9 days

With only 9 days to go, today was the equivalent to mixing up a nice, hot batch of scrambled eggs, only to realize my brain got in the pan somehow. I'm fried. But much was accomplished! Russell got fitted for a tux. I tried on several veils and have a better idea of how I want mine. I talked to my photographer, Apryl. I scanned in my sketch of a wedding cake idea and sent it to my baker (so excited!) I started a spreadsheet to keep track of the gifts that are already coming in the mail. I also lost my cell phone and keys. Oh dear. Anyway, this can't be a long post because of the whole fried-brain thing, so I'm going to end it with a laugh.

I may have been guilty of this. Once or twice.

17 days and distracted

I give in! I'll write another post. I've been battling this incessant desire to write for awhile now, mainly because I know it is just a distraction. I have several final projects due within the next seventeen hours, but instead of finishing them, I've been concentrating on the next seventeen days. That's all that's left! Seventeen days til I go into the temple having my one family, and seventeen days and half an hour later til I come out with my family, yes, but a whole extra one, too! I guess it could be said that I'm taking the Provo Temple president's advice when one busy morning in the baptistery, probably a year or so ago, he told me to "contemplate the solemnities of eternity." Compared to eternity, how important are these final projects anyway? Hmmm....? Okay, I know that's ridiculous and I just need to buckle down and write my paper. But for goodness' sake! I'm so excited!!!!! Russell really is the one for me. I was unsure for so long (that's probably why we dated for a year) but now I know it's right. We can and will make it work. Our religion teacher told us something interesting the other week: You don't fall in love accidentally. I'm choosing to marry this man, and you know what, I'm so glad I made the choice! Now for homework again...

That's how we feel about homework. And that's another reason why I know I want to be with him; forever would be too long without a little bit of silly.