THE EXCITEMENT OF BUYING ENVELOPES

I am starting to really get into this whole wedding planning thing, five months after becoming engaged, and it's starting to worry me. 

Tonight I had some errands to run and I needed to look for some paper and envelopes for the invitations. Since I decided to get all crafty and make my own invitations, with lots of help from my sister-in-law Veronica, my sister Morgan & my friends. (they don't know what's in store for them yet.) Somehow I got a little distracted at Costco and didn't make it to Hobby Lobby on time. They really should be open till 9pm (just sayin) so I wound up at Office Depot looking for envelopes. Not thinking they would have much of a selection I wasn't getting my hopes up. 

But lo and behold..after searching for about 5 minutes I found some cream envelopes, just the right size and the best part? They are only $10 for a box of 100! So I bought two boxes. 

I really only need about 170..but having an extra 30 laying around never hurt! 

I was so excited! 200 envelopes for $20?! The dutch part of me did a little happy dance.

My family should be proud. Too bad stamps will be about just as expensive. sigh.

And yes..I said 170 invitations. Our guest list just keeps on growing. And my mother hasn't even gotten a hold of it yet. If we reach 400 people on the list I will seriously consider feeding everyone hot dogs and juice cups. Hopefully it won't come to that.

 this is probably what my stack will look like..

 

DAY AS;LDFIU'JNSD WITHOUT COFFEE

Somehow I have made it over half way through Lent without taking one sip of coffee. I have even turned down coffee ice cream! For those of you that know me, this is not normal behavior. And I'm honestly not sure how I have been able to stand my ground and keep from breaking my fast. Chai tea has become my new drink of choice, although it doesn't give me the extra energy like coffee does, it doesn't taste half bad. 

And now I've past the half way mark. It's all downhill from here. Soon me and my beloved coffee will be reunited! I really could use that coffee this week, between wedding and reception planning, work, house work, laundry & all the extra weekend activities. It seems every weekend there is about 500 things to do. 

I'm happy to report that wedding planning is finally coming together and starting to actually look half organized. 

We still have a few months so things can still fall apart. But I'm crossing my fingers that won't be the case.

I will be happy when this is all over and life can go back to normal. I have two cousins getting married this year as well and from what i gather they feel the same way. The first one is the end of this month and I play the role of "host" making sure everyone is there & accounted for, along with getting them down the isle in the right order. Some people put too much faith in me, especially since I won't have my coffee privileges restored yet I might have to actual try something like an energy drink *gasp* to give me what I need to get through the day. Desperate times call for desperate measures! And I'm sure everything will go just fine. And by the time my other cousin get's married in August I will have my wedding over with and can sit back and enjoy visiting with family. Wedding's are a great time to get to enjoy spending time with family and friends. It's a shame they can become so stressful for everyone involved. The those of you who simply receive an invitation with a date & the hardest part is returning the RSVP on time, count yourself lucky. When it is your time to go through this wedding process you will understand. So to all my single friends out there, before you say yes to your prince charming, make sure you are prepared for 6-9 months of planning, stressing, planning and more stressing. Along with  family disagreements, tears, meltdowns, disagreements with your fiance, carrying a planner, a notepad AND wedding binder with you 24/7, making decisions upon decisions, everyone asking questions to the point that you think twice about answering phone calls and text messages and I'm sure there are a few other things that I have forgotten..but  the most important thing to remember:

 IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT.

I know I am not done with all my wedding stress yet, but I continue to remind myself that once it is all over I will get to spend the rest of my life with the love of my life. building a home & family. And as far as I am concerned, I can put up with all of this if that is what I get to look forward to in the end. 

Even if life isn't perfect, it's my Happily Ever After. 

After all that, I hope y'all don't think I'm crazy! :)

(If you see me after Lent is over at Dutch Brothers with the biggest iced white chocolate mocha they make in my hand, don't judge me!)

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