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Vote! Which one should I use?

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 2:21 am
I must ask a favor of all you lovely readers... I find myself in something of a dilemma. I recently posted about the marvellous DIY wallpaper art project from Michaels.com that I wanted to hang above ...
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In Loving Memory...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 9:12 pm
(I had been waiting until I got the dvd of our professional pictures back before I posted this- and the dvd arrived yesterday! It really needed to be posted in high def to make it worthwhile viewing.)...
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My Wish List

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 11:22 pm
The one room in our apartment that hasn't really been paid much attention to, is our bedroom. It's always been one of those "yeah, we'll get to it eventually" rooms. Our priorities have be...
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You're a demon with a venus smile

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 1:40 am
I was driving back from the gas station the other night, rocking out to one of my favourite cd's of all time- "Lunatic Ride" by Halo (who no longer exist as Halo, but are now known under the name ...
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Lest we forget...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 6:58 pm
Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, whatever you want to call it. 11/11 is a day to be thankful and remember those service men and women who have put their lives on the line to fi...
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You make me want to drink bleach!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 4:48 pm
today's bright idea: scrub the grout between the tiles in the bathroom with bleach and a tooth brush. todays not so bright idea: scrubbing the grout between the tiles in the bathroom with bleach ...
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Blast from the past... #1

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 2:08 pm
Do you ever look at photos of yourself from waaaaaay back in the day and wonder what in the effing hell you were thinking? I had a few of those moments when I was going through my mum's photo box....
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Blast from the Past...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 11:50 pm
Do you ever look at photos of yourself from waaaaaay back in the day and wonder what in the effing hell you were thinking? I had a few of those moments when I was going through my mum's photo box....
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Family Photos

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 6:55 pm
I'm pretty much obsessed with photographs & documenting the events of life through photos... I especially love going through all the old photos at my mums and laughing at the terrible bouffant ...
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Easy DIY home decor!!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 6:28 pm
I'm just about bursting at the seams with excitement about this project I just found on Michaels.com. I've been looking for a way to decorate our bedroom without breaking the budget, and since...
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perhaps I should become a nun...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 4:26 pm
I'm 23 and I still haven't gone to college. I don't even have one credit to my name. This was partially due to the fact that while everyone else was jumping for joy at the fact that thei...
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I've been sucked into the obsession...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 8:31 pm
I will admit, that I too have joined the twilight-obsessed masses. I really enjoyed Twilight when it came out in theatres, and in a desperate attempt to get me to read more, Chris bought me both the T...
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Recipe- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 9:39 pm
I'm tired of writing vendor reviews, even though there are still a few more to go. Instead, I thought you might enjoy one of my favourite tasty treats- pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I make them ...
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Vendor Review- Enchanting Moments Bridal Store

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 11:50 am
After being referred there by a friend who had great success with them, we decided to order our bridesmaids dresses from them. A week prior to taking the girls there, I called to ask if an appointme...
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Vendor Review- Sweet Memories Bakery

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 5:28 pm
Based upon the referrals of several friends who got married over the past few years, we decided to go with this company for our wedding cake. We'd tried a few other bakers, but no one was really u...
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Vendor Review- KSI Catering

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 4:21 pm
( Organic Exposure ) We knew before we even began planning that food & drink would be one of, if not the largest expense in our wedding. We went through several different choices before we decided upo...
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Vendor Review- Lake Johnson Waterfront Center

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 3:48 pm
( Organic Exposure ) After looking at nearly every venue in Wake County, we opted to go with Lake Johnson. It was well priced (just over $1k for 10 hours rental), a blank canvas as far as decorating ...
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Vendor Review- Island Sound DJ's & Video

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 2:28 pm
Ryan was absolutely incredible! When we needed him for an extra hour to do the ceremony music because our musicians pulled out at the last minute he had absolutely no problem with accommodating our si...
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oh the exciting life of a newly-wed!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 1:52 pm
Last night we got all dressed up the most fantastic dinner- Since we didn't do a fancy dinner when we were on our honeymoon, we decided to wait and go to one of our favourite restaurants in the ar...
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Update your bookmarks!! We're moving!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 12:42 pm
Over the course of the next few days Sapphyre... will be getting something of an overhaul. I've been debating as to what to do with it for a while, now that the wedding's over and all that. Th...
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Re-vamp time!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 11:56 am
Over the course of the next few days Sapphyre... will be getting something of an overhaul. I've been debating as to what to do with it for a while, now that the wedding's over and that. The mo...
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Honeymoon Recap, part two

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:20 pm
Monday morning we caught the train down to London and checked into our hotel- the Marriott Park Lane which was extremely swanky and high class. Because MIL travels so much and always uses Marriott, we...
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Honeymoon Recap, part one

