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Congrats to wsukarebear, winner of Bliss Weddings’ Glass Ornament Kit Giveaway, and tipperella, winner of the Pinko’s Cookie Giveaway!
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What better way to end the week than with some cookies! 
Today we’re giving away a $50 gift certificate to Pinko Cookies. These adorably packaged, bite-sized cookies would make great wedding or shower favors. Past Real Wedding bride Rhea served them as part of her candy buffet, and they were a huge hit!
To enter today’s contest, just tell us how you plan on spending the weekend by 8:00 pm EST Saturday. Good luck!
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I’m going to be hanging out with some lovely friends who are in town for the weekend. And computer shopping. Wheee!
how i spend almost every weekend now….wedding planning!
Yummy! I plan on going out to dinner with some friends and working on my invitations.
Doing some last minute shopping for our wedding next Saturday and…dum dah dum…getting our marriage license 
Playing with our new kitten and going out to dinner on Saturday to celebrate our “Engage-aversary”! One year since engagement, two months till the wedding! But mostly we’ll just be playing with our new kitten!!!
Go bargain hunting for wholesale flowers and vases. woo hoo! Those cookies look de-lish!
Hopefully a relaxing evening with my FI (after choosing carpet for our home renovations).
Saturday is his tuxedo selection/fitting and three cake tasting appointments (sugar overload, here we come!).
Sunday we’ll do our standard early-morning church service and maybe a few hours by the pool. Perhaps we’ll be choosing how to spend our free $50 gift certificate to Pinko Cookies! 
We will pick up our album of formal portraits, so excited! Then enjoy some yummy dim sum and shopping for some final items in downtown LA. Sunday, we will finish our dance lessons, we are quite proud of ourselves
Babysitting and eating indian food… and maybe a little bit of laundry thrown in there as well…
I’m going to be nurturing my betta fish back to health…poor little guy…
Going to Mystic, CT w/ my hubs and mom to visit her friend.
Saturday: laundry, housecleaning, and packing for…
Sunday: trip to see my grandparents and other relatives on my father’s side
I have family coming into town and I have a shower on Sunday!
at FBIL’s BBQ & another friend’s Housewarming on saturday, then church, picking up a floor mat for the new apt, finding the ringbearer’s suit & picking out 20ish wedding portrait digital prints out of the 300 we took a month ago on sunday!
Saturday I’ll be finishing school work, making the bridal shower guest list and then on Sunday I’m volunteering at a fire department motorcycle fundraiser with my fiance for the MDA.
Picking up my veil, attending my first dress fitting - and spending quality time with FI.
I am going to a baptism, an Oakland A’s game, and to my bf’s friends bbq. It’s going to be a pretty busy weekend!
Going up to Lake Allatoona with my husband & friends
at a wedding!
I am going to be assembling my programs with some sorority sisters and loving on my dog, Roofus. FI is at his “weekend warrior” thing.
sat is a bridal shower then sun bday brunch at cafe luxembourg in nyc! and then hopefully eat yummy PINKO cookies for dessert!!
Going to a wedding in Detroit!
Going to a 4 year old birthday party!
Art fair with the boy!
Going to Arizona to visit a friend! I will be melting in the heat.
I am thrilled to say that I have no plans!
cleaning the house then going to the art museum. oh yeah, wedding-related errands, too.
Taking a break from planning and going to an Arts & Wine Festival.
My fiance and i are helping his grandma move this weekend.
We’re going to check out a few reception halls! Then we’re off to find a nice garden or park to take some pictures using our new slr camera….
I’m going to look at wedding photos at a friend’s house tonight to get a preview of the photographer’s work. Tomorrow is the photographer’s “open house”. Going to go have champagne and snacks and mingle with other guests and hopefully BOOK MY PHOTOGRAPHER!! woot woot!!
this gift card would be perfect - i’m having a candy/cookie buffet at my wedding too!!
It will probably involve working for awhile and then cleaning and hopefully some relaxing! I’m so exciting!
Moving in *our* apartment together! Officially living in sin, hehehe!
