The Countdown Continues....

T-minus 11 days and counting....It is definitely getting close!  We are just 11 short days of the wedding, and I am about a week and 6 hours away from leaving for San Diego!  The reality is sinking in of how soon we will be leaving since I am helping the boys pick, and then pack, their clothes for the trip since they will be going back to their mom's house tomorrow until the time we leave for the wedding!  It won't be long now!  YAY!

Today was a GREAT day!  Ethan and I hung out together most of the day.  We all slept in- it has been a long week of baseball games until late at night (on a side note, the TOROS WON 2ND PLACE- GO TOROS!)- and we were all so tired that we were very willing to sleep in a little today.  Jason & Aaron decided to hit the gym, and then they went fishing, and so Ethan and I got the whole day to hang out just us.  We played board games, card games, and just hung out.  Very nice one on one time for both Jason & I to get to spend with the boys.  And it has been neat because the wedding and the trip are starting to become real to the boys- we can see the excitement on their faces! 

I had the realization the other day that I have been planning something for more than 2 years- first it was the house, and then it was the wedding.  After 2 and a half years, I am just 11 short days away from having NOTHING left to plan...and I am not sure what I will do with myself without something to plan! Maybe I will get to read some good books or have some fun or just relax...

So, as a touch of nostalgia, here is a picture of Jason & I, just after we first started dating...

I think I knew even then that this was "The One"...

Love ya,
Jess

T-Minus 15 and Counting...

So, we have 15 days until the big "I Do's"! I am so excited and cannot believe how close it is!  I am pretty pumped about it all!  And to make the day even more exciting, I got to work and have an email reply to my sparkler request...YES I CAN DO IT!!

I am so excited for it because a while back I had really wanted to make it work, but then had some issues with it, and so we scrapped it.  But the closer the wedding has gotten, the more I thought about it and just really, really wanted it, and now it is a go!

Here is a sample from the venue, and where we anticipate doing it...

Looks so fun...I can't wait!  

It is THIS MONTH!!!

So, it is finally here- the MONTH OF OUR WEDDING!  How exciting!  I am thrilled!  I have all the details worked out, the plans in place, the checks are mailed, it is almost here!  I think all that is really left is to pack and head out there!  That and to get caught up enough at work that I am not too far behind when I come back! 

The only thing left is this...I am trying one more time to find out if I can use sparklers for a big exit that night...We will have confetti for the end of the ceremony, and then I really have wanted from the beginning to use sparklers for a grande exit of the reception.  May be a little over the top, but I am only going to do this once, and I don't want to wish I had after it is done...This is pretty close to the moment I want....

Is it worth fighting for?