Wedding Updates
Here's our wedding update. It's been a while since I've even said anything about it. Things sort of went on the backburner as soon as the school year started but we are slowly working our way there.
The wedding is set for July 20, 2008 at the Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple Valley. It's a really nice facility at a very decent price. It's got a spiral staircase and lots of space, plus it's right on a lake. The side of the lodge that is facing the lake is pretty much made up of glass and that is where we will hold the ceremony.
We're just now getting the payments made to officially book our officiant and our DJ. We booked the caterer a long time ago and they will be doing our food, cake and serving the alcohol that we will be bringing in. We have a photographer in mind as well as a florist. I told my mom that we'd get a couple checks in the mail to secure some people this month. My sister is calling my mom the "Bridezilla" because she is way more into this wedding than I am right now. She is constantly calling and e-mailing to see if I've done something and to tell me what needs to get done and when it needs to be done. Money has been tight so I've been waiting to save up a bit.
I am looking forward to getting married and having a wedding but planning it all makes me so much less excited and really more stressed. Happiest day of our lives? I'd like someone to tell me that their wedding was the happiest, non-stressful day of their life after being the one doing all the work. Meetings and booking and pricing and planning and money we quite frankly don't have right now. I'm hoping that I will feel better by spring, at least.
Mike cooked tonight and it was wonderful. He spend a good portion of the day making it. He made everything from scratch and stocked our kitchen with a bunch of spices, too. He made a home-made vinagrette for our salad, and a potato soup with green beans. For the entree he made cajun-style cod. It was really spicy which is how we like it. The rub was made from a mix of different spices, including cayenne pepper and freshly ground peppercorns. Burke came over to share with us and brought a bottle of Pinot Grigio.
I also went shopping for a couple meals that I will be making this week. What a breakthrough! We don't cook. Ever. Maybe if we get into the habit of doing this more and more often we will not have to worry about the health of our future children that we plan to have one day. 
Glad to hear the wedding plans are going well, but I hear you on the money side of things. Why weddings have to cost so stinking much is beyond me! But I'm sure, what ever you plan, will be beautiful!
The only thing I remember about my wedding day was the fun of seeing everyone who showed up. I guess I just made sure that I wanted to have good memories of the day I got married. If it happens again I hope that I can just relax and have a good time. I hope that you enjoy yourself and have fun going through the experience of your wedding. It should be a positive experience.