VEGAS BABY!!!!
lollapalooza!
sleeping, reading, and wedding planning
I’ll be seeing Hairspray with my daughter, and going to a housewarming BBQ.
Just moved into my new home so cleaning an unpacking are in my future this weekend.
Going to a Chicago Cubs game and a festival down the block to see a few bands! Gotta love summers in Chicago!
I’m taking my Mom and my FMIL to see Paula Deen’s Live Cooking show in Nashville tomorrow!!! (It’s the 1st time to meet each other)
Assembling invitations, hair and makeup trial!
I wish I was going to a Cubs game this weekend! Go Cubbies!!! I’ll be relaxing tonight, and enjoying my shower tomorrow. Yay for showers, friends, and presents!!!
I will be attending the wedding of two good friends of mine this weekend…driving seven hours each way to do so. Distance and gas prices aren’t going to stand in my way to support them on their special day!
Going to the beach to relax!
I will be working on my wedding invitations this weekend, hopefully getting them done finally.
Hosting a wedding party get together so that our BMs and GMs can meet. We’re having it at the beach so that we have a nice healthy glow at the wedding too!
Yummy cookies!!!!!! I’m having my veil custom-made by the famous Kandi Merle
Staying at home and watching the first two Bournes to prepare for Bourne Ultimatum. And wedding planning, of course!
Visiting reception venues! Hopefully, we’ll find something we like and in our budget.
Watching the new Harry Potter
Reading, relaxing and bbq’in with the in-laws.
Hosting a bbq for friends.
Our friends from Atlanta are visiting us in Tampa! We are going to historic Ybor City and to a Devil Rays game.
Finishing invitations. . . I’m halfway there! Spending Saturday with my parents, and on Sunday, going to a baby shower for a wonderful friend of mine.
Dear ever-so-scrumptious PINKO -
I will be in desperate need of your cookie goodness after the weekend I am going to have… My 4-year-old-son and his team - The Pirates - have their last game of the season at 9am on Sat…then my nephew (6) and my niece (3) will be arriving at 11am to spend the night so their parents can go to Vegas… then my son has swimming lessons…and then it’s kids kids kids for the rest of the day until my brother comes and picks up his kids on Sunday. HELP A SISTER OUT PINKO!!!
This weekend I’ll be painting and unpacking in our new house…and next weekend…and the weekend after that….and…
A wedding, of course! A bachelorette party for Miss Strawberry and then Mariners game on Sunday with my brother and his girlfriend.
Finish painting my hallway, go to band practice, a going away party and hosting a couples shower for my friend who is getting married right after me! Sunday buying up whatever I can while it’s still tax-free
I will be exercising this weekend so I can TRY to be in shape for my wedding.
Going to see the Borne Ultimatum.
rest!
We’re going to register at Bed Bath & Beyond, have dinner with one of my bridesmaids, and watch The Simpsons movie
The Fiance and I are going to the Long Beach Crawfish Festival YUMMMMMMMM!
Visiting friends inHoboken and taking my puppies to the beach!
housewarming party at a friend’s new house, and working
yummy! We’re going to a friend’s wedding on Saturday, but unfortunately the rest of the weekend will be spent working on my final papers for my 2 graduate classes I’m taking this summer. They *should* already be done, but let’s be honest - wedding planning is so much more fun than homework.
work out @ the gym!
kicking off my birth month celebrations with my retro bowling party this weekend with my friends and spending my actual birthday on sunday with family.
Eating french toast and hanging out with the fiance!
I am working on a big project: a blurb book for my husband of all of our photos and letters and stories from the last few years.
Anne of Green Gables is going to be on PBS on Saturday, so I’m pretty excited about that, too!
my bridal shower is saturday at a fabulous greek restaurant, and my bachelorette shindig is saturday night. i am looking forward to spending time with the ladies i love!
I am going to finish up the last DIY project I have.
Loveletter: I love anne of green gables! I have seen it in years! I will also be watching that!
it’s a catch up weekend.
