Style My Summer

Man oh man has the last week and a half been action packed!

I don't even know where to begin! I guess I'll just start typing and we'll see how this comes out. Coherent I hope!

Well, I know I mentioned my job possibility with Digital Express, and let me tell you, I had an interview yesterday!

I feel like it went well, but of course as I left and started thinking about it, the worries hit.

I got a call on Monday asking if I could come in for an interview on Wednesday, so I of course said "DUH!" (only, in a much more professional way of course). Once I got there, I met with the gentleman that was supposed to interview me, and in comes another man...with two chairs! Then in comes a woman, who sits on the couch with me. Then comes in another man, who sits in one of the other available chairs. I ended up being gang-interviewed by four people, and it was pretty intimidating.

I feel like I answered the questions well. I had the people laughing and smiling and they seemed to like my portfolio...but they also seemed to be pushing the photography aspect of the job when I applied for a lab tech position.

Now I would absolutely take the job if they offered it to me, but I guess I'm a teensy bit bummed that it doesn't seem to be quite the job I thought it was. But hey...better than retail, and it's still more in my line of work.

I wasn't told if/when I would get a call back, so that worried me a bit, but I'm trying to keep positive. If I don't hear back in a week, I'll call them to see what is going on.

Now that we've got that out of the way...make room for the wedding...because boy oh boy is it taking up a lot of room in this house!
I feel bad sometimes because my hundreds of flowers have taken over the living room, as well as my boxes of decorations in my room! And I tend to take over the dining room table to work on the necklaces for my bridesmaids' gifts.

Jeanette understands though and is happy that I'm getting things done, but I still feel like I am taking the house over sometimes.

I was supposed to get my wedding dress fitted last week, but a change of plans was in order, so I have to reschedule that here soon.

My dress was ordered in a size larger than I usually wear, and I've about dropped a size since I ordered the dress, so I'm a little worried that we'll have to get it taken in, and I don't know how much that will cost me. The $2,000 I brought out here for my wedding fund is going dry, as is my personal money stash...so we'll see how it goes.

Now for the best and most exciting part!

Last week, Chris got a call from the local news station that his mother had won a makeover! He had entered his mom in to the contest for her incredible 55lb weight loss, and they loved her story, so they picked her as one of their 4 winners to get a $500 shopping spree, new hair style, and makeup!

Getting Jeanette up to Oklahoma City wasn't the easiest task...let me tell you! David's Bridal is right next to the mall we had to take her to, but my appointment was set for Tuesday when we had to get her over there on Wednesday. Since Chris wasn't going to be able to make it due to work, I was trying to figure something out with Chelsea about how we could get this to work. We ended up telling Jeanette that Chelsea couldn't get Tuesday afternoon off, but could get Wednesday afternoon off. After a little bribery with a free lunch at the 100% Fake Organic restaurant in Quail Springs Mall, we convinced Jeanette to go to Oklahoma City on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.

Once we got there, we were ambushed by the News 9 crew and began to shop!

It was a ton of fun, and the news people were incredibly sweet. 

The anchors (Christina and Lauren) even bought April some $60 Jessica Simpson heels for my wedding! They saw her try them on and fall in love, so they bought them for her! It was incredibly sweet and made April the happiest almost-11-year-old ever!

After trying on multiple outfits, Jeanette settled on a gorgeous purple dress for the wedding, some nude kitten heels, a nice white and blue dress, and a fun shirt.

We then traveled across to a athletic shoe store where she was able to snag some high quality walking shoes, and that was probably what got her the most excited about everything she bought!

Well...yesterday at 4:50pm was her big reveal, live on the news!

Chris, April and I tagged along (after my interview) and headed up to Oklahoma City again. Jeanette was whisked away in to hair and makeup, then off she went to give a short interview on her weight loss! She is a very lovely lady already, but the small change in hair and makeup did wonders for her! Normally she wears her hair straight and parted in the center, and when they gave her a side part and curled hair, it was like looking at a completely different woman. Her purple dress is very figure flattering, and she just looked absolutely stunning!

If I could look half as good as her when I get to be her age, I'd be a very happy lady.

It was very neat to get to see the behind-the-scenes stuff at the news room. It was a LOT smaller than I thought it would be, and everyone was so nice.

There was a chef at one of the stations with some delicious smelling mini-hamburgers, and when I made a comment on how good they smelled, he offered me one! I declined, but the gesture was very nice.

All in all, it has been a fun few days.

Here is Jeanette's live interview in case you either missed it, or just don't get the channel!

Weddings and Hills and Beds, OH MY!

Still no word from Digital Express about an interview, but I refuse to think that means they didn't choose me. If I don't hear anything by Wednesday I am going to give them a call.

