5 Days

5 days until the wedding.

7 days until I am on a massage table in my suite for the honeymoon.

Some random thoughts going through my head:

My bedroom looks like a party store gone wrong.

My living room is crowded with a giant cooler (left over from Ty's bachelor party) and a big cardboard box filled with shot glasses.

I look like a zombie because I can't sleep and then once I do fall asleep I have nightmares about the stupidest things.

I realized this morning that I could completely refurnish my entire apartment with what we are paying for people to eat and drink.

Ty is getting crabby and stressed.

I am getting anxious and giddy all at the same time.  It is very confusing.

I am not sure if we have luggage...

While packing this Friday, I will also be having Whimzy's teachers come over for her parent-teacher home conference.  Should be interesting.

I am seriously nervous about having all of this attention focused on me.

Whimzy has been wonderful the last few days and seems to know that I need cuddles. 

I get to do this crazy, stressful, expensive thing surrounded by the most amazing people to ever exist.

I really am marrying him.  Finally.

I have a crazy headache.

I still have to write the unity ceremony.

 

 

Ugh. 

I am excited.  Don't get me wrong.

I am just overwhelmed and nervous.

Not nervous about marrying Ty, but about the actual event.

Murphy's Law!



20 Days

20 days until the wedding.

Less than 3 weeks.

Just saying....

 

Well, I made a huge purchase towards the wedding Friday night.  About $600 worth of random wedding odds and ends. 

Super excited to have them all delivered in the next two weeks!

 

I have a list of random thoughts that have occurred to me in the last couple of week:

*The things that I have to tell Whimzy are ridiculous.  For example: "Put your shirt down", "No, you cannot play with the potato until you put the ponies away".

*Less than 10% of what we are spending for the wedding will be of any use in 4 weeks.

*At this point, I am completely sympathetic to those people who decide to elope.  Skip all of the stress and go straight to the honeymoon?  That sounds almost perfect.

*We pierced Whimzy's ears this past weekend.  I thought she would be alot happier about it.  She seems like she couldn't care less.

*We watched a few hours of Star Trek: The Next Generation over the weekend.  It reminds me of my uncle and Jagee.  I used to sneak down to the basement and watch it with them when I was little.  It is just as amazing as I remember it.

*After a couple of drinks, I go all Ernest Hemmingway and think I can write, you should all be thanking me for my self-control on not writing a blog while intoxicated.  I totally understand why so many great writers were alcoholics, though.

*I have the worst craving for buttered white rice and Pizza Hut.  Not together, separate.  And no, I am not pregnant.

*I am nervous about the wedding.  Not nervous to marry Ty, but nervous about the actual event.  That will be alot of attention on a sober, anxiety-ridden me.  I see bad things happening.

*When did kids' movies go from just over an hour to 2 hours? 

*"Cricket-bugs don't wear shoes!"

*Ty and I are getting old.  During an "alone" dinner that we made after Whimzy went to bed, we discussed vacuum cleaners. 

*Did you know that a vacuum salesman is still a thing?  It is!

*My reading has taken a backseat to wedding, school, and sleeping. Oops.  I guess I will catch up later.

 

 

So, tomorrow is my birthday! 

26 is hitting me harder than 25...weird.

I plan on posting a thoughtful blog about the past year and how my life has changed and how I've grown.

 

<3



Bridal Shower and Lingerie!

This past Sunday was my Bridal shower, thrown by my wonderful "Mom", Maid of Honor, and my bridesmaids.

It was perfect. 

The food was amazing, the decor was perfect, there was a good mix of family (from both sides) and friends. 

Ty was wonderful, he wore his "Yes, Dear" shirt, helped keep tabs on Whimzy and helped with games.

I got some wonderful presents (Thank You notes are going out by Monday!), and got to spend some time with people I do not normally see as well as spend some time with my close friends.

It was perfect.

Thank you so much to the ladies who set this up for me <3

 

Also, tonight, I am going lingerie shopping with "Mom" and Angie.

I am so excited.  I love buying new bras!

