41 Days and Counting

So, I may have my handy-dandy "to-do" list (thank you to www.weddingwire.com) however, I still feel like there are a zillion and one things to do!

It's so difficult, I sit at work all day thinking of the things that I need to take care of, and then I get home and I'm so tired I can't remember which one I was going to take care of :-(

With only 41 days left, I don't really have room to procrastinate anything anymore...I need to stay motivated and get things done the second that I have time. Often times the trouble is the fact that I sit down to start working on one thing and then i remember something else and I go work on that and then i remember another thing and i go work on that...all the while never fully completing any one thing. Then the anxiety kicks in...

Although, I would have to say is that the "true" stress of wedding planning really doesn't come from the millions of things you have to pick out, buy, pick up, deliver, communicated. Nope, it really comes from EVERYONE else either involved or attending the wedding. My fiance and I have quickly learned that this wedding is not really for "us", it's for everyone else. Sure, it may have the elements that we prefer, but really all the work going into this is to please other people and their expectations. Which makes it even more stressful/disappointing when those people start to complain or disapprove and point out things that aren't going the way they think it should be.

I think at this point, the true motivation that keeps me going is the simple fact of knowing how much I love Jarrod and how much he loves me. It doesn't hurt that we're also getting to spend an entire week in Cancun! I just keep day-dreaming about lying on the beach and a drink with an umbrella in my hand!