wedding week

it's here. it's finally here. the week before my, i mean, our wedding.

two weeks ago i moved everything i have from roanoke, virginia up to delaware. and i was sick. my fiance was out of the country flying a mission in the middle east or western asia or something (i can't keep track), so my parents and i were left to load the u-haul, drive it up to delaware, and unload it ourselves. i helped my dad load the truck, but by the time we got to dover, i was hurting. i spent the rest of the move sitting on the couch, half out-of-it, watching as my dad piled the boxes higher and higher in my new living room. after we finished i got spend the afternoon in urgent care, it was a fun weekend! matthew came home from his mission, forgetting i had moved all my stuff in, and walked into a living room with floor to ceiling stacks of boxes. needless to say he was a bit shocked. (for the record, i tried to warn him about how much stuff i have...he obviously didn't believe me.)

last weekend i was blessed to have two wedding showers. saturday was in syracuse (where i grew up and where the wedding will be) and sunday was in columbus (where matthew is from.) it was a LOT of driving. i got to spend the 8 hour drive to columbus with my mom and nana. let's just say not only was it a lot of driving, but it was a looong car ride. 3 generations of women in a cadillac for over 16 hours...you can only imagine the conversations that took place.

this past weekend i actually got to spend with matthew and get some final details ironed out for the wedding. final dress fitting, get the program ordered for the wedding, pick out music for the reception, make sure the organist is still playing all the music we choose, pick out gifts for our parents, discuss the marriage book we need to finish for our premarital counseling...things normal people do weeks before the wedding, not 7 days before the wedding. good news: it's done now.

and now, it's just 6 days until the big day! brides-to-be out there, hang on, it goes by quick. i know everyone tells you your engagement will fly by, but believe them, it really does.

i am hoping i will actually post a little more this week before the wedding. but knowing me, i probably won't. so next time you hear from me, i will be 9 letters lighter in my last name!! i can't wait!