Monday, October 6, 2008

3rd Post Today

Ok, so... I know this is my 3rd post today... but, I thought this was REALLY cool... and being at work with nothing to do, this provided entertainment :)


1. a little rainbow, of sorts, for brittney 2. bigbird funky tshirt design 3. Picture 031 4. Meeting the pregnant princess of the forest 5. MICHAEL PHELPS 6. Drink Dr. Pepper! 7. Roma Colosseo - Rome 8. 2) Making a wish! 9. Perspective Matters (1109 unique and cool people count this photo as a favorite) 10. Derik 11. Shores on the road to Hope 12. Brittney aka Polka~Baby

My answers:
1. What is your first name? (brittney)
2. What is your favorite food? (taco soup)
3. What high school did you attend? (pflugerville high)
4. What is your favorite color? (green)
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (michael phelps) haha :)
6. Favorite drink? (dr. pepper) I only have ONE a week... Or, that's what I'm trying to do!
7. Dream vacation? (Italy)
8. Favorite desert? (cheesecake) YUMMY
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (photographer)
10. What do you love most in life? (Derik)
11. One word to descibe you? (organized)
12. Your flickr name? (designsbybrittney)

So here's the deal...you answer the following 12 questions about yourself (my answers are in parentheses):

Type your answer to each of the above questions into Flickr's search. Using only the images that appear on the FIRST page, choose your favorite and copy and paste each of the URL's into the Mosaic Maker (or make it yourself in photoshop). Have fun!!!

Brittney *Melton*

Football in the South

I found this on a blog - It's TOO funny, and TOO true!!!

FOOTBALL:

WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES:
NORTH: Louis Vuitton (or Vera Bradley) duffel with two lipsticks, and waterproof mascara. Money not necessary - that's what dates are for.
SOUTH: Chap Stick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket

STADIUM SIZE:
NORTH: College football stadiums hold 20,000 people.
SOUTH: High school football stadiums hold 20,000 people.

FATHERS:
NORTH: Expect their daughters to understand Sylvia Plath.
SOUTH: Expect their daughters to understand pass interference.

CAMPUS DECOR:
NORTH: Statues of founding fathers.
SOUTH: Statues of Heisman trophy winners.

HOMECOMING QUEEN:
NORTH: Also a physics major.
SOUTH: Also Miss America.

HEROES:
NORTH: Rudy Giuliani
SOUTH: Archie & Peyton Manning

GETTING TICKETS:
NORTH: 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus.
SOUTH: 5 months before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus, make a large financial contribution and put name on a waiting list for tickets.

FRIDAY CLASSES AFTER A THURSDAY GAME:
NORTH: Students and teachers not sure they're going to the game, because they have classes on Friday.
SOUTH: Teachers cancel Friday classes because they don't want to see the few hung over students that might actually make it to class.

PARKING:
NORTH: An hour before game time, the University opens the campus for game parking.
SOUTH: RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday.

GAME DAY:
NORTH: A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV.
SOUTH: Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast, and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting 'Game Day Live' to get on camera and wave to the idiots up north who wonder why 'Game Day Live' is never Broadcast from their campus.

TAILGATING:
NORTH: Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down.
SOUTH: 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking accompanied by live performance from the Dave Matthews Band,...who come over during breaks and ask for a hit off bottle of bourbon.

GETTING TO THE STADIUM:
NORTH: You ask 'Where's the stadium?' When you find it, you walk right in.
SOUTH: When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it is the state's third largest city.

CONCESSIONS:
NORTH: Drinks served in a paper cup, filled to the top with soda.
SOUTH: Drinks served in a plastic cup, with the home team's mascot on it, filled less than half way with soda, to ensure enough room for bourbon.

WHEN NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED:
NORTH : Stands are less than half full, and less than half of them stand up.
SOUTH: 100,000 fans, all standing, sing along in perfect four-part harmony.

THE SMELL IN THE AIR AFTER THE FIRST SCORE:
NORTH: Nothing changes.
SOUTH: Fireworks, Gunpowder (from the cannon in the end zone), with a touch of bourbon.

