Moments of Musing

The Honeymoon Hunt is OVER! (For real)

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Today marks four months til our big day! That mean there are just four months and one day until we’re off to our honeymoon!
If you’ve followed along for a bit, you know we’ve changed our honeymoon from Bora Bora to Mexico. 
Yes, we were still choosing a honeymoon destination on June 26. How could that be if we’d already agreed on Mexico?? Well…
….We might have changed our honeymoon destination AGAIN. (We did!)
…We might now be going to South America. (We are!)
…And we might not be able to wait til November. (We can’t! But we have to, shucks!)

So, beachy Brazil it is! Rio de Janiero and Buzios, Brazil to be precise!

So now those will be our destinations and views, and to say we are excited is an understatement. I’m so happy to be as excited as I was for Bora Bora, which I just wasn’t for Mexico. You see, Mexico looked BEAUTIFUL but it is close, I’ve been before, and we can easily go for just a long weekend. We want both paradise and adventure, as well as to visit somewhere we won’t as easiy be able to once life gets more hectic. We were deciding between Peru and Brazil and, ultimately, Brazil won 🙂
The countdown is ON!!!

Paleo Pizookie

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Well mostly paleo…

Pizookies (a warm cookie in a pan with ice cream and whipped cream on top) are really popular here in Chicago. Most places have them so I get them more often than ever before. That being said, I had one a few weeks ago and was craving another one night. I decided I would make a healthier version (free hand, no recipe or nada) for myself. Cheaper and healthier! I present to you the Paleo Pizookie:  


Almond meal+2 egg whites+Bittersweet chocolate chips+water -> Stir -> Bake at 350-400 for ~10 minutes (keep an eye on it so doesn’t burn) -> add vanilla ice cream and whipped cream to too and voilá!



Wedding NO’s (For Us)

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Another Wednesday, another wedding post! #Sorrynotsorry but I’m loving the wedding planning process. 

Since I’m keeping most of our wedding details a surprise, I figured I’d let you in on a few things you will NOT be seeing in our wedding photos:
 
“The First Look”
Photo: AMBphoto // Featured: The Knot Blog
Tim and I are going the traditional route and will not be seeing one another until I walk down the aisle to him. I’ve asked if he wants to do a first look but he’s more opposed to the idea than I am–that was a pleasant surprise. I’m so excited to see the look on his face when he first sees me and to set my eyes on him in his tux for the first time. 
 
Burlap
  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/565624034422433181/
 Originally, this was a maybe for decor but it does not really fit with the other decor that we did wind up picking. I’m not sure if my MOH is incorporting it into the wedding shower — we’ll have to wait and see since that decor is a surprise for me, too! 
 
 Blush
 I am currently crushing on blush! I love this spectrum of color. When you tell someone blush you could end up getting several different colors, anything from pink to taupe. For me the happy medium is where true blush is, the warmly glowing color that is so soft and feminine. …
This is a popular and beautiful color scheme. I know many brides, including a family member, who are using/ have used it so I knew we’d use different colors. Plus, I thought our fall wedding calls for darker tones. 

Sneakers
Break convention with your wedding footwear. Converse trainer sneakers (Black and white)
I’m not going to lie — this looks super comfortable but it was never even really a conversation between Tim and I because we knew our wedding would be more on the traditionally elegant side. 

What are some things that WON’T be at your wedding?
 

Happy Dance

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Today is Friday and for that I am ecstatic. Add in official EOS and move dates for the fiancé and a BBQ festival including an Eli Young Band concert this weekend and I am one happy-go-lucky little ducky.

I’ll be keeping the date a surprise on social media because it’s the 4th date I’ve gotten so it could always change. I’m trying not to get too excited but it’s obviously difficult not to. 3 years ago we were in the midst of adjusting to the idea of spending the next few years 5,000 miles apart. 

We sometimes discuss that time and whether we’d change anything and neither of thinks we would. Tim’s PCS to Hawaii was a blessing in disguise. We’ve got to live and visit places people vacation. I was able to focus on law school and jump right into my dream career as Tim was able to move up in his rank and prepare for his EOS. 
I’m lucky to be with someone who’s so supportive and loving. Who’s been with me every step of the way during our life together. Who’s often thought of me before himself. Who tags me in photos on Instagram like this one, which speaks volumes to how he views me, treats me, and loves me:

Long distance isn’t impossible but it can’t go on forever, either. Luckily, for us, the time is approaching to happily bid farewell to that chapter of Our Story. Life’s been such an adventure together and I’m looking forward to continuing that adventure sans the distance. 

Wedding Worries

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I’m so excited our dresses have all arrived. It makes it much more real that the wedding is happening soon! And it’s one less thing to worry about! 

Throughout the wedding planning process we’ve had some questions/concerns that continue to pop up…

Will we have as many people as we’ve guaranteed? The biggest issue with this is that Tim’s family is from Michigan and so we’re counting on many of them to make the trip to NJ but we also realize it just might not be feasible for some.

What will our first dance song be? We already know our entrance song, some cocktail hour songs and what our wedding music will be (modern and Spanish) but the first dance song has proven to be a really difficult choice to make. We’ve been torn for a while. The one song we know we will not be choosing is John Legend’s All of Me because I’m pretty sure it’s probably been every other first dance song since it’s been released. 

Should we do platters or a set menu for our rehearsal dinner? We’ll be having a cocktail hour, sit-down menu, and open bar for our wedding so I know our guests will be more than content then. As for the rehearsal, hundreds of dollars can be saved going the platter route. A set menu is more formal but I really want it to be more of a gathering/party than a sit-down dinner so as of now, I’m leaning towards platters. 

…Our honeymoon USED to be a worry but we couldn’t be more excited now that we’ve 100% decided on our final location (will be blogged about as soon as we finish booking)! 

Just a few more months until our bags are packed and adorned with these fun luggage tags: