-- It's been a while --

Well well well...so much for the 30 days in a row.  I've completely blown that goal...but only by 5 days this time! 

Anyways, today is the big day.  Rehearsal went well...I'm still super embarrassed to be in front of all those people so we'll see how tomorrow goes... 

I thought I'd stop in and say hello to all those who read me.  After today, I'll be Mrs. K instead of Miss H.  Everything is set, I think.  Hair and makeup in the morning, pictures before ceremony, ceremony, more pictures, and party! 

Hopefully it's not too hot in there...ugh...the no air conditioning in the middle of the summer is not a good thing.  But we'll survive. 

Now to get some sleep before the big event! 

I know Mike is super excited! 

Today I'll be married....weird. 

- 8 Days Remaining of Unwedded Bliss -

8 days left before the big day

1. I'm getting my hair colored in a day.  I'm not sure how that's going to turn out.  I think I'm cutting that pretty close. 
2. My mom is throwing me a Margaritas to Marriage party...mostly because she wanted to have it be Mexican themed...I think she just wanted to make Margaritas!  But I'm OK with that. 
3. We are doing our Pre-Cana on Sunday.
4. I still need to make the boutonnieres and mothers bracelets.
5. I need to figure out something for the favors because my plan fell through...thanks etsy.  This is the one time you have failed me! :(  Don't worry I'll still shop on you. 
6. I need to cut out all the programs I brought home with me to cut out so my mom and sister won't be disappointed in me. 
7. Still need to get Mike a ring...OOPS!  Might just be going to a quarter candy machine last minute! 
8. Still need pictures from Mike's family...been asking for them since like April or May.  Why do thing seem to take longer when planning a wedding? 

In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...In 9 days I'll be laying on a beach in Aruba...

Ahhhh...

-- Rain or Shine --

With it being 9 days out, we can now check the 10 day forecast!!!  Let's see... I haven't looked yet.  Here's the text since I can't get the pictures to work.  This is just for the week of...

Jul 14 Wednesday

Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s.

Jul 15 Thursday

Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Jul 16 Friday

Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s.

Jul 17 Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Looks good to me...but things can change...for the better or for the worse (I think I'm practicing).

-- Can't Sleep --

Not me, I'm exhausted! 

Mike...

He woke up at like 4am and didn't go to bed until like 11:15 last night at least.  That's not a lot of sleep.  I asked him if he thought he couldn't sleep because he was nervous?  He said "HA, No!"

Ok...well, we'll see how tonight goes. 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 9

-- It Can Be Official Now --

This is Mike and I (bad pic - don't judge).

This is Noblesville.

This is Mike and our Marriage License and a pamphlet they gave us on STDs...Nice, I know.

This is where I go for coffee in downtown Noblesville.  Love it! 

And they have this bumper sticker you can buy there.

Then I went home to find this...I heart my dogs.  Thanks Louie!

The end. 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 10

-- Bad Dreams --

Did any other Bride-to-Be's out there have bad dreams before the big day? 

On Saturday I had a quite humorous nightmare...it was actually quite comical.  My photographer - Amanda Wilcher - was making me laugh with all the outrageous things she was making us do, it was raining and we were wearing rain boots, but my bridesmaids were not wearing the dresses that I had picked out for them instead they were wearing dresses that apparently they had picked out for themselves which had holes all in them.  Mike and the boys were in Jeans and I'm not quite sure what else...actually at one point, I think he was shirtless.  My dress was no where to be seen in this dream...I think my dress quite resembled the one that Amy wears in the "Diary of a Mad Bride."  Priceless. 

I'm wondering what dreams are to come... 

Any dreams that you can remember from before your big day?  I'd love to hear them!  I'm sure there are some good ones out there.

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 11

-- $30 Starbucks Gift Card (but you have to pick a team) --

So as many of you know, I had my Stella & Dot Launch Party on June 28th!  I think it was a major success!  My party doesn't close until July 28th which actually overlaps with my Mom's show on July 25th! 

So... I'm going to take Tammi On!!!  From now until July 28th, you can purchase online for either party...You just have to put in either Me, Abby or Tammi as the hostess at my website, www.stelladot.com/abbyk.  All sales from July 5th - July 28th will be a part of this "battle!"

Anyone who purchases $75 dollars or more will be put into a drawing for a $30 Starbucks Gift Card! The winner will be chosen at random from www.random.org where all the email addresses will be put into a pot and the winner will be randomly chosen. 

