Wedding is getting closer!

Under: Friends and Family,Other Stuff,Wedding,Work by Bobbi @ 1:59 am
Mar
19

I have a hard time remembering to blog here. Whoops!

So what’s new here? Still making wedding plans. Just about two months away. Got my invites designed and printed by Vistaprint but I’m being lazy and I don’t feel like addressing them. Too much work. *procrastinates* We’ve got a photographer, yay! I’ve got almost all my wedding attire done. Just need some smexy underoos and probably one of those long line bra thinguses (and losing an extra 10lbs or so, and drag out my weights to tone up my arms.)

I’ve decided that I’m going to do my own makeup. I ordered a relatively inexpensive eyeshadow set from Sephora that had some good reviews. I don’t wear makeup a lot, so I wanted something I could use on a day to day basis as blue and green aren’t my usual colors. I also wanted something that’s long lasting and doesn’t all disappear into my creases after an hour. Plus it came with eyeliner and primer. The colors in this set are more what I wanted. But the reviews made me think otherwise. I’ve gotten fairly good with doing my own makeup with practice so I’m pretty confident I can do it. :)

We got Mark’s ring today! Just a simple white gold band. He’s not fond of jewelry and just wanted something simple to wear. I told him that if I can afford a nicer ring later, I’ll buy one for him. But I really couldn’t afford it now. :(

I’m trying to get back into drawing more. After I take a long break from doing anything artistic, I always feel frustrated with my work and I can’t seem to get anywhere. I still strongly desire to do more comic work, but I find it to be an uphill battle. I’ve been messing around with Paint Tool SAI and I really like how the color blending/shading/lineart works in the program as opposed to Photoshop or Painter. It just makes it a bit faster, and less playing around with settings. So I may turn to that. But I find sketching in Photoshop is faster for me for a lot of reasons.

Also getting trained on more stuff at work. Though unfortunately it means losing my weekends. :( I definitely need the money, so I can’t really complain. I just like my lazy weekends! But if things get unbearable there, Mark’s dad is also training me to solder pewter. I get to play with fire! Muahaha. So maybe after the wedding I’ll just go over there for the time being. Better working with family than feeling like a slave to a register and crazy customers. :P

Happy Valentines Day!

Under: Conventions and Cosplay,Love and Romance,Wedding by Bobbi @ 7:09 pm
Feb
14

Oh poop! I haven’t posted here in quite awhile!

The last few months have been really hectic. I had to do a lot of work to do for some conventions. Mostly, getting a lot of paperwork and processing done. Then after that, attending the conventions and doing the work there. After that, doing the website for another convention (which took a great deal of time). I also had the stomach flu at the end of December, then a flu, and then just about a week ago, I came down with a bad sinus infection. UGH. I never get sick, so I guess my body was making up for being healthy the last few years. After being on some antibiotics, things have calmed down a bit (for now) and I’m trying to play catch up!

Also! We finally got our wedding plans organized! We’re getting married on May 20th. We’ll be getting married by the Mayor, and then having a reception (or more like a party/get-together) afterwards with extended family and our friends. We’re looking at food options now. It’s either going to be pizza and chicken, or some delicious BBQ (where we are going to eat tonight for Valentines day).

I also finally decided on a dress. It’s a really cute tea-length 50′s style swing dress with a sweet-heart top and ruffles! It was only $120! I’m wearing a bright green crinoline skirt underneath and wearing a birdcage veil with a feather fascinator. I’m also going to make a cute flower and organza belt to to around the dress. Lastly, I’m in the process of finding shoes. But finding blue pumps without huge heels and super-pointy toes within my strict budget is proving to be difficult. I always come across super-cute ones in the right color, but they have 4″ heels, and NO WAY!

But anyway, I’m pretty excited! :D

Merry Christmas!

