Sweet Caroline
August 2nd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Maybe it is because I have a mom who went out of her way to make birthdays and holidays special for me, or maybe it is because I am a crazy person who needs one more crafty thing to add to my “to do” list, but whatever the reason I have made it my mission to make Caroline’s role as our flower girl special. This weekend I was able to fit her into her tutu that I made. This was the second round as the first round tutu had serious design construction problems and would surely get me voted off Project Runway. Luckily, Caroline makes everything look good so my job is easy. Now if you will excuse me, I have strict orders from her to add sparkles to her shoes…crafting calls.
Control
March 30th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
My name is Stacy and I am a control freak. Now, this is the part where you say, “HI STACY!” back to me.
The first step is admission right. So I admit it here and now, I am a control freak. Albeit a charming, witty, endearing and classy one. I’m not sure how long I have been plagued with such a disease. When I was a kid and played with my friends, I have no recollection of actually scripting dialogue between Barbies . Though, now that I mention it, I think I may be onto something. Can you imagine an actual script that came with Barbie dolls!? How amazing would that be? If I had script to go off, I would have been more inventive than just resorting to stripping the clothes off Barbie and Ken and making them hump each other.
Control makes me feel safe, secure, warm and fuzzy inside, though I’m aware it can be an unattractive quality. I’m not control obsessed-aggro like Kate Gosselin in fact, I cringe at her behavior. I ‘m not about to beat Paul into submission-I have seen how poorly that ends. Fast forward to submissive John in a douchebag t-shirt on a yacht in the South of France with his whorey girlfriend and creepy poster father, Michael Lohan. Anyhow, a healthy balance of control can be a good thing. For example, I’m super organized, I can multi-task like no other, I’m an amazing planner and I find color coordinated master plans calming. See, all positive AND endearing.
But there is a dark side of being a control freak. Most of which focus around planning a wedding. It’s the end of March and I have booked our DJ, the venue, and our coordinator, our save the dates have been sent, our website is up and the invitation mock ups are complete…all of these things are done and have been since January. Focusing on loose ends puts me in a Zen like state so that has become my “thing”, I focus on loose ends and I tie them into a nice, style and color apropriate bow.
But then there are the things that I’m not supposed to plan like my Bachelorette Party and my Bridal Shower. Therefore, these things create anxiety. Like, does “not supposed to” mean like I am “not supposed to use TMZ as my main news source”, or does “not supposed to” mean like you are “not supposed to kill someone” but do anyway kind of “not supposed to?” I need to know these things so I can decide what kind of infraction I will be making, should I decide to send out my already made invites for these two occasions (I kid, but come June I won’t be.)
Here are my bridal Shower fears- I’m not sure who is supposed to throw your bridal shower, when they are supposed to offer or when it is supposed to take place. I am also not sure how I am supposed to politely tell them I want it catered by Veggie Grill, to make sure there is plenty of All Hale Kale Salad and 6 huge slices of vegan carrot cake politely set aside just for me. And I furthermore plead that no one makes me wear a hideous bedazzled veil during any of these events. Besides that, I am totally open to whatever.
Photo by Wiley Valentine
