Weekend Wanderings : Epcot's Mini Food and Wine Festival

Another busy Wedding activity weekend in the books!!


It is all becoming so real, J and I are getting married in 26 Days from today!! Like what?! Where has time gone, what else do I need to get done ahhhhhhh!!!

Anywho,

So I was back in Orlando this weekend (again) doing bridal things and one of them (my favorite part) was Epcot Flower and Garden Festival... aka Mini Food and Wine Festival.

This is time of year (with exception of the holidays) is my favorite time of year at The Happiest Place on Earth. All the flowers are in bloom, it is usually sunny and beautiful but not to hot like it can be during summer and WAY WAY WAY WAY less crowded!

Friday my mom, aunt and sister all played hooky took me too the Flower and Garden Festival with the cutest matching shirts. This is us in France right before we had one of the biggest Macrons I have ever seen and a small serving of Duck Confit,

sisters who became best friends!

We ate some amazing food too.. sadly we ate it to fast to take any pictures... oops bad blogger I know, I am sorry but if your go to disney food blog you will get the idea.


We also had my Bridal Shower!!!! It was a high tea theme, as you can tell from older posts Im a fan of tea and London etc, so It was only fitting.

We had it at the cutest little tea room in Lake Mary (right outside of Orlando) call Dickens Tea Room, and between you and me she can still get Cadbury chocolate which has been "banned for shipping here in the US" so sad, Cadbury is the BEST chocolate ever!!!.
Oh and of course in traditional english fashion we all has fascinators.


Here are a few pictures from that, along with gifts we got after they were assembled.

as soon as we walked in 

My MOH & Aunee of the bride who set it all up 

The beautiful Platter we got from Mud-Pie, we don't entertain much but we LOVE it 

The most perfect counter stools from Target

Other than that this was weekend was filled with over eating and more crafting just like last weekend.!! I am so excited to finally be able to clean and relax in our place this weekend, oh and register for more stuff at Target this coming weekend!!

I hope the weather is as wonderful where you are as it is here in Florida!!

ps idea for our wedding registry would be awesome!!! 

Fri{YAY} Favorites: Bride Brain is Real!!!

Happy Friday Y'all 

it was to cute not to post. This is what the girls look like when we say "potty" or "walk"

Let me start off by saying I am a terrible at being a blogger and bride at the same time and I am sorry blogs have been so little. I have had so many planned and then just fall asleep in front of my computer, who knew planning a "small" wedding could be so damn exhausting! 

Any who on to my favorites for this week 

1. We are officially one month from getting married!!!!!! We still have so much to do, mainly getting our marriage license which is kinda the most important thing that has yet to be done.

I'm trying my hardest to not go into panic mode thinking of all the little things that we need to do (or at least that I think we need to do.  J has been good about keeping my wine glass full while I am working on all the stuff at night. 

2. My pretty new desk that I work on wedding and blog stuff every night. Its from Walmart of all place, J went in for football gloves for our nephew and also came out with this.

Its simple and sweet and helps fill a small empty area, this is not out picture this is from Walmarts website. Its great, I loves having a desk to work at. Its not permanent the one we really love is a bit more than our budget allows right now with the whole wedding planning thing. But if you are looking for a good size desk at a great price this one is perfect! 

3. Blaming everything on Bride Brain. Its like pregnancy brain, but for brides, its real goggle it. I am spacey and panicky enough. If you are not sure what Bride Brian is here is what I found on Urbandictionay.com 

             Bride Brain 

 A less invasive, but more expensive version of a frontal lobotomy. Experienced by most brides, as they enter a catatonic state which renders them incapable of sustaining any thought or conversation that does not involve cake, caterers, flowers, wedding dress designers, Chinese wedding dress knockoff designers, updo's, hair pieces, color schemes, wedding themes, and personalized M&M's.

 

Okay so that is sorta it. Basically not being able to focus on anything else but the wedding, how hot your groom is, how sparkly you nre wedding band will make your engagement ring etc. 

So instead of saying it was a blonde moment, I blame bride brain!!

 

 4. NEW JOB!!!! I started my new job this week, and it is very nice to say that I like my job, I like the people I work with, I can hold a conversation with the people I work it. It is a small Doctors office where they focus on Stem Cell Procedures, so I am constantly learning new things and talking to people around the county and even the world about what our Dr. could possibly do for them.

