Honeymoon & Officiate Update

10 Months Until the Wedding!

I finally talked to V. at All Seasons Travel in Itasca. I highly recommend them if you are planning a vacation (not sure who all reads the blog, but I thought a little advertising wouldn't hurt!).

We are looking at several options including cruises in the Greek islands, visiting just Athens and Santorini, going to Aruba, or going to Atlantis in the Bahamas. We don't want to go away for too long, and we want to keep it reasonably priced. As a side note: Flights to Europe are expensive! I remember flying to Rome for $500 in May 2005 - now the same flight costs $1,300!! (I just looked it up on Orbitz!)

On a darker note, our officiate called me today to let me know that he was just diagnosed with colon cancer. He was worried about not being able to make our meeting next Saturday because he might be having surgery this week... I'm thinking - DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT! Fortunately, they caught it extremely early so the spot was 1/2 a millimeter. It was nice that he thought of us, but I just hope that we (or other couples for that matter) have not caused him any needless stress. I told him to not even worry about us and just to focus on his health and getting better and that there is plenty of time to talk about our ceremony - especially considering that it's 10 months away!

So, if everyone reading this blog can keep Tom in your thoughts & prayers that would be really great.

Thanks.

Whoops!

So, today marks another momentous occasion - although not one for celebration... I missed my first wedding appointment! I had a phone meeting with the travel agent today at 2pm and totally forgot about it until 4:45pm when I went to get ready for a BoV Reception/ Dinner. Whoops!

I guess it was bound to happen at some point - a person is only able to keep so many balls in the air without dropping one. Fortunately, there is still PLENTY of time to arrange the honeymoon and the travel agent was SUPER nice about it. She works with Erik's Aunt K., so at least she knows that we are not total flakes!

Erik is getting better - he's able to do more things on his own already, which is promising. At the same time, it still is taking a lot of time out of my everyday to take care of him, and I'm pretty stressed about school - especially with Homecoming events going on that I had already committed to attend. Fortunately, I got some deadlines moved until after the weekend. I plan on going to half the Homecoming game and then work all weekend... I guess I just won't be sleeping as much for the next few months... Not a fun prospect.

As a side note, the photographer still hasn't sent us the revised contract... Looks like I'll be making a follow-up phone call tomorrow. They deposited our check, and I have my proposed contract in writing, so I'm sure this will end up just fine.

Economy Woes

With the economy apparently teetering on the edge, Erik & I have discussed the feasibility of having the wedding of our dreams next summer. We've already put deposits down with pretty much every aspect of the wedding that needed to be booked in advance. Not to mention the fact that we are emotionally invested in all of our ideas, locations, and plans. So, we are going to move forward with the original plan and be thankful that I pulled my wedding fund out of the stock market this past summer.

The one place where this uncertainty may come into play is the honeymoon. I'm not a huge vacation person - usually I go crazy after a few days of doing nothing. We were originally planning for a cruise of the Greek Isles and we may still do that, but in a reduced form. Or we may just fly to Athens with a brief stop over in Santorini. Or we may scrap the whole Greek idea and cop out with a trip to an all-inclusive Mexican resort.

According to my MS timeline, the honeymoon should be booked within the next month or so. Hopefully, things will have calmed down enough by then to really see what the situation is... Erik and I are banking on the fact that the world will always need lawyers...