Stressed?

So, I know everyone is supposed to be stressed about building a house, or planning a wedding, and I know I probably am at a higher stress level than I would normally be at this time, but I am really not feeling this big stress…at least not yet. I keep wondering when it will hit. I mean, there have been moments of high stress, like when Jason and I have to agree on something and we both want something totally different. That MOMENT is stressful, but for the most part, those are moments, they pass and I move back to not being stressed. Am I being delusional about it all? Am I stockpiling my stress and will it all come spewing out in the weeks before the wedding or the days prior to moving? I am a little fearful of that right now, because we are nearing the end of the house construction. We have the tile floors in (almost completely- just a few places that need floors, like the pantry and one powder room bathroom) and we have all our cabinets installed. We have most of the light fixtures in place (except for the few that are still on backorder and should be arriving in about two weeks). The plumbing is all decided and is waiting to be installed. The paint is on the walls and we are simply awaiting touch-ups. The furniture is picked out, ordered, and some has even started to arrive at the store. We seem to have the “big” items all picked out, arranged for, and ready to go. I think the only “big” item left to determine is the landscaping, unless I am totally missing something.




I know MOVING will be stressful- trying to pack and decide what to keep and what to give away is always time consuming and tough, but really, I am not that worried about it. While I can have packrat moments, I tend to get very “trash it” happy when I am packing. Our garbage man should be wishing I would start packing now instead of doing it all at once- the amount of garbage we will have will probably fill our bins 8 times over! But I am excited about it. I am hoping that by this time next month, we are packing, we are boxing up all out non-essential items to make the move easier. I think the hardest part will be rounding up boxes! Speaking of which, anyone have any moving boxes?



The wedding planning is going well too- I mean, I have not had that moment when I am going, “I just don’t want to do this anymore”. Each day I go over my little list in my head, and I think, “wow, this is coming up, so I should maybe start to work on it now” and then I start envisioning and planning in my head. I expect things to get more stressful as I get closer tot eh wedding, but my goal is to have the decisions made, and to try and relax and let the professionals I have contracted to actually carry out the visions we have teamed up to create for the wedding. I keep telling myself to not focus on details that people won’t remember and to try and focus on the details that will last. Focus on the overall look, the little things that will make an impression, and remember to enjoy it all, to savor it, to take it in and remember that this is my once in a lifetime, this is my big “I do…forever” moment, and to focus my energy on that, not on whether to have napkin rings or three sets of wine glasses, or whether the invitations should be letter pressed or printed. At the end of the day, I will probably be the only one who keeps an invitation, and what I want most are looks of joy and love on everyone’s faces in all the pictures my fabulous photographer will be capturing, I want Jason & I to have a moment, followed by a million more that evening, that fill us up with joy, with hope, with love, and that whether we were in front of thousands or in front of none, all know we are in love, we are happy, and we are having the night of our lives…the rest are just details!

Pictures!!!

So, back on July 2, we went and took our engagement pictures.  It was SO HOT!  But we had fun anyways, and we also got to eat some yummy sushi!!  Anyways, I thought I would include a few pics...these are some of my favorites!

And my favortie one.....

We had an awesome photographer- Ms. Kristi Lostak Hughes of Kristi's Photography.  Check out her site...

The house is coming along.  I need to update my pics for it, but just been busy- Jason has had lots of practices & scrimmages between both boys. 

Well, enough of this escape, I guess it is back to realty....

Jess

Album Crush!

So, I totally have a huge crush on this album right now!  Oh my, it is so wonderful!!I have totally found the wedding album I want! WOW! That is all I can say. I LOVE THIS! So pretty & so elegant….and I am sure SO expensive…but maybe if I start saving now, it won’t seem quite so expensive…or maybe it will be my big splurge!




Of course, they do offer a more economic version that is a DIY. You have to mount your own pictures, which would be great if I were not such a crazy person that cannot make a straight line, even with a ruler and lots of help! But if you want to see that version, here it it. http://www.cypressalbums.com/selfmounttypes-artisan.php



I am so in love with these albums, I really want to buy lots & lots, but I guess that would not be very practical, so maybe just for the wedding…