Maui Wow-wee

Watch out Maui...the Seals :) are headed your way on June 21st!
Thanks to Scott and his years of traveling we are able to head off to the island
solely on frequent flier miles!

Sandy beaches...romantic sunsets...fresh, delicious pineapple...
days and days of just me and my guy!!!!

Bridesmaid Fun Day!

Today was a fanstastic day off from school...Bridesmaid Fun Day!!!

Angela, Jessica, Peggy, Mom, me and the Godmother Mafia had a day of fun planned! We started out with lunch at Salad Creations...which is absolutely delish! It's at the Blakeney shopping center if you are in the Matthews area.

The godmother mafia got there ahead of time and told the servers about Bridesmaid Fun Day and the people there were super friendly.

We all piled into cars and traveled down to SC to Poffie Girls to look for bridesmaid dresses. The girls put on a great fashion show, but nothing wowed everyone!

We made a second stop at Bedazzled and hit the jackpot. Of course they tried on a couple of dozen dresses (and were such troopers) but we found the one! The dresses are ordered and that is one more thing to cross off the list!

We finished the day with a trip to the movies to watch Bride Wars. A few tears were shed by all at different points in the movie...but it was great!!!!

Bridesmaids Fun Day was a success!!!

PS (Did you know that the wedding is officially five months tomorrow! FIVE MONTHS!)

What to Throw

Sad day...

The reception place won't let me have sparklers to send Scott and I off at the end of the wedding. My heart was set on those. And now I don't know what to do! So all of your brilliant minded people that read this blog, I need your help.

Birdseed just doesn't sound fun to me. Bubbles won't be visible because it is going to be late in the evening when we are going to leave. What else is there?

Wait...there's a what???

So while I was in Florida, Scott and I made a little run to the grocery store. We made a list of what I was going to cook while I was there and even planned for a night for him to take me out to dinner. I can get used to this!!! We went to the grocery store-where I realized that I am going to have to learn my way around a new store (one of the things that I didn't think about when I move). We checked out and as I was starting to help put the groceries in the trunk, he said "There's a certain way that they go in. Some things go in the back seat, some go in the back of the trunk and some go in the front of the trunk." ??????? Seriously! I just put my groceries in the trunk and go! Guess I have a lot to learn about the married life!

A Little Tea

So my fabulous mother...over Thanksgiving break did a little investigating in Sunset Beach and discovered this quaint little tea room, which is a part of the Southern Association of Tea Businesses. (I didn't know that existed)

With a little colaboration between my godmothers, they decided that it would be a perfect place to have a bridesmaid and family get together. (Girls only, of course!) So at 2 on the day before I become Stacie Seal, I will be surrounded by my favs...family and new family, godmothers and bridesmaids enjoying an afternoon of tasty treats.

Bridesmaids

I just realized that I stopped with the "Meet the Bridal Party" after Angela my maid of honor! So here is my other two girls that will be standing by me on June 20!

Meet Jessica:
Jessica and I met when she took over a third grade teacher's classroom in January. We were both trying to get our first classrooms under control and didn't really have time to chitchat. A little bit of school drama later and Jess and I were friends. Jess is great and I can always count on her for a reality check and a late night dance party. We have been living together for almost two years now and what a pair we are! I decorate...she cleans. I make dinner...she makes lunch. Not only do we live and teach together, we have almost completely survived grad school, coach Girls on the Run, and get ourselves into a whole bunch of crazy adventures.

Meet Peggy:
Peggy is my next door school neighbor. We met two years ago and I really had no idea how great of friends we would become. I honestly feel like part of her and Ronnie's family. Between weekly dinners and vacations and making Christmas cookies and more her and Ronnie and their family are friends I can't live without. Even though I have only known her for two years...I feel like she has been a life long friend. She makes me smile and laugh. She is always there.

I am very lucky to have these girls to stand by me.

Cake??

I had the perfect idea for my wedding cake...picture this. Box-shaped cupcakes with white icing. They would turn into presents by putting sage green icing and an icing bow on top. In the middle of the bow would be a white chocolate starfish. Scott and I would have our own small cake topper to cut into with the sage green icing and white chocolate starfish around the bottom. I love the idea. Monique (from Sugar Confections in Sunset Beach) was fantastic (And just to let you know, she also does cookies, cakes, and pies for other occasions for those Sunset Beach people). She had wonderful cake for me to taste and got every other type of treat that I wanted to try right then.

She had mentioned one other possibility for my cupcakes, which is the cupcake wrapper, and I finally got the picture of what she was talking about and now I don't know what to do. I think that they are super cute, but I'm not sure it is something that will really be needed...because after all I can't take the cake or the wrappers with me.

At least I have the delicious flavors decided!!!