Creative Flow

My art teacher in college was a big believer in creative flow and at times it will run like rapids and others it will the calmest stream, but the water always there you just have to dive in. I feel like I have been on a white water rapids lately with my creative flow! Just constant doodling noticing the beauty in nature and just feeling more in tune with that part of me. I used to of course be a big scrapbooker but I am finding no real use for them. No one looks at them and yes you will occasionally look back at them but as we are transitioning into adult life Bo and I have both agreed that instead of tons of pictures around the house we would appreciate some nice art. Not just paintings but neat vases, creative metals all the sort. Our style for the new house is going to be called 'Old world modern'. I know we made up that term so let me explain! We love the rich colors of the old world style, and mix it the simplicity and interesting of the modern style. We like funky textures, unusual lighting, geometric shapes but then also some soothing lines, something fresh. Now obviously we are not going to be able to achieve this right away due to budget but I think overtime it will become more clear.

Anyways where that rant was going is that I needed an outlet for my creativity besides my notes at work! Although I have some amazing doodles I needed something more concrete. So thinking back to my art class I remembered some painting techniques and how I made some really unique art! So I researched more into painting and have decided to start with acrylic. Bo being the uber supportive husband that he is took me to Micheal's tonight and we found some things to be a 'starter kit' for me! All was under 50 dollars so Bo said if I paint one that we can frame and put in the house then I have paid for my visit. Quickly after that though he stressed that this is supposed to be fun and not in anyway pressure! I think I have some fun ideas in my head and I have a very talented family so I'm hoping that I can pass that onto a canvas! And if not I hope its a lot of fun! If anyone has any advice on painting please share! I think my first step is making a background of the blue and silver using this mixing technique from my class. Maybe try to leave it chunky in some parts to give it texture? Then I will need to let it dry before I can add anything. I am thinking just a neat design with some geometric shapes? For tonight I am just going to do research and learn more! So wish me luck!!

Current Pandora station- Josh Groban to really get those creative thoughts flowing :)

Bo's Birthday present

For Bo's birthday I got him this really neat pub sign! It just came in today!! He Loves it!! Its the first birthday gift that i have gotten him that he likes lol!! We are hoping to make this back room in our new house a 'pub'

Tweeting, Socialising and more!

I bought my Harry Potter and the 1/2 Blood Prince Tickets tonight!!! SOO excited! July 15th!!

Soooo I obviously needed something else to waste my time annnnddd I joined Twitter lol! Since I've had a "big girl" job now I listen to JB and Sandy every morning! I even brought my iHome to work so I could listen there! I love it! They talk about twitter all the time! Its more of like a random news feed. I can mix my gossip from Perez, JB and Sandy and Friends and then get Harry Potter updates or CNN updates or hear things from Celebs that I like! Its just a really random thing but so far I like it! I don't know who will 'follow' me as it is in tweet language but I just think its neat to read what others have written! Plus its just a nice break from work here and there! For those who are on twitter or who want to just look at my page i'm at http://twitter.com/SGuilbeaux Check me out! Maybe I'll have something cool to say? Oh and I added a gadget to the side of the blog that adds my tweets.

Last Saturday Bo had an event at this amazing house in Lakeway for The Derrick Johnson Foundation. He is a former Longhorn Football player so that is now professional, his charity sponsors communities to help build a safer community. They threw this big event with the theme Casino Royal! They had poker (a little too high stakes for us lol) and an auction and the tickets were like $100 a piece! Luckily we got in for free! The house was amazing! We even got to walk a red carpet! Felt super special lol! I bought this great dress, unfortunately all you can see in this picture is my boobs... I swore it wasnt that revealing! I did get hit on by this older guy! Very strange! Bo said that next time I need to make sure I socialise with more potential Aston Martin owners! This guy wasn't quite up to spec lol! Believe me those guys had some of the most beautiful women to hit on! I think they hire pretty girls to go to these parties! Beautiful cocktail dresses with low backs, perfect make up, hair done to the T! Just insanity! Anyways! The event was really neat! It was a beautiful night right on the lake! The DJ's from 93.7 were there doing the auction and of course Derrick Johnson was there! However Vince Young and some other old UT players were supposed to come and they didnt! sketch! They even put their names on the invites! Oh well! The dealership got a lot of great publicity from it and it was just a great night!!