Plus, possibly a corset-type thing.  I am not sure if I want to buy one for the honeymoon.  They are a pain to get on without help, and that would ruin the whole idea.

 

Eh, we shall see.

 

 

 

Well, I have enough to do to keep me busy for the next 3 months, so I will try to keep everybody updated!

So far we have about 55 people who have RSVP'd.

 

Please send yours in ASAP if you haven't already!

A First

After a rough couple of very overwhelming days and anxious nights, I am feeling perky again today.

You know why?

I laid in bed last night, thinking.

And I fgured something out.

This is the first time in my entire life that there has not been any family conflict in my life. 

Seriously.

We are on good terms with everybody!

It is awesome. 

No worrying about what might happen at the wedding, or

having to stress out about people playing nice.

It just blows me away that my life has taken such a dramatic turn around in the last few years.

I am so happy that I am getting closer to my family, including my Dad.

I am so happy that I get to build a relationship with my in-laws and that I am entering such a huge family.

I am lucky to have such an amazing set of psuedo parents that are helping me with the wedding, Whimzy, and life in general. 

I am even going to be re-meeting my step-family in the next month or so.

A few years ago I would have never been able to guess that I would be so surrounded with family that I enjoy being around.

I am so glad that I was wrong.

 

And on an unrelated note, Ty just stabbed a My Little Pony balloon to death.

It was terrifying.

;)

I Hate Sundays

I hate Sundays.

After a whole weekend of being able to snuggle up to Ty, pass some Whimzy duties off to him, tell him stupid jokes, kiss him whenever I want, and make him find things for me,

he has to return to work on Sundays.

We spent most of this past weekend in our pj's, on the couch, all cuddled up and playing with Whimzy.  When we did have to put real clothes on, it was to grocery shop or spend a couple hours out to eat with good friends and family.

It was, essentially, a perfect weekend.  I would have not changed a single thing.

Then, this morning we cleaned and really made up for the fact that we really did not do anything productive all weekend.

Then, he had to leave.

And that ^ is the face and reaction that Whimzy has every, single time Ty gets ready to go to work.

I feel the same way, but I have to be all grown-up and kiss him good-bye and then wish him a good night at work.

 

So, yeah, I hate Sundays. 

I hate the drop back into reality, and I hate missing Ty.

 

 

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54 Days

As my wonderful Aunt pointed out to me today,

I have 54 days until my wedding.

54 days.

54 days until I become Mrs. Ty Christensen.

Exciting...

But also extrememly overwhelming.

I feel like there is still so much to do,

so much to think about,
so much to finish.

 

In 55 days, over a year of planning will be done.

I will have time to relax and I will be getting a 90-minute massage in front of a fireplace.

 

I just have to keep reminding myself that this is completely worth it.

This is my wedding. 

It symbolizes the relationship between Ty and I.

It symbolizes our love, and our lives together.

It is going to be perfect.

 

 

Deep breaths.

Take a step back.

Put things in perspective.

<3

*happy dance*

This post is actually all about wedding stuff!  Woo-hoo!

 

First of all: I went in and got my dress fitted today for final alterations. I am not allowed to lose any more weight because otherwise the dress won't fit me!  Oh, and the cute little skirt that goes with the dress that I can change into that didn't fit me before?  It fits me now! 

 

 The Bridal Shower invites are out and let me tell you, they are adorable!  I have such amazing bridesmaids and almost-mom!

 

I have a ton of information being posted for everybody involved in the wedding! I mean, like we need to get these details nailed down ASAP!

It is less than 2 months away *deep breath*

Only 8 weekends until I say "I do.."

*deep breath*

No, not cold feet, just excitement and a bit overwhelmed.

 

Just so everybody remembers, the hotel discounts for the wedding end on April 26th. 

 

Wedding invites are going out this next Monday! 

 

Song lists are mostly picked.  Still have to spend some time on them with Ty and finalize a few things, but yeah...

 

Omg.  So much adreneline is going through me right now!

Not to mention that I am seriously floating on Cloud 9.

I need to come back down to earth and spend some time on regular life things...lol.

 

 

Okay, that is enough for now!  I need to calm down and return to real life...