Some brides are WAY into the dress – the train, the veil, the bodice. For others it is the flowers – the bouquets, the centerpieces, the ceremony decor. For still others, the paper – the invitations, the menus, the programs.

This is a note for the latter category: you spent hours and hours picking out or creating the perfect invitation to match the scheme of your wedding. Practically works of art, right? Time to put the stamps on them and release them to the world…with pictures of Lady Liberty? Nothing against her but she doesn’t exactly fit your vision.

Well, fret no more, paper enthusiast bride. If you can wait a month or so, these two new stamps will be available in March.

Set the invitations free with no worries of clashing.

Okay, went to see Mary, the hairstylist and she confirmed that I did, in fact, have a mullet with a touch of Dudley Moore.

I now have a cute bob with some very screwy layers that should be okay in about a month. It is a TON better.

Some before pictures from this morning – how happy do I look here?

And the after – much better – still have some wackado layers but it will work and you can see the back – no more mullet:

Much, much better.

I was supposed to go to dinner with a girlfriend but she is pregnant and not feeling well so she canceled. So I made the snap decision to get my hair cut. I went to a well known salon here on the east side of Cleveland that I have had good luck with in the past.

HUGE MISTAKE.

I asked for long layers – none shorter than my jaw line.

How she went from chin length long layers to a mullet with the shortest layers I have had since the SEVENTH GRADE, I have no idea. The front pieces are ABOVE MY EARS.

I cannot even take a picture because I am still crying so hard the pictures come out blurry.

I so wish I was exaggerating. I tried washing it and that actually made it worse.

I am going back tomorrow to have someone else try to fix it. They asked if I wanted the same person to cut it. I asked the receptionist if she was joking.

Say a prayer that they can do something because right now I am doomed to 2 months at home pulling on my hair trying to get it to grow faster and downing handfuls of prenatal vitamins washed down with gallons of milk. I have a mullet. Lord help me.

Every morning I watch the Today Show. Always have and honestly unless they start doing ritual sacrifice on air, expect it to be on in the background while I stumble to the kitchen for my morning cup of…wait, I don’t drink coffee. Okay, so just expect it to be what I watch in the morning for the time being.

Anyway.

Whenever they pan the audience there is one guy who is ALWAYS THERE. I would swear that his name is Lenny (of course I could totally be making that up, his name could be Fred or Charlie or Sniffles for all I know).

Anyway.

This guy is a like a mailman – torrential downpours, blizzards, heat waves and cold snaps – nothing keeps him from his appointed rounds at the Today Show. BUT WHO APPOINTED HIM?!?!

Who is he? Why is he there? Does he get paid? Any ideas?

Time: 8 am
Date: Friday, February 3
Place: Filene’s Basement in Columbus, Ohio
Event: The traditional running of the brides AKA the Filene’s Basement sample sale. Sizes range from 4 to 24 and there will reportedly be over 1400 gowns up for grabs. Literally.

If you happen to be in the area, are looking for a bridal gown and think you can handle the mad rush, you just might get a great deal! Make sure to get there early though – I hear people line up at dawn to get the best spot when the doors finally open.

Don’t forget a couple of friends and a whistle. (You get a cupcake if you know what I am talking about)