Ooo Someone commented on my last entry…that makes me happy! I like comments {hint hint} Today was a good day! It snowed, so we didnt hafta go to school til 10 (and to think it was 60 degrees outside Monday haha) I didnt write anything Monday because I was really depressed. One of the guys I was hoping would ask me to prom asked another one of my friends. I was glad for her because she had liked him for quite a long time, but I liked that guy too. I was totally heartbroken. But yesterday, the other guy I wanted to ask me ASKED ME…I am so excited. He is so precious! Oh, and he looked so good yesterday!

I ordered my dress yesterday…here’s a pic of it, but mine is white. I went with Rach to buy her dress after softball practice. Im excited about prom already!

I think I have a new crush…hehe

The guy I hoped would ask me is my good friend Alan, and Rach is still my best friend. William did look cute that day. I remember exactly what he was wearing! Glasses (he usually wore contacts), gray Timberland sweatshirt, jeans, and boots. I was at softball practice when he asked me. Who would ever believe that we would still be together 8 years later?

Aww, the lovebirds in their cheesy prom photo

Below are a few more posts in case you want to relive my high school days

• November 3, 2001
• November 15, 2001
• November 19, 2001 (I have no clue who the boy is)
• February & March 2002

Wow… I can’t believe our wedding is only about 5 months away Everything seems to be falling into place but there is still so much to do.

I’m not sure if I mentioned it or not, but the cake is what I’m most excited about Rhonda from Confections on the Coast is my pastry chef.  I fell in love with this cake of hers:

For my cake, however, I chose this shape:

Below is a preliminary sketch of my cake (click for larger version):

Our cake topper will be a chocolate version of our monogram (which I will post soon) The quilted second tier is based on this cake:

Not only is Rhonda a wonderful artist but also an amazing chef! Over Spring Break my parents and I tasted these flavors:

• French Vanilla w/ mascarpone cheese and white chocolate filling
• Grand Marnier Butter Cake w/ blackberry filling
• Fresh Strawberry w/ cream cheese filling

All 3 were the best cake I’ve ever put in my mouth In mid-July we’re having a second cake tasting (so Will can come) and we’re sampling these flavors:

• Red Velvet w/ cream cheese and toasted pecans
• Italian Cream w/ raspberry filling
• Amaretto Cake w/ peach filling

I found my bridesmaid dresses!  They are from the Priscilla of Boston Vineyard Collection.  When the lady at the shop pointed out Melissa Sweet and Vera Wang dresses I thought we’d be out of luck.  Instead we fell in love with the perfect dress at a reasonable price.

Rachael (Maid of Honor) and Roz (Bridesmaid)

The dress on the left is the one we chose.  It will be the color of the dress on the right.  Jessica Biel wore the exact dress in Beverly Mitchell’s wedding:

I actually hated long bridesmaid dresses until I saw this photo:

I thought to myself, those would look beautiful on the beach!

Finding bridesmaid dresses has actually put me into wedding planning mode (finally). I finished the guest list and I’m ordering my Save the Dates tomorrow

The Venue

We chose Rosemary Beach for our venue.  The ceremony will take place on the beach with the reception following on the Eastern Green.

Eastern Green by Susie Ellsworth and one_bea_sky

The boardwalk in the second photo leads directly to the beach where the ceremony will be held

My Vendors

• Photography: Rae and Wesley Leytham
• Flowers/Catering: Celestine’s Special Occasions
• Pastry Chef: Confections on the Coast
• Hair/Makeup: Two Fishes Artistry
• Reception Band: Replay (my dad’s band)

I uploaded some photos of my hair/makeup trial to Flickr (friends only).  I was very happy with the results but I’m requesting another trial.  My skin will be a lot darker by October so I want my makeup adjusted accordingly before the big day.  I also would like my hair styled with the veil I choose (I decided on a birdcage veil instead of a flower.)

The cake is what I’m most excited about.  A post dedicated to the cake is coming soon.

I created a Twitter for all things wedding.  I’ve also started on our website.  There’s a lot of pressure concerning the site — all my IRL friends say, “I’m sure your wedding website will be awesome!”  so the site must be perfect

My dress shipped on March 31st so it should be here any day now!

I think that’s about it.  Now I need to design my Save the Dates and find some dresses for my bridesmaids.

I bought my wedding gown last week Not only was it the first dress I tried on but also from the first store I visited! I absolutely detest shopping around for stuff so I was dreading searching for a gown.  Originally I wanted this dress but decided it was a bit much for the beach.  My gown is apparently a knock-off of a Melissa Sweet gown.  I honestly prefer my cheap (only $500) impostor gown

The gown I’m wearing is too big so I had to order another size. I have plenty of time to tone my man-arms and lose 10 pounds since it doesn’t ship until March

On the designer gown the buttons line the entire back of the dress rather than just the top portion.  I suppose I could have buttons added to mine if it were that big of a deal.  My favorite part of the gown is the ribbon over the train

Instead of a veil I’m wearing a stargazer lily à la this style:

I’m considering this dress in espresso with a pinkish-peach sash for the bridesmaids. The girls are carrying pinkish-peach gerber daisies wrapped with chocolate ribbon. My bouquet will be a mixture of stargazer lilies, tulips and gerber daisies (like the bouquet Will gave me last Valentine’s Day.)

