So, I pretty much suck at this. I ate ramen noodles for lunch today to prepare myself for the week when this is over and I have to eat them every day. Actually, I have no idea how I am doing compared to Carrie, but compared to how I hoped I would be doing...I suck.

However, on cheap wedding planning, I am a CHAMP! I got a dress for $230, am making my own favors (stamped seed packets containing wildflower seeds for our spring wedding), my own save the date cards (postcards actually). Scott is doing the food, I am doing the decorating (asian dried peas anyone? Seriously, they are grass green and beautiful), wearing a family veil or making one. All around just being cheap. The few things that I must splurge on (the band), family is paying for instead of a wedding gift. Yeah Cheap Women wedding. The lovely and talented Carrie is doing my invites and programs (at cost!), and instead of a cake I am doing cupcakes (how adorable is that going to be?). This is seriously going to be the most fun, diy, classiest cheap wedding ever. It will not look cheap, but well done.

I don't plan on the wedding taking up all my blogging time, but as it is sort of taking up a lot of my life...what can I expect.

Oh yes, read an article in todays New York Times about how Wal-Mart is raising the standard snd lowering the price for employee health insurance. It will now be affordable and available to most employees. Interesting fact: Targets health insurance is terrible. really bad. Yettheir reputation is pretty flawless. Oh the power of hip marketing. Anyway, check out the article here.

A new Walmart opened near my house. maybe I'll check it out instead of trekking 25 minutes (and lots of expensive gas) to Target.

Love