 

Oh and I get to wear scrubs every day... aka my second pair of pjs.

 

5. Last but not least J, my future hubby is  a big favorite this week. I mean he is always my favorite but this week has been a difficult one. My anxiety has been really high because of a new pay structure, wedding budget and money in general which he likes to remind me I always stress about when there really isn't a problem and we will make it work. He is an amazing man and always strives to take care of me and works so hard to provide for us. I am so lucky to call J all mine forever.. haha He is stuck with me!!! 

When this goes up I will be in Orlando for my Bridal shower and at Epcot eating and drinking my way around the world for their Flower and Garden Festival!!

I hope everyone had a wonderfull week and has an even better weekend. The weather is going to be great here in Florida again... Fingers crossed I can get a tan started at some point! 

   

Fri[YAY} Favorites!

Happy Aloha Friday Everyone!!! 

Not to make things have changed on the favorites front this week, but there are a few!

1. I am loving my new CC+ Cream that I bought over the weekend. You can find information about that here. Any-who it is still amazing, I just have to use it sparingly so I have plenty for my Wedding make up in 50 days!!

2. Being less than two months away from marrying J, my bestfriend, my lover, my person

3. We have an engagement shoot coming up on Sunday, after being engaged for 5 years we are finally doing one. One of the photographers J used to work with when he was in the event industry is doing it for free!! He is one of the best photographers in North Florida and J loves his work, we are both very excited to be able to do this with him you can check out some of his stuff here

Not us obviously, we aren't married yet but this is one of the locations we will be at.

4. This lotion is a current favorite. With our engagement shoot coming up and the 40 hr work week mixed with cold weekends I need something to make sure I have a nice tan year round and this stuff does the trick without making me orange!

5. I will be leaving the insurance world! One week from today is my last day sitting at my cubical on a computer all day. J and I both have great opportunities coming our way so keep us in your prayers that it all works out for us and keeps us going on this awesome adventure of ours 

We are both loving our little life together. Its all falling into place, two adorable pups, 50 days till we are finally husband and wife after 5 years of being engaged and our own little place to call home. 

What are some of your favorites this week??

Welcoming "Winter"

Its is finally starting to really feel like winter in Florida and by "winter" I mean cold enough to wear my blanket scarf Santa bought me and the one I DIY-ed thanks to Pinterest. 

DIY-Blanket Scarf

Winter in Florida is basically fall everywhere else. Highs are in the low 50's to 60's low 70's and lows in the upper 30's, it rarely gets below freezing down here in the Sunshine State.  It also means lower power bills because we can open our windows instead of using the AC and the heat is rarely turned on.. unless you are my parents who have island blood and belong where its always warm and sunny because they freeze when its 50 degrees out. 

Sadly we never know here how long this beautiful weather will last so we enjoy it while we can and us ladies wear our cute warm clothes. 

& by warm clothes I'm talking the #basicwhitegirl starter kit which includes the following: 

Blanket scarves, high boots that make us look like we are about to go horse back riding, black/dark grey leggings, and flannel shirts (as seen below) warming our hands with a Trenta, no-foam, five shot, half-caf, no foam, Pumpkin Spice Latte, with no foam at 210 degrees," - Scream Queens

I am sure those of you reading where it actually gets cold (beautiful Alaskan readers I see you!) are judging this post and taking it as a joke. I know it doesn't actually get cold here but we Floridians like to fake it, however we have has snow flurries a few times in my twenty-something life span and I've been told while my mom was pregnant with me in Tallahassee it snowed enough to make baby snowman! 

So for these next few weeks Im going to be as basic as I can! So many blanket scarves to buy and wear, my boots need their time in the sun, lots of complicated Starbucks orders to drink, and I can finally cuddle with J without it getting uncomfortable and warm 

            *He's a big guy, all muscle, but gets warm quickly... we could be standing outside on a 70 degree day and he will start to sweat.*

Judge away, I do not care one bit! I love this weather for the short time its here and even more so now I cant spend the warm days of almost year round summer in shorts and bikinis out by the pool or beach.  YAY adult world  jk. adult would you suck.