Pictures From San Antonio...BooYah!

I had a fabulous time in San Antonio with SusanTee and her tribe...especially with this lil' one, "JP." He kept me entertained by his raspy little voice, his squealy laugh, his too-big flipflops with his tiny foot indentions, etc.etc...I could go on for days. Apparently he learned the word "BooYah" from a tv show his daddy watches and officially dubbed me and Matt as BooYah Aunty and BooYah Uncle. I have a million nicknames...I guess JP made it a million and one.SueTee and me at the Riverwalk
Will the real SusanTee please stand up?

Riverwalk fun with Matt

Matt trying to be HeMan and JP along for the ride

I'm the only one who pays attention in this family

Me and Matt at Sea World

Suex2 at Sea World

JP was in a trance by one of the shows...

JP and Mommy on Pirate ship

Just when you thought the wedding pictures were over....they're not!!!

Sue and Sonia

Andrew, Missy, Beenz, and Mom

5 fabulous guys

He walked me down the aisle...My dad's oldest and most favored cousin/brother

Cousin Faith singingVows...he whispered his...I shouted mine

The Illustrious Finuji...the prettiest guest book attendent I ever did see!

Sang *just had twins and is still as cute as ever* and Sunu

My sweet BF

Suave Sujith

My wedding singer, Jason J

Derrick

Us...he's smiling!

Matt and I
Rick, Me, and Sonia with the date covering her grill...ha!

That's all folks

San Antonio bound with Matt & Gina

So, my double cousin and namesake, SueTee has planned a fun-filled weekend for us in San Anton...She called me last night to go over the agenda. The conversation went a lil' somethin' like this...

ST: so, i figured we could do the riverwalk stuff one day and go to the lake the other day and either canoe or jet ski

SV: Canoe? After my Florida experience with canoes, I'm not a big fan

ST: But this lake doesn't have gators in it

SV: But, it has water in it right? and i could tip...and DROWN

ST: But you have a life jacket.

SV: I'll stay on shore with the baby

ST: But he loves to go canoeing.

JP: (in the background) canoeeeeeeeeeeeee canoeeeeeeeeeeeeee canoeeeeeeeeeee

SV: Damn.

ST: What about jetskis then?

SV: Grr...ask Mikey about our past experience on jet skis. Every time I'm in a body of water I'm screaming my head off and causing discomfort to both man and fish in a five mile radius. How about Sea World?

ST: How about Fiesta Texas?

SV: But that's all scarey rides!

ST: So what you're saying is you want to do things that 5 year-olds and below want to do.

SV: Basically.

Once a coward...always a coward!! Tune in next week for pictures!!! Have a fabulous weekend...and for all you bank employees...like me...enjoy celebrating good ol' Chris Columbus on your 3 day weekend!!

It's Official....I'm boring.

*yawn*...I've become one of those boring people who avoids blogging because I have nothing blogworthy going on right now. But, I promised myself that I would blog come rain or shine...through good times and in bad...till death do sueveeblog and I part. So, I'm going to just have to push forward and blog on!!

Those of you who know me, know that I have a terrible sense of direction. I was once 20 minutes late to work because I got lost in my own neighborhood. So, I thought that investing in a GPS was a pretty good idea. Little did I know that the new GPS would become Matt's favorite time-suck and best friend. I hardly see him anymore because he's spending time with that whore, Gina (that's what we named the GPS...after my new favorite catch phrase..."Damn, Gina.")

What ever happened to double twin beds? I think we should bring back the tradion of the early years when husbands and wives slept in twin beds. This sleeping in one bed thing leads to sleepless nights...especially when one person is cold natured and the other is hot natured...and one person is a snuggler and the other craves SPACE...or when 2 people snore and you wake up because there's a snore symphony going on in your bed...or when one person's breath from their nostrils is like steam!! I mean, I'm certainly not complaining or anything...I'm just saying...I think it's time to start an advocacy group to bring back twin beds. Any of you interested in membership?

I love Bed Bath...

So, I returned a few doubles this weekend, and was delighted when "cash back" was a return option. I gleefully accepted and tucked away the benjamins for our weekend travels!! The one thing I did splurge on was a fondue pot. We made smores fondue last night...My sweet tooth was satiated after about 4 dips, but Matt is a chocolate fiend so he enjoyed it immensely. I can't wait to melt some cheeeeeeese...glorious cheese!!

