Happy Memorial Day!

To anyone who has served or is currently serving our country; THANK YOU!

There are a few girls who I have been sharing the wedding planning process with. We have been talking about details and stresses, following each other's wedding books and watching for wedding updates on Facebook. This weekend, two of them got married. I had the honor of being present at one of the weddings and it was so beautiful. I couldn't be happier for the couple that got married!! As I left the church I thought, "Oh my gosh, I'm doing this in less than two months!". It made it feel very real, very very real!

The wedding was a blast, great food, great dancing, great people! I hope that my wedding will be just the same. The countdown is on...who's excited????

Making Progress!

This weekend was really nice. Saturday J and I went to the common and walked around for a bit. We met up with a friend in from NYC and it was really nice to catch up with her and share our latest plans! Saturday evening we went to Kennedy's Midtown and got to witness two of our close friends get engaged. I am so happy for them, they truly love each other, and I know that they will be happy together forever.

Today we were supposed to clean our house, but I found out that Phantom Gourmet had their Hot Dog Safari at Suffolk Downs today, so we ended up there instead. I have never been to a horse race, and let me tell you, I had a BLAST! We got to have freshly grilled hot dogs, and I got to watch beautiful horses race around a fast track on a gorgeous day.

I also got myself some new sneaks today! I want to go walk at the beach, but even wearing my sneakers for a half hour kills my toes and arch (or lack of arch!) so I bought some new shoes with great arch support. Hopefully they will make my feet feel better about being outside.

Invitations did not get finished yesterday. We did finish putting them all together today, now we just need to address them and drop them in the mail! I'm hoping to have them done tomorrow night and mailed on Tuesday. Then I will get to open responses!!!! Yay!!! I'm so excited- everything is coming together!

That's all for now....Only three more Mondays left in the regular school year!

Bon Jovi

With all the stresses of finding a job, moving and getting married it is good to know that there is a release that can take everything away, if only for a short period of time.

On a whim last night J and I decided to get some dinner out, I planned on going to a local Italian place, but at the last minute J reminded me that it is closed on Monday. I went with plan b and ended up at a local Brazilian restaurant. As soon as I walked in the door I knew that I had made the right choice because there, on two of there three large screen televisions, was a Bon Jovi concert.

I love Bon Jovi. I love the music, I love the man, I love the story of the band. It's actually a rather unhealthy obsession that can cause me to shiver at the mere thought of Jon himself. I credit my mom with exposing me to the music, and vividly remember singing "I'll be there for you" (even though I didn't really know the words...these five words I SAY to you) at the top of my lungs whenever possible. The singing has not stopped since then!

I thought I would share this picture (that I absolutely love) with everyone because maybe it will brighten your day too!

Magic Monday

Well ladies and gentlemen, we have 3 Mondays left in the regular school year. It is time to start celebrating! If the upcoming weekends go as well as this past weekend, the rest of the school year should fly by!

Saturday I went to CT to see my loves- we had a blast. They dressed me up in traditional bachelorette gear of sash, flip flops, tiara, garter and a lei (is that how that's spelled??). We went to dinner at Kelly's in New Haven and it was a really nice restaurant. After dinner we went to see Beauty and the Beast at the Shubert. SUCH A GREAT TIME! I love Beauty and the Beast, for people who don't know it was the first movie that I saw in theaters and I even have Beauty and the Beast sheets. The show was great, even though the Shubert was running on a back up generator. After the show we waited at the stage door and I got the signatures of Belle and Gaston. I also got my picture taken with Gaston...who was a very muscular man! We went to a bar after the show and had s'mores, roasted right at the table, and danced until midnight. We had a mini sleepover, a nice light breakfast and I was back to Boston.

Saturday was just what I needed- thank you to all my loves!!!!

Getting Stressed Out!

I've had a really tough week. Tomorrow is Friday and it feels like Monday was a month ago.

Tuesday we had our meeting about when to tell the kids about the transitions going on next year. They presented their idea as an "idea" that could be changed, but it really seemed like regardless of how we felt, this would how it would be. I even talked with my boss after the meeting and she said, "We will make this work, don't worry." I left really upset, and don't feel much better now.

Wednesday I got an e-mail from our priest that is performing the ceremony. He is being reassigned this summer, so he doesn't feel like it will be possible for him to travel. No travel means no wedding ceremony. So now I have to find a new officiant. Hopefully the priest at the church is still available for that day. Cross your fingers.

Today I got news about the reception set up. It isn't what I thought it would be, and there isn't the possibility of doing it the way I wanted.

I know these seem small and insignificant, but I just feel so overwhelmed that things keep going wrong.

This weekend will hopefully make the whole thing better!!

Monday!

There are 4 Mondays left in the regular school year! How crazy is that?? There are actually 6 weeks left but Monday is out of the way this week and we have Memorial Day off in a couple of weeks. Midquarter is Wednesday, so it is time to see how the students have been doing!

I'm really excited about this weekend. I get to go to CT for a gathering with my bridesmaids. It is difficult with us living so far apart, the closest girl to me is just over an hour and we still don't see each other on a regular basis. I'm not sure what we are doing, because no one will tell me, but I know that no matter what it will just be nice to see everyone! The only decision that I need to make is whether to drive to CT on Friday or Saturday.

We are having a meeting at school tomorrow to decide when to tell the kids that I am leaving. The meeting was introduced as a "transitional meeting" and just me leaving isn't a transition, so I wonder what else we will be talking about. I'm interested to see what they will say and how they will want me to tell the kids. Stay tuned to see what they say...!

I'm Sorry!

First off, I apologize to anyone who has checked this blog in the past few weeks and found no new posts. I know how frustrating it can be, and I really apologize.

There are less than 80 days until our wedding! My sister is keeping a countdown going on Facebook, and I can't believe how close we are getting. I've had some minor meltdowns in the past few days, but I think everything will work out ok. Wedding invitations NEED to be addressed and assembled this week so that we can mail them by next weekend. Speaking of next weekend, I'm heading to CT with my LOVES for a bachelorette weekend!! I'm really excited, I can't wait to see three of my four bestests!

J told his work and foundation that he is leaving and has been applying for jobs. I registered for two praxis tests that I have to take in order to get my license. Hopefully we will both find jobs soon!

I am going to post again tomorrow! I promise!