Couch Potato?

Surely I’m not a couch potato groom…am I? The Knot thinks so. Cat and I were looking at the site for wedding ideas when we noticed a quiz scoring grooms on their involvement with wedding plans. Here’s my result:

“Earth to groom: Come in, groom. Your guy is on another planet — one inhabited by Homer Simpson and the Green Bay Packers. Since everyone enjoys throwing a kickin’ party (no matter what’s on TV), you’ll have to show him that this is a chance to get everyone together for the blowout of the century. Then hand over a few key details — ones that relate to his interests and that he might really enjoy getting involved in, whether it’s choosing the cake or the band. That way, he can get excited about being part of the planning process without thinking of it as a painstaking chore. You also might consider giving him things he can do in front of the TV (stuffing the invites, folding the programs). Now everyone is happy!”

Cat and I have since agreed I’m by no means a couch potato. I’m enjoying organizing plans for our honeymoon, and have offered plenty of opinions on wedding location, attire, etc. But in the end, practicalities aren’t important to me– I really care about formally committing my life to Cat in front of all of my closest friends and family!

Now, if only that thought could take care of chairs, cake, catering…

Brian

Horsetrack Sunday

A Sunday afternoon drive took us to San Antonio’s Bridal Expo at…. a horse racetrack! We were culturally unprepared for what lay ahead. Besides the hoards of gambling elderly, smoky elevators and plush red carpeting, the actual expo was a trip. The first words we heard on entering were, “Do you guys have a DJ yet?” And it only went downhill from there. Caterers with yummy chicken samples, old guys with long hair in tuxes, and photographers displaying photos of destination weddings on lifesize screens… it was entirely too much for us. Turns out, we may not be expo people. We’d prefer to research wedding options in the comfort of our own quiet homes, using the wonderful internetz creation. The spam emails I get from wedding businesses are as much vendor contact as we want.

Friends had raised our expectations of the expo’s “giveaways”, their great prizes given to brides-to-be. Unfortunately, they are distributed at the conclusion of expos. We barely lasted 50 minutes in there before deciding we’d had enough, and heading out to the san marcos outlets. Now THAT is some shopping we enjoy.

Then again, this expo WAS in San Antonio… no beef with that great city, but we’re thinking that Austin’s upcoming expo will provide more of the unique, local flavor we’re looking for. So don’t think we’ve given up on expos altogether! After all, we’ll never have a chance to be cheesy wedding shoppers, wear Bride and Groom stickers, and sample lots of free food again. -Cat

PS Other cat/brian weekend news: Shout-out to Renee for the UT tickets! Our sunburns were way worth it.
And, see evidence of my win against Brian. As he said, Scrabbulous.

Halloween!

Do You Know Your Bride/Groom?

I didn’t feel well today, so we stayed in and took quizzes telling us we still have a lot to learn about each other. Of course, I won. By one point, which is a fair win. I scored 783 out of 1000, while Brian got a mere 782! Frankly, I was a bit disappointed… he didn’t know my eye color or that I’d eaten frozen chicken nuggets. But he did remember never to buy me pink clothes, and that I tend to read several books at a time. So I guess he can stay. -cat

I’ve always loved taking quizzes– quizzes of all sorts! Taking quizzes on each other was especially enjoyable. I was surprised Cat remembered my favorite candies include Mike and Ike’s and JuJu Bees, and that I still own T-shirts from over ten years ago. She didn’t get, however, that I fancy dessert with every meal, that I actually did stay up all night a time or two, and that I’m willing to have dinner in bed on occasion. I’ll keep her too…if she’ll forgive me for being oblivious to her eye color! -brian

Derek Webb in Waco.

Last Friday we went to a Derek Webb concert in Waco with our engaged friends Mark and Laura. It was great to spend time with them. They’re getting married a week after us, on May 29, 2010. Mark is a groomsman in our wedding, and I’m a groomsman in his.

It’s nice for us to spend occasional time with other engaged couples. I suppose it may be nice because we can share the pain of waiting for a wedding…but really, it’s because we can talk about wedding plans and relationship development with people who can relate. Cat and Laura plan to work on wedding crafts. I’m not sure what Mark and I will do while that’s going on. Eat meat?

As for the concert, Webb played through his new album Stockholm Syndrome. Webb included a great deal of “synthesized” music in his songs (stock electronic beats)– which Cat and I agreed cheapened his music a bit. Unlike Cat, I enjoyed it nonetheless. And we both loved the coffee shop where he played in Waco, called Common Grounds. We might even go back to Waco to get some of their uniquely flavored coffee.

-Brian

Cat and Brian are getting married!

If you’re looking at this page, we want to share this life change with you. Click on Save the Date up at the top to find out details of the wedding. We’ll update whenever we make new decisions.

And look around– we’re posting stories about how we met and what we’re up to. Check back for more!