My lease is up on November 1st...which gives me approximately a month to figure what I'm going to do...my apartment was roomy when it was just me and Mousse, but now that there's 3...AND wedding gifts, we have absolutely no room!! I'm not ready to purchase...yet, I don't feel really great about wasting rent on a lease either. So...the lingering question in the Thomas household is.........WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?

Mousse was infested with fleas when I brought her back from the kennel last week. She itched and licked herself raw and formed a hotspot on her rear. I freaked when I saw the fresh blood...and immediately took her to the vet. Apparently fleas are quite simple to treat...it just takes a $4 pill...and ten minutes later, they literally jump off the animal and die. Then a few squeezes of frontline prevents any buggers from bugging her for the next few months. I'm glad Moussolini is going to survive because she's actually turning into a dog that I love now. Since the arrival of her father, she's been a lot happier and a lot less honory. I think she enjoys having him with her for most of the day. Usually she just lays somewhere near our feet and just looks happy being around us. I find myself patting her on the head and saying "I love you, Moussey" quite often now. She's still stubborn and bratty at times...but she's definitely better than she was before!!

Before I forget...Happy Birthdays to......Miss Sunu K, Miss Sheba, and Miss Rashetta...May your day be joyous and your year be blessed!
And that's the news for this Monday...stay tuned tomorrow.

The weather is absolute perfection here in Oklahoma City...I hope it will only continue throughout the rest of the weekend. This is our first weekend home after the wedding...I wish I had something fun and exciting planned but, it looks like the weekend will be filled with work, work, work. The Moussemeister seemed to have caught a bug or two or 20 million at the kennel. So, I have to take her to get de-bugged...do the dreaded laundry...bleh!...and go through all our presents and return the doubles.

People told me I'd be bored after the wedding...but this really hasn't been the case...I've been on the go since we've gotten back from Miami....there's so much to do in order to officially become Susan Thomas. The name still hasn't grown on me. I automatically relate it to my favorite double cousin SusanTee. But, I guess in time...I'll get used to it.

Speaking of favorite double cousin's....Matt and I decided to spend next weekend in San Antonio visiting SusanTee and her family. It will also be my birthday weekend...so I'm eagerly anticipating the German Chocolate Cake she's going to be bake me!! Did you read that Sue?? German. Chocolate!! The only dilemmas I have are.....
Who's gonna watch Mousse?
and...How long will this trip take us since OU Texas weekend festivities also begin next Friday night? As soon as I figure those two things out...maybe I can get more excited about the trip!

Until then...I'll concentrate on bugs, laundry, and bed bath. =/

As requested...more pics

The following pictures are courtesy niki and jerry...they captured details

This is my favorite picture of the reception decor so far!! nik and me...we met for the first time at my rehearsal...but it felt like i was just seeing my old friend again. i was so happy she was a part of our day!
me being my usual silly self at rehearsal dinner with CCL

post wedding festivities with my cousins and Matt's cousins

post wedding festivities with the Kanjap crew...

pre-wedding with my brother-in-law, shep

the program

my boquet

me lookin' a little surprised about somethin'

lisa, lisa, and suet

billy and sunu

Sue giving her hilarious speech

sue and derrick

beena and shep

CCL and cousin Abe

Jaya, Jayden, Giby, and Jeevan

the church

me and Maddy

cupcake boxes!

the cake table

jess, neesha, and lisa

Jerry and lisa

parents to be, Mikey and Jessy

Me, Matt and the boys

I'm tired of wedding pics...how about you guys?

I'm Ba-ack...

I'm back, guys...back to reality! I know you guys are ready to see pics...so I won't waste any more time...Here ya go!

Matt eatin' sushi for the first time in Orlando! Now he loves Ichiban just as much as the rest of us. with Matty and Sonia
me and BF and our twinkie watches.

me, Aaron, and my sis

After the near death experience on the canoe

I sat like this..motionless throughout the whole canoe ride. There were real gators in there!! Some wild woman was screaming at the top of her lungs that she wanted to go back to shore. Ok...so maybe she was me!

Matt on South Beach

in the Florida Sun...

Sand art...

Matt with Cousin Benji and Cousin "I guess"

My favorite picture of the boys.

Matty's artistic shot

I smiled enough for the both of us.

My family...

My Moh's and his Best men

Matt with the lovely ladies

My BF

Fun with balloons...

