Eye candy

I've been away from the blog for awhile.  I was completely taken out of commission when I got sick for roughly the fifth time since January.  That sucked.  Since then, I've been playing catch-up.  My wedding time right now needs to go toward addressing our save the dates which finally arrived this past weekend.  I had some camera play time a couple of weeks ago after getting some Easter candy in the mail (inspired by a blog contest) so I figured I'd share what I came up with (before it all ended up in my stomach-except for the ring, of course).  I can't wait until I have a DSLR again, but it's still fun to wax creative.

{all photos by me, candy compliments of my mom}

Priorities

Mike is finally home!  Now that we're together again, we can make some progress on the wedding front.  Except that all I want to work on right now are non-time-sensitive projects, like ceremony fan designs and reception factoids, not pressing to-dos like save the dates (now quite late) and invitations and such.

<sigh>

So this is love

Mike has been stateside for the past week to attend a conference, leaving me to fend for myself way over here on our island.  We'd both been trading germs and rotating sickness for the couple of weeks leading up to his trip and it was evident in the state of our apartment.

It was really important to him not to leave me with such a mess to deal with (because I was going to be a mess myself anyway) so we spent his last night cleaning.  He's always been proud of his dish stacking abilities.

So, he left me with this reminder of his love.  Not quite as romantic as a love letter or as delicious as the muffins he had planned would have been, but totally him.  He takes care of me.

Two and a half days until he is back!

La la land

Full on wedding/job search/moving/goodbye stress hasn't even hit yet, but I'm definitely ready to retreat away from it all.  You know how it is when you're already behind and things just keep being added to your plate?  And then you get the flu and lose an entire weekend's worth of rest and productivity?

On the upside, our save the date is in the works.  (Yes, it's late.  But it's moving forward.)  We finally figured out that we do have a friend (Mike's friend) that works in design.  So, we sent her my sketch-up and chatted today and now the ball is rolling!  <phew!>

Also, three of my bridesmaids have a dress and one has the fabric and pattern to begin making her dress!  Hooray for progress that I can't really take credit for but will anyway!

Now, onward with wedding plans, to-do list making, progress reports, lesson plans, and job hunting!

Photo from ::here::

2010

We spent New Year's Eve camped out on an itty bitty island just off the shore of "our" island.  It was a pretty amazing NYE thanks to the blue moon that lit up the sky.  We set off fireworks and my future sister-in-law and went for a midnight swim.  Then we tried to sleep.

Although sleeping didn't go so well, Mike and I got to watch the first sunrise of 2010 together on the beach.

It's going to be a big year.  We'll be saying goodbye to our island and moving home to get married.  We'll also be looking for new jobs, cars, and a home - all yet to be determined.

Hello 2010.  Let's get started.