COMMENTARY: (MALE)
NORTH: 'Nice play.'
SOUTH: 'tackle him and break his legs.'

COMMENTARY: (FEMALE)
NORTH: 'My, this certainly is a violent sport.'
SOUTH: 'tackle him and break his legs.'

ANNOUNCERS:
NORTH: Neutral and paid.
SOUTH: Announcer harmonizes with the crowd in the fight song, with a tear in his eye because he is so proud of his team.

AFTER THE GAME:
NORTH: The stadium is empty way before the game ends.
SOUTH: Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker, while somebody goes to the nearest package store for more bourbon, and planning begins for next week's game. Nothing else in the universe comes even halfway close to the glories of Southern football!

Brittney *Melton*

24 Handbags in 24 Hours

This is super cool... you sign-up and email friends and you could get a chance to win a handbag. 1 every hour on the hour for 24 hours! :) STARTS AND ENDS Oct. 15th!

Here's the link...

http://www.handbagplanet.com

I think my fav is the lime green handbag:
Looks YUMMY!

Brittney *Melton*

Friday, October 3, 2008

Bad News, Good News, Bad News...

That's what today's been like...

While I had a GREAT morning... I have not had luck with things this afternoon.

Ok, people like bad news first right? Well, I know I do. That way you can recover from whatever the bad is when you hear the good.

Onto the News:

Bad News First - So, I check my email OFTEN throughout the day - I know, pathetic. What else is a girl to do at work when there's nothing going on. So, I open an email stated "A Change in your Registry" from Crate and Barrel. I open it and notice this...

Dear Registrant,


Please be aware that we will no longer carry the following dinnerware and flatware patterns in our stores. However, limited quantities of this pattern(s) will be available online
... BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH... :(

our BEAUTIFUL plates that we LOVE are no longer going to be sold at Crate and Barrel. SAD DAY! I called Derik right away and he was like "Why..." :( We loved them, but I guess we can love another...

ok, onto some GOOD NEWS... Derik and I booked our honeymoon this week! Wednesday October 1, 2008 - to be exact! We are SOOOO excited...

doesn't it look beautiful!?

The Aventura Spa Palace is in Riviera Maya, Mexico. It is ALL-INCLUSIVE, and includes a "Palace Passport" - which includes like 8 different tours and activities FREE! We'll get to go tour the ruins and snorkel and go to other various places FREE!

We are thrilled to say the least! :)

Ok... Cakes... I just got a voice message from our *maybe* cake lady. We were supposed to meet with her next week like on Wednesday. I called her LAST week and left a message. I hadn't heard from her, so I called her yesterday and left ANOTHER message. She left me a message today saying she "didn't get my first message and that she just listened to my second message today. She apologizes but she already told her son's teacher that she'd help with class next Wednesday. But, she'd be happy to reschedule..." :(

My mom already planned on going to work late that day... now we have to plan another day. With PSATs coming soon, my mom is busy at work... I don't know, we'll see...

I was really excited about meeting with her though :(

Ok, that's all for now. Hopefully no more bad news :)

Brittney *Melton*
**** I know these things aren't the end of the world... but, it is still kind of sad, right?****

PINK Giveaway

So, here's another giveaway that's AWESOME!

Not only are you supporting Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October. Dingbat Press is giving away PINK Thank You Cards - check them out, they're pretty amazing!

Go PINK for October



Brittney *Melton*

Monday, September 29, 2008

Getting things done...

Last week, we picked our florist... She gave us a great bid and was very personable when meeting her. The only thing I'm kind of worried about is that she's new and just starting out. But, I'm sure I will love the flowers. She sets up EVERYTHING... so that is a plus! :)

I emailed Andrea Crosswhite about taking our engagement pics... so, we'll do that probably Jan. 10th or 11th. YAY!

We took our passport pictures today before Derik left for his flight back to Lubbock. I don't really like mine... I need to lose some weight... :(

I'll probably go get my passport this week sometime... Derik will get his next month...