Head table centerpiece

The Shepherds

So that gives you a glimpse into the past 2 weeks....More pictures to come!

We're Married...

So, we're married!! The wedding was everything I had hoped it to be. I can't imagine it going any smoother or being any more beautiful. Married life is sweet. Now?...it's off to the honeymoon!!! Miami, here we come!

News from the Wedding Headquarters...

I haven't forgotten you, rat racers. I know that just because I'm getting married doesn't mean that you all still don't have needs...I understand the importance of having a time-suck during the 8 hour day. And I'm doing my best to still meet your needs despite my busy schedule!! I had pictures to post and posts to write, but Matt's been trying to clean out my computer and free up some space...but it ended up messing it up for a few days. So that's why I've been MIA.

I'll post pictures, as soon as possible...but until then...I will give you an update post. How's that?

My hair is officially fixed! She put some brown dye over the copper penny dye and guess what color it created? Black Cherry. Yes, the color I wanted in the first place!!

I still don't have my dress yet, but never fear...I'll get it on Thursday, and I'm not freaking out about it at all. I actually feel confident that it will be exactly what I want and fit the way I want...so no worries!

I had a minor catastrophe the other day...I just HAPPENED to call Men's Warehouse to see if the tux the Groomsmen ordered for Matt had a white tie and vest or an ivory tie and vest. Turns out it was a YELLOW tie and vest. My heart stopped briefly but after a few phone calls, the situation was rectified. He's now wearing an ivory tie and vest to match me. =)

In other news, Mousse is being extremely neglected...and she's not been too happy about that. I'm gone from morning till night doing errands and I have no time to take her on our long walks. Thursday I have to drop her off at the kennel for the next 10 days. I know I'll cry because she will be so sad. I'm going to take her bed, her toys, and her food...and hope she'll be ok.

Well, that's it for now...tonight my sister, BF and Sunu all come into town. I can't wait! I'll try to write more tomorrow night when my insomnia kicks in! Until then...buh-bye!

Last Minute Hair Disasters...

Who gets their hair colored right before their wedding? Someone not so bright. Someone sorta like ME! That's right. I did it. Not only did I do it. But, I was dumb enough to bring my fiance with me. I'd like to blame the entire catastrophe on him. And since he's not here to defend himself...I WILL!

Black Cherry. That's the color I was going for. Not Elvira Black. Not Pipi Longstocking Red. A happy medium...that's all I ever wanted! Well, Matt wasn't too impressed. He wanted higlights. Blonde highlights to be exact. I reminded him that the last I checked, I didn't have blue eyes and a nice tan...so there was no need for me to have blonde hilights. The hairdresser overheard our banter and decided to throw in her two cents. She agreed with Matt's opinion that I should have hilights, but she also thought that blonde might be a wee bit extreme.

2 hours later, she was rinsing off what she said was the perfect color for me. And it is...when no lights are on. But the minute I'm in the light, my hair is as shiny as a copper penny. Copper? I'm supposed to walk down the isle amongst 400 people with copper hair?!?!

I called the hairdresser yesterday and insisted that my hair be re-colored. She actually had the nerve to try to convince me that my copper penny hair is good..."it's nice." Not quite. I told her that I can't even look in the mirror with out getting mad. Needless to say, she fit me in for the weekend. Let's just hope that this catastrophe can be fixed!

How do I get myself into these hair disasters?

He's Here....

As I welcomed someone who will help me begin a new phase of life, I had to say goodbye to someone who stuck by me through out my "single" phase of life. Exactly 2 days after Matt arrived to Okc, Sunu left Okc and moved to begin a new career in Dallas. She says I'll be okay since I have Matt now...but, girl friends can never be replaced...and no matter what she might think, she is missed.

Although the weekend was filled with lots of wedding to-do's, Matt and I were able to have a bit of fun as well. I showed him around town and introduced him to a few friends...and I tried to get him acclamated to his new surroundings. We had our engagement photo shoot downtown...and afterwards, he asked to see the bombing memorial.

So, I've gotten a lot of questions about "how does it feel?" It's very strange...it feels like we haven't been on 2 separate continents for the past 8 months...it feels like we've always been right here...together. The normally socially akward Sue...feels very comfortable and at home...even with a boy invading her space and her apartment. I think we'll be just fine!! 10 more days....