The Great Land of Cheesecake

Well, I've checked online with Sam's and they do, in fact have our cheesecake! We can actually order it online and pick it up in the store. All we have to do is give them a notice (between one and seven days). They run $10.50 for a 9" pre-sliced. The only problem I forsee is twisting somebody's arm into removing the little sheets of paper between the slices before we serve them.

WOOHOO! Time to send a special person an email and update her. Oh, and call Sam's to make sure they have them on a regular basis. That could turn into a potential nightmare! I might also call a store closer to the wedding location and see if they have them as well. If we can wait a few days to pick it up, all the better.

Update 10/25

Both stores have our cheesecakes! It looks like the plan is to call ahead to the Moms and check on stock in the local store. That way, if they don't have them, we can snag them here and head up. Mike is planning on 6-7 cheesecakes.

Don't Get Excited--It's Really Just a List

It still makes me laugh that when I need to know where I am with the wedding planning, I turn to the blog. So, since this has become a theme, I'm going to work on storing the information that I would keep on a to do list here. I have to admit that we've gotten a lot of little things done in the past month. However, with all else going on, I still feel that there's a lot I need to tackle. So, here goes the big uber list :)

• Bridesmaids dresses need to be ordered. I'm still waiting on one bridesmaid to get sized and then this is off the list :)
• Groomsmen need to be sized for their tuxes and the order placed.
• Check on order and delivery of flower girl dresses
• Mail Save the Date cards
• Check on availability of Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes (via Sams) in Dallas, Jackson, and Meridian
• Decide on wedding favors to put in the cute little tins we bought. Also, we need to pick up more of the invitation stickers to put on the tins.
• Decide on the schematics of reception food. When do we want to cook? What do we want to precook?
• Get wedding rings sized
• Decide on and buy unity candle.
• Buy attendant gifts
• Print, address, and mail invitations
• Decide on ceremony music. Put ceremony music and reception music onto CDs. Also, figure out how to distinguish between regular music and specific songs (i.e. First Dance, Father Daughter, etc.) We don't have a LOT of this, but we do want to make sure it gets timed appropriately.
• Schedule dress fitting
• Get in touch with the minister to discuss the details of the ceremony.
• Decide on jewelry for the ceremony. (Mine and the bridesmaids)
• Blood tests and marriage license

I'm not a bit concerned that this is the last bit of stuff on our list. I know there's a lot going into the planning already, but for some reason, I still feel as though I'm forgetting something. Oh well, if it's important it will come to me later. Possibly in a bridal nightmare (literally, the ones you have when you go to bed thinking about the wedding and wake up laughing at paranoid you in the dream). Although, if any of you lovely ladies out there sees any glaring info missing from this list, please let me know!