[Resi]

How is the wedding planning going? Do you ever get baby fever or is it MIA still? Your big day will be here before you know it! About 6 months to go, right? How long will you wait before you ttc?

[Mod-LadyCoconut]

The wedding planning is going well! This weekend we have "Engaged Encounter" so we'll be up in ATL for a weekend retreat thing where we learn more communication skills and just have open discussion with eachother about major life issues. I think all that focus on US will be great, but the timing kind of sucks and its going to be EXHAUSTING. We have to be there at 7am Saturday and we get one group break all day long and don't stop until 11PM. Then we have to sleep in a hotel, sharing a room with a same sex stranger (neither of us are looking forward to that!) and start Sunday at 8AM until 4PM. Needless to say it'll surely be a long (and likely emotional) weekend. Oh and AF will probably show tomorrow or Saturday too. ugh! To top that off, Sunday is my Granny's 95th birthday. So I feel bad for being busy all weekend and then exhausted when we do get back to do something with her Sunday night. My dad's ex girlfriend (they were together for 10 years and broke up like 6 months before he died) is coming into town on Sat... so I also feel guilty I won't be around much to see her and I'm just having mixed emotions about seeing her altogether. I feel bad about not being excited she's coming -- I don't know why I'm feeling weird about it all. Then Monday I have a midterm in a class I'm doing poorly in and I REALLY need to study. Anyway, sorry for the vent... but I guess asking about Wedding planning led into this weekend. I'm pretty stressed out.

Baby fever? It's funny you ask because I am sitting here in a black dress with a big plastic purple bowl stuffed up it like a baby bump! You totally caught me! For Halloween I'm working so I can't really dress up, and then I'm going to stay home and pass out candy. I figured I wanted to dress up SOMEHOW... so I'm going to be a pregnant witch. I thought it would be fun to do the whole fake bump thing, but then to be more in the spirit of Halloween... I'm going to kick it up a notch and look like a pregnant woman who happened to dress up as a witch. I am SUCH a nerd. I proposed to the girls on the main board to be "pregnant" for Halloween if anyone isn't planning on dressing up or going out. So I was just working on my outfit tonight and sat down on the computer & saw this thread... so busted. haha.

The other day on the main board there was a thread asking about when people's TTC dates were... and I've always just said "no sooner than summer of 09" and now that is SO soon that it freaked me out and I didn't respond. haha. We haven't set a date... we still have a lot to accomplish in our personal lives. Anytime after we're married would be okay I guess, but for actively trying... we'll see where we are come next summer and maybe set a more definite time line. Honestly, I'm so stressed out and overwhelmed lately I hardly ever think about it.

Anyway, thanks for asking, Resi!

Oh.. and here's a pic of me and my Granny from this past Sunday.

LOL at the bowl stuffed as a bump Sweet!!!

Shan, that pic is absolutely gorgeous! I love that it's B&W and not colour. It's sooooo pretty. One to frame & treasure!

[soImarriedAnerd]

I just want to pinch your granny's checks every time I see a picture!

[Resi]

That is one long weekend you have coming! The two of you are going to have a wonderful marriage with all the steps you are taking to prepare.

about you sitting around "pregnant". Maybe by the time you are ready to start trying a couple of us who are having our first will be ready for our second baby.

Your Granny is so tiny! She is so sweet looking.

[Mod-LadyCoconut]

LOL at the bowl stuffed as a bump Sweet!!!

Shan, that pic is absolutely gorgeous! I love that it's B&W and not colour. It's sooooo pretty. One to frame & treasure![/b]

haha I made her a copy of this photo and she looked at it and is like "ugh! who is that old lady?! that is NOT me... I sure hope I don't look like that!" and then she's all "I mean, no offense, it's a good picture... just not of me... because it makes me look old." hahahaha

about you sitting around "pregnant". Maybe by the time you are ready to start trying a couple of us who are having our first will be ready for our second baby.[/b]

That's what I'm seriously hoping! Everyone laughed when I said maybe people will be having #2 when I have my first... but I'm serious! Get ready girls! haha

Your Granny is so tiny! She is so sweet looking.[/b]

She IS tiny... she is like 4'10" and weighs about 80 pounds! And she's just a doll... Ive never heard a mean word outta her mouth. People jokingly call her "St. Gertrude."