why haven't i been blogging?

well,

in the next 21 days i have to:

write a unit plan for my final art education assignment

finish my final sculpture assignment and photo assignment

decide on music for the reception and finalize ceremony music

order flowers at the wholesale florist

finish ALL wedding decorations

find bridesmaids gifts

and bennett's gift

make favors

decide on desserts

pick up our marriage certificate

switch over to bennett's bank

sign up for a credit card

move out of my house

pack for the honeymoon

practice dancing

stop biting my fingernails

oh, and about a million other things.

but,

before i know it,

my wedding day will be here

and i will be the happiest girl in the whole world.

come on may 22nd!

hurry up and get here!

this rain makes me want to wear more color

...and go on a shopping spree

(emersonmade)

(urban)

(nasty gal)

(nasty gal)

(nasty gal)

bachelorette party: part I

we had a blast at my bachelorette party!

we started the night off with dinner at taco mamacita (my favorite restaurant)

and then went back to my friend's house to play a game

and i opened all of my lingerie

(which, might i just say, all my friends have extraordinary taste in bras and undies)

then we went downtown to a bar and danced

and came back to the house to have drinks and play more games!

it was a night i'll never forget and i owe all of my thanks to my bridesmaids

who planned the entire night for me.

here is part I of the photos:

yes, i danced. you can write it in the history books.

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me and meagan, one of my bridesmaids!

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steph and ellen!

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liz posing on a wall in the bar

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i love these girls! we had a blast!

bachelorette party

tonight is my bachelorette/lingerie party

and i am SO excited.

i'm going out to dinner with a bunch of my good friends

and then we're playing games and going downtown

for some good ol' honky tonk nashville fun

.....this could get interesting

p.s. MY WEDDING IS A MONTH FROM TODAY! ONE MONTH!

the nude as a landscape

next week i get to install my senior show!

i have 8 pieces of work (photographs) to hang

and I have been working on them for a very long time.

i cannot wait to see my hard work hung up on a wall.

the title of my series is called:

the nude as a landscape

and here is a little taste...

a painting

look!

i made the drawing on my header into a painting!

actually, it's mixed media.

i used ink, embroidery thread, and oil paint.

a break-in-your-wedding-shoes party

my best friend/roommate threw a break-in-your-wedding-shoes party

for me and our friend becca who is getting married in june.

all i have to say is that this should be a party every bride has before the wedding!

we invited our bridesmaids who were in town and everyone brought 2 things:

1) their wedding shoes

2) a bottle of wine

we snacked on delicious hor dourves and drank wine and played games

and had SO much fun.

i feel like she should win an award for coming up with this idea!

the brides!

first game: a cake walk!

becca and her bridesmaids

me and my bridesmaids (most of them)

last 2 photos taken by steph.

a little home

today

bennett and i are signing the lease

for what will be our first home together

when we get back in june

from our 2 week honeymoon

........

and we might be going out for drinks to celebrate tonight