Newly Wed

I am a married woman. Saturday was absolutely wonderful, and we successfully tied the knot. The day was not without a hitch, but the hitches were so small, no one really minded.

I loved everything about the day. The weather was perfect. Not too hot, but not a cloud in the sky. My dress and my hair were perfect. I left the decorations and flowers to the hubs and the uncle, and they totally came through. Everything I had envisioned for the day came to fruition and even more.

I started crying when my dad came to find me, and didn't stop the whole way down the isle. I was super nervous and had sweaty palms, but it was wonderful. The service, performed by a long time family friend of the hubs, was short and sweet. He said some beautiful things, and read "Union" by Robert Fulghum.

The food was great, and the keg of Octoberfest was a huge hit. We had wedding pie, and the hub's aunt made her famous doughnuts for us. The major hitch was the loss in the sound system, but we just pulled a suburban over to the tent, hooked up the iPod, and danced anyway. It was the absolutely perfect night, and I couldn't have been happier with how it all turned out.

Now we're in Maine, relaxing away. We went to the beach today and played in the awesome waves, thanks to Hurricane Earl. We went for a run, but the 94 degree weather prevented us from being out too long. It feels great to just sit back and enjoy being married. We've been surprised by champagne and flowers already, and I'm excited for the rest of the week.

I'm so happy and so in love. And if I had only remembered to have my sister check the mail for us this week, I'd have nothing to worry about.

T-Minus Four Days...

Wedding week is finally here. I've got so much to do that I can hardly focus, yet I feel oddly relaxed and ready. Our "To Do" list is short, and most of it couldn't have been done before this week anyway (like laundry and packing). It feels like maybe life should be more chaotic at this point, but I enjoy that it's not.

Tomorrow the hubs-to-be heads up to Vermont, and my bridesmaids arrive in the city. He's going to be there to greet his family, who all arrive tomorrow as well, and I'm going to party like it's my last night as a bachelorette. It's so weird to think that a whole year of planning has going into this. Saturday will be here and gone before we know it, and I'll forever be a Mrs. I'm so excited for all of it!

Things have just over all been going well. I was patient and it paid off. We'll see what happens next, but for now I'm going to enjoy the company of my best friends, party hard (but like a lady. I don't dance on bars or enjoy penis paraphernalia), and take a vacation! :D

Wednesday, Again!

The days are flying by. There are now only 10 (ten. TEN) until my wedding. HOLY COW. How did the year go by so quickly?

I'm so excited and so nervous all at the same time. Things are all falling into place, and I don't feel like anything is missing (even if it might not be finished yet), but I'm still nervous that it won't all come together. It's so real now. I've been thinking and planning and prepping for a year, and it's almost here!

A week from today my bridesmaids (minus the sister-in-law-to-be because she's only 10) will all be arriving in Boston and the wedding fun will start there! It's going to be an awesome weekend, and I just hope the weather holds out! It's been so nice almost every weekend this summer, so let's keep our fingers crossed that we're just as lucky! (Starting tomorrow the 28th will be on the 10 day forecast and I'll be able to start obsessively watching!)

The "To Do" list I created today is as long as my arm. Not to mention the packing list for the wedding weekend, and the honeymoon. There's so much to do and the days in which to do it are quickly running out! Don't be surprised if there isn't another post until next Wednesday!

A New Week

I love Wednesdays. It seems weird, and I know that, but Wednesday always has such fun stuff in store for me that I can't help loving it.

Wednesday is pretty much the start of the week for me. Because I always do the same thing on Wednesdays, it's easy to feel like it's my reset day. I'm not good at saying, "well I'll do this on Monday" because, honestly, who is productive on a Monday? But waking up and saying, "It's Wednesday. Let's start things off right" is much easier for me.

Today started of right, and so far so good...minus the gigantic headache I have that WILL NOT go away. But today is one of those days where I realize it's all in how you look at it. Obviously, I've always known that to be true, but what you know and what you put into practice are not always the same thing. And although I have not gotten any good news this week, and I have gotten a bit of bad news, it's nothing that I should break down over. Things are ok and they'll keep being ok. :)

Ohh and my wedding is in two and a half weeks! Which means that all my best friends will be in the same place for the first time since graduation! I'm so excited!

A Friendly Reminder

I was reminded this week that not all is lost. Not that I really thought ALL was lost, but a friend mentioned to me after my last post that I'd failed to mention all the great things that happened last week. And she's right. Even though I'm still waiting, I have a lot of things for which to be thankful.

Most specifically, last weekend my wonderful bridesmaids threw me a shower. It was lovely. Dear friends and family traveled from all over (as far as Washington DC and Vermont!) to be there with me, and even the weather was perfect. It was an afternoon spent well. There was even a life-size drawing of the hub-to-be for pin the kiss on the groom! It was so awesome, and made even better when my Gramma won the game!

And today. Today is the hubs-to-be's birthday! I love birthdays so much, especially his because I can go all out for him. In my family, on our birthdays, you wake up to a birthday chair. Meaning, your chair at the dinning room table is decorated with ribbons, streamers, and balloons, and you get a little something to unwrap at breakfast. Since we moved to Boston, I've carried on this tradition. Last year for the hubs-to-be's birthday, as well as for my sister's birthday (and I got one on mine too!) It's fun and just makes you feel special right from the get-go. He got a chair this morning, and his breakfast made for him! (I have killer egg sandwich making skills). And Tonight we're having dinner (made by him!) with our friends, and it will be wonderful.

I love the guy to pieces and I can't be anything but happy that I'm with him to celebrate today!

(please excuse the red eye. and his gigantic beard, which was trimmed yesterday, thanks goodness)

Trying to be Half Full

Sometimes I let myself get too far ahead. I get my hopes up and I let my imagination run wild with all the possibilities. And more often than not, I am let down. I end up feeling like I've lost something I never had in the first place. It's not the best trait I have and I know that, but it's a hard one to shake. Even when I tell myself that I won't do it this time, that this time will be different, I end up feeling disappointed.

Right now I'm dealing with the part where I tell myself not to get my hopes up. I am trying so hard not to think about the "what if's" and the "and then we could's." I haven't gotten the blow of defeat yet, but it's hard to believe that's not what's coming next.

Part if the problem is that I am terribly impatient (another quality of mine that I could stand to work on). I don't like waiting to find out. And since I have more time to think than I care to have the imagination comes into play. You see the problem? I am trying to stay positive. Tell myself that it's too soon to know anything, so just put it out of my head for now and be excited if something does happen, rather than be annoyed that nothing has as of yet. Not everyone works on my pace (or as quickly as I'd like) so I just have to "hang tight" and see what happens...