Being Engaged

Well folks, I started this blog with the intention of letting people into the going ons of my world without having to regularly call me, because well, I am blessed with a lot of lovely people but we can't be calling each other everyday because we'd get nothing done and I wouldn't have anything to blog about. I also try not to get too personal because I hate when people just spew their life out on the internet. Facebook statuses that say "You'll never know what you missed out on!" with the full intention of letting the guy know what he's missing out on 'cause he's gonna read it in his news feed just make me sad. And more power to the people who do it, I'm not sayin it's wrong, but if I ever decide that having kids is a good idea, I'm not going to give you full detailed explanation about how they came into the world. It's just not how I roll. (However, I do know that people do this because I have read these stories by other people. More than once. Obviously the 2nd time was voluntary).

Now that we're a little over 4 months from the "big day" (the Knot tells me 128 days to be exact and regularly sends me emails reminding me) I'll share a little about how it's going.

First, I have stinkin cool bridesmaids. They're chill, but willing to help wherever. I like that about them. They don't stress me out, which in my experience in dealing with girls in any number, girls can be stressful. I've got 5 bridesmaids, a scripture reader, and 2 guestbook attendants, not to mention the awesome chicas in my life that just like to be helpful.

We have bachelorette party stuff underway. At least the parts I am allowed to know about. This is going to be insanely fun and I can't wait.

Weddings just have a lot of details. I feel like after you plan 1 wedding, you should be given a certification as a wedding planner. I feel like it only takes 1 and then you're on your way to a profession. I bet there's a lot of wedding planners out there that would disagree with me, but they'll just have to write about that in their own blog.

We ordered the invitations the other day. Talk about anxiety. I ordered them online, so if anything is wrong with them, it's my fault. I read it over and over to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. I'm still nervous. Surely they'll turn out great, right? If they don't, no one will care but me. Right?

You want to know what is hard about being engaged? It's really really hard being 9 hours from the person your going to dedicate the rest of your life to. I don't recommend it. Our situation is kind of unavoidable in order for us to both reach our goals for ourselves in our personal lives, but it is an effort every day. I have been sooooo blessed to get to see him every few weeks or so, but it's still really difficult.

I regularly look at my engagement ring and realize how foreign it is. I love it. I love it so much and it's perfectly what I wanted. I just can't imagine that this very new piece of jewelry will feel so comfortable and old news one day. I think women always cherish their wedding ring, but like all things, it will become another part of life that I am used to. I'll feel weird if I don't have it on one day.

Well that's all that I have the energy to muster up in the engaged department right now. There will be more, I promise. Now I have to go do wedding stuff!

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