And ALL SALE ITEMS ARE AN EXTRA 20% OFF NOW THROUGH JULY 9TH!!! So don't forget to check them out here. 

Here are pictures from the remnants of my party and I promise to take more pictures at my mom's! 

But for now...who will win?!?! 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 12

-- Happy 4th --

Happy Birthday America!!!

Thanks Thomas J, Mr. Washington, and the rest of our Founding Fathers for this wonderful nation!  We love it and all the freedoms you fought for us to have! 

Can't wait for the fireworks tonight...

But until then it's back to the rest of the wedding festivities of the day...

-- Dinner with the Pope --

Yes, you read that correctly... 

Lets start from the beginning! 

Whitney asked me what I wanted to do for my "bachelorette" party.  Being my always embarrassed by sexual, silly, (Insert boy part here)-straw self I quickly said... I don't want a bachelorette party.  So we thought maybe it might be nice to do like a nice show that came to town and dinner, but the nice shows like Legally Blonde and Jersey Boys were not only a little bit out of the price range, they also came and went quickly.  So...it was just going to be dinner.  But a dinner that we did not expect. 

We were all set to meet at Buca de Beppos.  Whit had reserved a special room.  I didn't really know they had a special room...the only one I knew of was the one in the kitchen.  Anyways, when we walked back to the table, we were greeted by the pope. 

We sat in the Pope room.  Isn't this guy a little creepy though?  Not only was he sitting in the middle of the massive lazy susan, but he had the craziest eyes that you would catch staring at you every once in a while. 

*Notice the Sybaris Phamplet -- Thank you Stacey and Shanna for the lovely bachelorette bag of goodies...Mike has gone through it multiple times and wondered when we are going to use some of the items (special condoms, pregnancy test 2 pack, k-y massage oils in multiple scents, and a bedroom intensity set -- tie ups and a blindfold)...don't worry...I'm sure they won't get much use!  My face is totally red right now writing this! 

(yes, we put these items behind the Pope's back)

**For those of you who don't know what Sybaris is, look it up.  I will not link to their site because I think it's disgusting and it was a joke, but they do apparently give free tours from 1-4 daily and you get a free gift. 

So that's how I had dinner with the Pope and some great girlfriends!  Thanks to Jennie, Ann, Stephanie, Whitney, Emily, Stacey, and Shanna for coming!  I always have a good time with all of you!  We need to do it again soon...Minus Pope-y!  

 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 15

-- Coming Soon --

Among my newest Stella & Dot Venture (click on the link to the right to see the lovely jewels!), I'm also going to start another new thing... 

So coming soon is...

The Kellermeyer Chronicles

You can find it here

Quick Synopsis of this blog:

The first year in the life of newlyweds... Drama, Disasters, and Great Triumphs as we figure out how to operate this thing called marriage. Some days you'll get Mr K and other days you'll get Abby K...but every day you'll get a Kellermeyer Chronicle.

Join us daily...

It's still under construction, but stop by and have a looksy and tell me what you'd love to see from me and Mr. K.  We'll try to keep it sassy and frassy.  :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 16

-- I sold my dress --

It's about time.  

If you don't remember, I had two dresses.  I blogged about it here -- The drama of the dresses.  We found a great deal down here at a bridal shop.  Fit well, was very sassy...actually I had a bit of a hard time taking it to the post office yesterday, but what was I going to do with it?!?  I mean it's not like there are many things you can do with a wedding dress. 

Although, I have recently seen pictures of men who are taking the wedding dresses of their ex wives and doing horrific things to them!  It's actually quite funny!  But I wouldn't have done anything like that.  And another popular thing to do right now are those Trash the Dress sessions with your photographers...where you splatter paint all over them or food or run into the ocean or dirt or anything to completely ruin your dress.  I think I'd have a heart attack.  We've already had a scare like that! 

I'll let you know more on that later!

So say goodbye to 1058b by Watters...it was nice to know you and thanks for hanging in my house for a while!  You were pretty!  But now the funds made from you will go to buy other things for this crazy wedding!  :)

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 17

-- Our Song --

One more thing I can check off the list!  Yay! 

Can you believe that Mike and I have been together for over 5 years and we don't have a song.  Mike always grabs me in the kitchen to dance and hums that song Close to you, but he doesn't know any of the words so I'm not going to count it.  Plus, I don't really like it...  We never dance to anything else.  And he's always being silly. 

But I guess you'll just have to wait and see what was chosen when I give the recap of the entire wedding day!  :)  It's a good one...I promise! 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 18

-- Programs --

Last minute happenings are going on right now...

