Just over one month

I caught myself thinking on the way home about how I was looking forward to our far off wedding that was happening some time "next year."
It actually startled me when I realised we really only have a month to go.

We've just finalised the menu (YUM!) Lots of vegie and gluten free things. As I know that at least 3 guests are vegies and 1 is on a gluten free diet.
The guest list is starting to take shape with about 80 people confirmed for the reception and there are still 5 invites sitting on the table.
My hensnight is 2.5 weeks away and I'm so excited.

What has surprized me the most is that I'm not stressed (about the wedding). I'm not losing sleep over it like I was a year ago. I'm not staying up going over every decision over and over again. I keep telling mum that I'm not making a very good bride.

Monday is the two (2!!) year anniversary of Ri's proposal at Montville. :)

Valentines day run away

Last year Ri booked us this beautiful 3 night stay at a place in the gold coast hinterlands -O'Reileys I believe. It was perfect, no tv, no phones, just the two of us.

So this year I've decided to do the only thing a good wife to be would do on the valentines day before our wedding. Exactly 11 weeks before our big day. 77 days.

I'm leaving Ri in Brisbane and going down to Melbourne for four days with my cousin, for shopping, make-up trials, eating and shopping. Heck yeah.

I did ask him before I booked the flight. I still felt a mild bit of guilt as I booked the flight. THEN EXCITEMENT.

We agreed to change the date of valentines day to the 7th. We've shown each other the gifts we bought. And we have decided on where to eat. Doesn't sound very romantic, but I don't care, we're going to Paris and Venice this year... we can catch up on the romance there.

Four Years

Rhys and I celebrated our fourth dating anniversary last night.
He took me to dinner at Customs House and we went for a walk along the river and looked up at the wedding being held that night. I cannot believe that there is really only 10 months to go. I love going there I forget how breath taking it is.
Anyway back to our anniversary, flowers, gifts and dinner at our reception venue, does life get any sweeter?

Right now

Hi,
I haven't blogged in ages!
Honestly, I got a bit sick of the internet, I still have no plans to log on to facebook until July.

I'm sitting at home alone, Rhys has gone to a concert with my brother. I'm so glad they have music in common.

In the last week or so...

In the last week I've recovered from being very sick. On the last day of the flu/whatever it was, I couldn't get down the hall without a bucket and Rhys needed to give me IM maxolon, which finally stopped the vomitting! (Lovely).

I'm a Redcross volunteer (this is not new), I don't think I've mentioned that yet. I work with adults with high level needs, we do sensory activities. It's pretty good fun, it's something to do between locums, actually it means a lot to me. I went to a meeting at Redcross at Milton. Good times. We did an activity on what was stressing us out at that point in time. Mine was covered in wedding/honeymoon related pictures. Dork!

I start my next locum in a week! It almost doesn't feel real! It's been a few weeks since my locum at TPCH.

I'm all over the place about the wedding. I can go from freaking out about have I choosen *the perfect dress* to laid back *can't someone else do it* in a day.
It still doesn't feel real!

Oh the money. We're SO lucky that my mum is awesome and letting us live at her new house, we would have NO money if it weren't for her.

We've started talking about our honeymoon, I started trying to do a rough idea, found some maps and websites. But got completely overwhelmed!
6 months, around the world. Where the hell do you start?!

This month is our fourth dating anniversary. FOURTH! Everytime I've written that down this year I've looked at it and thought no. But yes 2005 is when we started dating. It took the bum two months to ask me out! So many people told me he wasn't worth it. But I knew he was.

Rhys's dad is getting married again this month.
I was not surprized. I told Rhys, after dinner with his dad and the lovely lady he is marrying, at the end of last year that they would get married. I could just tell.
Plus she was still wearing rings on her ring finger.
His dad seemed distressed about getting married 'before us.'
We both just want everyone to be happy.

Less than 13 months to go

We now have less than 13 months to go!
Last weekend it was one year since Rhys proposed! (He proposed on the same day as Earth Hour). I cannot believe how different life is, last year I was a student and lived just outside the city. Now I'm a speech pathologist and live in the 'burbs.
We've now reached the point in our engagement where it is ok for us to be organising our wedding. This time last year when I said May 2010 I was looked at like I was a lunitic for even thinking about our wedding plans!
Why the long engagement? Well I was still a student when he proposed and I wanted to focus on my studies and not juggle wedding plans and thesis. It gives us plenty of time to save. Most of all it gives our families time to believe it.
Yes, we are getting married.

We went to a wedding expo this afternoon. I've decided that in the next two months I want most of our service providers booked, and to find the dress.

I've decided on a final three florists, apparently it's the ideal amount to visit, any more and its too much information, any less and you're not giving yourself enough choice. Two of them were at the expo and one was recommended by the reception venue.

I've been very slack with this blog, now that we're starting to put our plans into action I'll try and update it more often.
Tori xoxo