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!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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!
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!
Friday, August 6, 2010
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!
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)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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...
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...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Good Morning Turned Bad
Maybe bad is too strong of a word. But the morning was going well, and now I've been thrown off for the whole day.
Let me explain. This morning, I woke up at 5am to run with the hubs-to-be. Although I wasn't excited about getting up, we did, and the weather was perfect for a run. We did our "long run" (not long to anyone else I'm sure) and made decent time. Or so I thought. We knew the mileage for our loop, but it didn't seem quite right because the "short" piece of it was taking us as long as the long piece. It definitely required looking into further.
So we got home, had breakfast, and the hubs-to-be headed out to work early. Unfortunately, he forgot to grab the trash to go out on his way out the door. So I figured I'd take it out when I left, hoping the trash truck hadn't come by that time. Well right as I was about to leave, I heard the truck in the next alley over from us. So I was off! (Only being able to take the trash out twice a week means it HAS to go out or we get smelly garbage).
Being that I left the house a little early, I took my time walk to the T, and even stopped to get coffee. It was while I was getting onto the T that I realized my day would be off. As I went to check the time, I realized I had no watch. Nor did I have my engagement ring. My heart sank. But I was already on the train and it was too late to go back. I NEVER forget my watch or ring, so I'm just feeling naked. I also have a small tattoo on my wrist that I don't care to flash around in the work setting, but I have no watch to hide it. So I guess it's just a bare day.
But it gets worse! When I got to work I used mapmyrun.com to see just how long our loop is, and it is shorter than we thought! The "long" part of the run is .1 less than we though (so .2 total because we do a loop), and the "short" part, is actually only .1 shorter than our long part! What a mess. And it added about a minute to what we thought we were averaging per mile. What a bummer.
So yeah. No ring. Short run. Feeling totally off.
Let me explain. This morning, I woke up at 5am to run with the hubs-to-be. Although I wasn't excited about getting up, we did, and the weather was perfect for a run. We did our "long run" (not long to anyone else I'm sure) and made decent time. Or so I thought. We knew the mileage for our loop, but it didn't seem quite right because the "short" piece of it was taking us as long as the long piece. It definitely required looking into further.
So we got home, had breakfast, and the hubs-to-be headed out to work early. Unfortunately, he forgot to grab the trash to go out on his way out the door. So I figured I'd take it out when I left, hoping the trash truck hadn't come by that time. Well right as I was about to leave, I heard the truck in the next alley over from us. So I was off! (Only being able to take the trash out twice a week means it HAS to go out or we get smelly garbage).
Being that I left the house a little early, I took my time walk to the T, and even stopped to get coffee. It was while I was getting onto the T that I realized my day would be off. As I went to check the time, I realized I had no watch. Nor did I have my engagement ring. My heart sank. But I was already on the train and it was too late to go back. I NEVER forget my watch or ring, so I'm just feeling naked. I also have a small tattoo on my wrist that I don't care to flash around in the work setting, but I have no watch to hide it. So I guess it's just a bare day.
But it gets worse! When I got to work I used mapmyrun.com to see just how long our loop is, and it is shorter than we thought! The "long" part of the run is .1 less than we though (so .2 total because we do a loop), and the "short" part, is actually only .1 shorter than our long part! What a mess. And it added about a minute to what we thought we were averaging per mile. What a bummer.
So yeah. No ring. Short run. Feeling totally off.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
A Crazy Week
This past week has been crazy. Totally and utterly nuts. I had things going on every night, and just could not for the weekend to arrive. Luckily it's been a good and relaxing one.
A few big things have happened this week, but I'm not sure how it will all play out. I can't go into much detail yet, but hopefully in the next few weeks it will all come to fruition.
This week was good for me though. I had been feeling (and still do to a lesser degree) in a bit of a funk. I'm a little bored with life...from work to work outs. I needed to change things up. Luckily being busy this week and getting a few interesting emails helped, but I'm still not feeling like myself completely, but I think a couple more busy days and some simple changes in my routine and I'll be good. At least I hope.
A few big things have happened this week, but I'm not sure how it will all play out. I can't go into much detail yet, but hopefully in the next few weeks it will all come to fruition.
This week was good for me though. I had been feeling (and still do to a lesser degree) in a bit of a funk. I'm a little bored with life...from work to work outs. I needed to change things up. Luckily being busy this week and getting a few interesting emails helped, but I'm still not feeling like myself completely, but I think a couple more busy days and some simple changes in my routine and I'll be good. At least I hope.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Hate Mail
Here are a few letters I'd like to send...
Dear bugs that bit me while I slept,
F-you. I have three large welts because of you. And one is ON MY FACE. You gross bugs were crawling on my face while I slept and I hate you. These damn bites are painful too. Because of you I look like someone punched me in the forehead. Get the hell out of my bedroom.
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Dear gaggle of pre-teen dancers on the T this morning,
SHUT UP. I do not care that there is a boy dancer to flirt with, and I do not want to hear your insestant giggling. NO ONE is excited that you memorized the boy's dance by watching his class once, nor do we want to see you do it during our morning commute. I am on my way to work and would appreciate a few more minutes of quiet. Next time you're on the train at rush hour, put a ballet slipper in it.
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Dear people who have not yet RSVPed to my wedding,
PLEASE send in your cards. I don't want to be the annoying bride who calls everyone to check in, but I really need to know asap if you're coming or not. I've already stamped those little cards for you, so just fill them out and drop them in the mail box. Please. So I can move ahead with the preparations for my wedding that is SIX WEEKS AWAY. Thanks a bunch.
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TGIF.
Dear bugs that bit me while I slept,
F-you. I have three large welts because of you. And one is ON MY FACE. You gross bugs were crawling on my face while I slept and I hate you. These damn bites are painful too. Because of you I look like someone punched me in the forehead. Get the hell out of my bedroom.
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Dear gaggle of pre-teen dancers on the T this morning,
SHUT UP. I do not care that there is a boy dancer to flirt with, and I do not want to hear your insestant giggling. NO ONE is excited that you memorized the boy's dance by watching his class once, nor do we want to see you do it during our morning commute. I am on my way to work and would appreciate a few more minutes of quiet. Next time you're on the train at rush hour, put a ballet slipper in it.
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Dear people who have not yet RSVPed to my wedding,
PLEASE send in your cards. I don't want to be the annoying bride who calls everyone to check in, but I really need to know asap if you're coming or not. I've already stamped those little cards for you, so just fill them out and drop them in the mail box. Please. So I can move ahead with the preparations for my wedding that is SIX WEEKS AWAY. Thanks a bunch.
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TGIF.
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