Tonight we had Shelly's Birthday party! Happy Birthday Shelly!! It was a great party! I must say that it was really nice to catch up with everyone! We live too close to not see each other more! Once you leave college I think you really start to appreciate family and the light they bring to your life!

We have been puppy sitting our friends Alex & Ryan's pug Jack! He is a delightful Dog but man I did not realize how much time it takes to care for dogs! Big props to you dog parents out there! I am just so used to having Cooper who is a cat and does whatever he wants and is just no mess! Dogs want to be around you and under your feet every second! They bark LOUD, whine and just breath loudly! They can only be fed so much at certain times. They some how find ANYTHING to chew! So far he has chewed on MANY mice's, other cooper toys, band aids, tissues, eye masks, pens, stuffed animals, flip flops and other random things! At least I would have a clean house!! They have to go outside a lot! But then they don't want to go outside but they need to so that they can go potty! Its just a constant job! So bravo dog parents! It is not my cup of tea! I'll play with them for a while and then send them home with yall! Same with babies! Love them but they need to go with their mommies lol! I never realized how much of a cat person I am and how not ready I am to have kids until one week with a dog! Insane right!! I really like the peace of cats! Cooper rarely gets hyper, he's never loud, barley even bothers you! He just comes up when he needs something, will be sweet when he wants too! I just love cats! So calm and gentle, but like anything not all cats are that way (Banta lol)! Anyways that was a long little salute but yeah Stephanie is a cat person end of story!

Favorite Quote of the week:
Stephanie-(its like 3am) "Bo its raining outside, really bad)
Bo-(so confused) "WHY??"
Stephanie-"Well I don't know why its raining!"
Bo- "How?"
Stephanie- "UMMMM okay its just raining outside, end of story period good night"
Bo- "okay"......snoooorrreee

It was just so random and funny! He sleeps so hard and I wake up from any noise! Anyways this was a long post! Maybe I should post more often then it would be shorter and more to the point....lets just see how that works out!!!

Cars, Birthdays and some HP!

Hello All! Again I have become a bad blogger! I started a new job with Reese International and am loving it! I work M-Th from 7-5:30 so its nice because I get Friday's off they are just really long days! I think I get more done though! Helps you stay focused for longer. I get to spend a lot of time formatting documents and such! For those who know me know that this kind of work is right up my ally! I have reinstated my love for Pandora as well! For those who don't know Pandora is an awesome Internet radio! You put in a certain song or artist that you like and then it creates this whole play list off of it! For the office I put in Journey and it plays a lot of great 80's power rock ballads! I love it!

Aston Martin had there Grand opening event! It was a fabulous night! Bo got to meet a lot of great contacts and showcase the beautiful cars! It was an Amazing event! This job just fits him perfectly! He has always been such a socialite but now its really put into good use! Also, this month was Bo's 24th Birthday! We had an amazing dinner at Suzi's! They have great sushi! It was a great night with amazing friends, sushi and sake! They were very gracious to us! Free Rolls, a birthday roll and they brought us some of their employee meals! I think they were excited to have a big group of us there lol! But it was awesome!
Things have just been really good! No Luck on the job hunt yet! But I did go to several schools and give them a little intro letter about me. The whole process is just strange I dont know how to make myself stand out, it just all seems so random. How do you choose a teacher based on this impersonal application? We will see!

The house stuff is going really well! We should hear back this week if we got the loan! Keep your fingers crossed.

I posted all the Wedding photos and Engagement Photo's on shutterfly. Just a nice way to share the pictures with everyone! You can order prints or a book that I made. If anyone wants digital copies they will have to email me and I will make them a disk of what they want. These shutterfly websites are neat! Parents share pictures from their kids soccer games, teacher share classroom pictures with parents. Seems like an easy way to share! Of course facebook also works but you dont get to order right from there.

