Void

Well the apartment is pretty empty. I mean my sister's furniture is all still there so it's not EMPTY empty but all the stuff that made it our apartment is pretty much gone.

It's a little depressing. Good thing Garren took me out to dinner last night so we were not sitting around an empty apartment. Although this morning. SO FREAKING TIRED. ugh. Just want to sleep for-e-ver.

On the plus side the cats seem to think the empty apartment was made just for them as a cat speedway. It's espcially funny when Maggie can't get any traction on the wooden floors.

Yesterday - Stuff taken away, Today - Move to Benicia!

Honeymoon!

So moving is getting closer. I am trying not to focus on that part and instead focus on the fact that Garren and I are getting a two week vacation together.

As I've already mentioned, we're going to New York for a few days. We're just planning on enjoying the hotel, having some good food and maybe do a little bit of shopping. Hopefully also have dinner with some friends too.

Then we're off to Paris and we're staying at this hotel for a few days. It's the same place that Garren's parents are staying at in September and it seems to be in a nice location close to everything. We have no real plans of what we want to do in Paris. Garren has never been and I think mostly it's going to involve lots of pain au chocolats, cheese, the Eiffel Tower and maybe the Louvre.

The last part of our trip is what I am most excited about. We are going out to the Loire Valley and staying Blois where we will have bike rentals for 3 days waiting for us and we will be biking around the countryside visiting multiple chateaux, eating more cheese and hopefully drinking some wine. Here's some details about the trip we booked for those interested.

After that it's one more day in Paris and then we fly to Marrakech (on Garren's birthday). Work is putting us up in this hotel for a few weeks until we can find an apartment. Garren and I will have one more day to relax until I have to start work. Scary! Let's not think about that part.

So for the most part I think our honeymoon is shaping up to be a nice relaxing time. Except that it's August in France and Paris apparently will be empty of Parisians. Remind me why that is bad again?

Nuts to You

Some may wonder where I came up with the blog name Nuts to You. It comes from Get Fuzzy which is my favorite comic. Bucky (the cat in said comic) says it often and it makes me laugh every time. At the time I named my blog back in 2001 or 2002 (wow that's a while ago) I thought it was a fun irreverent statement and it set the tone as an outlet bitch about things if needed. Now, well I'm just used to it and it reminds me of Bucky.

I've been going through old documents and such trying to prep for our across the world move and I came across some of the Get Fuzzy comics I had saved. In particular I've attached one where Bucky says nuts to you and one of my all time favorites that makes me laugh every time I read it. Just for kicks. And to avoid doing moving stuff. So overwhelming! Baby steps, baby steps.

Married? Check.

Well we're married. No more rambling rants on the blog about how I'm freaking out about a dress or the details...or well really it was only the dress. From now on only freaking out about moving to Morocco!

I am currently on hold waiting to make sure that paper bills are sent from PG&E instead of electronic so my sister and Erik can pay their electric bill. I've managed to cancel comcast, figure out how to make paper payments for the car, email the movers and email about baggage storage in Paris. I still have many things to do and my phone died, but I feel like I've made some progress.

As you can tell it's back to reality. No gushing about the wedding here, but really it was a beautiful day. Garren and I were insanely happy and overwhelmed and felt so loved by everyone. It was as wonderful if not more so than we imagined and exactly what we wanted. I did have a minor freak out the night before the wedding. I think it was more a freak out about what happens after the wedding (ahem moving across the globe) rather than marrying Garren. I woke poor Garren up and he sleepily calmed me down. But the day of the wedding I felt relaxed, had a great time getting ready and was insanely happy the rest of the day running throughout the rest of the week. So having a husband pretty great so far, although really I don't feel that much different from before. He's still my boy and I'm still his girl just on paper now too.

A few shout outs are in order.

1. Mitchell at the rest of the Bouchon staff. They were amazing and gracious as always. The patio was romantic and the food spectacular. The fact that we blew most of our budget on the food and wine totally worth it and completely us.

2. Brian of BB Photography. I cannot wait to see the photos. He handled all our crazy friends and family with humor and put up with Garren and I and our lack of comfort in front of the camera. We are so lucky to have had him take our photos.

3. Princess Lasertron for my vintage button bouquet. I may have put it together but she provided the materials and the inspiration. People were dubious when I first mentioned what I was doing for flowers but they were a huge hit at the wedding. If you think my crappy version of a bouquet was nice you should see her custom orders. Spectacular!

4. My ladies in SB. Kelly and Andrea at Mishay Salon and Por Vida Skin Care. They made me look fantabulous and it was wonderful to see them again after having moved away. I wouldn't have looked so wonderful in the photos without them.

