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From ::here::

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!

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Check and check

We have a photographer!  And a DJ!  More on this later.  I just wanted to note the occasion.  Progress has been made!

The clearance game

I would oh-so-love to have my sister (MOH) wear this dress for the wedding.  Cotton?  Pockets?  Cute retro yellow print?  But first it was too expensive.  And now it's on sale but sold out in her size.  Boo hoo.  Internet shopping sometimes sucks.

Time

It’s 2010.  Holy canoli.  Where did the time go?

Our engagement has been on the longer side.  (Six days short of two years.)  I’ve had nothing but time on my hands but now the wedding is in less than 7 months.  SEVEN MONTHS!  All of a sudden, I’m not only on the wedding checklist timeline, I’m behind!

It’s time to get a move on with this wedding business.  Decision making time.

Eek.

Other important milestones:

We celebrated our six year anniversary on January 16.  :)  In less than seven months, we’ll have a new anniversary to celebrate!

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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.