Under: Conventions and Cosplay,Friends and Family by Bobbi @ 1:58 am
Dec
26

So our plans for Christmas were put off because Mark’s dad got the stomach flu on Thursday, or whatever that nasty bug that’s been going around is. We were originally going to his parent’s having a little gift exchange and yummy finger foods, then on Christmas going over there again for dinner. Instead, we went to a friends to play board games, and today we visited his grandmother and drove around aimlessly looking for something open that had food. Sheetz (gas station) was it. Though the chicken sammich I had was delish, so I wasn’t too disappointed.

Tomorrow, I’m going to my parent’s and then we’re going over to his parent’s for belated Christmas dinner.

Mark got Harry Potter legos from me. He got me the Serah Farron figure that just came out! But I am dissapoint that it doesn’t come with a stand and won’t stand up properly. But oh well, It’s very pretty and has been added to my collection of figure awesomeness!

His parents and sister got us stuff, so we’ll open that tomorrow! My parents also got us a giftcard for Applebees. So yay, we can go out to eat somewhere that’s not fast food! I don’t know or think they have anything else for us. His parents also contributed some money toward our new dining room table. Boo on adult things! But I do like our table!

Though since everyone in close proximity has gotten that nasty bug, I’m hoping that if I get it, it’s this week and NOT the week after. I’m going to a convention where I’m a department head, so I really CAN’T miss it. I gotta drag out the sewing machine soon too and get working on my costumes! I’m going to try to finish up two, one should be pretty simple and the other is almost done.

Happy Birthday to me!

Under: Personal by Bobbi @ 7:54 pm
Dec
07

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow I’ll be 29! YIKES!

It’s strange. I remember my 9th birthday. It was cold and freezing. I think it was a weekend or something because I didn’t have to go to school. My dad and I went out in the morning. I had gotten some Tiny Toons plushies for my birthday, and I was holding onto one of them in the freezing van. I don’t remember any other details of that birthday… but it’s hard to believe that was 20 years ago! In another 20 years I’ll be 49.

I don’t feel 29. I don’t look 29 (outside of the few grey hairs I find here and there). And I certainly don’t act 29. I think my mental/emotional age is probably somewhere around 20. The idea of being a grown-up scares me… even though I already am. I mean, I can go with the flow, pay bills, manage finances, other responsibilities and the like. But I don’t think I’ll ever be the person so caught up in the burdens of finances and day-to-day living that I just look and feel OLD. Though I’ve heard that having children really changes things. Since I’m currently childless, that’s not a problem. I do eventually want to have children… but it’s not something I’m financially ready for yet. But it’s something I’m looking forward to.

I once dated someone that made a big deal about being grown up, about being an adult. That partaking in childish activities or interests was immature. Obviously, that relationship didn’t last. But… I still think of myself as a kid a lot of times. I don’t act like one, no. But I daydream. I love toys. I’ve been known to pass up buying myself clothes over a toy. Although if it’s a legit need, then yeah, I’ll pass the toy up. I’d rather watch animation or fantasy movies intended for families over romantic dramas or things women my age are supposed to like (and the same with TV).

I think that a lot of this comes from seeing my parents always concerned over fiances, bills, bills, bills, making ends meet. They never seemed all that happy. It was always an annoyance when I’d watch cartoons because my mom wanted to watch soaps, court shows, or the news. She still does this with my 4-year old great niece. Which is kinda sad.

I always observed how my siblings acted and treated me as a kid… like I was some kind of burden for being so much younger than them. There was an age gap of about 12-19 years between me and my siblings. I just never grew any sort of attachment with them. It’s like, once I hit 18, the dreams I had of being a cartoonist had to be crushed for something practical and grown up. I donno. :/

I don’t really think that I ever will grow up. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that either as long as you take care of your responsibilities. Obviously, my future family would need to come first and foremost. But… I’m not going to give who I am up because I should’ve “grown out” of it a long time ago. For all I care, I’ll be 85 years old, silly as ever, drawing, thinking up random nonsensical crap to amuse myself, and watching cartoons. I think that’s a part of my personality and who I am at the core… and not something that can be changed by just “getting older”.

That said, I want a Hello Kitty birthday cake and balloons tomorrow. :< *pouts*

Moving! Yay!