I'm working on the programs...  I'm hoping for a paddle fan.  Since the church doesn't have air conditioning, I feel this will be a safe bet and a liked one by all!  :)  I just finished them in black and white and I'm wondering if I need to add color to them...hmmm....

I thought I'd do them in green and brown, with some twine tied around the stick, but I can't find a place to print them on Green or brown paper...I'll supply it.  Ugh...another speed bump on this slow road with not much time left...

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 19

-- I did it again --

Yes I did.


I said I'd blog everyday for the next 30 days and I didn't. Yesterday we went to Mike's friend Mike's wedding in Oxford Ohio. I don't think I've ever known someone to have so many friends of the same name.

We were actually talking about this at the table...Kate, the wife one of Mike's not name Mike friends, was saying that she has 3 weddings to go to the next 3 of 4 weekends and all of the grooms are named Mike. Apparently the lady at Bed Bath and Beyond was giving her a hard time. But yes it's true...of the ones I am aware of there are at least 5 in the group of friends. And I'm sure I'm leaving someone out.

Anyways, we went to their wedding yesterday and I was preparing for my Launch party (which is tomorrow -- be looking for pictures to come) in the other time we were home, but we didn't get home until 3 am last night. So I do apologize for the missed blog. Hopefully we'll get back on track here.

I almost missed tonight too.

Ugh...

days remaining of unwedded bliss - 20 AHHHHH!!!!

 

-- Diary of a Mad Bride --

One of my goals for this year was to read more... Well, I don't know how well that is going. I think I've finished 3 books in the last 6 months. I guess that's probably better than normal. 

Anyways, Diary of a Mad Bride by Lara Wolf was the perfect book to read leading up to this wedding. The last 60 pages of the book were completely relevant to MY wedding and I felt like Amy and I were in the same boat! Then I had to remind myself that we weren't friends and that she was a character in a book. Wow...but we've been together for like 3 months! lol. I kept opening up that book and I was right there with her with all the ups, downs, and laughs of the wedding planning process. 

Here is the synopsis of the book:

My wedding was starting in less than twenty minutes, and I was stuck in a 7-Eleven parking lot with popcorn kernels wedged in my gums and vanilla ice cream melting on my dress. It was a disaster too large to comprehend. After an agonizing year spent planning my wedding, could it really end like this? The voices chronicling a year of wedding hysteria swirled in my head....— My grandmother upon viewing my engagement ring. 
“What do you mean he gave you an emerald! Diamonds are eternal, emeralds say, maybe five years.
— My future father-in-law on the night of my engagement party:

“To a happy marriage and, if necessary, a painless divorce!”

— My best friend, Anita:

-"Oh, screw congratulations. Of course I’m happy for you. Stephen’s a major piece of ass and he’s got a sense of humor. Just as long as you’re certain this is what you want.”

Would I survive this day after all....?

I'm sure you'll love it!

I can't wait to read the follow up called Diary of a Mad Mom-To-Be...but don't be getting any ideas!

Days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 22

-- Fried Chicken --

Well, Mr. K is actually being helpful...that's Mike if you are new to reading this blog. He's cleaning 1 room in the house this week everyday. Last night was our bathroom. And he actually did a pretty good job of it...

Minus the fact that he didn't put any of the things that he took out into our bedroom while he cleaned in back into the bathroom, but I guess we'll let that one slide this time. Hey...the tub is clean, right?! I have to look at the bright side!

Speaking of bright sides...lets talk tanning. I know, cleaning to tanning...strange segway, but I'm doing it none-the-less! ha ha. So we bought a tanning package and of course I've been so busy that I've been all of 3x. My whole thing is, I don't want to look like fried chicken, but more of a glowing bride, right?! I feel like my upper body has that glowy feel, but not my legs... Anyone have thoughts on how to get your legs tan? Esp for when we go on our honeymoon. Aruba does not want to see these white thighs. 

Also, are there any readers out there? Did I tell you about our honeymoon yet? I'm getting ready to double check our plans and I thought that might be a nice little blog set for tomorrow, but I'm seriously losing my mind so if I did, I don't want to do it again. Blah Blah...here I go blabbering again.

Loving my new jewelry. If you need anything to wear for summer weddings, you can find it here.  I recommend the Collette or the Rachel for the "Little Black Dresses" I know you are all wearing to the summer weddings...  I'm sure I'll see plenty at mine.  Or if you have a nice hot pink or orange dress then I recommend Garden Party!  LOVE!!! 

days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 23

-- Let's Chat --

If you stop by today or tomorrow or any day, please feel free to leave a comment!

