HONAAYMOOOON!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're going on a CRUISE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited! It's going to be so relaxing and easy just to get on a boat and have everything else taken care of for us. We need that right now.

And it's going to be so easy to pack for the trip- stripes and swimsuits here we come! :)

Only Two Months Left.

I hope you're shopping for your party shoes, 'cause we're only TWO months away from the best day of my life. 


All of the big things are taken care of. My mom says that there are only a couple things that people really remember from weddings anyway. The food, the music, and the bride's dress! Heeheehee, she's so wise. So we've got those things covered, the rest is just details :)


Josh is so wonderful. I just never in my life ever ever ever expected to be engaged to a man who wants to be a part of the wedding planning. He has great ideas and he takes big things off our to-do list so I can focus on the fun stuff like flowers and lights and sparkles. We need some wood for some of the decor, so this morning he went on a walk with his chain saw. We need a permit from the Parks Dept, so he calls and gets all the details. We need a honeymoon destination, so he combs the internet for the best deals and fun ideas. What an awesome groom! 


I, on the other hand, have not been able to keep it together very well. Recently I've been too overwhelmed to handle all the details, so I've ended up in tears a couple of times. But that's ok. It's good to cry and acknowledge that it's difficult and then move on with the priorities. Plus, my Aunt Wendy says that a girl should have a good cry once a day. 


Anyway, all this to say that today I am shopping for my party shoes. I don't expect them to be too comfortable because most pretty shoes aren't comfy anyway! But they will sure be fun to hit the dancefloor in. Two months til I get to have my first dance with my husband. I'm so excited :)

Our wedding planning attitude...:)

http://www.hulu.com/watch/322191/portlandia-cool-wedding-1#s-p4-sr-i0

New Roommates

Not only with Josh and I soon be Husband and Wife, Lovers, and Best Friends, soon we will also be ROOMMATES! And this is one of the parts of our marriage I'm most excited for.

 

First of all, Josh is an excellent cook. Truly, the recipes he thinks up are always delicious and they take time and effort to cook, which is actually really fun. I'm used to healthy food fast, so it will be good to take more time with cooking. 

It's going to be great to have a roommate to do fun things with - like a built in buddy to hang out with friends, go out, or just sit at home together. I like the way Josh lives his life; he expends energy in the right places and is economical about his emotions. I want to learn how to be more like that.

I'm excited to listen to him. I want to know how his day goes and how he's doing. He sees the world around him differently than most. The way he takes it in is interesting to me. Josh loves nature and the God who created it all. I'm happy to be with someone who takes time to appreciate sunsets and mountains and stars and clouds. It teaches us to slow down, look around, and enjoy this beautiful place.

Soon I'll have a roommate to talk about finances with, to make big decisions with, like where to live and work and where to invest my time. It's going to be nice to have an accountability partner in those areas of my life, to keep and eye out for each other and make sure we're not doing anything silly, and also to keep each other savvy. 

My new roommate is going to make it so that I'm never alone. I'll be alone every so often, and we're going to have to budget some alone-time into our life, but I won't really be alone anymore. I have lived a more solitary life than most. And I'm blessed that there is an end to that solitude in sight.

  

And finally, a husband is a roommate you get to SNUGGLE! Which is one of the things I'm looking forward to most. :)

Come One, Come All

Last year a girl from my high school invited all her friends to her wedding via facebook. At the time, I thought that was a crazy way to invite people, but now I'm thinking she is brilliant. 


Invitations are somewhat difficult. As with all things "wedding," I'm told that it's my big day and everything should be amazingly colorful, personal and creative. I'm supposed to pick a color scheme, picture, font, paper material and envelope that are all a part of our theme. On top of that, the wording can be as creative or as formal as we choose! Good luck. 


A friend from work advised not to put too much money or effort into our invites, because people will be throwing them away! Smart. So smart, in fact, that I think we will go more low-key on our invitations and put the capital into more lasting items... like flowers... or cake... :)