Under: Other Stuff,Personal by Bobbi @ 12:16 am
Nov
04

A few days ago, Mark found out that there was a 2-bedroom apartment in our complex open. We’ve been considering moving because we really need more space. It’s just too crowded between both of us. Beyond that, we have a really obnoxious neighbor who has kept us up late at night or woke us up early in the morning blasting music and otherwise being an idiot.

I really like the place where we live at now. His work is about 2 minutes away walking distance. My work is 5 minutes away down the street. There’s a grocery store within 5 minutes walking distance. Plus, there’s a nice 15 mile bike trail behind us. It’s quiet (outside the neighbor) and I feel very safe.

We took a look at the apartment today. It’s HUGE! We have a nice big living room, a place for a kitchen table (so we can actually eat together) and a room for our computers and other hobbies, such as my cosplay stuff. There’s built-in shelves so we can put all of our figures up on display! I love it!

Problem is, it’s a little more expensive than what we pay now. This wouldn’t be a big deal if I had a better job. I’ll be getting more hours now that it’s the holidays. But, I’m worried about January when I’ll be getting tiny paychecks! ;_; We decided to risk it anyway and signed the papers today. We’ll be moving in December 3rd!

Silly Wedding Industry

Under: Wedding by Bobbi @ 8:46 pm
Oct
31

For all the ladies out there wanting to some day get married, here’s a warning. These are all things that I’ve learned since July, and I’d like to pass them along.

From the moment you’re engaged, change your facebook relationship status as such, or go to any chain establishments looking for dresses, you are going to be BOMBARDED. Bombarded by what may you ask? Every kind of business wanting your money for your “big day”. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for helping out the small businesses, and helping the economy. But… when it comes to Wedding Business, it’s just downright crazy.

Of course, there’s things such as dresses, tuxedos, cakes, invitations and rings… but there’s other things that are downright ridiculous. The Wedding Industry tries to drill several points into your head, feeding off your bridal insecurities. Examples are this:
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Happy Halloween

Under: Personal,Work by Bobbi @ 11:08 pm
Oct
30

I need to get into the habit of blogging more often. Looking back on Archive.org, most of my blog posts were always about what I did that day.

It’s Halloween! Sadly, my plans for this weekend fell through since I had to work late on Friday. I was also called in today. The good news was that we could dress up this weekend if we worked. So I wore part of one of my cosplay costumes to work. Just the top and a wig. I couldn’t wear the dress portion out because it was too big to move around in. It was still fun and it made the time fly by a lot faster.

Mark and I were planning on sleeping in and then going out to eat, then we were going to shop around in a city nearby. Mostly looking for Monster High dolls since there’s one that I’d like to add to my collection. I woke up at 9:30 and went to use the bathroom. Then I got the phone call from work. Trying to say “No” to my manager is impossible. I don’t like to think of myself as a pushover, at least not as bad as I used to be. But she literally guilt trips you.

After work, we ended up going to a fancy Chinese restaurant. Thankfully, lunch prices were on until 4pm. I didn’t find the doll I was looking for, but I bought another one instead. Mark also bought a Hot Wheel’s Fararri. :P Then we came home and napped! Happy times!

Sunday!

Under: Love and Romance,Web Nostalgia by Bobbi @ 11:55 pm
Oct
24

Ah! Sunday! It can sometimes be the only day off I have during the weekend. During the week, it’s Thursday. So I really kind of relish these two days by sleeping in as much as I can get away with. However, it’s not possible when you share a bed with someone else.  I was having a nice, wonderful happy dream about something or another (I don’t quite remember exactly) when I hear “omnomnomnom!” a second later, “omnomnomnom!” He’s trying to eat my shoulder. We went to bed unusually late last nite (3am) because he was playing a new MMO. So, I really didn’t want to wake up at 10.

We went out to eat at Penn Station (a sub place) and then I went on a search at the local Target and Toys R Us for Monster High dolls. Apparently the one character I really like was recently released (the zombie girl) so I was hoping to find her. Nope! I did find the Dawn of Dance version of Frankie Stein, but I really didn’t want to pay $25 for her. So, I suppose I’ll wait.

