I have absolutely LOVED this 4-day work week, I could definitely go for that all year! Friday rolled around this morning and I almost couldn’t believe it was already here again. That just might be a first. Another weekend on the road, which makes 9 out of the last 10. I love it, but it is incredibly tiring.
Wedding planning is moving along at an incredible rate. I keep thinking that we’re going to have this whole thing planned with months to spare at the rate we are going, and then I take a look at my calendar and have panic moments where I think we’ll barely make it! How do people do this thing on shorter engagements? Mine will end up being right under 8 months, and while it feels infinitely far away in the day to day, I can’t imagine a shorter engagement on the whole. It’s the strangest feeling, living out the 8 months of my life that I have been dreaming about since I was a little girl. It’s a totally surreal feeling, one that I’m trying to soak up, but it is all so overwhelming at times.
This weekend brings with it a Saturday full of mother-daughter wedding planning time. On the agenda- visiting a florist, yet another cake tasting, visiting our reception venue to see how another couple styled the space for inspiration, and more than likely picking out save the dates and getting a move on getting those out! A very exciting weekend, for sure. Thankfully, I’ll get some relaxation time tonight in the form of a double date with Caitlin and Cole. We treasure these moments with them as they only come around every so often.
What else is on my mind besides wedding planning? The truth is, very little, which is why my blogging has come to an almost stand-still. I spend most of my free moments thinking about it, trying to make it all come together in my head. However, it is somehow JULY, and things are about to be abuzz in College Station once again. We’re moving in 3 weeks, and I’ve got lots of packing and prepping to do. I’m hoping to spend most of the time I would have been spending with Clayton painting the new place and organizing the junk I’ve collected over the last 3 years at the Dexter house. Clayton will be finishing out the summer in DFW working full time as an intern at Vought Engineering, and while I’ll miss him and his company dearly, I’m very proud of him and happy he has finally found work, even if it is only for half of the summer. College Station is an exceedingly boring place in the summer, and much more so once you’ve already graduated and so have all of your friends. But, it’s 5 weeks, and I believe in myself J
I’ve found myself both dreading and anticipating August this year. August is usually one of my most favorite months for several reasons: summer jobs/school are winding down and opening up a brief window of time in which no responsibilities exist except to enjoy the friends around you before school starts, the interminably long football hiatus we are forced to endure between February and August is almost come to an end, and of course, it’s my birthday month. This years’ August carries with it more than usual- there is no “time of no responsibility” for me, I’ll be very busy organizing the house and planning the wedding, the calm quiet that has settled over this town for the past few months will come to an abrupt end and swarms of students will make their pilgrimage back, and life as I know it will pick up where it left off in May. While this summer has brought with it more frustration than usual, it has also given me some quiet moments, some time to myself and time with my man, and some literal moments in the sun. I’ll miss that, but I think I’m mostly anticipating August.
Other than that, nothing is new. I’m enjoying the last bit of busyness I’m having at work before the camp season comes to a close and business comes to a halt for me. My dear friend Erin is getting married in one week and I can’t wait to be a part of her magical weekend. I’m hoping to find a rhythm and balance to my life in the remainder of this summer before “life commences” once again. I am BEYOND ready to live the normal life of an 8-5’er. While I love these girls I’ll be living with dearly, after a year in the real world and a ring on my finger, I can’t even express to you the longing I have to settle down with my future husband and start life together. It’ll finally be the end of a long wait we’ve shared for each other, and while I am not fooled into believing that marriage is by any means the end of all problems, I am still so ecstatic to be able to truly build a life together. He’s my best friend, and that’s what will make these next several weeks of separation from him so hard, compounded with the lack of real community here.
Well, that’s the update. I sincerely hope to blog something more interesting soon. My mind just feels like mush, consumed with one prevailing thought. An exciting thought, for sure- but maybe not so much for you!
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