ice, ice, baby

One of the many perks of being a teacher: Snow Day!

Well, it's more ice than snow, but I'll take whatever I can get down here.

What did I do today, you ask?

I found a new computer chair to replace our giant black leather one that we've been using.

[source]

Designed our wedding menus:

Menus will go in these and be placed at each table:

[source]

Now I'm off to clean the house and do laundry :) I love days that let you catch up on everything.

DIY burlap tablecloth

After searching and searching for the right kind of tablecloth for our cake table, buffet table, etc. I've decided to make my own. It's quite ambitious, but with all the wonderful help I have around me, I should be able to knock out the 8 that I need in a weekend.

Isn't it great? A local rental company wanted to charge $55 to use something similar for 4 hours (!!!!!), and this one from Etsy costs an outrageous $320! No thanks. We've calculated that it'll only cost around $30 to make each one, and then I plan on selling them afterwards, so hopefully it should end up costing very little after I'm done!

I'll definitely be sure to post pictures of my endeavor. Wish me luck!

pocket sandwich theatre

We've started making Thursday our "date night." We live in an amazing city that has so much to offer, so we've decided to take turns surprising each other with fun new things to do. Our only rule is that it can't cost more than $25/person. This week was my turn and I chose Pocket Sandwich Theatre. It's only $10 and completely worth it. They put on incredibly corny, but very funny plays while you have dinner and drinks. The best part is that you get a container of popcorn to throw. You can throw it at the actors, your waiter, the people around you, or at each other (which is where most of ours went). 


We saw "O Brother, Werewolf Art Thou?" We didn't expect much, but we laughed the whole time.

We didn't get any pictures of the performance, but here's one from their website:

I already have a great idea for my next turn to plan :)