While at Toys R Us, we were looking around at all the neat toys. Mark loves Legos and Nerf guns, so he was eyeballing those. Then we stumbled upon the scooters and… Power Wheels. There’s one massive one that goes up to 7mph and can hold up to 130lbs. If I got down to my goal weight, I could probably ride it! We decided that once we have kids, we are definitely giving them all the things we wished we had as a kid so that we can play with them (and probably break it). If I have a girl, she’s going to HATE Hello Kitty by the time she’s 3. If it’s a boy, he’s going to hate Mario/Nintendo/Pokemon.

After that, we took a walk. It was a really warm day today. Pretty sad since it’s late October. Soon, we’ll be freezing under 3 feet of snow.

I’ve been spending a bit of time working on a webdesign pet-project of mine.  It’s been pretty fun and enjoyable thus far! Plus, it lets me make some use of old files I’ve kept ahold of for almost a decade.

While I’m at it, does anyone know of any good cliques/webrings to join? Looks like all the ones I used to be a member of are dead. I know it’s a pretty dead trend to begin with, but… I’m hoping there’s still some out there.

Parental Visit and Buffets are EVIL!

Under: Friends and Family,Work by Bobbi @ 2:08 am
Oct
23

I posted this on my LJ first, forgetting that I should post here first and crosspost. Whoops!

Yesterday, my parents came to visit. More lulzy fun. I look forward to seeing my parents because Mark and I always have good laughs and facepalms afterward. I love them dearly, but OMFG!

So we ended up going to a buffet chain that my mom absolutely loves called Ryans. We found one a bit south of here and I told my mom about it awhile ago. She was determined to go yesterday. So we go out there.

It’s kind of like the ideal elderly buffet. They did have some good stuff. But… I have a hard time trying to control myself at buffets and I like to avoid them like the plauge. This is especially true since I’ve not been keeping up as well with my diet/exercise regimen. I’ve not gained weight (still hovering between 163-166 on any given day). But I’m getting flabby. Anyway!

My mom is trying to pour those little creamer cups into her coffee. She barely opened it, and is SQUEEZING IT out. I’m sitting there eyeing the yummy rolls contemplating how delicious it might be with my baked chicken and mashed potatoes. Maybe I’ll add just a little bit of butter! Suddenly, creamer shoots ALL OVER the rolls, the table, and almost onto my plate. T_T

They have a buttload of deserts. BAD BAD BAD. I got little small portions of all the chocolately goodness. In the end, I was pretty stuffed. Like, OMFG I CAN’T MOVE stuffed.

I made sure to bring some 1′s with me just in case my parents decide to leave a itty bitty tip like they usually do. Like, we’re talking $2 (for a $50 bill). Instead, they leave NO tip. When I ask my mom if they’re going to leave a tip, she says “No, the waitress was hardly here!”

But… she was there and getting drinks when our glasses were still only half full, getting plates every time we finished one, and she even brought out the extra eggroll samples for us when my mom asked for them thinking Mark wanted more! ;_; I felt so bad, so I left her the measly $3 I had.

So anyway, I was stuffed. I was all hot and trying to digest the food. I couldn’t fall asleep very well. As soon as I’d fall asleep, something would wake me up. Either a car pulling in, my neighbor drumming on something near the wall trying to be a rock star, or just thoughts. I didn’t sleep at all last night. By morning, I was feeling sick.

I wanted to call off today, but work is so short-staffed. Calling off there is like a recipe for disaster. So I went in anyway and did an 8 hour shift. (Was supposed to be until 1). Mark and I had originally made plans to go to Cici’s Pizza (a Pizza buffet which I DID NOT NEED after yesterday) with his parents today. But I couldn’t get out of working till 5. On the bright side, I ate very little since I was feeling sick. I did have Subway for lunch though. I’m somewhere around 1300-1400 calories today. I’m really trying hard to stay around this amount.

I came home and promptly NAPPED! <3 It was happy time!