Clean the house, wash the car, trip to the laundrymat, etc.
perhaps a trip to the Waterpark. we shall see.
those cookies look good!
Relaxxx
Trying my hand at some DIY wedding projects on Saturday and Art Museum and Farmers Market on Sunday.
One my last weekends in town before the wedding. We have our final meeting with our reception venue coordinator on Sat, but on Sunday we’re watching the AVP women’s final on North Beach in Chicago!!
I’m starting my vaca!!
Getting the house and garden ready for my mom, sister, and furbaby to visit! I’m SO excited to see them.
Enjoying one of the few non-travelling weekends left before my wedding by sleeping in late with my honey and puttering around the house.
My MOH and I are going bridesmaids dress shopping. Wish me luck!!!
My Mom is coming up and we will be choosing our wedding photos and organizing them for a wedding scrapbook. Also, enjoying tax-free shopping!
Saturday: Luncheon openhouse with my OOT cousins, and in-town family and grandpa. Then it’s off to a friend’s birthday party at an Italian restaurant. Yum!
Sunday: Cooking/BBQing FI’s mother’s birthday supper! And then eating it of course
Monday: It’s a long weekend here in Canada! Yay! I’ll take the extra day to relax, catch up on sleep, and spend the much-needed day off with FI of course.
Saturday: order custom invitations at Sam Flax, go to IKEA and buy some jars for our candy ‘bar’ (buffet). Couple’s dinner & movie with, seeing the new Bourne movie!
Sunday: sleep in, go shopping and look for dress to wear to bridal shower thats in 2 weeks!
Its 2 weeks until our wedding so I will be running last minute errands while FI is in Vegas for his Bachelor Party.
I have a party tonight for my future nephew. TOmorrow we have a party at our best man’s parent’s house and sunday i have my first shower! YAY!
I’m going to shop at the Boston downtown Filene’s Basement store for the last time before I go to CA for the wedding (it’s going to close for 2 years before I get back to Boston!)
Tonight is a Wii Party! Tomorrow, florist appointment and then we’re going to watch Transformers. Sunday - family dinner day! have a great weekend everyone!
Going to Napa with the girlfriends for a girls’ only weekend….checking out the wineries and going to a spa afterwards…I can hardly wait!
We’ll be trying to move into our new house finally after almost 4 weeks after escrow closed!
Working on wedding projects.
laundry, and dinner at our new house with some family!
We’ll be working on another home renovation project. Nothing bonds (or breaks) a couple more than completing a home project. On the agenda? Tiling the backsplash of our kitchen. My husband said he found instructions on the internet. This should be a good time [anyone sensing my sarcasm here?]
We’ll be doing some premartial counseling, finalizing the details of our ceremony with our officiant, meeting with the florist, and hopefully taking the boat out on the lake!
Chores
I plan on spending the weekend by meeting with the caterer for our rentals and a food tasting, going to a family party to meet my fi’s uncle’s wife and sunday I will be working out
FI and I are going to a bridal show in San Francisco on Sunday and meeting friends for dinner on saturday.
Yum!!!
I’m getting a facial and a massage. (Gift cert from early b-day gift:)
Dance lesson with Fi, then selecting wine for the wedding, and then moving a chair, and then a hair trial! PHEW!
I’m headed to Mobile, AL to print my invitations and get my fiance fitted for his tux!
I plan on spending the weekend shopping with my son. He’s going to Nicarugua(sp)? with his grandpa for a week.
Spending Saturday evening with my MoH gossiping, drinking and pouring over wedding magazines.
can we say BBQ party?! yay!! with the fiance and his boys of course…haha.
It’s the last weekend before our wedding and I’m moving! YIKES!
First dress shopping trip!
We are having our (likely last until after September 22!), no wedding planning weekend! Hiking, spending time with friends, and just plain enjoying each other - with no mention of the “W” word!!
Cleaning and organizing the basement, working a little, and going to see the Bourne Ultimatium.
The girlfriends and I are having a relaxed weekend full of adventure. Much needed road trip down to Toronto for the long weekend.
