early mornings.

i was reminded yesterday when i came in to the station to voicetrack that i had to operate the morning show this morning. agh. i HATE getting up at 4:30 to be here at 5. its the worst. and my neck hurts...

the only redeeming part of this morning is... i have grapes! and they are a delicious snack.

yesterday my mom and i went to karen's and dug up some flowers and things in her yard. it was awesome. we got more than $100 worth of stuff for FREE. i love free stuff. i got a whole bunch of day lilies, which i filled the front flower bed with. everyone (karen and penny) keeps telling me to just water them a TON and they just might bloom. i'm not getting my hopes up. but the greenery looks nice. there are a bunch of buds on the irises around the yard though. and TONS of peonies. i think i already wrote that.... there are also a whole bunch of buds on the poppy in the side bed. those are my favourite flowers in the yard. they are so pretty. i really hope they bloom for the wedding.

the patio is completely finished. and the pathway is over halfway. we're getting closer and closer! i will take some more pictures today when i go over there of all the new flowers and green things we planted yesterday. i planted some day lilies in the giant rotting stump in the front of the house. tyler put a bunch of dirt in it. and i want to fill it with flowers. but... i realized i will need some more flowers to do that. haha. it seems we have a never ending need for flowers. there are two more beds on the side of the house that is facing the road that still need to be weeded and have a couple of things added. tyler has his next project lined up - building some benches and creating a seating area. and i think my next yard project after we're finished with all the projects is going to be getting some burlap and painting it. i want to make one outdoor rug for the "seating area" because the spot we want to put that in doesn't really have any grass... just dandelions. haha. and i want to make a backdrop for the "stage" out of burlap with a painted design on it. and then another one for the porch too... because the plan is to set up like a photobooth on the porch for people to take polaroids of themselves for our guestbook.... IF we can get a polaroid camera and film. that is still up in the air a little bit... i might try and get that done this week so we know if it is going to happen or not.

and... the dresses have taken a back seat for the moment. i got to a point where i knew gill's dress wasn't going to fit, and my mom said it was better to just leave it and alter it when she gets here so it fits her. dessy arrives a week from yesterday (so excited!!!) and so i will have help with them then. i really hope that they get done and look good... i don't know what to do otherwise... that makes me nervous.

and that's how things are going... i am covered in mosquito bites from my mom's yard. we have to get some tiki torches for the wedding so everyone doesn't get eaten alive... but... other than that i think that the yard is coming along swimmingly. haha.