Nothing else really going on! I'm going to watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! I've been a big nerd and am re-reading the Harry Potter series from the beginning! I finished POA last week and am in the middle of GOF now! I'm reading them to gear up for July 15th! lol! It will definitely be the highlight of my summer :) Who's coming with me to the midnight premier???!!! okay enough nerdyness! lol!! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!!

Meagan and Jordan Thurman!!

Meagan and Jordan's Wedding was Amazing!! She was such a beautiful bride! Everything turned our perfectly!! I had such a great time! I felt truly honored that Meagan choose me to be a Bridesmaid in the wedding! It was fun getting to know her friends from home! We all had a great time at the Bachelorette party which bonded us for the rest of the weekend! that slideshow to come ;)

The wedding was perfect! Her colors were Red, Orange and Yellow! Brought a bright beautiful aura with it! Plus we got a free Kyle Park concert so that was AWESOME lol! Their First dance was his song "yours and mine" Which i adore!! Plus he played it live so it was truly special! They had beautiful Daisy's everywhere! Two GREAT cakes! Even a Cowboys one for Jordan! It was a great celebration of their Love!

It was so nice to have Kelly back! We miss her greatly! But When she comes back its like we never miss a beat! I just wish we could see her more often :)

The Guilbeaux Gab

Woo hoo! So Kelly, Mooney (won't be able to call her that past Saturday!!) and Jordan and I just brainstormed ideas for blog names! Some of the failures included Newlywed Fun Times...apparently inappropriate, Guilbeaux Gazette, and for when we have kids (5 years friends) Growing up Guilbeaux!! So after a short brainstorm session we decided on....

The Guilbeaux Gab

Hope yall like it!! I still don't know how to change the stephreese in my url....I bet I have to move the whole blog but I really don't want to change that!

btw- I totally miss just hanging out with my friends! Just getting a little sentimental from our college days of sitting around and doing nothing!

Vendors

Everyone has been asking about my different vendors so I figured I would blog about them! Sorry I'm long winded! I just have some great people to rave about! Only a few rants lol! Most of the titles are links to the website of the vendor. Enjoy!

Photographer- Rebel with a Camera - Travis Gagnon- He was absolutely spectacular! I adore my photos and he blended in with the crowd so well! He is on the expensive side but in my opinion was the best purchase we made! We received an

• Engagement Shoot with photo release,
  
• all day wedding coverage with photo release with 2 photographers and a helper
  
• 10x10 photo album,
  
• 10x12 proof book.

The photo release is key! We can share our photos however we choose! And they came on a DVD so they were easy to upload and will be easy to keep! The Photo Album is going to be beautiful and the Proof book is really neat! It has all the pictures printed with their photo numbers underneath! It also has a photo cover and back! It makes a neat second album
Venue- Angel Mountain- We feel truly lucky to have gotten married here! Bo's mother Teri and her best friend Linda bought the venue in January and completely remodeled it! They did an unbelievable job! Its a beautiful Location in the hills of Bastrop! Surrounded by Pine Trees it feels like its own little sanctuary. They worked tirelessly to get the location perfect for our wedding and they truly went above and beyond! It was so personal and special I couldn't have asked for a more memorable location!

Catering- Cypress Grill- Bo and I debated ALOT about what to do for food. At one point we had this Barbecue across Texas idea then a crawfish boil the list just was insane! When we really sat down to think about it we talked about our favorite places to eat. We LOVE cypress grill!! We eat there all the time! Its right by our house! It has a great atmosphere and the food is awesome! I could not be happier with them! The owner was SO extremely helpful! He went above and beyond!! We got the food and bartenders from there and it was all excellent! They cleaned up without anyone even noticing! Truly impressive! We thought that it was just something different and fun for a wedding! Not many people are exposed to Cajun food! So we brought them into our love! It is in Bo's heritage!

Cake/Cupcakes- Sweet Tempered- A big Thanks goes out to Preston for helping me win this fight lol! We debated back and forth on making cupcakes or ordering them! Well I am SOOOOO happy that we ordered them! Not only were they delicious but I didn't have to spend a whole day baking them lol! I have always wanted a cupcake tree for my wedding so it was perfect! For Bo's Grooms cake (southern tradition) he decided to go with an Aston Martin Emblem! Since he just started working there and adores the cars it fit! It was really cool! However no one ate it except us! No one went and cut the cake up so no one ate it! I still don't know what happened to it after the wedding??hummm lol! The bakery is right around the corner from our house so it was also nice to support a local business!