Laying out by the pool and doing some wedding planning with my MOH!
My parent’s are coming to visit and see our venue for the first time.
I will be relaxing and trying to keep my mind off of wedding stuff! I also plan on going to the gym and maybe lay out by the pool to work on my tan.
Very busy weekend… Tonight I’m making our ring bearer pillows, and finishing a dress I plan to wear tomorrow - Tomorrow is my best friends little sisters baby shower, and then in the evening one of our favorite comedians is in town so we are off to the improv… It doesn’t stop there, Sunday we are going to the horse races to try our luck with some friends that will be in town- phew, what a too busy weekend
Unfortunately I will have to take care of my cousin’s dog when he is out of town. It could be a good or bad thing haha.
haha… this is my last weekend before my granddad arrives to stay at our home before our wedding the subsequent week, so what do you think I’ll be doing besides packing, cleaning and wedding errands??
My fiance and I have a dance lesson on Saturday and on Sunday I’m competing in a triathalon!
Going to the Zoo with my daughter, going to see Wizard of Oz at a theater in Atlanta, and enjoying the summer weather!
i will be working, which is why I need a cookie treat
time to work on our personalized water bottle labels for the ceremony! fun, fun. and, hoping to catch a movie saturday night…its been a while.
Going to the Doc’s company picnic and then we’re having a couples massage and pedicures tomorrow. We both need the weekend of relaxation (and cookies would go well with relaxation!)
Sitting by the dock of the bay….
at the lake house all weekend getting in some reading and relaxing!
watching a friend’s four kids…they’re getting away for the weekend for their anniversary.. =)
I have a party to go to in Rochester with many friends!
Going to Farmers Market in the SF Ferry Building to meet up with my friend from Tucson. Yummiest peaches ever!!
Then going to suit shopping with my fiance! The poor guy doesn’t own one.
my fiance and i are scoping out good locations in downtown chicago to do our engagement shoot in 2 weeks! =D
this weekend i plan on going to the in-laws’ place. we haven’t seen them since the wedding so as a thank you, we plan on cooking dinner and chillin’ with them!
Going to the beach with my fiance & his family!
dinner with friends and playing the wiiiiiiiiii
heading to the baseball park for hotdogs and beer!…oh, adn baseball.
Dinner party with friends and hanging pictures in our new house!
Relax and head to the beach for even more R&R.
I’ll be going up to the fil’s to get the boy’s suit measured and will be taking care of our sick husky (just found out he has a heart condition 
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I’m a nurse-midwife, and I’m on call this weekend, so I will be delivering babies.
Going with my mom and brother to San Antonio to drop my brother off at the airport to go to Indiana to meet his internet friend. Oh yes. Beat that.
bridal shower for a friend, beach w/ the boy and FSIL/FBIL
My Bachelorette party is this weekend! I can’t wait to see my bridesmaids and friends from college!
I’m writing a paper…yuck! And talking to my mom about votive candles…and a bajillion other things…
We actually have one of three weddings we are attending before ours in 5 weeks!!! ACK!!!! Glad I got a good start on wedding planning months ago.
I have to work this weekend…. so lame-o.
This weekend my fiance’ and I are finishing our invitations. We’ve been working on them here and there this week and should hopefully be done this weekend. We have to address the envelopes and envelope liners and then we’re finished. We designed, printed, and assembled ourselves and it has been learning time and one that has tested our patience since the printer has mind/attitude of it’s own. But a huge accomplishment under our belts - we are pumped!
my mom will actually be here this weekend, and i was thinking of whisking her and my sister to the bridal store to look at my favorite dresses so far.
and play with our dog!!
I’m going to go sit at a local coffee house and read silly magazines with a white chocolate mocha.
I am going to bake (and refresh wedding bee every 5 minutes!)
Tomorrow is my bachelorette party!! I will probably be putting together my favor boxes for the wedding during the day, then it is off to hang out w/friends. Sunday will be recovery time.
cooking food for my husband and storing it in containers so he has something to eat while i’m gone for 2 weeks on a missions trip to cambodia! Or else he’ll eat cereal morning, day and night and nothing else!! =P
going to the beach to catch some surf and rays! oh yeah..and picking up my wedding rings!