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 10:55 pm
We flew from Raleigh-Durham to Charlotte, then to Gatwick. Thankfully my MIL got us upgraded from coach to envoy class so we enjoyed the luxury of flying business class. I slept most of the flight the...
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It's that time of year again...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 11:20 am
Since we've come back from the honeymoon I find myself desperate to finish getting our place sorted out with decor, curtains, linens etc. that we need to make this place feel cozy. Not that it doe...
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I'm So Bored!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 12:33 am
Well... Halloween was a disappointment. No costumes, no parties, not even any scary movies! I bought a whole load of candy for the trick or treaters and we wouldn't have had a single one if I ha...
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I'm So Bored!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 12:33 am
Well... Halloween was a disappointment. No costumes, no parties, not even any scary movies! I bought a whole load of candy for the trick or treaters and we wouldn't have had a single one if I ha...
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Guests take some of the most amazing photos

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 6:18 pm
I wasn't originally going to post any of the guest's photos from the wedding, but I figure I will since I really do adore some of them and I'm still waiting on my dvd of photos from our ph...
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Hello Procrastination- welcome home.

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 8:57 pm
I'm also officially the worlds worst house wife. We've been married for 3 weeks, 2 weeks of which were spent in England which means we've been home for a week now and I've only cleaned...
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Hello Procrastination- welcome home.

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 8:57 pm
I'm also officially the worlds worst house wife. We've been married for 3 weeks, 2 weeks of which were spent in England which means we've been home for a week now and I've only cleaned...
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I'm baaaaaack!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 12:09 am
I am officially the worlds WORST blogger. it's been nearly 2 months since I last posted! Life became even more chaotic after the last entry. Wedding pretty much took over my life for the month bef...
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Professional Photos Are Ready!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 2:15 am
Yay!! Our professional photos are ready- now I'm just waiting for the disk to arrive in the mail. I've already had a look through the online ones and narrowed it down to about 150 that I'd...
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Sneek Peek

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 3:52 pm
We're in London now, but I'll give you a sneek peek of the honeymoon's adventures- Us after getting our boarding passes & about to head through security on the first leg of our journey m...
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elaboration

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 4:27 pm
Though I may be on my honeymoon at the moment, having a great time (which I am by the way- it's just that it gets boring at 10:30pm when your hubby can't deal with the time change/jet lag) the...
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The Bachelorette Party

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 10:28 am
I don't think I ever posted the photos of my bachelorette party- or rather, I should say parties. Chris and I had our official parties on the 29th of August. The boys were originally planning on g...
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thoughts....

Sapphyre posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 9:13 am
It's been 2 days since the wedding. I'm exhausted and still extremely upset about everything. Absolutely everything that could've gone wrong, did go wrong- and I'm not saying that in t...
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OMG- I've been so busy lately!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 9:21 pm
THERE'S ONLY 16 DAYS TO GO!!! So, I've got the ceremony all written up and sorted out with the Minister who absolutely LOVES what I've put together and thinks it's possibly one of the...
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Crazy...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 1:10 am
My life is spinning out of control at an entirely unreasonable pace. The wedding is *23* days away. Things still aren't done. Vendors still aren't paid off. I'm losing my mind. My house ...
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hm, which one to buy?

Sapphyre posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 1:41 am
I need to buy a locket to wrap around my bouquet that will have my grandfather & my uncle's photos in it in memory of them- they were the only two men I ever pictured myself walking down the aisle...
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The Seamstress story, as promised...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 10:11 pm
Last Tuesday was spent running around like a chicken with my head cut off, getting things sorted for the wedding. I had to buy my longline bra, go for my hair trial, get the invitations mailed out, th...
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OMFG... 30 days left!!!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 9:50 pm
I've been a bad blogger. I don't keep this thing updated as often as I should, however in my defense, the past couple of weeks have been absolute chaos for me lately. First we went down to T...
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A quick review of the past 2 weeks

Sapphyre posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 3:56 pm
I've been an awful blogger. lol. Since getting back from our beach trip, I've been so exhausted that I barely even want to get out of bed let alone do things. And this past week's just bee...
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giddy!!

Sapphyre posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 11:56 pm

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We're all going on a summer holiday...

Sapphyre posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 10:09 pm
I probably won't be around much over the next few days as we're headed off to the beach tomorrow afternoon. I'm really not a fan of the beach- Salty wind, sand, water and I don't get a...
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DIY- A fringed tank top?

Sapphyre posted an article on - Aug 13, 2009, 12:05 am
Since seeing Megan's post about these super awesome Dip Dyed Fringe Necklaces I've had a very slight passion for fringes. I've been planning on making my own necklace for a while but every...
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Latest jewelry obsessions

Sapphyre posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 11:26 pm
My obsessions change about as regularly as the seasons. These are the latest ones... 1.Grey Feather Necklace by Miss KK found at Bonadrag.com I am absolutely intent that I WILL figure out how to make...
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