Flowers- Bouquets of Austin- They were great! When I went in for my consultation I didn't know what I wanted except No roses, No Daisy's, and that I loved hydrangeas! However, by the time I left I felt as if my entire wedding was complete and fabulous! They were so helpful! They really asked those leading questions to get to every point of you wedding! I had no idea how I wanted my centerpieces to look but I knew I wanted the candles and the gold chargers. They said to just add the blue I LOVED my bouquet and my bridesmaids were cute but apparently the blue hydrangeas die faster than the rest lol! The arc was spectacular! The Boutonnieres looked great I was just really impressed!


Aisle Runner- Chic Unique Inc- I found these online and just fell in love with them! It was soo beautiful! However they do have tricky pricing! Turned out to be twice as much but I still think it was worth it! The only down side was that since it was ivory I was extremely picky about people not walking on it before the wedding but after it got trampled! I originally planned a few photos with the isle runner but the ceremony site already had been transformed to the reception site and thankfully Kelly and Meagan saved it! I am hoping to have the end of it be the middle of a quilt one day!

Dress- Unbridaled-I went to many locations to find "THE DRESS". So many of them insisted on them picking out your dresses and then actually putting them on you! Uncomfortable lol! Unbridadled is completely different! They are located in a really cute house! You walk in and its just a breath of fresh air! They let you look through their collection and you turn out dresses in their racks and they will place them in a dressing room for you. No pressure just you get to look at your own leisure it was great! I found a dress from Venus bridals and loved it! However a couple of weeks later I decide that I didn't love the bottom of my dress! SOOO I turned to a seamstress! Cotures by Laura but I was too scared to ask her to redo it! So she hemmed it and made it fit. Then i turned to a friends mom Mrs. Lott and she completely understood what I was looking for and did an amazing job! She turned the bottom into more of a mermaid skirt and added some poof at the bottom! It was more than I could have asked for! LOVE LOVE! The veil from Davids Bridal really topped it off beautifully! It had some scattered pearls and I loved it!

Hair- Cobalt Blue- I adored my hair! The hair stylist did a great job! All I said was make me look like I have hair lol! And with a little help from some fake hair I did!! The atmosphere was nice! I was soo relaxed and just had fun! They did also do my make up but I'm very particular about it so I ended up re-doing it afterwards! Overall very pleased! However there were some downers! Rheannons hair was indescribable! Horrid! They just teased it and sprayed it! So we went home and combed it out and pulled it back! Katy's hair was interesting..like a doam... Miranda, Kristin and Megan had great 1/2 up 1/2 down hair! Also Reese and Mom had matching princess hair that looked nice as well. I was just so upset about Rheannon's hair and it made us late that day which threw things off and into a kinda crazy tail spin! But I LOVED my hair lol!

Programs- Antonia Rose Printing- Sooo at first everything was great! They did a great design I was sooo happy! Then I got my shipment and it was regular programs not program fans! Thankfully they agreed to reprint them at no cost to me and they came a couple days later! I did have to assemble the fans myself but it was easy! I just did a couple each night watching TV! The biggest advice I have for these is that you do not need to order them for your entire guest list! We threw away so many and it just broke my heart! Part of it was my House Party was more needed helping me than passing them out lol but also we just had too many! However for a Texas Wedding the fans really helped! It was only in the 80's but it sure felt hotter lol!

