Check. Check. Almost Done!

It's decided. I'm totally awful at updating this thing. Sorry! Well, let's see. Where are we? It's the end of April. Can you believe it? I'm so shocked! Actually, today is my little brother's birthday. He's 27. Of course, in my head he's perpetually 6 years old. My lil' Kissyfur! He hates that but he loved it when he was 6. My how he's grown...

Anyway, so Kevin has been productive. He and his dad just bought another Corvair. It's a 1964. It's this beautiful shade of red. It's just gorgeous. So that makes the fourth Corvair. Granted, the '61 is a parts car. The '63 is a work in progress. And the '65 is pretty much complete. I think the '64 has a few issues that they're working on but nothing major. I'm looking forward to a ride!
Besides that, Kevin has picked out the tuxedos for the groomsmen. He's got a special idea for his own tux. We just have to do a little research to find what we need to go with it. He ordered some stuff for the wedding. I'm so happy. That's one more thing checked off our super long list.

We had our tasting. My mom and brother came along. It was super yummy. We really had fun trying the different foods. And wine, of course. Which, Kevin has since started drinking reds. It's very cool. I'm really looking forward to our trip to Italy now. You have to drink red wine in Italy! Anyway, so more decisions have been made and stuff is planned for the reception. We have to meet with the florist still. That's on May 9th. I'm excited. I think that's the last big thing we have to do.

The reverend has been booked. The bridal party stylists have been reserved. I think a bunch of people have reserved rooms. Thanks to Mom for getting people organized with that. If you haven't reserved your room, you might want to hurry. Pheasant Run has some rooms available. Country Inn and Suites is still open, too.

Next on our list is getting our passports. I thought I knew where my old expired passport was. Yeah, no. I have no idea. But I was certain that my mom still had my birth certificate. Yeah, no. No clue where that is either. So I requested a copy from El Paso County where I was born. They were super fast. It did cost more than I had expected, $50, but I put the order in late on a Friday night well after closing time. By 7AM Colorado time I received an email confirming my order and giving me a UPS tracking number! So the passport paperwork is filled out. Pictures obtained. Birth certificates in hand. We're going to the post office today to apply. It's exciting! Kevin's never left the country before. And the last time he flew anywhere was in '95 or '96 I think. Yay! We're really looking forward to the wedding and the honeymoon!

And, I think we've changed our minds about the first dance song. We picked another song that's not as slow and low as the previous song. We still love that song but just not what we want for a first dance song. Now we've picked a song from RENT. It's going to be amazing! I just know it. I can actually see us dancing to this song. It might be rough since neither of us dance well but at least it will be entertaining!

I think we're doing well. We need to get some things engraved. We're working on ordering our stationary. It's all coming together. It's a great feeling. I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself when all this planning is done. I'll have tons of free time again. Weird!

We had a great Easter. Kevin's sister and her family came over. We had brunch at a country club somewhere... yeah, I'm bad with directions and stuff. Anyway, it was great. Lots of great food, the Easter Bunny, and mimosas! Then we went back to the house and the kids hunted for Easter eggs. Boy were there a lot! Aidan found lots and Megan was distracted by the candy inside. They both got a few great gifts from the Easter Bunny. Karen and Tom got a really nice cast iron dish. And the Easter Bunny even remembered me and Kevin. I think the Easter Bunny went a little crazy with his gift giving but we're very grateful! We got a Kindle! For those of you that don't know, it's an electronic library. It's a digital tablet that connects to the Internet. You can download books on to the device. Books vary in price. Some are as low as 99 cents! The Kindle holds up to 3,500 books! It's amazing. We're really excited about it. It's going to be great for the plane ride! Kevin got an extra fun gift. It's some sort of marshmallow or potato gun. It's a science project in a box from the guys that do Myth Busters.

We hope you all had a happy Easter, too!

Well that's it for now. I'll post again soon-ish. You know me.

Less Than 5 Months Away!

We've been planning our wedding for a while now. It's just a part of my life. I don't really think about it in regards to time. But the other day I checked my email and there was a new message. The subject line read, "Five Months To Go!" My heart skipped a beat and my stomach churned.

I feel so far behind in everything but at the same time I'm so excited to marry Kevin. I'm very emotional. Those of you that have seen me lately can attest to that. I've got my wedding planning books and my magazines. I've been watching wedding shows on television. I'm in wedding mode. But when I look at my list of things to do and the timeline, I see so many unchecked boxes. I started to panic. I was a bit much for Kevin to handle. So I went to the person I knew could handle my panicked, crying, speed talking, irrational, overly emotional, generally crazy self. My mom. I sat down with her and we talked and went through every detail I had planned and things I had yet to do. She put everything into perspective and helped me calm down and see the light at the end of tunnel. We're doing fine. Sure not every thing from the 12-9 months checklist boxes is checked off but we're in the process of getting it done. We'll be fine.

Some of you have given me great ideas. You've been inspirational. Kevin and I are really happy. Thanks for that! We're working on ideas for the centerpieces. We have an appointment today at 10am with the wedding coordinator for Pheasant Run to do our tasting. After that we're meeting with the florist. It's going to be a busy day. I think we'll have fun, though.

Last Saturday we met with the reverend. His name is Allen Eaton. He actually lives in Schaumburg. He was recommended to us by another reverend. The meeting was about an hour long. It was great. He put us at ease and started to get to know us. He has a great sense of humor which we really love. He's our guy. We're so happy to have found him. What we really like is that he only likes taking one wedding a day. Some people have several weddings to officate in a day. He prefers to focus on one couple at a time. He's given us some great ideas for the ceremony and kind of filled us in on exactly what we need to do. I've checked that box off.

Tuesday we have an appointment with the videographer. If we can do what we have planned, you better bring some tissues. It'll be a tear jerker for sure. I will, of course, have my waterproof mascara. We'll see what he says.

I saw my dad's sisters and some of my cousins this past Sunday. Kevin, my cousin fighting cancer, has hair! It looks great. He's doing pretty well. He gets a femur and a knee this week. We're really excited. He'll finally be able to bend his knee! Woohoo! The family seems really excited for our wedding. I'm just happy to celebrate with everyone.

Oh, before I forget. The Country Inn and Suites said their check-in time is 3pm. I don't know how willing they are to check you in before then. I thought I should tell everyone in case they don't tell you when you book your room. To book your room, you just need to give them a credit card number. It won't be charged until the date of your stay. The credit card just holds your reservation. There's been some confusion with that one.

So that's about it. I'll let you all know how things go later today. Also, we really like reading your comments. Hint hint nudge nudge.

I keep telling Kevin people would like to read his thoughts too but he disagrees. So you know, if you'd like to hear from him, let us know!