Archive for March 4th, 2008

The engagement shock has worn off and I’ve turned into part-time, full-blown wedding planner extraordinaire (that’s only somewhat of a contradiction). It’s been one month and I have the church, reception venue, caterer and DJ all booked. My dress is bought and waiting for me in a secured vault at the seamstress.

The wedding planning is coming along quite swimmingly. The marathon planning, on the other hand…..that is swimming along like a cement block in Lake Union.

This is where I’m all out of whack— I haven’t been able to balance the two very well. My running has suffered in the name of invitation designing and reception idea brainstorming. Tell you what— it’s a good thing I am my own designer, because the bill for my hourly labor spent so far would be more than I spend on rent for the year.

And while I’ve been told “that’s okay, you should enjoy this time of your life since it only happens once“, I can’t wholeheartedly agree with that. I NEED running. I NEED the escape, the fresh air, the energized feeling, the lack of guilt when I eat 4 Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. Seriously, what do they put in those things to make them so tasty and addicting?!?

So I’ve decided that while I have my ‘Handy Dandy Little Wedding Planner Organizer’ binder thingy, I need to get my ‘You Are Going Running and There Will Be No Excuses’ schedule thingy planned out so I stay focused on keeping myself (and everyone around me) sane.