On this song that's stuck in my head

Wow! I just have to write this. Right after finishing my last entry, I remember that I want to listen to Maroon 5's new single. Payphone. 

I am a follower of The Voice. Not as much as I did on the first season. So, I missed the first half of Maroon 5's performance on TV. But, I remember liking the end of the song.

So, here I am 10 minutes later, keep repeating the song over and over again. It feels good t listen to it, the melody just hits me. The last time I remember really liking a song the first I heard it was R. Kelly - The World's Greatest in middle school. Well, I didn't like this as much as R.Kelly's song first time (I was probably little and The World's Greatest was just so beautiful for me). But, I like it a lot that I am really trying to memorize the lyrics so I can sing along.

For someone who's getting married soon, the lyric itself does not apply to me. But hey! I can relate to that. I was in "love," but it turned out  was not love after all. And I hope that happy ever after exists, though! :)

Help me! Who's with me on this one?

On what would be the best part of wedding planning..so far..

What might be the best part of the wedding planning? The answer might be different to every bride-to-be. For me, it was not when I found my dress, it was not picking out flowers. All of those made me nervous and feel relieved once I decided on something. Not so much a good feeling. So what is it then?

Last week, I sent out our wedding invitations. Sure, parts of me feel relieved. But mostly, that was the first time that I felt that the wedding is coming together. All of these preparations were not bounding. Now that everyone is invited, I feel that I have to make this happen, otherwise.. embarrassment? Anyway, on top that is the feeling that I'm getting every time I open my mailbox. How many replies will I get today? Who are they? What do they want to eat? etc etc.  It makes me anxious and excited, in a good way.

Our invitation itself is pretty unique. We did not print it in the US. We printed them in Indonesia. One thing that really struck me was the invitation cost. They were expensive for just a cost of paper. The next thing that made me feel kind of weird was also the fact that the ceremony and the reception invitations are on a separate piece. For me, it was not practical as I am inviting everybody to the reception whom I am inviting to the ceremony as well. I decided to ask my mom to look around invitation shops back home and she found it. She mentioned that I could pick a design and the shop could send me the email and I could approve it online. Then, when I was home in November for a cousin's wedding, we could go to the shop and proof everything.

We decided to go with blue and gold color. The cover was made out of velvet fabric. The printing was embossed. It was pretty. It would cost a million if I were to buy it in the US. But, it costed us less. Although, it would be cheaper if were to invite more people thus printing more. The inside was cool. I drew a map and I manually glued it down at the back of the invite. I also actually created my own RSVP card. Not too hard.

It basically looks like a book. The cover page in front. When you open it, our initials will be there. When you flip the page, a poem by e.e.cummings is  on the left side and the information about the wedding itself is on the right. If you flip again, directions are on the left and the map that I glued on is on the right. We put the RSVP at the back as well.

The only concern is that J is not inviting a lot of people. I should rephrase that, he is not inviting anybody who is not his family. Oh God! We need people!

On knowing that he's the one

This is not meant to be an advice on knowing how you know that your significant other is the one. But for sure, I know mine is. This is how: (Well, this is one of the infinite reasons why I know he's the one)

I had this dream that I was married with my ex boyfriend (s) (It may be different one for every different dream). And I was crying..in my dream... I remembered that I was saying to myself, "What have you done? How did you get into this marriage? I'm stuck! I can't get out!" But then I woke up from it and realized it was a dream. I can't tell you how relieved I felt. So relieved...And how happy I was when I put my head on J's chest and put my arm around him. 


That's how.

On having a good memory

I don't recall when exactly I started to realize this fact. Growing up, I did not see anything different. At school, I disliked memorizing lines and lines of definition, but I liked reading and memorizing important dates. It sounds silly, I know. In sixth grade,I got a 9.5 out of 10 for my religion class (Although I actually aced every quiz or exam there was, but "only God is perfect 10.") But that was it.

It wasn't until I was in college and meet more people. I emphasize the verb meet because really, they were not in my group of friends, nor were they in the same class. I just met them randomly, a  friend of A, or B, ... or Z whom I bumped into on the street and just started chatting. Or this person that my friend kept telling me in his/ her stories from his/ her class or something like that. The funny thing is that I will always remember those things. I will remember the people and what they said, especially if something "big" happens. I still remember the story about this guy that my friend told me last year and scared her when I recalled that story this year. It's also not always about people, it can be about the setting of a place or what happened along the way.

