Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Martin!

They did it!!! It was an amazing day filled with love and laughter and I couldn't be more happy for Lisa and Darren as they start their lives together as husband and wife!!!

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I'm in a funk, folks! I'm in a rut, stuck between a rock and a hard place, struggling, off-kilter, etc. etc. etc.

First of all, I hate that all of my favorite blogs are full of fun, outdoor weddings in the spring and summer. I am finding ZERO inspiration for my lovely indoor November wedding. And although I'm seeing owls everywhere now that they are part of my decor, none of them are quite right.

Second, I'm frazzle dazzled indeed. I'm warn out. As joyful as I feel about my friend's wedding in 4 days, I find that I'm so tired and stressed out that I'm not concentrating on anything including my workload.

Third, we're looking at buying a new truck and trading in the boy's Civic for a more family-friendly vehicle with a towing package so we can go skipping off next summer in a trailer, but the money issue is rearing it's very ugly head at me!!!

I can't wait to start planning our wedding in full force, but I hope that between now and then I get a little sleep! :)

Countdown...

16 Days to Lisa and Darren's Wedding....

32 days until we fly off to Vegas...

And 429 days until we tie the knot...

SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

My fears....

According to The Knot, I'm 430 days away from our wedding date. I'm excited to really get into planning it, but at the same time, I've started having horrible dreams about what could go wrong.

I'm worried that my guests are not going to dance, or that they will leave early, or that they will think my DIY looks like a kingertarten student did them.

I'm worried that my officiant won't show up, that my bridesmaids will get pregnant and miss the wedding, that Aaron will hurt himself beforehand.

I'm worried that we'll have a snowstorm and the wedding will be called off entirely.

I'm worried that we'll run out of money and have to cut things that I really want.

I'm worried that I'll be too fat still and will look like a heffer in photos. I'm worried that my hair will look bad, my make-up will smear off, my face will break out.

I'm worried that my wedding will be generic. I'm worried that I won't be original. I'm worried that it won't live up to my own expections.

I'm worried that I'll be a bridezilla and no one will want to be around me. I'm worried that I'll upset my family and friends. I'm worried that I won't even like myself by the end of planning.

But none of my worries are about whether or not I'm marrying the right person, or that I'm making a mistake, or that one of us will walk away from this. Because when it comes down to it, I'm marrying my best friend, the love of my life, and the person I know that I can't live without. And that makes me happy. All the rest of it is just the icings on the cake... I can live without the fluff, but I can't live without this man who makes my life complete.

Her Last Single Weekend...

We started out the weekend stopping along the way to pee at various rest stops...

Headed to the casino for lunch before checking in to our hotel...

Went out for delicious Mexican food that night after some beach time...

Celebrated the BRIDE-TO-BE...

Partied it up at The Mule...

Woke up and went on a wine tour...

We spent the rest of Sunday enjoying the lake and the pool...

And finished off the weekend with breakfast on the patio before heading home with some fantastic memories and great new friends...

Stagette Weekend in Penticton

Off we go for some stagette fun in Penticton for Lisa's last single weekend away!

She reads this, so I'm not posting anything about the details yet - but pictures will follow!

Happy Labor Day Long Weekend, friends!