Hiya ladies!!!
I've missed you all dearly!!! so....I GET MARRIED NEXT WEEEK!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :-D
Yesterday I had my first "over stressed bridal breakdown" lol. It's funny now, but yesterday I pretty much cried off and on all day. I woke up in the middle of the BAWLING b/c my mom won't be there. Wake up cranky and snapped at FI, he got mad so we argued, that made me cry, got to work late, I was slammed from the time I got in till about 2pm and by that point I had had enough of everything and everyone. After some brief instructions to my assistant I walked out crying, just couldn't take it anymore. Got home and cried some more. So yesterday sucked sooooo bad.
Today was a brand new day though :-) I got in to work 2 mins late due to fog on the bridge and surprisingly my boss had beat me in, but I didn't think anything of it. She told me she was taking me on a relaxing destress lunch at 12 so my day crusied by until then. At 12pm she hands me and envelope to deliver to the VP and tells me she'll meet me outside at the car. I got o the admin bldg and as I walk in I see they're set up for a wedding shower, but one of the other assistants is getting married a week after me so I thought it was for her. Right as I'm about to walk in the VP's office her assistant calls me from downstairs and all tons of my collegues jump out of conference rooms to yell "SURPRISE"!!! I jump, look across balcony at the other bride to be as we're informed that the bridal shower is for both of us!!! I work with AWESOME ppl :-D. We got some great gifts (a wad of cash is ALWAYS a great gift lol) and my boss made the wedding cake too! We took turns cutting the cake, as practice of course lol. They set up a head table and everything too. It was AMAZING! I loved it although I was in shock till about half way through. Today totally made up for the craziness of the last couple of weeks and the aweful yesterday. I'm and finally, truly getting excited to leave, not (just) stressed! All I have to do now is pack and make sure the house is clean for our return home :-).
Thank you all of the love and support you've shown me through this whole process. I've enjoyed getting to know you ladies and reading about all of your weddings and plans. I'll post picks of our bid day as soon as we get back (on the 27th). I'll check in for the last time as Ms. Johnson tomorrow, after that the next time you'll here from me I'll FINALLY BE MRS. M!!!!
BEST WISHES to all the recently married HI knotties, this is the best board EVER!!!!!!!!!!! and YOU WILL SURVIVE for all the ladies who are in the home stretch! It's ok to have a meltdown, you just gotta pick yourself up (or allow others to help you back up) and keep moving. Everything will work out wonderfully, the wedding is the detail, the marrying your best friend is the prize and light at the end of the wedding planning tunnel! Love you guys and can't wait to be an old married woman!! :-)
