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well, it is exactly one year from today that lexi and aaron will be getting married. and i am very glad b/c that means that i can tell you what lexi and i have been doing the last few days.
at the gym the other day, she mentioned that she wanted to make aaron a card for the "negative one anniversary" as they are calling it. and i jokingly replied that she should make it like a ransom note--cut letters out of magazines and have it say something like, "just one more year until you are mine. all mine. forever." and whereas most people would look at me and wonder why the hell i would have said such a thing, lexi squealed with delight and immediately set to putting this plan in action.
only lexi went a bit overboard and proceeded to spend hours cutting letters out of magazines. aaron didn't ask questions for the first few hours, but after a few, he asked if he should be worried and if she was planning on kidnapping anyone. all she said in reply was, "never you mind." and that's not a very reassuring response. i thought she should have added that everything was ok b/c this was a laura-approved plan. obviously that would appease any concerns.
then of course, this got the wheels in my head turning. also b/c last week, while i was heavily under the influence of alcohol, lexi asked me to be her maid of honor. normally the thought of planning things with lexi's mom would have scared the bejeezus out of me, but i was drunk enough that i just squealed, "yes!" and hugged her. she's wily, that lexi. anyways, even tho i have no idea how to be a maid of honor, i do know how to be a weird friend who does odd craft-y things commemorating a relationship. turns out that pretty much means i know how to be a maid of honor. so i set my own plan of action in motion. it involved glitter pens and birthday hats and tulle. lots of tulle! (speaking of which, i have many many extra yards of tulle. if you need tulle for anything, just give me a holler.)
anyways, i decorated their door with wedding bells.
and made aaron a lovely bowtie, that says "groom to be" down the one side and "lexi + aaron" down the other. it is also fully functional b/c i put a safety pin on it. i fully expect to see him wearing it tomorrow. (i would say that men might should keep this in mind when considering marrying any of my good friends, but i suppose the fact of the matter is that my expecting you to wear such a bowtie will not really come as a shock if you've asked lexi to spend the rest of your lives together.)
and the piece de reistance is lexi's hat, complete with a veil! well, two veils b/c i couldn't decide if it would be better for it to stick out the top, or to flow off the back. so i figured, more is better and did both. why make decisions when a lack of making decisions just gives your project more oomph? that's what i always say.
so just let me know if you have any craft-y projects that need completing in the next few days. or if you're looking for a maid of honor for your own wedding. tho i have a suspicion that i may have a niche market in this sort of thing.
at the gym the other day, she mentioned that she wanted to make aaron a card for the "negative one anniversary" as they are calling it. and i jokingly replied that she should make it like a ransom note--cut letters out of magazines and have it say something like, "just one more year until you are mine. all mine. forever." and whereas most people would look at me and wonder why the hell i would have said such a thing, lexi squealed with delight and immediately set to putting this plan in action.
only lexi went a bit overboard and proceeded to spend hours cutting letters out of magazines. aaron didn't ask questions for the first few hours, but after a few, he asked if he should be worried and if she was planning on kidnapping anyone. all she said in reply was, "never you mind." and that's not a very reassuring response. i thought she should have added that everything was ok b/c this was a laura-approved plan. obviously that would appease any concerns.
then of course, this got the wheels in my head turning. also b/c last week, while i was heavily under the influence of alcohol, lexi asked me to be her maid of honor. normally the thought of planning things with lexi's mom would have scared the bejeezus out of me, but i was drunk enough that i just squealed, "yes!" and hugged her. she's wily, that lexi. anyways, even tho i have no idea how to be a maid of honor, i do know how to be a weird friend who does odd craft-y things commemorating a relationship. turns out that pretty much means i know how to be a maid of honor. so i set my own plan of action in motion. it involved glitter pens and birthday hats and tulle. lots of tulle! (speaking of which, i have many many extra yards of tulle. if you need tulle for anything, just give me a holler.)
anyways, i decorated their door with wedding bells.
and made aaron a lovely bowtie, that says "groom to be" down the one side and "lexi + aaron" down the other. it is also fully functional b/c i put a safety pin on it. i fully expect to see him wearing it tomorrow. (i would say that men might should keep this in mind when considering marrying any of my good friends, but i suppose the fact of the matter is that my expecting you to wear such a bowtie will not really come as a shock if you've asked lexi to spend the rest of your lives together.)
and the piece de reistance is lexi's hat, complete with a veil! well, two veils b/c i couldn't decide if it would be better for it to stick out the top, or to flow off the back. so i figured, more is better and did both. why make decisions when a lack of making decisions just gives your project more oomph? that's what i always say.
so just let me know if you have any craft-y projects that need completing in the next few days. or if you're looking for a maid of honor for your own wedding. tho i have a suspicion that i may have a niche market in this sort of thing.
posted by laura at 12:53 AM
1 Comments:
I heart my hat. I think I should wear it to dinner tonight. but it is raining and I don't want to ruin it. And I totally think people should expect odd things to happen to them if they decide it is a good idea to bind themselves to me for the rest of their lives. The card turned out great. Well, it's more like a book. I'll have to take a picture and post it on my blog this afternoon.
The wedding bells are staying up all year by the way. Or at least until they fall down of their own volition.
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