Now, as far as wedding stuff goes, I've got my flower girl's dress arriving any day now, and over 300 silk roses coming in a week or so. Chris and I also need to go to his aunt's house to rummage through her leftover wedding supplies from when her daughter got married last year. I'm not sure all what we will take, but it's great that we have some free options, seeing as this wedding is taking a serious toll on our finances, especially with me still being unemployed.

Anyhow...on to something happier now shall we?
Chris and I went on a little adventure the other day to a place called Magnet Hill, just outside of Springer Oklahoma.
Basically, you stop your car at the bottom of a hill and put it in neutral. Take your foot off the brake and you roll backwards up the hill! Now...I was skeptical to start, but we found the spot and sure enough we went up the hill reaching 12MPH!
Watch and see for yourself:

We were stopped at the bottom of this hill and rolled all the way up: 

It was kinda nuts.

Chris' mom had visited the hill already and has her own theory on how it works...I think mine differs a little bit, and Chris has his own theory as well.

I won't spoil the fun though...if you can visit this hill, you definitely should!

After that, we went to Chris' brother's house with snow cones for all.

Let me tell you...after moving to Oklahoma I have become a bit of a snow cone addict thanks to Chris. I've tried at least 11 different flavors in the past few weeks, plus a few doubles.
Thanks a lot Chris!

Anyhow, back to what I was getting at...I got a real bed!

I've been sleeping on a big air mattress since I got here, but Jessie and Sam had a spare bed that they let me borrow until Chris and I move out and get our queen sized bed from Chelsea and Kalen.

It feels more like I live here now since I have a real bed with my blankets and pillows on it!

In fact, I'm sitting on it now to type out my blog!

Things are going pretty well though overall.

Chris and I are probably going to end up living in Norman for at least the first year of our marriage...or I guess until he gets a job somewhere else.

I like Norman though...it reminds me more of home where everything is in a close driving distance.

It's nice and quiet in the country, but I hate how far away I am from everything. The closest WalMart is half an hour away! I'm used to driving like 5 minutes to a WalMart...so it has taken some getting used to living out here, but I'll be alright.

So that's how things are going.

As soon as I find anything out about that job with Digital Express I'll be sure to post about it!

Digital Express Job Possibility

I've been in Oklahoma for just over a month now, and am still unemployed.
This isn't due to the economy though so much as my not trying.

Originally, Chris and I were going to move to Norman. I was going to go to school at OU in Norman, and Chris was going to continue working at Riverwind.
Well things have changed and Chris has been applying at a college in Shawnee to be security and I am looking at cheaper colleges.

Well thanks to my future sister-in-law Chelsea, I may be changing my unemployment status.
Chelsea called me and let me know that she noticed a Photography and Graphic Design business had a "Help Wanted" sign out front. I learned they were looking for Photographers, Lab Techs and Office Assistants.

Today, I stopped by to get an application, originally intending to apply for the office assistant so that I would at least be in the graphic designing atmosphere.
I spoke with a lab tech, explained that I have my Associates in graphic design and have taken two photography classes, and he suggested I go ahead and apply to be a lab tech. He also told me that my photography background is a definite plus because sometimes the photographers will borrow someone from the office to help them out on a shoot.

I know I shouldn't get TOO excited about this job because it's not for sure, but I can't help it! If I could start working in my desired field, I would be so happy!

Apparently they are going to start making calls on Friday and bringing people in for interviews, so if you could all send good thoughts my way and cross your fingers, I'd appreciate it!

Wedding Planning Pick-up

From not planning much as far as the wedding goes, to spending close to $1500 in 2 days, I'm very happy with how things are coming along.

In two days, Chris and I were able to pay off the rest of our honeymoon cruise, booked two excursions while on the honeymoon (an ATV tour of some Mayan ruins and the surrounding jungle and swimming with dolphins and sea turtles), bought a dress for our adorable flower girl and my future niece, purchased over 300 blue silk roses for under $80, purchased the flower girl basket, cake topper, invitation stationary kits, bubbles, two glass vases for the altar, beads for my bridesmaids' jewelry, and picked out the tuxedos for Chris and his groomsmen.
Plus we've been keeping our eyes on some royal blue aisle runners on eBay, as well as some cascading cake tiers.
A week from today, I've also got my first wedding dress fitting. I'm so excited to get back in to the dress because the last time I had it on was back in December, but I'm a little worried that it'll be too big. I don't remember, but I think the lady at David's Bridal ordered my dress a size too big (but I think she said they run a size small). On top of that, I've been losing weight since March (12 lbs so far) and my clothes have been feeling more loose, so I'm sure my dress will be too.
Still though, I'm excited to get the dress back on. My future mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law will be coming with me, and while I'm sad that my best friend and family won't be there, I'm glad I get to share this with my future family.

The next step in my wedding planning will be to get working on the invitations! Now that I've got the kits, I need to get printing and mailing!