5. To the best gag gift ever. John, Josh and Emily the snuggies were pure genius. We promise to take a picture the first time we use them. So excited. Also Mr. Kool-Aid has already threatened to kill me if I use his snuggy by mistake.

6. To my girls (at the wedding or not) who all put up with my freak outs and wedding stress out moments and who were all so excited for me. You mean the world to me and I'm so lucky to have you all in my life.


7. To Jade, Toby and Alex who pitched in and brought champagne, coolers, glasses and helped organize photo taking. You took the little things off my mind which helped me relax. Thank you again.

8. Last but not least to Lindsay for helping us to create our ceremony and marrying us. It would not have been the same with anyone else there in front of us.
And now I'm done. No more gushing. No more sappy love stuff. Need to charge the phone, go run some errands, make some more calls, and pick up our new computer!!

Snobs

Hah-Hah!

Garren and I will get to stay at a sister property in New York. This one in fact. So freaking excited. This is why I LOVE working in hotels. I get to feel like I'm rich and famous.

And...Confirmed

Well I finally got the go ahead to buy my airline tickets.

We are confirmed for departure on Monday August 3rd at 3:00pm. We're flying to New York to stay a couple of days. We then leave on Thursday, August 6th and head to Paris where we stay a week and then we leave Paris on Thursday, August 13th (Garren's bday!) and fly to Marrakech.

Oh good god! This is getting more real every time I buy a ticket and everytime I look at the calendar and realize how close this all is. Ughhh. I better stop this line of thought before I start crying.

Yea traveling! Yea mini-honeymoon! Yea plane tickets!

Hell Yes!!!

Ashley is on Top Chef! Ashely is on Top Chef! And before anyone yells at me about spilling the beans it is all posted on Bravo with pictures and everything. See: Top Chef - Bios - Ash Fulk - Bravo TV Official Site

I am so freaking excited for him! Ashely I will be routing for you from Marrakech and it is one of the main reasons Garren and I are buying a new computer. Can't wait for August 26th!

P.S. For those who don't know Ashely (or maybe I should say Ash) is my sister's fiance's (Hi Erik!) brother. So my future (extended) brother in law.

Rock Star

For those of you who met Maddie yesterday below are some links to her singing (and playing bass!) with her band Bay Area Girls.

I don't know what I was doing at 10 yrs old but I was not nearly this accomplished.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TB4ex46IM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR4twGGeYyg

Party

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Engagement Party. We had a great time and it was so wonderful to see you all.

In particular much thanks goes to Bob and Eydie opening up their home and hosting the party for us. Michele for the AMAZING cake. I mean seriously so beautiful and so delicious I still cannot believe you made it. To Kristen for letting me borrow your parents, your childhood home, and helping to plan the whole thing. And to everyone who came from far away, we have never felt so special. Thanks for making the trip.

Garren and I are going to miss you all more than you could possibly know. I was looking at pictures today thinking, "Why are we leaving? What the hell are we thinking?! How can we leave these people?". We were thinking adventure, so hopefully those of you who are able to come visit can join in on our adventure and we'll make do in the meantime without you nearby, although I think it will prove harder than we realize.

Kisses!

N

Pictures from Michele's camera can be found here. Hopefully pictures from other cameras will be forthcoming.

Feelings of Eh

So yesterday marked exactly 14 days until the wedding. Today marks 13. Yesterday just thinking of that caused my hear to speed up. Why? I don't know. I am very secure in the fact that I want to marry Garren. There is no doubt in my mind that I want to spend the rest of my life with him, but at the same time as the wedding creeps closer I am feeling an increased level of anxiety.

I think that anxiety has more to do with the details and planning of the wedding than the act of becoming a married person. I think I am also over analyzing things in terms of some of the decisions we made. I am feeling a little guilty that we decided to make the wedding such a small affair. While I think it is the right decision for us, especially with the quick nature of our nuptials, I can't help but feel guilty and worried that I may have inadvertently offended extended family members and friends. And I can't help but be sad that I wasn't able to take more time with our wedding plans, save more and invite those people who I really truly love in my life, but cannot invite with our current circumstances (i.e. moving to morocco with a limited budget)

I'm sure with my family and friends this concern is unwarranted. But you never know. Weddings are strange things. With other peoples weddings I am so hands off. I refuse to be offended if I am not included or invited because I know how much pressure can be put on a couple planning their wedding. But not everyone is like that. I have heard others talk of weddings and those they had to invite due to family obligations or because they would throw a fit if not included. It's such an insane thought to me but it does happen. Is someone I know secretly throwing one of these fits?

I hope not. My worst fear is hurting someone who I care about. It's the last thing I want to do with a day that is supposed to be so special for me and Garren.

Like I said I'm over thinking this. It is what I do and Garren is probably rolling his eyes at this post, but there it is.