I’m Back… and MARRIED!!!
June 25th, 2007 @ 7:07 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
We (my HUSBAND and I) just got back to the city late last night and now have a brief reprieve before we leave for our honeymoon. No pro photos back yet, but here are a few sneak peeks!!!
Catch You Later, Bees!
June 15th, 2007 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Bluebell
Today is my last day of work before the wedding!! Tonight we’ll finish packing and then tomorrow morning we’re driving up to the Adirondacks for the week before the wedding!
We still have a million things left to do, but it’s starting to really feel manageable, which, um, is GOOD!
Engagement Ring Polls
June 13th, 2007 @ 4:14 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
Commenter Ms. Mouse asked in my post on the Slate article about engagement rings if I could do some additional polls…and seriously, does anyone think I’m going to turn that request down?? 
Hope these answer your questions Ms. Mouse! 
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Worst Friend?
June 12th, 2007 @ 3:24 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
<from JayBee Jewelers>
There is an article on Slate today titled Diamonds Are A Girl’s Worst Friend, picking apart the diamond industry and the reasons why women want diamonds in the first place (and no, “it’s sparkly!” isn’t listed 
) and the inherent gender inequity behind engagement rings.
What do you guys think of the article? What are your thoughts on diamonds and engagement rings in general?
And….some polls!
Our Aisle Runners Followup… 10 Months Later
June 11th, 2007 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Bluebell
A very very long time ago, I blogged about my ideas for an outdoor aisle runner. Reader LL suggested I try bamboo runners, which were also the kind Mrs. Grasshopper linked me to in a knot bio, and I was sold. I went to Pearl River and bought a couple of these and thought I was set.
Thank You Notes
June 9th, 2007 @ 7:08 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
<from www.lllusa.org>
Yesterday, I finally got around to catching up on our past couple of thank you notes. I went right along efficiently knocking off my notes and checking them off on my list, when I came to one for one of Mr. Bluebell’s friends (everyone before that had been family or mutual friends). I started to write, but then I paused - maybe Mr. Bluebell should write this one? I asked him and he said sure and promptly dropped it beside him on the couch. He’s been a big help on a million other wedding tasks, but this just doesn’t seem like his cup of tea. But then, why should I be writing all of them myself?
Which got me thinking…and you know what that means - poll time!
Third Banquet Dress
June 8th, 2007 @ 12:00 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
For our Chinese wedding banquet, one month after our wedding, I will be wearing my wedding dress (again! yay!), my cheongsam, and now…this!
Not Sure If I Hate Cheaptickets or Air France More
June 5th, 2007 @ 10:27 am by Mrs. Bluebell
[from tawake’s flickr page]
Yesterday, out of the blue, we got a call from Cheaptickets, where we purchased our honeymoon tickets. The message said there were “major changes made to [our] itinerary” which, honestly, doesn’t sound good! When we called them back were were told that Air France canceled our flight home from Madagascar!?!?
Bachelorette/Bridal Shower Weekend
June 1st, 2007 @ 4:28 pm by Mrs. Bluebell
On Monday, oh my, I was so sad. It was time to come back to reality after a spectacular bachelorette/bridal shower weekend in beautiful Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina!
Stress Is Not My Friend
June 1st, 2007 @ 8:27 am by Mrs. Bluebell
Sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately, but I have a good excuse! My stress has made me physically ill! After feeling gradually worse and worse over the past few weeks, I finally dragged myself into the doctor today and was diagnosed with a syndrome caused almost entirely by stress! For some reason, I am oddly proud of this fact, like “see, I told you I was really stressed - my body even shut down! Haha!” Of course, the joke is ultimately on me and…no one else.
Regardless, I’ve got some drugs now and should be all patched up by wedding time in three weeks. Eeek! Not to mention, my doctor told me that it would go away on its own after you know, the stress subsides.
Anyway, the stress was equal parts work and wedding planning…and “oh my god did I seriously give myself an ulcer?!?”…but lots of progress has been made on the wedding front, I now officially know that I’m not going to die (fingers crossed), so it is all seeming much more manageable.
Mrs. Bluebell, New York
Age and Occupation in 07: 26, Finance Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Playing with the cat and/or Consulting
Engagement Date: December 25, 2005
Wedding Date: June 2007
Venue: Bride's family summer home in the Adirondacks
About Me: Trying to find the perfect balance between family tradition (marrying at the house everyone else in my family gets married at), making our's modern, interesting and different from everyone else in my family's, and incorporating some Chinese tradition for my Chinese fiance. I really have no idea what it's going to end up looking like!
Also, I picked Miss Bluebell for my name because I have blue eyes and I'm a loser like that.
