I Shall Become a Pioneer Woman!

Well, it is November 1st.  It is this time of year when turkeys are on the loose waiting to be eaten by modern day Pilgrims.  It is the time of year when all of the retail world decides it is time you decorate your house for a holiday two months away.  And, for me, it is time to start planning a wedding.

On September 29, 2012, I shall become Mrs. Jody Suarez.  And, in doing so, I got lots of work to do to make it happen.  Well, I guess we do.  But, you know how it is.  Women are always more involved in this kind of thing.  For one reason, it's our wedding.  Out big day.  Our fairy tale event.  Second, it is because we are bossy and want everything to be our way.  So, I am just going to take the reigns on this one. 

We are going all out DIY because we ain't gots no money!  And, what would some fancy shindig do with me at the center of it?  It would run off and cry that it got stuck with my no sock, tennis shoe wearing, half greasy haired dorkball instead of some Debutant it deserved.  We have tons of ideas and little bread, so we are gonna work it like a drag queen.  As Tim Gunn says, we are gonna "make it work."

We have the date, and we are pretty sure we know where we are going to have it.  We are probably going to go with Pioneer Town in Wimberley.  It is a great tacky little place with a lot of character and a whole lot of good memories for me as a kid and us as grownups.  It's pretty awesome.  There used to be a train and a medicine show.  But, those things seemed to have dried up.  However, it still kinda rules...and has a house made of bottles!  How awesome is that?  Here are some pictures of the place.

Isn't it great?  I am sure that it was hoards of family fun in the 60s and 70s and 80s.  Well, I know it was because that's when I first went there. It isn't so much the happening place it used to be, but that's just why I like it!  We are going next weekend to give the wedding facilities the once over.  Let's hope we love it or else we just might be eloping.

Other than that, we have nothing.  I have been perusing websites about how to do a wedding.  I think it should be doable by us.  I think.  I have no idea about food or  a dress or any of that good stuff.  But, all in due time.  And all when we get some mula!

I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool....

I have been a super lazy bum when it comes to blogging lately. I have no idea why. I love to talk about myself. So, I am just chalking it up to lazy because if there is any for sure thing in life, it is that I am lazy!

Lots of things have gone on. And nothing has gone on. I will say that I had the greatest weekend getaway to a cabin built in 1840 this last weekend. It's called the New Tracks Log Cabin. It was fab! It was old, rustic, smelly (in a good musty way), had no TV, had no radio, had a great boyfriend, and was just awesome.

We had some really awesome alone time together. I will post pictures. You know how you really love someone? You can deal with them for two days with no TV, and you don't fight! We had a LOT of "couple" time (wink, wink). We tried to play dominoes, but we couldn't remember how. Luckily, tucked away in a bag was a set of D & D dice (shut up, don't laugh. I know!). With those, we made up the super funnest game on Earth! CABIN! Jody became the first World Champion of Cabin. There is some very good video of this. I will post it later.

We went into Wimberley one day to hang out. We went to Pioneer Town. Again, I have pictures that I will post later. I haven't uploaded them yet. Anyway, Pioneer Town was fun. Quiet, desolate, and empty (said for a birthday party we accidentally walked in to). That was how it was when I went when I was a little kid. I guess things never change.

We then went to a pretty decent Italian restaurant called Marco's for dinner. We went to a few other places first. However, everything in Wimberley closes at 7. So, we ended up here. It was pretty good. We had a nutty little waitress named Laura! and a neighboring table with the most horrible woman sitting at it. Really, she was what I would refer to as a c*nt. And I don't use that word lightly. But, my goodness, she was mean. She kept embarrassing her kids (who sat silently and without movement) in front of anyone who would listen. She had this awful look on her face! And she kept being mean to those damn kids. The rest of her party (I assume her husband and parents) sat at the other end of the table looking down the whole time. They were one happy family. Being the audience, though was quite entertaining. Boy, she was awful. Luckily, my Eggplant Parmesan was not. It was really good!

We did a lot of drinking. Imagine that! But, not too much that we were sick. Well, I take that back. I had a moment on Wimberley night. But, after a few shots of tequila (the prize in rolling a certain number in CABIN), I had to sit out a few rounds staring at the toilet. But, alas, it passed, and joy returned! Also, the people who owned the cabin left us a fabulous bottle of wine (and an incredible continental breakfast of, I kid you not, four kinds of pastries, four kinds of cereal, yogurt, milk, orange juice, kolaches, coffee, apples, enormous homemade fruit salads, and all kinds of teas. It was so much food!).

All in all, it was a really great weekend. It was so secluded and in the woods. We say three cars and two people on bikes the whole time we were there. You have no idea what kind of good that can do a person! It was so cool!

Other than that, just been living life. I will post pictures later. And, I will write more because who doesn't want to know everything there is to know about me? Ha!