This week on Souris Mariage...

Really cute, vintage-inspired wedding IN A SCHOOL.

Strategies to avoid losing the ring and/or tossing it down the garbage disposal.

Random facts, fab blogs.

Gratitude for the process, and for my amazing friends and family.

Final verdict on the Dollar Dance.

Aaaand a really bad dress.

Stay tuned for venue news next week!

I'm getting contacts today. After having perfect vision for 24 years of my life, graduate school totally shredded my eyeballs. Now I can't see things far away, which is bad (street signs blurry, people unrecognizable). But no more!

Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!

This spot from Men for Women Now tickles me. Their mottos are "Save Some Boobs" and "It's A Matter of Life and Breat." How sweet is that? Sweet.

I decided to check in on the grown-up status for the day, just to see, because very grown-up things are afoot.

1. Are you wearing pants that fit and are not pajamas? (Yes! +1)
2. Did you wake up before 9:30 a.m.? (Yes! +1)
3. Did you accomplish anything this morning? (Yes, +5, because it was hard and I did it anyway.)
4. Was it work-related? (Yes, ha ha ha. +5 more)
5. What was for lunch? (See, this is where I fall off the wagon: four kinds of cheese, crackers, potato chips, and guacamole. -10)
6. What are you doing this afternoon? (Going to the bank to do scary grown-up stuff. +1)
7. Work-related scary grown up stuff? (Nope. -1)
8. Are you blogging instead of...? (Um. Yes. Blogging instead of going to the bank. -2)

Sigh. Today's a wash.

I believe that no one should have to live in fear of their future because they got sick or injured. Go read this, and then, please, write a letter to your representative advocating affordable health care for everyone.

I like this tiny cottage on Galiano Island, British Columbia. In this one, we would leave the windows cracked so we could smell the woods as winter fell. We would have a tiny fire and roast marshmallows for s'mores.* Upon venturing outside for more firewood, we would meet deer standing silent in the trees. When the snow came, we would dig out around our window so that bright wintry sunlight could splash down on our game of Scrabble.

*Proper s'mores go like this:
1. Roast marshmallow
2. Layer graham cracker, chocolate, marshmallow, chocolate, graham cracker
3. Wrap in foil
4. Put whole thing back near heat until really gooey

(Via Tiny House Blog.)

Here's a pretty good one from the Chicago DMV.
1. This man has very, very long fingers. His hands are substantially larger than his face.
2. One of his legs is clearly shorter than the other one.
3. How come he gets fingers, but no feet?