Hot diggity dog!

HeLLLLOOOOOOOO Hive! I cannot BEELIEVE I've been chosen to blog here! I just celebrated my 23rd birthday and this is the best gift! I received the email last night and seriously thought I was dreaming! I had to check it again this morning when I woke up, at which time I gave myself a bear hug and did a little hip-wiggling celebratory dance!

So, why Miss Hot Dog? Well Mr. HD and I have two fur babies, Olie and Mia, and they happen to be of the weiner dog variety. And since a wonderful bee already beat me to the Dachsund moniker, Hot Dog seemed the next best thing! ;)

I met H.Dawg in my senior year of high school. He was helping our cheerleading squad prepare for state and I was smitten. But speechless. So nothing happened. Then, freshman year of college, guess who was at cheerleading tryouts? Yup :) The rest is history! We've been through our ups and downs and have both put eachother through a lot. But we've come out all the better for it.

Right now I'm working at a local nursing home in the Health Information Management department. It's not everyone's cup of tea - it requires methodical thinking and meticulous attention to detail. So it's pretty odd that my non-Type A self likes this type of work! Mr. HD is a personal trainer and he also works part time at a local pet store. It's very comical to see this big, buff manly-man canoodling little puppies and baby-talking kittens (he's a cat man!) But it's also SOOOO endearing! He is a walking contradiction and I love every inch of him!

The budget for our wedding is around $5,000 *gasp* It's a shockingly low number, but I am fully confident that we can pull it off! We've got a great family and friend support network and lots of drive! Stay tuned to see what kind of crazy things we do to make this dream wedding a reality (I can't wait!)

BZZZZ BZZZZ

Guess who got her birthday wish?!?!?! Holy buckets!!!! I can't officially say anything official but I'm sure most of you ladies know the "buzz"!!!! I love Hot Dogs... ;)

Stay tuned today for some catch-up posts since my birthday celebrations seemed to last for about a week LOL

I'm so excited!!!!

Happy BeeDay!

To me!! Yes, today I turn 23!! It hasn't been any sort of spectacularly-out-of-ordinary-type day yet, but my fingers are crossed!!

Now if I could just get my wish... bzzz bzzz... ;)





Any other November birthdays?!

Getting my kicks. (numero uno)

I think the very first wedding item I looked into was shoes. Now, I'm not one of those that has 80 gajillion pairs in my closet. But I do lust after shoes as much as the next girl. Looking at pictures like this,

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this,

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and ESPECIALLY this

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inspired me to buy THESE

Aren't they cute??? With the little bow on the back... MMM. Wanna know the the cutest part? The teeny, tiny price tag! Try $15 with shipping! I know, I know.

Now, I have to admit that after a few weeks and finding more shoe inspiration, I realized that maybe I'd made a hasty purchase... (though I know I'll wear them and they WERE only $15 ;))

(to be continued)

Have you had shopper's remorse over anything you've purchased for the wedding??

No, YOU'RE fabulous!

WOWZA! I just received the "Fabulous Sugar Doll Blogger Award" from Morgan at The Handcrafted Hitching Post and Laura at Lucky In Love! Thanks so much ladies!

As part of this award, I have to list 10 interesting facts about myself and then pass this along to 10 other worthy bloggers! There will definitely be some repeats, but they totally deserve it!

So without further ado, I want to pass this honor on to:

San Diego Budget Bride

Running to the Wedding

With This Ring, I Thee Blog

Tying the Knot

i Do {blog!}

You Can't Take It With You

A Bride... Again

The Bride Side of Life

Cross Country Wed

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NOW... 10 interesting facts about myself? Hrmm.... I am SOOO interesting it's going to be VERY hard to narrow it down to 10... ;) LOL jk

1. I sucked my thumb until I was 13. Yes, 13! After age 4, it was only in my sleep, though. I couldn't stop doing it subconsciously! The only thing that finally made me stop was when I had to get braces. My orthodontist gave me a glove with all the fingers, except the thumb, cut off. It worked GREAT! So if you know anyone with this problem, try that!

2. I didn't wax or pluck my eyebrows until I was a freshman in college. I'm a blonde. :)

3. I have 45 freshwater fish. And they are ALL named.

4. I HAAAATE doing the laundry. You'd be so scared if you saw my laundry room right now...

5. The only thing I've ever successfully cooked from scratch is spaghetti. Other than that, it's all grilled cheese, quesadillas, and nachos. Are you seeing a theme?? ;)

6. I have enough music on my iPod to listen for 5 days and never hear the same song twice.

7. I stock-pile scrapbooking supplies. Even when I'm not working on one, if I see something super cute, or on sale, I buy.

8. My hands and feet are the size of a toddler's. Literally, tiny!

9. I would rather read a good book than watch any TV show.

10. I also stock-pile Bath and Body Works products. I have SOOO much that's it's over-running my bathroom and linen closet... Sweet Pea, Twilight Woods, Warm Vanilla Sugar, Moonlight Path, Japanese Cherry Blossom... MMMMMM.

Thanks again ladies! You really made my day!!