For me? Thank you!

I'm getting used to this bridal shower thing. It's not a bad gig, really.

Anyone want to throw me another party?

Also: invitations are in the mail! Such a sense of accomplishment!

And: the woman at the clerk's office who answers the phone "Marriage!" in a sharp, curt tone might want to improve her phone skills. I felt like apologizing. "I'm sorry we want to get married. Is it OK if we come by and apply for a marriage license?"

The Great Invitation Invitational

Yes, creating and mailing wedding invitations might just be the most hectic part of the whole wedding-planning process.

Not only do you have to make sure you invite your cousin and his wife and make sure you don't accidentally forget to send a Save the Date card to your godmother (ahem, Jon), but when your on-a-budget, diy-ers, you have to print them. You would think this is the easy part, and I wrongly assumed that too.

Getting a new printer and then having the wedding invitations be your first project on that printer - not recommended.

However, last night I finished printing out everything and have them almost all set. (So much crap that goes into an invitation: the actual invite, the response card and (stamped) envelope, information about the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner (for those who qualify), and then our after party invite.

I just need to pick up a few more stamps, and we're good to go!

Wahoo!

Am I Worried? A Little

I counted out 10 weeks until the wedding (approximately). 70+ days.

I've had a couple dreams about the wedding day. In both of them, Jon and I arrived at the "alter" and discovered we had never planned the ceremony. Oops.

I need to get busy to assuage these anxieties, and number one is to get the invitations in the mail.

Number two is to plan the ceremony!

Presents!

I enjoyed the bridal shower immensely, and the whole weekend was simply a blast! I didn't realize that wearing a tiara/veil out dancing would garner such attention. I enjoyed all the attention for a little while, and then it got overwhelming. I like to be in control when I'm the center of attention, and I was losing that control.

Jon and I are loving our presents. The bathroom looks stellar with the new shower curtain, waste basket, and matching towels. A model luxury Kohler bathroom we are not. But at least we're color-coordinated.

Cooking is more fun while wearing an apron, and the olive oil mister is one of the coolest kitchen gadgets ever. Really.

I have all my thank you notes written. I just need to get stamps (doh!)

I will then be more than prepared to receive more presents!