OMG! It’s been 2 months since I’ve written a blog. Get over it! I have. 🙂 So, what have I been doing with myself in that 2 months? Well, I still haven’t found another job, but I also haven’t really been looking. I did go on one interview, but I didn’t land it. I have decided not to look for one due to the fact that I will need over a month off for our honeymoon, and why would anyone want a new hire who needed immediate time off? I spend my days being pretty lazy and hating myself for it. I have done a lot of wedding stuff and some Perfectly Paleo stuff too. We have a lot of things we’d like to do with Perfectly Paleo, but there’s that honeymoon trip again. Whatever! I’ve been looking forward to this trip…well, my whole life but especially these past 9 months. And now it’s almost here and NOTHING is going to stand in the way of me enjoying it. We deserve this! I have thought of so many things that I want to write in this blog, but the more time you let pass without doing it, the harder it is to actually do it. I’ll try…like so many times before to keep it up. I really do enjoy blogging, but I find that it’s extremely hard for me if I can’t have complete silence and an empty house which rarely happens. I have a lot to catch you up on, but I’ll stick with one topic per post. This post is all about catching you up to speed on the grand adventure of the Goldstein Wedding.

*We finally finished the DVD invitations! Wow…what a relief when they were all done. We got them printed and mailed out. Now we are playing hunt down the RSVPs game. It’s not fun. Can you please just mail them back in? I included a stamped envelope and everything! I guess I should have expected this, but I didn’t. 🙁

*We also finished the fan programs and had those printed. Then I assembled them a little every day until they were finished. I feel they still lack some sort of embellishment, but nothing I try to add looks good. Everything looks gaudy. Perhaps simple is the best answer.

*Both of my bridemaids are getting their dresses altered with plenty of time to spare. The groomsmen should be getting their tuxes this week. We had to switch one of the groomsmen, but it really wasn’t a big deal. We’ll have to get the new groomsmen’s suit for him since there is no Tuxedo Junction near him. It will be up the best man to return it since we’ll be on our way to NYC!

*We have an appointment scheduled with The Cole House who is handling our reception and catering. I can’t wait to finally sit down and hash out all of the details. We have been emailing with them, but it’s not the same as face-to-face time.

*I have been making tin can luminaries here and there. I’ve almost finished them all. We’ll have to figure out what kind of light to put in them, but I think they will make cute decorations. A neighbor of ours gave us some white, plastic luminaries with the battery operated lights. I have to wash them out, but otherwise they are perfect and ready to go. I’ll probably line a walkway with them. So much will have to be figured out just days prior to the actual wedding.

*I got my wedding dress all altered, and it’s back in the closet ready to go!

*The registry is up and running though no one has used it yet. I’m starting to wonder if that was such a good idea. Here is a link if you’re interested:

http://www.honeyfund.com/wedding/bryanandvictoria

*I finished decorating the flower girl basket, and it came out super cute! I haven’t decorated the program basket yet, and I’m not sure I will. If I do it’ll be something simple like a bow on the handles.

*I ordered the flowers for the wedding and paid half of cost. I’ll pay the rest the week before the wedding. I think they’re going to look super nice.

*I think we’ve decided to just get trays from Whole Foods for the Austin reception. It won’t be paleo, but at least I know the meat won’t be from some nasty chicken house. Gross!

*We bought our weddng bands! We went with some cheaper options, but they’re both made out of really strong metal so they should last us a lifetime! They don’t match, but I think they are both perfect. I got a 2 mm stainless steel band which I’ll be wearing on my left thumb since my engagement band is too big to wear with a wedding band. Bryan got a tungsten band. It’s dark and looks great on him. I can’t wait till he’s wearing it for life!

*We’ve discussed a route back from the honeymoon, and I think we’ve decided one. However, we still need to hash out the details.

*We took Bryan’s suit to be altered, and he had outgrown it! CrossFit works! We purchased it in January, and when we took it in April his arms were too big! They were super nice and exchanged it for a more expensive one at no extra cost to us. We had to wait till those arrived and went back to try them on. It looked great, and it is currently being altered. I’m ready to see how great his suit is going to look on him. He will be so handsome at the wedding.

*I think the rehearsal dinner is pretty much planned. I’m using it as an opportunity to get our families together for the first time before the day of the wedding. So, there will be more people in attendance than is necessary. We are going to rehearse and then eat outside under the patio. My granny is making chicken spaghetti (it’s sooo delicious!) and some sort of dessert. My other grandmother offered to bring a salad and some rolls. Add some sweet tea and well, I’ll be one happy girl! I hope everyone else will enjoy themselves too!

*We have all of Bryan’s family arranged to stay at The Cole House. They’ve purchased their airline tickets.

*We’ve been working on a lot of documents to keep us on track. We created an itinerary for the week prior and after the wedding. This will ensure that we take care of everything we need to from the time we leave our house until we arrive in NYC. This thing is critical. We’ve also created a travel checklist as well as a reference sheet for the girl that will be house/cat sitting for us while we are away.

*I have purchased and wrapped the flower girl and ring bearer’s presents. I still need to wrap the groomsmen’s shoes.

*I’ve steadily been packing things so that they’ll be ready to just load when the time comes…and it’s coming!

It’s hard to believe that we’ll be leaving for the wedding at the end of this month! I’m so excited. I can’t believe it’s almost here! It’s starting to get really exciting, but before I start celebrating there is tons more left to do….TONS! I should probably go get on that now…later!