csu_claire_fish

I really thought you were supposed to relax while you were pregnant, not plan a wedding and move. I could use another vacation.

Everything is pretty much together at the new place, except for the nursery. I still need to figure out what I want to do in there and what to do with the boxes of frilly pink clothes my wonderful mother-in-law sent us. The baby isn't making things easy with all her kicking. She's probably just unhappy because she doesn't have a name yet.

(OCC: Here's how it's going to work. This will be the post for the ceremony and later there will be a separate one for the reception. I'll probably start new comment threads for each of the different sections (procession, vows, and so on) and treat it like a normal RP thread. Feel free to have your characters join in, even if they haven't had any interactions with Claire or Ted.)

The wedding is located at a loft in Manhattan. For this occasion the well lighted and open space has been decorated in Claire's artistic style in black and white with a touch of red. The space is divided into two rooms one for the ceremony and the other for the reception.

The white chairs in the ceremony room are facing a fireplace filled with lighted black and red candles. The chairs are divided into two sections with a strip of black fabric going down the aisle. A few people have already been seated and Claire's nephews, Durrell and Anthony, are waiting to seat guests and hand out programs.

We got to see the baby today and it's a girl (I feel really weird saying it). I think we both wanted a boy and we already had a boy's name picked out, but we'll be okay with a healthy baby girl.

I just feel bad and I don't want her to find out (she's not even born yet and I'm turning into my mother). I didn't really appreciate it when my dad called me the accident (there's over ten years between me and my brothers).

I really wouldn't recommend planning a wedding without the aid of caffeine and alcohol. I feel like I could sleep for a week, but everything is coming together nicely.

This weekend was nice. My mom and my Aunt Sarah came out for the weekend. It was good seeing them and also to get more input for wedding stuff.

The last really big thing for the wedding is done (I hope!). I have my dress! I've been looking by myself for awhile and I just hadn't found one I really liked and I saw this one and I knew it was the one. It's different, but elegant and not frilly or princessy. My mom likes it too, but Ted's won't. I think that's actually a plus. The store is also willing to work with the fact that I'm going to be gaining some weight before the wedding.

Yes, we're going to be having a baby (actually I'm going to be doing most of the work) in February. I'm still getting used to the idea of having a baby. Maybe it'll sink in more after the wedding.

( Private )

Claire sat down at her computer and tried to ignore the closed bathroom door and the timer with a little less than three minutes left on it. It wasn’t working. Every time she tried thinking about wedding stuff, which was in fact the real reason why’d she started working the swing shift (not to puke out her guts and make an emergency trip to the drug store).

( Read more... )

The wedding plans are coming along. We've got a place booked and it's a very nice open blank space. I'm still not entirely sure how what's it's going to look like for the wedding, but I've got some ideas. The bridal party is formed. Just a few more big things to get done. Flowers, food, cake, and dresses.

I've been so tired lately. In fact, Ruby only got half her walk tonight, but it didn't seem to bother her much. I think I'll spend most of tomorrow in bed. We haven't done that in awhile.

We're getting married in August.

I had wanted to wait a few years, but then after a conversation with Billy I realized that I have no good reason to wait.

I'm actually kinda excited about and as several people have reminded me it'll be a chance to show off my artistic talent (however little there is).

(OCC: Billy was played by Jeremy Sisto who also plays Lupo.)

Billy's in town.

Billy and Ted don't get along.

This could get interesting.

If either one of us turn up dead, Billy should be the prime suspect.

Ruby, the puppy, is getting bigger and into all types of trouble. I wasn't too sure about her at first, but she's started to grow on me.

( Pictures of Ruby )

We have a dog now.

She had belonged to the neighbors across the hall, but they kicked her out into the hallway. Ted being the softie that he is let her in.

She's still a puppy and has already destroyed two of Ted's ties, but she's incredibly cute.

I really want to strangle the new tech.

There needs to be a limit on how much a person is allowed to talk at a scene.

Valentine's Day was actually really nice. I've never been a fan of the holiday and I think that this is first time I've actually done anything for it (besides those crappy elementary school parties), but it was nice jsut to spend time together.

This week has been just awful. I'm so glad it's over.

Do you know how hard it is to work with stupid arson investigators blathering about jurisdiction while you're trying not to choke on plastic fumes?

( private )

Almost the end of error.

It's about time.

Lunch with Anita was good and then we went shopping and it got interesting.

She's dating one was ex-boyfriends. Which isn't that strange because she's done it before, but I thought Gabe was dead. That he'd been dead for over five years. Turns out that he was in jail.

I should have known better. This is my life.

We're in LA now and staying at my brother's house. It's nice to be back and see everyone. Really nice actually. The time change is just a pain. I can't remember the last time I went to bed at nine.

Tomorrow I'm having lunch with a friend from art school and Ted's meeting up with some of his frat friends. Should be interesting.

I've been engaged for a week now and it's really not that bad. Nice actually.

The wedding won't be for awhile. I made that very clear.

(OCC: Sorry, it's late, but things have hectic.)

( Back at the lab... )

“So have you two set a date yet?” Betsy O’Rourke asked Claire in a perky voice that would have seriously annoyed Claire if she wasn’t Ted’s sister. Claire was trying to keep an open mind.

“The 20th,” The question seemed a bit strange, but she was really trying to keep her mind open.

Betsy let out a giggle and Claire thought for sure that she saw some of New Yorkers roll their eyes as they made their way through the airport. It was starting to get embarrassing.

“No, I was talking about the wedding,” She was smiling, but Claire didn’t think she liked the way this conversation was going, “And I want to know how he proposed,”

“He hasn’t proposed,” Claire replied slowly as her mind started to spin. What was going on? Was Ted planning on proposing? They had talked about marriage a couple of times, but only in hypothetical terms. She pretty much knew that if she was going to get married it was going to be to Ted, but she wasn’t completely sold on the idea.

“Oh,” Betsy’s face fell for the first time in the twenty minutes Claire had known her, “From the way my mom had been talking I thought he’d already asked,”

(occ: Second part to follow soon.  Hopefully after I get off work tonight.  *makes note to never do something like this during finals week again*)