April was a rush of excitement, as I got engaged & bought my wedding dress. May started with the happiness of celebrating my (soon to be) neice coming into this world, then celebrated my graduation from Arizona State University, & off to work two days later at a wonderful Financial Firm. June was just plain scorching. July was intense, as I finished my last three college credits with a night class after my Account Managing position.
August has been exciting & nerve racking, as packages flood to my parent's house holding Wedding goodies galore. I think my mom is trying to beat me on how many packages she can get delivered to the house...either way, my dad is concerned, ha!
My bachelorette party weekend spent at the Royal Palms Resort was the greatest weekend I could have ever asked for, and reminded me of the amazing young women in my life who planned an amazing party and thsoe who came to support me. In two weeks I'll be able to celebrate my Bridal Shower with family & friends, yet another day I have been looking forward to for years.
It seems so surreal that Chris & I are also in the process of purchasing a house...and will sign the papers any day now to make it ours. These past few months have been a whirlwind mixture of invitations, glitter, centerpieces, couch searching, blessings, conflicts, family & friends. God has been there with Chris & I through it all, & I would not change a thing.
As I was sitting on my bed talking with my mom about the stressful parts of all these wonderful things, my dad came in my room with album pages from my baby album, and all the stress melted away. I remembered the connection I had with the little babies & children I have nannied for a total of four years, and knew that if they were my own children, seeing them grow up & get married would be 1,000 more emotional than it already would be. Seeing my dad laugh at how tiny I was, helped me regain the perspective of what a large day October 8th will be.
The centerpieces will be beautiful, the food will be great, being surrounded by friends and family will be amazing, but walking down the aisle towards Chris after three years of falling in love with each other, will be a moment that I have waited for my whole life & one that I will never forget.
This all seems crazy, this all seems so surreal. But it all feels so right.