My parents and I are meeting with the wedding coordinator on January 5th.  I decided to push the ceremony to October (tentatively, October 10th) since many venues were already booked for May.  I’m anxious to set a date so that I can proceed with other items such as save-the-dates and invitations.

I hope I didn’t bore anyone with my ramblings

Sorry it took so long to publish the details I only had 2 days of class last week but my teachers still managed to schedule 2 exams and a project. The rest of the week I was busy showing off the ring to Will’s massive family and gaining 5 pounds (literally) from Thanksgiving dinners within hours of each other Anyways…

How It Happened

I knew it was coming. Not only have Will and I been dating for 6 years but also Will made the mistake of telling me the ring was ready I didn’t know the exact day, however.

Saturday night (Nov. 22nd) Will took me to a fancy local restaurant for dinner. After eating we went back to his place.  As usual, both of us immediately picked up our computers.  A few minutes later Will told me to check my Facebook wall.  He had posted a link to ilovesidney.net — a domain he purchased for his proposal He then kneeled and presented me with my beautiful ring.  My best friend said that “he knew the key to my heart was through the computer.”  I answered “yes”, hugged and kissed him, then instructed him to hire a better webdesigner

About the Ring

William had it custom made for me based on a design I picked out a few years ago.  It’s GIA certified with a laser inscription (you can see it inside the stone under magnification!) Our jeweler Nick works solely from referrals, so if you’re looking for amazing diamonds at a great price I strongly recommend his services!

Other Details

We’re having the ceremony on the beach in Destin, Florida. I had my heart set on May 16th, but many sites are already booked so we may have to push the wedding to June or August.  I hope to meet the wedding coordinator and set a concrete date within the next 3 weeks (which means a trip to the beach soon!) I’m converting ilovesidney.net into our wedding website. I’ve already started brainstorming designs. My semester ends next Friday so I will be keeping everyone informed of the details!

P.S. — Thanks so much for all the sweet comments on Twitter and Flickr! And special thanks to Meggan, who mentioned me in a beautiful blog entry

I have Physics Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30-2:30pm.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays we meet from 12:30 to 4:30 because of lab   When I get home I have tons of homework.  By evening, I’m exhausted so I really don’t have much time for online life I did manage to make an A in the first half of the course, though

Don’t tell anyone, but Will and I are looking at engagement rings.  Scratch that — I’m dragging Will with me to look at rings and threatening his life if he doesn’t propose by September (we’ve been dating 6 years for crying out loud!)  Why September? He’s leaving to work in Atlanta, GA until May and I will be left in Tuscaloosa all alone.  Also, we’ve already decided that we want to get married in May or June (preferably May) 2009.  I’ll be graduating in May 2009 and (hopefully) starting grad school in the Fall.  William will be returning from Atlanta and (hopefully) starting law school in the Fall.  The summer is the perfect time for marriage and honeymoon! Nevermind.

I need to go study for my Physics exam.  I promise I won’t wait 4 months to blog again

Along with sending me a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers, Will wrote me a sweet message: (he usually gives me a blank card )

Sid,

Thanks for being the best girlfriend I could ever want. I am so lucky to have you… who else would watch Dune with me at 2 in the morning! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love,
Bob

This will be our 5th Valentine’s Day together! My gift to him will be dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant this weekend. We couldn’t go out tonight because I have a Compilers test tomorrow

How was your day? Did you have a Valentine?

Mine and Will’s 5-year anniversary was June 26th, but both of us forgot Will sent me a bouquet of beautiful flowers yesterday to compensate for his memory lapse

After 2 years of misery, I finally got a new phone. And it’s not just any phone, it’s an iPhone!

(Octopus wallpaper from here)

I drove from Tuscaloosa to Florence Friday afternoon so that I could go with my mom to buy it. I arrived in town at 4:30pm, and there was already a line outside the AT&T store! (Florence isn’t a big town, so I wasn’t expecting a line.) It was almost 100°F outside, so I wasn’t interested in standing in line My mom talked me into going 15 minutes early (she was as excited as I was!). I only waited about 30 minutes. In that time, however, I made a new friend and received a job offer

It’s really an amazing gadget. Even my mom and dad, who are technologically challenged, like to play with it I’m anxious to receive the case I ordered for it because I’m so scared I’m going to drop it!

My favorite feature is the QWERTY keyboard. Now, I can actually type more than 3 words in a txt message