I realize that it
has been a while since my last wedding-related post, but this summer has allowed
me to get a lot accomplished! So, I feel that it is necessary to do another
progress report to keep you all in the loop. One of the main things we have
done this summer is look ahead at the upcoming 4-5 months and see what weekends
we need to come back home to Cochran due to various events (i.e. counseling). I
already have a feeling that whenever there is an away UGA football game, Seth
and I will be in Cochran. Yes… even though we are planning a wedding, it doesn’t
mean that we can’t work around game days. It’s Georgia football, for crying out
loud. After all, the beginning of our engaged life started at the headquarters and
breeding grounds of our beloved Bulldogs.
This summer has been
eventful to say the least. Besides the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," wedding plans have consumed me. Speaking of Batman, below is a picture of my popcorn bucket that was never finished due to a theater malfunction. Needless to say, I wasn't happy to be home at 1:30am when I was supposed to be watching Christian Bale do push-ups. No worries- I have seen it twice since then.
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Here is just a quick recap of all that is happened over
the course of June and July:
Surviving Africa
Well, as I am
writing this post, I am eternally grateful that both Seth and I survived Africa. NO cannibals, NO plane crashes, NO
spears, and NO toilets. It was a long 11 days, but I was able to catch-up on
some pool time, Bachelorette, and reading while he was gone. So, in a sense,
this made his trip all worth it! I planned to pick Seth up at the airport on
Tuesday, July 3. After making a peanut-buttery goodness welcome home treat, I
took off in the Milan toward the airport. This was monumental for me; I have
never driven in Atlanta, nor have I ever had the desire to do so. “Scared” and “nervous”
would be an understated way of explaining how I felt. But I put my big-girl pants
on and did it anyway. I left Athens way earlier than I should have… expecting 4th
of July traffic to be terrible. Well, it wasn’t. At all. So I ended up having a
good 4 hours at the airport to waste. I ate a “delicious” room-temperature hot
dog and embedded myself in a good book, while people-watching all at the same
time. I would have had a shorter wait if the plane landed on time… but that’s
neither here nor there. For a moment there, the plane was redirected to the
Charleston airport due to unfavorable conditions in Atlanta. And you better
believe that I was already mentally packing up the Milan and heading to South
Carolina. But I never had to cross that bridge, praise the Lord. When he
finally got through customs to me, it was good to see him… trash stash and all.
House Preparation
This weekend, Seth
will move into his (our) house. So, a lot of our summer has been spent
preparing for various projects and needs that normal home-owning adults do. With
the help of birthday and graduation money, we have purchased a nice couch/love
seat. I am not above having used furniture in the house, but the couch at Seth’s
apartment was in no condition to be used any more than it already has (imagine 5
guys, bats, potato-gun dust, etc.). For the bedroom furniture, we are redoing
his Memama’s dresser, chest of drawers, and end tables. We have struggled with
this particular project. Seth took a shot at it first, and it didn’t turn out
to his liking (for the record, it was fine with me). Now, I am trying my hand
at it… and well… it is …“getting there”, to say the least. Hopefully we will
get this done so we won’t be living out of Sterilite containers. Soon after
Seth moves into the house, we will have to paint because currently the rooms
are baby blue and brown/green striped. So, yeah… we are painting. Something
else I am looking forward to is using my Kitchen Aid mixer. My dearest Seth
bought me one as a graduation present. Best-Gift-Ever. I decided to wait and
take it out of the box whenever Seth moves into the new house so l can just
keep it there. I promised myself that the first thing I would make with the
mixer is homemade bread. Nope, I have never done that before so it might be an
utter disaster, but I’m sure it wouldn’t be the mixer’s fault! We are becoming
more and more like a married couple, one milestone at a time.
Registry
We finally hit the 5
month mark meaning that is was time to register. I knew from Day 1 that this
would be my favorite part. But it was a lot more stressful that it may seem.
Don’t get me wrong… I loved it, but it wasn’t an easy job. Last Saturday, Seth
and I planned to go to Macon to register at both Bed, Bath, & Beyond and
Belk, so we could get it done in one day. However, we majorly underestimated
how long it would take. Our first stop was Bed, Bath, & Beyond. Seth had
the excitement of a 5 year old once he got control of the “gun.” His one job
the whole time was to scan what I told him to scan. He did fabulous considering
I was worried that once I went back and looked at the registry, I would see
random items such as a cat statue or a Ga Tech Tervis Tumbler… but I did not. After
2 hours well spent in BB&B, we were hungry and knew that if registering at
Belk took near as long, we wouldn’t have time. So, we ended our night at the
wonderful Texas Roadhouse, as we took out 8 rolls between the two of us. The
next weekend, we went back to Macon to finish our registry at Belk. It still
took a long time, but we had a better idea of what we were doing. We got Texas
Roadhouse again. And 8 rolls. (No judgment). What made registering so difficult
was thinking that we are picking out stuff for other people to buy us. Neither
one of us like the thought of that, because it kind of make us feel bad. This
caused us to attempt to be very considerate as we picked things out. Overall,
it was a lot of fun. For those of you wondering, I am registering for 2 sets of
china: everyday and Christmas. I thought it would be appropriate to get a
Christmas pattern considering the season we are getting married!
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Everyday China: Mikasa American Countryside
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Christmas China: Lenox Winter Meadow (Holly
Pattern)
We are also registered at Welcome Friends in Cochran and
Pottery Barn.
Dress, Flowers, Catering
I got a call a couple of weeks ago saying that my dress had
arrived. I went to go pick it up, because I needed to take it elsewhere to be
altered. I tried it on, and it was even better than I remembered. The only
problem is that I can’t eat until December (aside for Texas Roadhouse rolls).
It will be worth it though. I also purchased my veil at the bridal store. So, I
was able to try it on with the dress to get the full effect. Everything was
great and dandy.
We had two different meetings this past weekend with the
florist and the caterer. As if it didn’t beforehand, it is really starting to
hit home that this wedding is sooner than we think. Both meetings went great,
and I left feeling very excited. I am ready to see what the ending result is!
Guess I have until December for that though. I will not give away too much
information regarding the meetings, but I can assure you that there will be
food, and there will be flowers. No worries. I am lucky enough to have a
roommate/bridesmaid/best friend that spent several years working at a florist.
Not only did she work there, but her talent is incredible. So I get ideas from
her and trust everything she suggests. After all, the only flower I know what
it looks like is a rose, so any help from her is great!
Everything is coming together, and as I look at my to-do
list, I realize that there is not a lot left. Things are getting done in a
timely fashion, and I could not be any more satisfied. Looking ahead, the groomsmen
will come into the picture as we round them up to get measured, showers will ensue,
and I will attempt to continue planning this wedding while being a graduate
student. Time never slows down, and thankfully, I don’t want it to!
