Memorial Day!

Hoping everyone has a great day enjoying the holiday in white, madras, seersucker, while having a few cocktails and honoring our armed forces!

I'm in the library, on the other hand, but it is a neccessary evil because I just haven't been getting any research done. I think we are going to have a small, low-key party tonight, just grilling out burgers and hot dogs!

So far - its been a nice weekend - we have been doing a lot of organizing, getting rid of old clothes, cleaning and a little home improvement. We went to one of those unfinished wood places and bought a new dresser for FI and the greatest butcher block. We have been painting and finishing and so far everything looks great! We have been watching a lot of movies lately - summertime makes me want to chill out at night. We watched Casino Royale, which was a good James Bond (FI was a big fan), Babel - I would say an international "Crash" movie with Brad Pitt - not as good as Crash, in my opinion, and Pirates of the Caribbean (first) - I hadn't ever seen it! I thought it was a fun summer film.

Well, I'm over wedding planning. GASPS all around. I'm just ready for the party to get here. I'm sick of making decisions and I just keep thinking about/planning the honeymoon. We are going to spend our week in the Keys (mainly Islamorada) in an awesome house on the beach. I know my FI has always wanted to go deep sea fishing - so, I thought, hey wouldn't it be great to plan a day out on a boat and surprise him. Well, 2 hours later on the internet, I realized I was just way out of my league. Since the deep sea fishing is so hardcore there, I had no idea what type of fish/fishing or boat to even look at. Sadly, no surprise for FI, but I think we will probably do some sort of day on a boat, I just realized he had a better knowledge of what to look for.

Speaking of surprises/gifts - I have a shower/brunch coming up - hosted in my hometown by my bridesmaids mothers - what do you all suggest as nice and thoughtful gifts for the hostesses?
I've a few ideas in mind, but I'm not sure yet.

Also, I'm really liking some of the Boden bathing suits they have - has anyone tried these? How do they fit?

Oh, and quite a few of you have talked about Jen Lancaster's "Bitter is the New Black" - I bought that and "Bright Lights, Big Ass" last week and could not put down "Bitter is the New Black" - I thought she was hilarious, and could relate to so much of her sarcasm. Doesn't she have a blog - I'm going to look it up now! (so much for research eh!?)