Are we not like two volumes of one book?

I am sorry that I have been abandoning this space. It's just that I hate blogging without pictures!! And I haven't had time to sit down and look and sort through my pics.. It's surprising how few hours there are in a day, especially on the weekends!

I'm always so torn between catching up on my sleep and maximizing my precious weekend! >:( I've been trying to do so much over the two days I get each week - eat, sleep, exercise, spend time at home, read, watch some tv... (I don't need to try to shop over the weekend anymore, seeing how I shop every other day from my computer screen. --- Got to stop: BAD HABIT!)

Speaking of shopping. I've taken a huge liking towards The Tinsel Rack and Her Velvet Vase items recently. And maybe a little of The Velvet Dolls too. I've gotten a ton of stuff from these shops lately - been loving their collections of fashionable pocket-friendly duds that help make my wardrobe so-very-versatile. Would love to do outfits of the day posts of my work outfits to journal, but 1) my DSLR is with the boyf - maybe it's time to get it back from him, 2) my Sony compact is not working - maybe it's time to send it in for a checkup, and 3) my work place doesn't allow me to carry a phone with an in-built camera, so I don't even have that as an option. :'(

Wedding planning is starting to heat up a little, with 7 months to go til the Big Day!! I'm gonna choose my gown for the photoshoot two weekends from now, the photoshoot has been set for a date in June, I'm gonna be going to Vietnam in June to make my cheongsam - so much that's gonna be done in such a short time! Rings also have to be chosen, roles have to be laid out and helpers roped in, invitation cards have to be designed, a make-up artist has to be found too... I'm quite excited, but a little scared cos my expectations are running high and I don't want to disappoint myself.

And the colour scheme!! Can't decide on whether I should slot in a stronger colour to contrast against my dreamy palette of ivory and blush pink, or whether I should just take dreamy and run away with it. Have been doing extensive research lately and I'm quite determined to have a hue of pink. So I found this informative article here, which talks about the different kinds of pink and colours that go with them. Pity there aren't the actual shades for visualizing. Anyone knows where I can get colour swatches from? :D I'd love to get my hands on one, so I can see the colours side-by-side and better gauge what I'd like!

Since we're on wedding talk... I used to think that I would grow up different, that I would not subscribe to the usual girly girl dream of feeling like a princess on my wedding day. In the end, I'm just another stereotypical girl who wants her wedding to be the stuff of fairy-tales! Good grief! And to think I was so sure that I was so different from the others! Heh.

Grace Kelly's bridal party. She's just so elegant.

I hope to find a dress like this in the studio come this May. So classy! I wish I could get the original, but I doubt I'll ever be able to afford an Elie Saab creation - now or 10 years from now.

Some other pics that have caught my eye as I was browsing for inspiration to kiss me:

Coral, ivory and chocolate brown. Delicious or dull?

Peach/coral, ivory and pistachio green - this combination is so girly and airy, so light and reminiscent of Spring!

Okaaaay, off to do more wedding research. Hopefully in my next post, I'd have accomplished both a) the procurement of a decent camera so I can start journalling my outfits of the day posts, and b) I'd have checked off more of the long to-do list that is my wedding day. And c) found the time to sit down and prep my pics of the last month to post up so my life doesn't look so zzzzz. Two more days to the weekend, hang in there everybody! :)

I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance,

A church filled with family and friends.

I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for,

He said one that would make me his wife.

Anon.

Work and play

I think that part of the luxury of working where I am is that I'm allowed the time and space to look ahead. The banality of my day-to-day life is offset by how I am able to compartmentalize my life nicely, into work and play. And I appreciate that, I really do. There's time to plan for the future and be excited about what is to come, and honestly, things feel so limitless when I think ahead. In spite of having little time to myself on work days, I don't dread going to work or waking up each morning (although I hate waking up early, STILL). There're plans to learn another language (pssst the plan is to learn French first!), plans to write that novel, plans to head overseas to study... I dunno, somehow, I guess I'm just happy where I am, even though I may complain about being bored and all.

Life's good, and there's much to look forward to in my little spot in the world. :)

I really want to blog with my pictures - yes, my life has been a little exciting lately, even though I may seem to not have time to have a life -.- But I can't upload my pictures here (for obvious reasons, duh), and I'm too tired when I get home each night to upload and resize my photos. There just doesn't seem to be enough time for R&R when I get home after work. Looks like some time management is in order.

I promise a picture post next. In the meanwhile, I am happy to be able to say that I HAVE BEEN EXERCISING! :) Running twice a week, and hitting the gym to say byebye to my fugly byebye arms... I am gonna tone up before my wedding photo shoot in June. And continue to stay toned until my wedding in November... And thereafter, hopefully. Ha!

Alrighty, I'm gonna run home and have a nice hearty dinner with the boyf. Today's our break from all the exercise, better relish it! Hee. Have a good rest-of-the-week, everybody! It's already Weds, we're more than half way to the weekend :):)