Race to the Alter

We are now down to 22 days until "I Do" and all I have to say is...I'm ready!!! The planning may not be 100% complete, and my groom may not even be in the same state yet, but if i could I would walk down that isle today!

Miss Katie and I have been marking off as many tasks as possible each day. Her wedding is in November so its kinda nice to bounce ideas off one another while planning our own weddings. Today we picked out everything for my candy buffet....lets just say it's going to be AMAZING!!

Its weird to think that in about three weeks I will not be coming home alone, won't be fixing myself dinner, and won't be on my own schedule. I won't know where anything is (in San Diego), won't have any of my friends close by, and won't have a job....Its going to be a big change. I always say I don't get homesick (I don't) but I do tend to miss different things from 'home'.

• Jubilee Ice Cream
• big cowboy trucks
• my dad talking to the cows whenever we are driving anywhere
• my amazing neighbors
• the brothers who make my life a little more enjoyable
• my kitty cat
• my best friends and their families
• Monical's pizza
• Avanti's
• knowing my way to just about anywhere within a 40 mile radius

...and more.

I'm getting excited about the wedding. Mostly because i get to see all of my friends and family that i have not seen in a long time! I cannot wait to wear my wedding dress, veil, shoes......eat my amazing dinner, get a gazillion pics taken with some of the most amazing people i have ever met, and DANCE the night away....

As of now we have 270 people coming and are wating to hear from 170....its going to be the event of a lifetime :o)

One More Month!

Haven't posted in weeks, I know! (computer batter won't charge and don't have Internet access...and the honey that is supposed to fix things like that moved away already)

SO what has been happening in our lives? Micah left a while back but he has had some interesting adventures courtesy of Caterpillar. He got to Cali and was there a week before he started working. What did he do for that week...enjoyed being a bachelor with his best friend Luke and Jimmy. They went to L.A. and around San Diego, and then snuck a little trip to Las Vegas in there. Then it was off to work for Micah....for 4 days. (no he didn't quit) CAT decided he needed to fly to Belgium and around Europe to work with some new dealers. So off he was, not knowing anyone from work, having no idea what his job really is, and traveling across the world with a stranger to make sure that another company was going to be a good supplier of products he knows nothing about. They really must trust their employees. But then he came back and has been riding the trolly to work (saves on the $4.60 gas) and hangs out with himself at the apartment. I'm sure it looks just as lovely as all his other apartments did when he live there. I know my first week there will be full of cleaning cleaning cleaning and decorating...and then more cleaning. Now he is preparing for another trip before the wedding. He will be in Mexico and 3 states between the 10th and 17th. Then he will come home to get our marriage license and leave again for more work. But CAT was nice enough to let him off work on the 22nd so we can actually have a rehearsal before the wedding on the 23rd. And they even let him take off the week after the wedding so we can drive all of our stuff our to Cali. But they thought that was nice enough because as soon as we step on Cali soil he is back on a plane to Belgium... SO that will leave me in Cali knowing no one, having no idea where anything is, and terrified to drive :o) Thank God for Best friends and Bridesmaids (LIZZIE) Who is so willing to entertain me for a few day while she is there on business. Love you girl!

And as for me? Ohh my life has been full of babysitting, school, wedding planning, working at camp when they need me, wedding planning, running numerous errands, wedding planning, and bridal showers. I have had four beautiful bridal showers. The first was our couples shower back in June. But then my Maid of Honor threw me a shower for all of my bridesmaids and close friends from the area (as well as Chicago and WI: Liz Court and Laura thanks for driving down!). it was wonderful to just hang out and enjoy the company. It was a beautiful shower.

Then Aunt Lynn threw a shower for the Roeschley family. Chair covers, candles, desert buffet, and catered vegetarian meal...AMAZING. It was a great time for me to visit with some of Micah's family i don't see much, and meet more cousins, aunts, and uncles that make up the hundreds. (but i still hope to not be quizzed on names at the wedding :o)

The day after Aunt Lynn's shower was the Hermann Family shower (Micah's mom's family). This again proved to be a great time to visit with people and put more faces to names. Thanks so much Aunt Sara and Kathie for the beautiful shower and amazing vegetarian food!

After the four showers, the registries were basically bought out. Our friends and family are wonderful to us, and we are very grateful.

So far:
Invitations have been out for a while and replies are coming in bundles everyday.
Cake has been chosen (created by myself, Jennie, Betsy and our favorite Cake Lady: Eileen Musselman)
Final Dress fitting is this afternoon
Final meetings and contracts are in progress from now until a week before the wedding
chair covers (ordered)

All other major details are complete, and the minor ones are either done or almost done!

I am so excited for the next 30 days. I know there will be tons of plans to stress me out and little details i have forgotten, but over all i know it will be so exciting to count down the days.

I am throwing my Maid Of Honor her own bridal shower on August 3rd (with her sister Kim) The following week my Duffy family comes home, and I finish my EMT classes! Then Bachelorette Party on August 16th (shopping and Eating at my favorite stir fry place!!) So much to do and so little time, but all i can home for are 30 days of friends and family time because i know after the wedding that time will be hard to come by.

And thank God for the people who have kept me sane for the last few months! I would probably be locked in a closet crying somewhere if it hadn't been for all of you!!!