Sigh. Sorry blog.

You know, I really do TRY to blog regularly. But the problem is that now I try to think of things to post and what I'm mostly thinking about is wedding stuff, but I don't want to just post wedding stuff so then I post nothing. (Also, I've been home for a couple of weeks and it's been crazy, so it's not just that.)

Anyway, here's what's been going on, wedding and otherwise.

• Eric came to visit and meet the fam. He got a good grilling from the brothers, but I think it went quite well. We did some wedding planning and registered and took pictures and got him a suit. 
• Looking forward to meeting his family over Labor Day weekend in Houston. It looks like there is going to be both an opportunity to wear a costume AND an opportunity to do some cooking while I'm there. They've been very welcoming already, so I'm feeling more excited than nervous so far. 
• I found a wedding dress. It's beautiful. And it may have been the first one I tried on (after internet research and lots of others that I tried on afterward). I kept trying other things to see if I was crazy, but nothing was as great as that first one, I knew I was going to keep comparing everything to the first one, and it fit almost perfectly off the rack, so with very minimal alterations it will be just right
• Yesterday, Spence and Julie had a beautiful baby girl. She doesn't have a name yet (at least not as far as I know) but she's so pretty. We're excited to have her. 
• I'm making the rounds this week and going to see 1) the people I love and 2) all of the people who take my parents' insurance. I'm mixing the friend visits in with the eye doctor, dentist, and regular doctor (and the visits to the florist, reception center, etc.) If I don't see you while I'm here, I'm sorry. It's been a much crazier trip than I thought it would be. Silly me.
• I almost forgot to read my summer Thomas Hardy, but I'm now starting Far From the Madding Crowd. Hopefully a couple of plane rides will be enough to help me finish it before too long. 
• I am getting really excited about my fall internship at the MCPL. In addition to working the reference desk, I'll get to help with some computer classes and with a project to evaluate the movies and music collections in the library. It's everything I want to do. I just hope it will help me snag a job in South Texas after. (If there are jobs in South Texas after. Haha. Gulp.) 
• The new Arcade Fire is still awesome, even if it isn't $3.99 anymore. ($7.99 still good.) Also awesome - free amazon prime if you have a student email address. Rock on, Amazon. I WILL take free shipping for the next year. I will use it with the $50 gift card I got for participating in a study at SLIS. 
•  The first sneak of our engagement pictures went up today. We took this one in the library. I'm not sure it's the one we'll send out (because I love the books, but it might be too theme-y for me for the actual announcement picture), but I'm certainly pleased with the way it turned out, and I want it at the reception and on my desk if I ever have a library office. Thanks Karina! 

• We've been hosting an essay contest at the lovely blog, and it has been awesome. I love getting entries from lots of different women and I've been so pleased with the response. If you haven't checked it out already, do so. 
• Today is my oldest brother's birthday. He's swell. :) I'm listening to Tom Waits in his honor. 
• I know facebook has to advertise registries and wedding photographers to me now that I'm engaged, but must if show me wedding diets? Seriously guys - it's not going to work. I just need to stay the same size so I can fit into my dress. That's it. 

Okay. That's it for now. Looking forward to seeing some good friends tomorrow and trying to finish up some stuff before I head back to B-town. Mwah!