Details

It is amazing how much life is about the details. it is a 7 letter word that makes experiences all that much better. When it comes to weddings, it is all about the details. Thankfully the process has gotten a bit less stressful now that a lot of the big details have been nailed down and I am able to focus on the little details and not feel as rushed. I am also indulging in the occasional wedding magazine. It is fun to look at all of the pomp and finery that people put into their big day...and yet I wonder how work they put into their marriage. Amidst all of the organizing, calling, booking, mailing, sighing, and stressing I have to continue to remind myself that all of this is for one day. Am putting this much effort into a marriage that will last far beyond our first dance and how my hair looks? I want to pay attention to the details of Nick and our life together. This is my challenge for the 80 something days.

In other news, my church threw a party for me, that was very nice. I am so blessed to have them around to support me. I am reveling in God's blessings to me. He is so good!

Wedding Stuff

In an effort to document my wedding experience, let me tell you right now that wedding planning is a lot to handle. When I first became engaged, everyone began telling me about how much fun it was to plan a wedding and how much I will love it.

They lied.

I started out my planning with stars in my eyes and a content smile. Then all of the details (which are still being decided) were having trouble cementing. I have come to the conclusion that wedding planning is so intense so it makes you want to stay married because you don't want to go through planning another one.

I may be exaggerating a bit.

All that to say, yes it is stressful. But, when I remember why all of this hoopla is occurring it makes it all worth it. If the colors aren't perfect, the reception locale is a little off - who cares? All that matters is that I get to be married to an amazing man and am able to celebrate that love with my family and friends.

Life is good and God is good. :)

Off to do some more planning.

Life Changes

Apparently this is the blog of large events in my life. It has covered my surgery and growth from that, and now is going to focus on weddings. Yey! I got engaged. This is an event that I thought would never have occurred 6 months ago. But, God has blessed me beyond measure with a fabulous guy. I guess patience pays off.

It is crazy how fast life changes. We went from talking about what we wanted to do on a Friday and having a relaxing glass of hot chocolate to discussing where we wanted to have a wedding and frantically finding details to places that we pray are not booked.

How life changes.

Not only is our relationship moved from one level to another, but I find myself beginning to see the world through "us" glasses when previously all I had to use were my single focused ones. It is neat for me to see how God is changing my perspective to leave the world of "me" and join the ever learning world of "we." It is a heavy undertaking, but I would not miss this ride for the world.

In the past few days I have been scrambling to begin filling in the details of the big day. It is fun, but stressful for me because details are a struggle. There are so many aspects of one day to deal with. It is crazy. Thankfully, I have people in my life who revel in details.

Today will be spent hammering out more details, taking a nap, and hoping Nick can come home. He is on storm duty in Hillsdale and I miss him.

Hope you all are staying warm!