I'm not entirely sure how this happened, but we're now in
the final stretch. The last time I
posted I was amazed that we were sixty days away. Today is Nine. NINE?! I keep checking the calendar assuming that it
must be off by a few months.
The past few weeks, months even, have been a blur. We've been busy getting things ready, filling
out paperwork, and trying to enjoy some relaxation time before the craziness
sets in. I've come to terms with many
things potentially going wrong on the day of the wedding. My mentality is, as long as we have good
food, good drink, good music and good people... how can it go wrong?!
There's a lot of excitement in the air! It's been such a long time coming and I think
Rude and I are both very happy that it is finally here! We will be spending the week of having lots
of fun with our friends and family and just enjoying the whole week (and time
off work!). All of our hard work is definitely
going to start to pay off! Yay!
I picked up my dress last week and it is perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better dress, I'm
obsessed with it. It's one of the
things I'm most excited for... to see Rudy's face up that aisle when I walk out
of the doors. I am a terrible secret
keeper and that dress has been in our house for over a year and I've still not
showed him! (I'm super proud of myself
for this!) There are a few other little surprises
for him that I've organized that I really am excited for as well!
Mom has been so helpful in these last few weeks/months. She's really gone above and beyond to make
some things happen. It just takes so
much off of my shoulders and you just can't put a price on that! I've also gotten a few phone calls through
the last few weeks asking me how I'm holding up. With the exception of yesterday (in which I
may have had a mini anxiety attack of sorts, or something like it) I've been
feeling really good. I'm hyper and
excited but at the same time I feel as if I can sit back and really enjoy
things. I've set myself up for this. I've done so much work and organized things
in such a way that I can truly sit back and enjoy the week, and especially the
day. You can't put a price on that
either.
I think while the point of this whole things is for the two
of us to be married at the end of the day, we've both gotten a lot more out of
the experience already. I've really learned
to let go of some things and allow other people to take care of things for
me. I've learned to relax (for the most
part) and let things happen. We've both
had some tough days through the stress of wedding planning, but I believe it's
only made us stronger as individuals and as a couple.
I seriously doubt I will have much time to blog between now
and June 2nd, so I'm signing off until after I am Mrs. Colaizzi. :)
Here are some photos of our relaxing time over the last few weeks:
