Still nothing…day 123

Yes, that’s right, still no water. But at least we now know what happened. Sunday night we had some pretty hard rain hit the city, and due to construction everywhere, our water system got damaged an filled with mud. Turns out all five parking basements flooded, along with the elevator cubes—so yes, I’ve been forced to go up and down eight flights of smelly ass stairs.

Today I didn’t even bother coming home for lunch, specially since we don’t know how long this is going to last. So while I was at the office having lunch and watching Neighbors from Hell online, I realized it was time to change my relationship status, and clear up the rumors. So as of today, it says I’m engaged and people are no longer confused about my wedding planning LOL.

I’m so looking forward to my friends being here…and having Joel as my man-of-honor on the big day. I miss all of my friends back home so much—Jessica and Drew (the newlyweds), Abe, Vivi, Angie (the newly engaged), Benny, Lins and Jea…and of course my parents. To you guys, I promise the trip to DF will totally be worth it ;)

Goose and I have been working on our guest list, and we wonder who will go over the guest limit. So far I’ve managed to keep it under control…Goose has to make a tough decision LOL

*Last night in McAllen with Phillip, Jess and Joel…also my birthday party.

Planning some more…day 104

Ever since Goose and I sat down to discuss when we should get married, I’ve spent every free moment to figure out what we’re gonna do…from dates, locations, colors, themes, food, etc.

So far we’ve been able to close on the location, thanks to my incredible grandmother Pita, who is allowing us to host our reception at her beautiful home. As of today, all we know is it will be an outdoor wedding, we need to rent a tent, invest in good lighting, and decided to do something small— 80 guest approximately. 

I’ve been in touch with some of my wedding planner friends back home to help me with small details and advise. I was looking at a wedding to-do list breakdown, and according to it, there are 180 things to do before the big day…so far we have two down. Well, maybe three—I want a candy bar!!! :D

Oh yes…nice…day 98

After four months of living in this awesome building, Sergio and I decided to stay in tonight and enjoy the hot tub along with a bottle of wine I had been saving, I guess you could say for a special occasion. 

Work was slow today, heck—the entire week was slow….so relaxing in the hot tub, pool and sauna were just what I needed. We spent about three hours out there and discussed all the different ideas I have for the wedding. It’s pretty exciting for the planner to finally plan one for herself.

We decided to do something small, that involves our love for wine and coffee…and if all goes well, it’s take place in one of my favorite places growing up, my grandmother’s home. Here’s a little something of what I have in mind…

Done! day 11

I finally finished my portfolio!!!

After working on it for what seemed an eternity, I finished it. Picking out the projects that I wanted to include was a tad difficult since I didn’t want to seem like a desperate attempt to include everything. So, along with the help of Sergio, I picked out a few logos, ads I designed for print media, and event campaigns. The last I enjoyed designing the most since it included going back to photos of the event and remembering everything that was going on at the time, the people I was working with (Cimarron events were always the best) and how I felt once the event was over and saw how successful the turnout was. 

Now that the design for my 64 page lookbook is ready, I’m on a mission to find a good printing company to give it the final touch. 

I can’t wait to have it in my hands, to be able to flip through the pages and have it on my future coffee table.

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