Christmas in July

I am sorry that I have not posted recently. This monster, called "Wedding", has quickly taken over my life. I wish it was not the case, but at the same time, I would not have it any other way :) Where should I start...the gifts have started to arrive! Every day when we come home there is either a card, a box, or both waiting for us. We were opening the presents at first, because who can resist presents? But my tender, sweet, and loving mother told me and Brad to "Cease and desist" (actual words. And if you say it with a German-ish accent, you can achieve the full effect of this statement). She wants to watch us open presents the day after our wedding. So...we have stopped. Mainly because my mother has been nothing short of amazing through this whole wedding planning nonsense, that I will do whatever she asks, because without her, this wedding would not be nearly as beautiful as it's going to be. I'll update you on the gift list later, but what we have received so far is AMAZING!!! We are so grateful to our loving family and friends for their generosity towards us as we are about to start our life together.
In other news, the one story that I was most looking forward to telling you is not going to happen. Remember the creeper photographer? Ok, I was half-way dreading taking pictures with this guy, and half-way looking forward to it; just for the sake of the story. Unfortunately, my dress had quite a few complications and was not going to be ready in time, so we decided to cancel my bridals with the creeper and reschedule for some other time. Well, we never really got around to it (rescheduling with the creeper, that is) and decided to reschedule with our photographer, Ashley. I was able to take some bridals on Monday up in Logan with Ashley, my mom, and Brad's mom. It was an adventure, to say the least. I hiked up a mountain...in my dress! Can you believe it? I couldn't! Oh, it was crazy. All of the bugs thought I was a very large flower and were immediately attracted to me. The bees were trying to pollinate me, but I shooed them away. It was also in the middle of the day, so the sun was piping hot and we had to use a reflector...which made for some squinty-faced pictures. All in all, we got some really incredible pictures. I couldn't be more pleased and I am so excited to have Ashley take more pictures of us on our wedding day!
Speaking of wedding day...um, yes, it is in exactly one week from today!!!! I cannot believe that it is almost here! I am more excited than anything else. I am not worried about things coming together, and if I haven't thought of it already, then it obviously wasn't that important to me in the first place. I feel like the details will just work themselves out. I'm really focusing on enjoying the day and every moment of it. I want to be present and really absorb all of the wonderful moments I am going to have next Thursday. My mother knows exactly what I want and I know she'll make it happen. Honestly, just as long as I end up with a husband (named Brad Harris) at the end of the day, I will be one happy girl!

I finally have my dress!!!! After what seemed like endless fittings and temper tantrums (me, my mom and the seamstress), my dress is finally in my possession!!!! Last night, me and my mom were at the dress shop till about 9:30 getting things fitted, fixed, trying on and fixing some more things, and at the end of it all, we got to take my dress. These fittings have become such a thorn in my side, that I really dreaded them. I kind of forgot the real reason I was going to get the dress fitted in the first place. It's amazing how you can get so wrapped up in wedding details that you forget the big overall picture of things. Last night, the big overall picture hit me like a ton of bricks. It finally sunk in that this IS the dress that I will walk towards Brad in. And this is the dress that I will be married in. And this dress classifies me as "bride". And this is the dress I will show my daughters when they are old enough to appreciate it. I am so unbelievably grateful that so much time and effort went into getting this dress perfect for our wedding. And I'm even more excited to officially wear it in two weeks!

It's Crunch Time

Just to give a quick update, we are in crunch time mode. Brad and I are constantly talking about the wedding, I am constantly thinking about the wedding and I'm trying my hardest to not get too stressed because my hair falls out when I'm super stressed. (You wish you were me right now, don't you?)

Other than that, plans are coming together amazingly. I'm just hoping that on August 5th, a perfect store will come and all of the details will fall into place.

Gotta run! Hope I get to see you all soon :)

I put up some wedding announcements at work and the major concensus is...no one knows I have blonde hair. To qualify this statement, I work in an operating room. Imagine a smurf...now put a surgical mask on that smurf. And that is me...at work that is. (Ok, I don't wear white pants or a white hat. The point is that I am all blue! Blue scrubs, blue hat, all blue.) It has always been an interesting phenomenon that when you see someone you work with in their "normal clothes" and you don't recognize them. It's actually more the fact that they are not wearing a dorky looking hat and they look human again. Ok, back to the story. I put up three wedding invitations in various locations in the Operating Room and everyone has been coming up to me and saying they didn't recognize me and had NO idea that I have blonde hair. They have also been extremely nice and congratulating me and telling me how pretty I am, etc, etc. I know, it's a rough life, but someone has to do it :)

On the rough life note, I am having my first bridal shower tomorrow! YAY! So excited! Can't wait to see my family and friends and eat all of the yummy food :)

I'm ready!

I am ready to be married! Geesh, the buildup to this wedding has reached an excruciating level and I am ready to walk down that aisle towards the man I love.

Here are all of the things I am ready for:
*combine our lives
*do our laundry together
*combine kitchens (believe me, it's a lot of crap...he is a baker, you know!)
*have matching towels
*combine our beds (ok, we are actually getting a new queen mattress, but many people have suggested we just push our twin mattresses together)
*guaranteed dinner time together (almost guaranteed)
*have Brad be the last person I see when I go to sleep and the first person I see when I wake up
*take his last name (yes, I am actually ready and willing to file the copious amounts of paperwork in order to change my last name...only for you Brad!)
*start sentences with, "My husband..."
*not have to live with another roommate...except for Brad
*be an aunt to Tyson, Ellie, Fynlee, Max, and the one in Jenni's oven
*have Brad on my insurance plan
*get a tax break because of our marital status
*fully enjoy every day knowing there is a man that loves me, no matter what (I already live this reality :)

I am just ready to make this thing official so we can start OUR lives together.
I love you Brad! I can't wait to be your wife :)

Crap, I Mean Craft Projects

Seriously, it all comes down to the details. I find myself being bombarded with the tiniest details lately. You know what requires a lot of attention to detail? A DIY project! Why on earth did I decide to do a DIY project? I am NOT crafty. I have never been crafty. I will never be crafty. Why did I think that I could suddenly become crafty a month before my wedding? Stupid, stupid decision. These favors are going to be great, they really are, but I don't know why I thought I could do them. My thumb has a bruise on it! No joke. The scissors were applying so much pressure to my thumb, that I now have a fantastic bruise. Ok, you can stop laughing now. I am desperately trying to pull out my inner Martha and enjoy this process. I even watched half an episode of Bob Ross's painting show with Brad and became inspired by the "happy little trees and bushes", and decided that craft projects can actually be "happy". The bruise on my thumb indicates otherwise. There is nothing happy about a bruised thumb. And the fact that the bruise was caused by a pair of scissors doing a craft project! Seriously, stop laughing now.

On a happier note, we are exactly ONE MONTH away from the wedding! I can't believe we have been engaged for 5 months and together for 11 months. Time seriously flies. And the time is not going to slow down anytime soon. There is a lot to get done between now and August 5th, but I am so excited!

Can't wait to be Mrs. Jordan Harris