Next week, my mom and I are meeting with a lady who may bake our cakes. We met her at the Bridal Extravaganza and she had beautiful cakes. I want mine to be very simple, but very elegant. Cream/White with a few icing decorations at the base of each tier, and then purple calla lilies scattered down the cake. Derik's cake will most DEFINITELY be TEXAS TECH :) haha!

Which cake is your favorite?
Here are some cakes I like...

Bride's Cake:




I think this is my ABSOLUTE favorite! :)

I'm going to order a "M" topper (similar to this) - I love it :)

Groom's cake:


This will most likely be Derik's... I found it and he likes it a lot... although there will be some things changed. Hint - no A&M - just TEXAS TECH! :) I love the bride and groom strawberries on top - too cute! :) We talked about maybe having the Tech seal on the top tier... we'll see.

That's all for now! :)

Brittney *Melton*

Thursday, September 25, 2008

The Story of my New Lens!

2 weeks ago:
At Homecoming, my Aunt came to the game with a honkin' camera and lens. I was like "Aunt Cheryl this is an amazing lens!" Oh my gosh it's huge! I've been wanting a new lens for a while... but was going to wait. The lens I used on the Goodwin Sister's session was borrowed by Janeane and is much better than mine..............Ok, so anyways. :)

Today's Story:
I got a call from my Aunt at 8:30am this morning and was doing the 'ol clear-your-throat-before-you-answer-the-phone routine. I answered and she said "are you still sleeping?" - didn't fool her! :) you can never act like you're awake when you just woke up ya' know! She said that she knew I really really liked that lens and that she ended up getting another one and was going to take this one back, but thought I'd want to buy it from her. They got an amazing deal on it because they bought it at the same time as the camera. So, instead of the normal pricey lens... they got it for $200 off. So, they're selling it to me for what they bought it for. How AWESOME IS THAT!

A little later today:
Derik and I are in the mid-planning stages of our honeymoon. We probably know where we will go, but need to actually book it and get passports and such. We have enough for the trip, and for me to get the lens. But, it's still a big decision. So, I asked what he thought... this is our convo:

Derik: "well... do you really need it right now"
Me: "not neccessarily, but it'd be nice to have. I want a nice one someday, this is cheaper than it would be... (so on and so on)"
Derik: "well... what is it...?"
Me: "It's a lens...?" (what do you mean)
Derik: "Like, what's it for?"
Me: "for my camera, haha" (a little sarcasm there)
Derik: "like what kind"
Me: "a big lens... like 300mm"
Derik: "ok, well let me think about it..."

Funny boy! So, I told him to give me a call before I went to work cause my Aunt needed to know before tomorrow and I wanted to give her as much time as possible to return it!

about 30 mins later:
phone rings...

Me: "Hey..."
Derik: "ooookkkkkk... go get your lens..."
Me: "do you not want me to, it's ok if so..."
Derik: "it's fine..."
Me: "are you sure... you sound sad"
Derik: "well...... I was going to get you that for Christmas" (in a whiny little kid kind of way) :)
Me: "haha, Derik... sorry babe... I feel bad now. You shouldn't have told me that cause now I feel like I ruined it"
Derik: "well - you did - haha!"
Me: "I'm Sorry!"
Derik: "Can you make sure it won't be less expensive at Christmas time...?"
Me: "How will I know that? I don't know if that will happen Derik, I can't forecast the future... haha"
Derik: "ok, I don't know what I was thinking... you can get it, but now I have to think of something else... it was going to be good." (still a little whining) :)
Me: "I still feel really bad babe... you could've not even told me and I wouldn't have even known..."
Derik: "well... I wasn't going to get you one as good as this one, so this is a better deal I guess"

That boy makes me laugh. Especially because of the way his brain works... haha! LOVE HIM!

So, I looked up the lens online and found out more about it... and then I called my Aunt to tell her I wanted to buy it. My brother (goes to Hendrickson High School) is playing Hutto High School, which is where both of my cousins cheer, tomorrow. So, she said I could get it at the game and play around with it...

So needless to say, I'm excited! But, I still feel bad for Derik... oh well, poor guy :(
It would've been a GREAT present honey!!!

Here's the lens:


Photos from bestbuy.com

Woo hoo!

Brittney *Melton*