After a weekend full of wedding plans and decisions, I have a long list of things to do. Mom will be fixing the comb on her veil as we decided I would wear it. It may not match perfectly, but the sentiment outweighs the matchy-matchy.
Over the next few weeks, I need to print the invites and rsvp cards, create the leaves for the meal tree, create the table cards for the reception and maybe make the totes for the guests. Oh, and the favors.
Happily the cake and flowers are both finalized and for less than expected. Happy surprise.
My grandparents are letting us use my great-grandparents’ wedding cake topper! I’ll try to get a photo up soon - the topper has real lace on it and is 90 years old. Awesome.
We also found out our wedding date is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, which considering our outdoors/nature/fall theme is simply too much of coincidence to ignore.
Three months to go..
Soccer ended last weekend. I started having withdrawals almost as soon as the last whistle. Thank goodness EURO 2008 is currently going. I’ve been watching games at the gym while on the treadmill. The best part is I get so distracted that before I know it 45 minutes will have passed by. I have no clue why I love soccer so much, but I do.
As a result, I now have about ten hours free again. I’ve been filling the time by going to the gym, meeting with our wedding photographer and now finishing up the painting I started so many weeks ago. Tomorrow we have enlisted friends to come help move stuff to the storage unit. There is so much to do and not enough time before the wedding or my moving date (end of July). A bunch of things are just going to be put away until we have five minutes.
Once things are in storage, we will have the hardwood floors refinished and furniture can be arranged. Ted and his friends will deal with the shower - it is coming out and new one is going in. Obviously that needs to be done before I move.
Well, I have to go.. I hear a paint brush calling my name.
Maybe it is the work grind.
Maybe it just is that time of year.
Maybe it is just something deep inside me - a connection that just won’t break..
But I dream of San Francisco and of Yosemite. I was originally considering a trip to Alaska this summer, but now the discussion has shifted to San Fran. Ted has never been and I truly believe it is his kind of city…(I swear I am not saying this because I want to go)
Another benefit to the weather is I am slowly finding my photo-mojo again. And with that, I am sure the blog-mojo will return to.
Until it completely returns, I am going to just gaze and remember my day in Yosemite and the promise I made to return.
It is 2008 and I can guarantee it is what I ever imagined it would be. Oh well, life has a way of ignoring any fantasies we have. I did welcome the year in by attending an “Electric Six” concert. I’ve always wanted to see the band live and jumped at the opportunity. It was worth it.
Now a few days later, I am spending a quiet evening with my better half watching the kids of UrbanTiki. Two of the most beautiful and well-behaved children ever.
The better half was a surprise in 2007. The result of a strong friendship crossing into dating. He had been there for me before, during and after my relationship with Frenchy. I am still friends with Frenchy but dating didn’t work. Once again, such is life.
I decided in 2008, I simply want to continue working towards being happier with me.
