It aint easy bein' green....

Or in my case, it ain't easy bein' tall.

I have been tall my entire life. Don't get me wrong I love being tall. I actually wish I was a little taller. I know it sounds silly but, I always wanted to be 6 feet tall. This is the only case in life where I fell short, pun intended.

When I was born I was 22 1/2 inches.... that's almost 2 feet when I was only a day old! By the time I was 2 years old I was 3 feet tall. My doctors told my parents that I was going to be at least 6 feet tall by the time I was done growing. (this is where my dream began) Growing up I was always taller than my friends and the kids in my class. In the 6th grade I was as tall as my teacher.

The 7th grade was a real struggle for me. Not only was I a 13 year old girl who was starting to like boys but I was also taller than all the boys. When I started basketball in November that year I had a physical at the beginning of the season. I was 5'1'' and the tallest girl on the team. I complained all season about my legs bothering me. My coaches and my mom just thought it was from the conditioning during practice. In January I got injured during a game and spent the rest of the season in a brace protecting my sprained/slightly torn ACL. When I was finally cleared to return to gym and sports the doctor gave me another physical just to make sure I was ok. I was 5'8". My doctor did a double take and looked back into my chart. I grew 7 inches in 4 months. That's why I was in so much pain all the time.

I stopped growing my junior year of high school at 5'11'', one inch shy of having the dream. le sigh... I guess it wasn't meant to be. It wasn't till my senior year that guys were finally as tall or taller than me. Unfortunately none of those guys were the guys I liked. In my whole life I have only had 2 boyfriends taller than me. I was made to slouch in dance pictures because once I put heels on I was 6'3''.

Here I am with 2 of my good friends from HS. I look like a giant in every picture of us.

But, like I said before, I love being tall. At fancy occasions when everyone else is wearing heels, and I am not, I feel so short. But I'm not short, everyone else is finally as tall as me or at least close to being as tall as me. I'm the tall one; its what I know, its who I am. I learned that tall is beautiful and its nothing to be afraid of... unless I'm towering over you and I'm pissed off... then, be afraid. The height thing has never been an issue between Gordon and I. Gordon is about 2 inches taller than me. He'll just make a comment here and there when we go out and I dress up or when we go to a wedding. "Its hard to dance with you because you're too tall."

We didn't dance a single slow dance at Kathryn's wedding.

I am wearing flats here and Courtney is wearing heels.

My new issue with height is all this wedding stuff. I don't want to wear flats because I want to be tall. But, I don't want to wear heels over 3 inches because I want to be comfortable all night. I also want Gordon to be comfortable. I really don't want to be taller than him on our wedding day. There is also a problem with the dress. Extra fabric, hems, making sure I have the right shoes when I get alterations. Blahh. I know it will all work out. I'll get to be tall but not too tall. Its such a silly thing to worry about.

I'm seeing green.... and navy.

Its like I'm color blind and I can only see the colors green and blue. Everywhere I go, green and blue. Who knew that color could be so bewitching. Reading a ton of wedding blogs doesn't help either. Inspiration boards, dresses, shoes, flowers.... these colors are ALL OVER!!!


I LOVE those green shoes... too bad they're not on the JCrew website. SOOO frustrating! The red dress is cute too... I could see it in navy. And Lord knows I love me some red velvet cake.

The post that these dresses came from says that they are black and white. I see navy... what do you see? The bouquets are cute and very simple.
Whats not to love here? Great shoes. Fun cake. Vintage cake stands. And, that dress would be perfect for an engagement party.

We're not 'bird' people but these love birds are adorable. They would make a great custom stamp for our thank yous.

Fancy Feet

I've noticed some trends while scrolling through all the wedding blogs that have consumed my life since getting engaged. One of those trends is colorful shoes. This is a trend I can get behind. I am totally going to have colorful shoes for my wedding! I'm having some trouble finding shoes at a reasonable price in the color I want, and has a heel height that is comfortable. I'm hoping with the change in season I will be able to find green shoes with a cute kitten heal. Fingers crossed!

(source $109.95)

Cute, definitely re-wearable, but still a little plain.

(source $84.95)

These are affordable but flat and don't have enough pop.

(source $88.00)
Super fun stripes but wrong shade of green.

(source $156.17)

These I absolutely love! But are a little pricey, almost as much as I spent on the dress.

There are other options out there like dyeables but I really wanted to find something that was already green. Something fun and funky that would look nice, be comfortable, I can wear again. and won't break the bank. The search will go on.

My colors are blush and bashful

....Her colors are pink and pink.

Writing my post the other day made me want to watch Steel Magnolias again. I love the beginning of the movie when the ladies are all getting their hair done and Shelby tells them about her wedding. Just watch!!

Anyway. My colors are not Blush and Bashful. I actually really dislike the color pink. It works great for other people. Just not me. And honestly, could you see Gordon wearing a pink tie? Our colors are Green and Navy. When I say green I don't mean apple green, lime, hunter, sage, olive, chartreuse, or mint. I mean green green. Like grass, shamrocks, trees, you know.... green. For some reason the idea of having to explain what shade of green to people seems so silly. I like green. Its may favorite color and it always has been. Navy seemed like a natural choice to go with that shade of green.

I went on a hunt of inspiration boards and stuff in those colors. Two normal colors that look well together. I had a tough time finding stuff.


This one looks fun. Not really the green and blue look I was going for but nice green gardeny ideas. I love the mustaches though! I'm trying to think of a way we can do beards to make photos fun. I'm keeping my eyes out for ideas.

This is cute. I am going to have 3 bridesmaids. My sister is going to be my maid of honor and I think I am going to have her wear green and have the other girls wear navy. These dresses look fun would flatter their figures. The necklaces are awesome and very similar to the ones my friend Kathryn gave her bridesmaids. Very cute, and the girls all looked beautiful.

This one seems to be the best representation. It's clean, green, navy, and mod but with a garden touch. The cake is a bit much, beautiful but way more than I would ever want. However, I could make it for the right price.