Wedding week!

So is it wrong that I am inordinately excited about the fact that UPS claims to be delivering our save-the-dates today? The tracking system says that it is "out for delivery" right now. At this very moment! I am actually thrilled about going home, picking up my purple pen, and addressing sixty envelopes. I mean, I'm sure that excitement will be long gone by the third envelope, but I'm going to hang on to it for as long as possible. Because finally, something tangible for the wedding! Of course, this means Torsten needs to get on translating our wedding website into German, because once the save-the-dates go out, people will actually have the URL of the site. (Sweetie, I know you're reading this. Please, take note.)

And THEN, tomorrow, I am going to meet with our day-of coordinator about table linens. And I know that it's just table linens but also it's about purple! And details! And things actually happening! Because suddenly it's late February and our wedding is only eight months away! And that does not feel far at all. And I am so excited.

AND THEN. On Friday, we are driving down to North Carolina, so that on Saturday, my mother and sister and I can go to the big bridal superstore near my parents' house to peruse the selection of well over 1,000 different dresses, including more than 150 dresses available in plus sizes. So either my sister or I should be able to fit into pretty much all of them to try on. And I KNOW the store is good because my sister got her wedding dress there, so I have been there before and seen that they really do have the most unbelievably wide collection of dresses and sizes that one could possibly imagine.

And not to get all insane bride here, but oh my god I am so so excited and I have been looking forward to this for ages and if I don't find a dress here that I like better than my current front-runner then I will KNOW that that is the one. And if I DO find a dress that I like better then I will also know that THAT is the one. A whole day! Surrounded by wedding dresses! In a low-stress atmosphere without pushy salespeople! And so many options!

I am a tad bit excited, here, in case you couldn't tell from all the exclamation points. And the fact that I'm excited is making me more excited, because this is the first time that I have felt Really! Excited! about the dress shopping. It's like, suddenly I've realized that our wedding is going to happen, and it's going to be soon, and it's going to be FUN.