I don't know about other people's memories. I know that a lot of people have brought it up to me,"How do you know this?" which then I replied, "I was there with you...?" I mean, I like it, but it can make people feel weird sometimes. Another downside is that people tend to tell you the same stories. They don't remember that they've told you this story, so they'd tell you again with the same tone and with almost the same complaints/happiness. Definitely though, I don't need to hear someone bragging about how good she/he was in such and such, with examples of when this and that happened...twice...

My really good friend sent me this link. She said, "This is my advice for you."

Oh! Revenge is on tonight!

On what I'm reading

I am not gonna lie that I may be a bit too late to just find out that you can borrow an ebook for your Kindle through public library. Last Saturday, I opened up a new library card, which made me feel like I accomplished much. Since then, I have been browsing for lots of books and placed a hold on one or two books. The first book that I put a hold on is The Tiger's Wife. Honestly, I already forget why I picked that book, but I can only feel my excitement right now. I am patron 207 out of 212 in line for that book. Gee. So then, I browsed for more books that had less waiting line. I found Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (by: Ransom Riggs). The summary sounds really interesting. Although if I read the reviews by previous readers, none of them really like it a lot. At first, I could not even remember the title. I guess coming from a non-English speaking country, I did not know that Peregrine is a bird's name.

Anyway, I can not put my Kindle down (my Kindle name is Lucky Charm). I feel that the book is easy to read and interesting. I like the combination of the pictures and the story. Again though, I am afraid that the book will actually disappoint me. But, right now I am excited to find out about the twists and can't wait until later in the day where I have to proctor an exam and spend 2 hours reading (well, minus if students have any questions)

:)

*Update: April 13th
Yes, I am disappointed at the ending. It was running pretty good, but seriously, it really does look like the author is just writing based on the pictures that could be found. I could be wrong, but that's what I feel like. The writing itself is good. I am just hoping for another ending.

On my latest obsession

I have once again become a fashion slave. Pretty much last year, I did not care about fashion and in general, how I look like. But this time around, with my wedding and rehearsal dinner coming up, plus all the days that I'll be spending with families and friends, I feel the need to somewhat catch up with my collection. Let's start with the rehearsal dinner dress. I'm in love with Zara blue lace dress, but I'm wearing my lacy wedding dress the next day. It may be too much all at once. So I decided to get the Tulip dress. I saw Kate Middleton in one of the Tulip dress versions, in different pattern. It looked good on her. But that particular color was a goner online and there is this green color left. While I like that one too, but every time I look at it, it reminds me of Indonesian batik pattern (where I'm from). Instead, I bought this version of the Tulip dress for the rehearsal dinner. I may want to add a pop of color. Maybe I'll wear my blue Pour La Victoire oxford heel shoes and royal blue earrings.

 

And, for either Friday morning, where I need to pick up my families, or Sunday morning, where I will have to say good-bye to my family. I bought this dress, Contrasting Collar dress. I am really in love with this one :) Makes me happy to think about it.

I also spotted a lot of other dresses from modcloth, but I think that I should stop before I'm spending a lot more money.

Next stop. My obsession with shoes is back! (Should not be that excited). But, in shorts I am obsesses with cap-toe quilted flats. The winner is of course French Sole Passport:

It is so sweet. It's neatly crafted, and it's super elegant. However, I don't think I really want to spend $225 for something that small. I mean, I can save the money and get a jet ski instead.

I have been looking for something similar or just its replacement, something affordable but either has the same two-tone color, quilted, or cap-toe. But nothing really speaks to me and when there is one, they're out of stock. The conclusion: I'm a bit late at fashion. Just wait until I get a job, though ;)

Now, off to stuffs that make me want to put on my bikini right now and jump to a lake, but I can't since I'm in the middle of Wisconsin spring.

Coast Celeste Print Dress

BCBG Delphine Jacquard Cocktail Dress

Oasis Bird Pleated Dress. My size is gone anyway

ModCloth Shore to Love Dress

 Well, better get back to work now.