Comments are always welcome...even the bad ones...although, I hope there aren't too many of those!

Stay a while and check it all out!

Search the blog, I'm sure there's something here for you...

And then tell me what it is!

I'd love to hear from you!!!

And I'd love to know what you think of the semi-recent redesign!

Love, Abs

-- The Final Count-down? --

Can you add music to this?!?  Mike loves that song...you know...who's it by?  I don't know, but it goes...The final countdown...Du do Du do....Du dud dud Du.... whatever.  It's a song...and very fitting.  But yea, so who's coming?!?  If you are a reader of the blog and you were invited and you haven't returned your RSVP, could you kindly let me know if we can expect you to have a good ol' time with us on July 17th?!?

PS, we get free fireworks (if we can see them) thanks to the Three Rivers Festival. 

But here we are...2 days past the deadline...and there are 54 outstanding RSVPs...  I'm not holding it against anyone, but I am starting to wonder if you are coming.  :)  I'd really like to have you there! 

Did anyone else have this problem?  Well, I don't want people to think they are problems, but this issue?  I'm just trying to figure out seating charts (who am I kidding...I'm not doing that), headcounts for the caterer, # of favors to make, etc and I can't because I'm at a loss on about 100 people... so...

Are you coming to the wedding?! 

I hope everyone got their invitations...  Here come the ulcers again!  And headaches!  And stresses!  Ugh.  What if the invitations didn't make it to the appropriate places?  Sorry, but you'll be getting a very lovely replacement EVITE.  :)  I'm out of actual invites.  Plus, they were kind of a pain to make... well not really, but I am over it at the moment.  No time! 

So, can you let me know if you are coming to the party?  And those of you who can't make it, we are sorry you can't make it...you will be missed!  We'll have you over for dinner after the wedding! 

Days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 24

-- Yay Mom --

While home this weekend my mom said yes!  She said I could do something for her...  Actually, she said she would do something for herself. 

She told me that I could make an etsy shop for her!  YAY!!!  When we were home for my bridal shower a couple of weekends ago, I joked with her that I had already done this.  See, my mom has made me a brooch bouquet for the wedding.  She made it all by herself.  We searched antique shoppes, eBay, grandmas basement, Uncle Ed's Etsy Shop, and many other places for unique brooches to put on this thing.

I've written about brooch bouquets before and my mom was like, "Well, I could make that."  And for the longest time she kept saying she could do it, but we decided not to and then one day she was like LETS DO IT!  :)  So the search began.  And now, she's going to hopefully do it for other brides as well.  She has gotten nothing but compliments on this bouquet.  She'll make them in any colors, and she'll even seek out the brooches for you if you don't have a grouping of your own!  However, you can send her your own brooches if you have them! 

It's still in the early stages so the etsy shop has not quite been set up yet, but this has all stemmed from the process of her first born getting married....oh Tammi Jo.  :)  The other thing we need is a name.  We aren't quite sure what to call her lovely new entrepreneurial endeavor.  I thought maybe the names of her 2 girls "Abigail Elizabeth Designs" or maybe her initials "TJ Designs"  or "Old is New Again Bouquets."  None seem to have the elegance and sass that Tammi herself has nor say what we want them to say. 

Taking Name Suggestions!!!  Send them My Way...and if you are interested in a brooch bouquet, then email me at Abigail.hake@Gmail.com for the time being and I'll be glad to send you more information!!! 

Days remaining of unwedded bliss - 25

-- Weather Permitting --

Can anyone tell me what's up with the weather? We've had horrible thunderstorms for the last 3 weeks straight and I've got the bruises to prove it! Yes, you read that correctly. I have bruises on my legs from running into tables in my house running back and forth from the windows to the closet to the weather radio during the Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, Tornado Warnings and Special Weather Statements!

It's storming right now.

(view from my desk)

At the moment, my wedding dress, shoes, jewelry, passports, honeymoon information, wedding planner and all wedding contracts are currently in my downstairs coat closet to be as safe as possible from the pop up tornadoes that are everyday occurrences around here lately!


My leg has this horrific bruise and did have a bump on it from running into the corner of the sofa table while trying to scoop up Louie and take cover from the what could have been tornado but only ended up being major 73 mph wind gusts! I'll consider that a mini-tornado.


I hope there are no storms like this on my wedding day or I may have a heart attack and more bruises on my body than necessary! :)

Days remaining of unwedded bliss -- 26