I’m going to look for my modern wedding venue within a budget…
relaxing by the pool
time to go shopping! it is tax free weekend on clothes. so great time to update the wardrobe.
Attending my bridal shower!:)
Writing my personal statement, and picking up my fiance at the airport! We’re in a LDR and I haven’t seen him since he proposed almost two months ago!
I’m going to the bookstore!
This weekend, we are going grocery shopping and he’s doing his homework. It’s not an exciting life, but we do it anyway. Oh there may be some laundry thrown into the madness too.
Man those treats look good, if I don’t win them I’d order some up anyway!
studying hardcore and spending time with my favorite man!
I’m going to work on my cupcake decorating skills and begin creating my own wedding invitations. Wish me luck! I’m sure I’ll need it ;P
Catching up with my parents who just spent two fabulous weeks in the UK. I hope they brought meand my honey home a present!
its my bday this weekend so i’ll be celebrating with friends and family!
Wedding planning and working on some craft projects.
checking out a few different DJ’s.
houseboating with my family–yay!
I’m spending Saturday looking for a wedding dress and Sunday interviewing two wedding photographers. Oh, the joy of a wedding.
working what deserves cookies more than that?
oooh they look yummy. my new hubby and i are having a housewarming this weekend. =)
art fair, some shopping.. and I’ll probably fit some wedding planning in somewhere (maybe design the invites??)
I will be scouting locations.
Eating sushi and sleeping! mmm sleep
Dress fitting! And all those other wedding odds and ends!
Heading off on a cruise to Alaska with ALL of FI’s family!
It’s a big wedding weekend, actually: dress fitting AND bridal shower! And a biiiig margarita when I get home
High School Reunion!! Then back to wedding planning!
baking cookies and designing the invites
Running DNA extractions and PCRs in the lab. Woohoo! Exciting!
riding bikes through rain puddles!
Working at my docks job per usual but getting out early to beat the heat and get some ice cream with a friend who’s in town!
A long working week calls for some quality time with the bf with good food. We have a fave spot in Brooklyn, New York where we stuff ourselves as many clams/oysters as we can and then walk it off on the boardwalk.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….hopefully eating some PINKO cookies!!!!!!!
My sister actually just had surgery so I’ll be in the hospital all weekend taking care of her.
We are headed to Nebraska (we live in Kansas) for the wedding reception of my husband’s best friend and his new wife. They were married July 15 in Mexico and this is their at-home reception.
Buying wedding bands!
My future in-laws are in town for the weekend!
Going to a meeting.
i’m going to be working on my business school applications. boo! but having these cookies will sure cheer me up!
I’m putting invitations together for my upcoming wedding.
I also have my first dress fitting. So nervous!
BBQing in the hot hot Sacramento heat…
reading harry potter.
Packing my things up and moving back to LA for the summer for summer school.
Bourne Friday, Beach Birthday Bash Saturday, and Book a Florist already Sunday!
I am so excited because I am headed to New Jersey tomorrow for the Maggie Sottero trunk show to see the dress of my dreams… http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?pageSize=8&page=7&style=A3131
Hopefully this will be “the one”
Relax relax by the pool,,, need to look pretty for the wedding soon.
i’m working an extra two days (making it seven for the week) to earn the extra money i need to buy my fh the most amazing cufflinks that i’ve been lusting after since november.
cookies may make my whole weekend.
going to dragonboat tomorrow, hopefully it doesn’t rain
I’m going to a bridal faire!!
lots of wedding errands this weekend!
Going to a movie, having a family picnic in the park, sleeping in!
I tried to comment before, but I guess it didn’t go through? I couldn’t see my comment, so I hope I’m not commenting again and breaking rules.
Anyway, this weekend I’m going to RELAX. Hurray!
2 weeks until the wedding, so running last minute errands!
packing my bags, getting ready for my red eye flight to jamaica
I’m going to a wedding tomorrow!
