Whoa...less than a month!!!

I've started to write several updates but life keeps interfering! I'm on track to get my invitations in the mail tomorrow with the exception of the addresses that I washed in the pocket of some pants. AWESOME! I'm a little confused about whether to send invitations to people who have already said they can't make it. It seems silly to do that but I don't know for sure. The truth is I've broken every other "this is how a wedding is done" rule so I guess I can wing it on this one too.

There are literally twenty things on my to do list for the week and there's a list at least as long for each week until W-day! This is such an exciting time but as Big Daddy puts it, I am "crying on a dime." 98% of the emotion is unbelievable gratitude and the other 2% is crazy train. Wooo wooo! (Okay I made those percentages up and I'm pretty sure Steve would add a few dozen points to the crazy train ratio.)

I got my airbrush and I flippin LOVE airbrushing my make-up! I also got my hair cut and dyed and I've got a sort of Snow White/Rock-a-Billy black going on. Dad & Steve got measured for tuxes and I took my usher boys shopping for shirts and ties. (BTW Brandon is the pickiest most irrational shopper I've ever seen in my life. To me his "look" is kinda Goodwill funky but apparently there is some science behind it all.)

OH and I found out that the china/dishes from Bed Bath & Beyond are ONLY available online so probably the best thing to do is have guests who want to buy dishes give gift cards and I can order them after the honeymoon.

Steve and I have been working on our first dance and that's been so fun. I think it's important that we still make a little romance time while we're working in what has become the wedding factory. His job is beyond chaotic right now so Steve is having to work double-time to give me time and attention while being SUPERCHEF at work. He blows me away with his patience and generosity, he NEVER plays the "what about me" game which makes me want to shower him with pressies and indulge him in a thousand ways.

It's so funny all my people keep saying, "OMG you're really getting married!" and that's all it takes to put my tear ducts into overdrive. I don't know if every bride goes through this but I am so blown away by our family and friends and the love we share. I've also been thinking about the Steve I met in high school, the Steve I met two years ago, and the Steve I'm going to marry. He's grown so much and yet he still looks at me like I'm the most beautiful woman on earth. He has this amazing ability to treat our raltionship like we just said "I love you," for the first time.