8 Days

Wow! It is so hard to believe that 1 year and 8 months has flown by so quickly and that I will be getting married next Saturday! Everyone keeps asking if I am getting excited, and I am, I am just not about to wet my pants about it. We have been together for so long and lived together for so long that it just feels like a natural progression. I work tonight through Tuesday night, so basically I have Wednesday and Thursday left to tie up loose ends. Hopefully I can sneak in a couple more blogs before the big day, but I am not sure. Working a 12 hour night shift really takes it out of you! I really need to make sure that I make it out to the pool everyday for a little sun though! I don't want to look like a ghost bride. Stay out of the heat! Have a good evening!

10 Days

Wow! I can't believe we are down to 10 days until the wedding...which only means 1 thing! 11 days until I am in Jamaica! AHHH! I can't wait. It will be so nice that this long road has come to an end and I will finally be able to relax and get some sleep! Last Thursday, I had my final dress fitting, and my dress fit, so I was able to bring it home! Now, it is hanging in our living room (in a white bag) because it doesn't fit anywhere else. We have also been trying to work on contacting the non-RSVPers to get their responses.

I would like to rant for a moment: I am so sick and tired of people asking me about the wedding, me telling them that I will be so glad when it is over, and then they tell me that I have to enjoy it, it is my day, it will be fun, etc, etc. NO! Don't tell me what to do and set expectations - never set expectations because you will always be disappointed! This might be some people's fairytale and dream, but it is not mine! It is nothing but pure stress and WAYYY too much money for something that lasts 1 day. I mean it is about a marriage between 2 people, not a big event for a couple hundred people!  I am dreading the day of because there is a need to follow a super-strict time schedule so that everything can get done before the wedding so we can enjoy the party. I so wish we could just go with the flow - I mean that is how I go through life! There are so many things I just could care less about - how the DJ will introduce us as husband and wife at the reception, if there will be a blessing, what time we are doing toasts, yada yada, yada. I could just pull my hair out! If it happens, it happens, if not, it doesn't. The world won't end! Sorry for that but no one else will listen to me about it and I needed to get it out. And, don't ask why I am doing this if I don't want it, because I have no idea how we got here.

Hope everyone has a great day - it is supposed to be super-super hot and sunny here - UGH

17 days to go!

Good morning! I have worked the last 4 nights, hence no blog. Fairly uneventful - apparently no babies wanted to come on the holiday. Other than that, I have been trying to work on some wedding things when I am not sleeping or working as there is still so much to get done. Ugh! I wonder how I let myself get into this mess! Anxiously awaiting July 25th, when Ryan and I will be in Jamaica! Today, I have a thousand errands to run - typical of a day after a stretch on. I am getting my oil changed, going to the dentist to get my teeth whitened, going to look at my bouquet, and finally checking out some decorations for the wedding. Whew. Then, when I get back home, I have to go to the grocery store. Our refrigerator and pantry look quite sad right now. I am pretty good about going to the store and doing a major stock-up, then not going again until everything is gone! Of course I go on a couple of in between trips for produce, meat, and milk! Hopefully I will make it through all of these errands today! I am really tired and ready for bed. Wish me luck!

Not starting off with a bang!

So I thought I was off to a great start by writing 2 days in a row, then I worked 3, was off 2, and worked 3 more. Now, here we are. It is amazing how time flies when working 12 hour night shifts, sleeping the days away, trying to keep an apartment in order, and trying to finish planning a wedding! WOW! We are T-minus 21 days from the wedding and it feels very surreal! For so long, it was so far away, and now here we are less than 1 month to the "big day". I am not going to lie, I look forward to the day when I don't have to answer questions about the wedding or pretend to be excited about it because that is what I am supposed to do. At the same time, I am not ready for everyone to start asking about having kids either - because that is waaayyy off! At least 5 years people! Maybe I will make a sticker or sign to wear so that people won't have to ask!

Anyways, Since I last wrote, I haven't been terribly busy. I worked of course, then on Monday we had our final meeting with our venue's event coordinator - who is wonderful! She is so helpful and not in the least bit pushy - if only she could coordinate this entire thing! We finalized the menu, time line, ordered linens, and finalized the set up of the rooms. Then we met with the wedding planner and finally, went to dinner with Ryan's parents and the decorator. Whew - what an afternoon! Since Monday, I have worked and last night (Friday), we made a trip to Shelbyville, IN for a calling at a funeral home. Last night, I was exhausted early, but woke up at 2:00 a.m. with a hungry stomach - your body remembers when you usually eat! So, reluctantly, I got up and had a bowl of Raisin Bran and hung out with Molly. I have been up since. Oh well - today should be a pretty fun day. We are going to a parade downtown and then to the Bloomington Farmer's Market - one of my absolute favorite things to do in life! If you haven't been, you should go - no matter where you live!

Hopefully I will be a bit more diligent about writing, but I am going into work tonight at 1 a.m. for 1/2 a shift and then work Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights followed by an oil change and dental appointment on Wednesday, a dress fitting on Thursday, an event to attend on Friday, meeting with Ryan's aunt and uncle - our DJ on Saturday, and work on Sunday - I just got exhausted thinking about all of that! Maybe we can sneak a trip into Cincinnati on Saturday since we will be so close!