Schnoodle is a fun word that I get to say all the time now

Meet Huxley, our new puppy!

Hello, my name is Huxley

He is a four-month-old Giant Schnoodle (Giant Schnauzer mixed with a Standard Poodle). Yes, he's a mutt, but he's our mutt.


I am a Giant Schnoodle

We get to bring him home next week when the vet says he is A-OK. His heart has a little murmur and we're waiting to find out if it's a forever murmur or a puppy murmur.

Can you handle my cuteness?

 We're so excited, we can hardly contain ourselves!

I'm going to be HUGE!

 We've been told to expect a 100-lb dog by the time Huxley is full-grown. Holy big dog, batman!

Love, please!

We picked out his collar and leash and are waiting ever so patiently for him to nuzzle his way into our lives.

DIY: Stir sticks // cupcake toppers

These can be used in drinks, on cakes and cupcakes, as fruit skewers, or to pierce a slider. No matter their end design location, these little guys are super cute and can be made in a night!

I used:

• grosgrain ribbon, $6/4 yds
• small BBQ skewers, $3/100 sticks
• a lighter to seal the ribbon ends, $3

These little guys are super easy, but take some time. Cut all your ribbon to a pre-determined length. I find the length changes based on ribbon size. Do one, cut the ribbon, unravel it, and cut everything else to match.

 

Watch your fingers! I burned myself more than once, so take your time!

Miss Angola's dress

I was gobsmacked when I saw Miss Angola's formalwear gown on the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant.

Image from International Business Times

Honourary bridesmaids?

Here's a toughie. My man and I always thought we'd just have a maid of honour and a best man up there with us. For one, you really only need two witnesses to sign the registry, so why have a bunch more people standing up there? But then there was the guilt that hit. How can we choose among friends?

Chris is adament that the numbers match. If he has his high school friends, he needs them all. But how to not include his closest friends now? For me, it's university friends out of town versus current friends in town. Your oldest friends are the easiest to choose, but are they as close as some of your current friends? Ugh.

We're getting married under this tiny tent that will barely seat all the guests, and there is not enough for more than a few people to stand. It only seats 8 across! I mean, we were going to ask the MoH and BestM to sit once I got to the end of the aisle! There would be a total of 6 maids and 6 men (plus the maid of honour and the best man and the bride and the groom) -- that's 16 people. We'd have to double-up. Tacky.

So we're wondering: can we have honourary maids and men for the pics, but give them no responsibilities, not force them to buy matching outfits, not ask them to do anything beyond be there to get ready with us and get group shots?

Music bug: Go Do by Jonsi

"We should always know that we can do everything..."

Latest music bug in my ear: Jonsi, an icelandic artist. Right now I'm loving "Go do". It makes me want to get up and dance and clap, and the lyrics are so moving.

• Listen to the entire Jonsi Go album, streaming
• Read the lyrics to Go Do
• See the video for Go Do