Rentals- Austin party Central- I cannot say enough about them! Lydia was amazing! She really pulled my ideas together! They worked with our budget and were just overall so helpful! They were able to drop off on Thursday and pick up on Monday which was nice! We rented: tables, chairs, linens, champagne glasses and so on! We also rented from them for the Rehearsal dinner and it was great!
Suit Rentals-Tuxedo Junction- The boys did look nice but not without some problems lol! Bo absolutely hated his suit. He said it felt cheap and that the tie was too short and it didn't fit. So we went and bought him a suit at Macys! The Groomsmen however wore the suits. A couple had to be safety pinned into their suits and they all pretty much refused to take off their jackets but I thought they all looked handsome!
Bridesmaid Dresses- Davids Bridal- These lovely ladies sported Olivine Dresses from Davids Bridal. Rheannon went with me to help pick them! I think they all looked beautiful! The only problem I have is with their alterations department. Not from my wedding but from others they are just too expensive and its just a mess! Other than that I got great service from them and I think the girls looked beautiful!
Music- Miranda and David- They sang "I will be here" by Steven Curtis Chapman. It has always been one of my favorite songs and Miranda was always my favorite singer! When we lived together at Baylor she sang me to sleep so many times lol! They did a beautiful job! I have heard nothing but raving compliments about them! Thanks guys!! You did a beautiful job!
Minister- Greg Lanier- He was a high school friend of Linda and Teri's. He did an amazing job!

Beer-North by Northwest- During the whole planning process we decided to showcase things that we loved! We LOVE North by Northwest beer! They are a restaurant and a brewery! We showcased the Duckabish Amer (my fav!), the Irish Stout and their Northern Light. All I heard were compliments!

Wine- Bought at Spec's- We had a great guy helping us and we chose for our red- Baritone Maxim Cabernet Shiraz 2004. We love blends and thought it was excellent. For our white we choose- Ashwood Grove Chardonnay 2005. Which was also really nice! We had champagne but I could not tell you what it was! We have at least 6 bottles of each downstairs lol! One of the few things we liked having left overs of! lol!

Table Numbers- Proudly made by me using my Cricut! Those things are SO cool! Teri got me the small version for Christmas and I love it! I am trying to figure out more that I can use it for! I want to get the vynal so that I can make stickers or stencils and such!! SOOO neat

Flower pomander balls- lol if that is their official name! I made these as well! You just need lots of fake Hydraenas, flower pins, ribbon and a styrafoam ball! They were fun to make and added a cute touch to the aisle! After the wedding apparently mom just gave them all away lol! Which I guess is fine I dont really need them it was just kind of random!
Flower Wreaths- Also made by me! Teri Taught me how to make them and we made three! Just the same as the flower pomander balls! I'm not sure what happened to those either after the wedding I'm sure mom gave them away! I was just happy they were displayed! I was putting on my make up and discovered them in the closet! I dont know who i tossed them to but I was frantic trying to get them out so that they could be displayed lol!
Champagne Glasses and Knife set- Davids Bridal- Suprised! So was I! Teri and I found them there and she generously bought them for us! They were beautiful and will be cherished for a long time! I took them to Things Remembered and had all of them Engraved. The Double hearts and special to Bo and I. The first ring he bought me was a promise ring with two entwined hearts. (which i still wear and probably wont come off my finger lol) We have always been great friends and well as being loves! He told me that our hearts were always meant to be as one....aww I know! So I was happy to find that design and include it
Favors- M&M's- Well this was a battle I lost lol! I didnt want favors thought they were a waste of money. Well I was kinda right since they never got put out lol! A big thanks to Ron for putting together 1/2 of them! And when we ran out of Blue and Green M&M's Rheannon and Ron looked all over austin to find more! lol Thanks guys! Sorry if you didnt get any!

Rings- Jared Galeria of Jewlery- Bo's is a Tungsten ring with carbon fiber in the middle. Perfect for any car guy! Mine goes around both sides of my ring. Very sparklie!
Garter- Al's formal wear- I thought the garter was a pretty silly thing! But when I found one that I knew Bo would Love i had to get it! Of course its a UT garter! lol! He really appreciated it! especially since I didnt let burnt orange be one of our colors lol!
Fireworks- Sparklers- Not sure where Bo got them...somewhere online! But they really made a perfect exit!

Limo- a Friend was kind enough to give us the Limo as his wedding present! It was perfect!

Hope yall enjoyed! Took me a while but being unemployed gives you lots of extra time lol!! Keep your fingers crossed for a job soon!! Have a great one! Meagans wedding is this weekend and I am SOOOO PUMPED! Its going to be amazing!!