA Tour books to go through and find places to stay at in most of those cities listed about.  Oh, and while at AAA we also made a reservation for our rental car for our honeymoon.  I must say, AAA is the way to go!  They got us a Midsized car for the whole three weeks for less than $400 and this includes unlimited mileage.  I tried using the discount at work which gave me the same car for approximately the same amount, but it didn't include unlimited mileage which in the end would have been very expensive for us. 

I LOVE AAA!!!

Wedding Planning Update

As of today, it is 4 months, two weeks and 6 days until my wedding!  Yikes!  I remember when we were telling everyone that it was over a year away!!!  Now is the time when things get nitty gritty.  Hehehehehe...I like this time.  I shine at this type of deadline!  ;-)

We haven't had layoffs at work, but Mr. Teddybear and I decided to change our venue to save more money and to be on the safe side.  Instead of having it at a golf course, we will be having it at our Church in West Covina, CA.  It should be approximately $2 -3K less than the golf course and we will still get to have it outside.

Tomorrow, Mr. Teddybear and I are looking for his tux and the tuxedos for the other men.  We have an appointment at Friar Tux's in Glendale.  I'm excited, I took the day off and everything!  We might be looking for bakers and caterers too, but we don't have anything set in stone yet.  We wanted to have a relaxing day too so we will see what happens.

I have a long list of DIY projects for the wedding.  I will be ordering the supplies for my invitations in a few weeks which will include invitation envelope liners, I also want to create our favors which will not only be the favors but also the tablecards as well.  When I am done with those, I will post pictures.  I also will be creating a wishing tree (our version of a guest book) and two foam hearts for the reception doors at the Church.  For all of my DIY Projects, I will be posting pictures and instructions as soon as I can.

So, although I have less than 5 months, I am confident that I will get these projects done in time for the wedding.  Wow...I can't wait till we get married!!!  :-D