Planning my wedding:)
I’m going to check out an Orla Kiely sample sale with a friend and catching lunch afterwards! I just love sample sales!
My mom is coming down to DC to visit for the weekend. It’ll be the first time anyone in my family has seen my engagement ring, and she’ll probably take us out to celebrate. Then maybe we’ll hit up some monuments, or if it’s too hot we’ll (most likely) visit a Smithsonian or other museum.
I will be at Lollapalooza all weekend!
I will be at the beach in Hermosa all day Saturday! Can’t wait.
A couple of open houses, a dance class, and lots of shopping/WR invitation making.
entertaining fiance’s sister and finding a blood bank to donate at (I live in the Twin Cities)
My baby girl’s 5th Birthday Party!
Going to a Dodger game!
wine tasting with friends for my birthday!!
we’re having a bridal party bbq tomorrow!!
he has a surprise in store for me this weekend! can’t wait!
Go Red Sox!
I’m going to be running last minute wedding errands!
We bought our wedding dance shoes this week for our Big Band wedding. This weekend, I plan to break in my wedding dance shoes at a swing dance.
working the weekend away…
recreate LA’s “Shi Gol Ssam Bap” for dinner at home with Cha Dol Baegi complete with 5 kinds of greens to wrap with. Then hit the hot tub!
I’ve been away for a month in Korea on a research trip, so I’m going to spend the weekend with my husband. I missed him so much. It won’t matter what we’ll be doing as long as we’re together.
Going to the beach, if the weather is okay. Then prob visit our parents.
I’m going to visit a friend who is getting married next week. We’re going to work on any last minute projects and have a girls’ day out.
classic summertime fun: going to a baseball game!
picnic in the park with my family
Saturday: head downtown for dim sum and food shopping in Chinatown. Then I’ll go to Union Square to hunt for more food at the Green Market, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe’s. Following, I’ll head home and assemble invites. I’ll end the day by making a good dinner. Sunday: picnic with friends in Central Park. Then… finish addressing my invites.
cleaning house!
We just returned from our honeymoon, so we plan to spend the today visiting our friends w/ their cute sons (our ringbearers). Tomorrow we will go to church and come home and unpack from the honeymoon. YAY!
shot a wedding yesterday, shooting a wedding today, and spending the day with one of my best friends and boyfriend tomorrow .. RELAXING!
Trying to get over this heinous summertime cold. Ugh…I bet those cookies would hurry my healing though.
I’ll be at my gigantic family’s 8th annual reunion.
Today, FI and I are cleaning up his grampy’s old truck to sell it (he recently passed away) and then I have to go to another “knottie’s” house to work on some wedding related projects. Tomorrow I am attending another “knottie’s” bridal shower!
This weekend I’ll be working 3-11 at the hospital. However I always bring wedding mags to flip through on my break or down time!
Work, work work…. and maybe getting a massage!
Household chores and going to the movies. Nothing weddingy this weekend.
The Police concert last night!
Then my bridal shower tommorrow!!!!
The Police concert last night!
Then my bridal shower tommorrow!!!!
Sadly… we will be spending the weekend spoiling and loving on our pet retired racing greyhound. Just this morning we found out she has cancer. With luck she will still be here to walk the aisle at our fall wedding, but in case that’s not how things work out, we are celebrating our every free moment making her as happy as possible.
I’m spending the weekend crossing things off my to do list and getting things together for my bridal shower next weekend!
I will be looking at wedding dresses!!
Relaxing and trying to cool off from the hot summer heat!
Going to the beach!
I just got done cleaning my house, now I plan on relaxing for a while this evening. Tomorrow, BBQ and invitation assembly!
Unfortunately, I will be away from my FI this weekend because my company is sending me to Texas for training for 2 weeks. Wish I was home though…
Spent Saturday at the Jersey shore with my sister in law and Sunday will be catch up day - laudering, vacuuming, etc.
i’m going to read a good book
spending the weekend taking care of the bf who got food poisoning. Making sure he eats, drink water and take meds.
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