Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Which would you prefer?


I know I have a lot to catch up on, starting with before we were engaged, and "The Proposal" story that was supposed to be here months ago (sorry!). So I'm asking all of you, what do you want to hear about first? Should I start there, or should I work backwards starting with our Bahama adventure, then Wedding and on down?
As you ponder this and send me your feedback, take a looksy at these! We have SO MANY photos. I could be putting up wedding pictures for the rest of my life. AWESOME.
I like shoes. Scratch. I LOVE shoes. In fact, everyday for the past two weeks I've been wishing I had some black flats. Something like these. :)
Admittedly, I have quite a few pairs of shoes. Obviously, I feel like I don't have enough. ;) Two shoe stories before I finish with this.
1) "Wedding Shoes": Holy frijoles it took me forever to find some! For some reason, aqua/turquoise/"Tiffany's" blue is a hard color to find, especially for heels. :/ (Dearest apologies to our sweet mothers who had the hardest time trying to work this color into our wedding scheme). As soon as we got engaged and decided on our colors I started my hunt for the perfect, blue, wedding shoes for me. A month before the wedding I still had nothing. Two weeks to go and still nothing after endless online searches and going to every department store and shoe store in Henderson. One week before and I decided to try looking one more time before giving up all together and just getting some white or brown ones. So 3 days before the BIG DAY, I made my last desperate attempt, this time with David in tow. He must be my good luck charm. We walked into Journey's at the Galleria and there they were. I had been into that same store 5 days before and I swear they were not there! But oh happy day they were there and they were perfect! (the turqoise lil' tennis shoes I already had)
2) "Preston is shocked": Some of the fam came over to check out our place a few weeks ago. Upon looking behind the bedroom door and beholding the large shoe rack stuffed with shoes, Preston exclaimed, "Whoaaa shoes!" And David was quick to reply, "There's more in the closet!" So Preston runs back to see for himself and then pulls out the plastic tub of more shoes. He was in disbelief. It was hilarious to watch. Now, having said all that, let's clarify a few things. :) I really don't have an enormous shoe stash. The shoes on the wall are all my heels aquired since about my sophomore year in high school, and the ones in the closet are my kick around/running/work shoes and boots. Might I add that the plastic storage tub has all of David's shoes mixed in. Also, I get rid of a few pairs every year. TRULY. I just...like shoes. :) What can I say?
There is a point to why I just spewed all this. Besides the fact that you readers have now learned a bit more about me and the wedding and a diddle about my life post-wedding, I just wanted to explain why I am so grateful that Ashley took the time to shoot these rockin' photos of my feet. :) Thanks Smash!

Big shout out to my lovely sister and her lovely skills. See more on her blog at Lemondrop Creative- Freshly Squeezed. (How cute is that for her business name?? Love it. xoxo) Oh and. She'll be in Henderson in March to "do work" (and hang out with the awesome fam). Check out her blog for the details and book a photo session with her... I'm just sayin'... :)
**Ashley did not force me, nor was it part of the terms and conditions of her photography services for my wedding that I consistently spout out my adoration for her and her LemonDrop Creativeness. She's just that good. And wonderful....and lovely. :) **

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

In case you hadn't heard...

I met a guy this summer...

And it turned out that I really, REALLY liked him...

And he really REALLY liked me too...

So he popped the big the question...

And 2.5 months later we were married!

Then we partied in the Bahamas...

More details on all of that to come soon.
Ciao!
:)

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Practice.


Bridals and Wedding day. This is the makeup look I'm going for. Yes, I'm doing my own make-up for the big day. My good friend Chloe (from my Self-Defense Class !!!) is a makeup artist and she's been helping me get this look together. Yesterday we went to different stores and bought the goods I'll need. Then we went to her place and she taught me a few tricks. She would do one side, and I would do the other. Here are pics from yesterday's learning session: (I ate before I took these, so the lipstick is a bit smudged + the lighting in this apartment is horrible!!!)
This evening, tired of studying, I decided to get some practice time in. Wedding Makeup Practice Session 1:

How am I doing? Feedback on this one would be seriously appreciated! I think I want less eye- liner on the bottom and more defined lips, however I will have different [classic red] lipstick and that will help complete 'the look' a lot (we couldn't find what I wanted yesterday here in Pootah, so I'll just buy what I need when I get to Hendo).

Friday, December 11, 2009

Dearest Haele, I miss you.

I just got these pictures and messages from David: Haele said send it to giulia...
Haele says, "We miss you!"
I wish I was there to play with you at the big Christmas Party, Haele (and David). I'll be there next year, I promise.
She got between my legs and said take a picture and send it to giulia....
This got me laughing so hard! :) Thanks, Haele!

I wish you were sitting right here on the couch with me, Haele. I would be all scrunched down so you could get your arm over my shoulder too, and we would talk and smile and giggle because we're friends. I love you, Haele.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Recipe for The Best Mornings Ever.

Go here. (easiest recipe ever)
I'll be going every morning at 6 this week and next week. If you would like to join, don't hesitate to call. :)

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sigh.

What Giulia feels like a lot of the time:
...I just want to go home. And be with David for more than 3 days every so often.
...and I kind of want to throw a pity party. anybody want to come?




okay. pity party over.
now. who wants to write a research paper for me?
no takers? ...strange.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Kobe.

I'm not a big sports fan. Actually, let me rephrase that: I'm not a sports fan. I love sports, playing or watching. But I don't have "my teams" and I don't track or follow any teams. I don't get upset when BYU's football team sucks it up. However, this popped up in my news feed this morning and I thought it was awesome.