I am getting married in 9 days!! That is right. We are in the single digits! I can't believe it. It still hasn't even entirely hit me yet that I am getting married to my best friend, but it is slowly becoming more of a reality to me.
I think being engaged is the biggest test for a relationship. I feel bad for Derick. I always told myself I would not be a bridezilla when I was getting married but sometimes my stress gets the best of me. I know I am marrying the right person because Derick is still by my side and still excited (at least to my knowledge) to get married to me! Even after all the times I have taken my stress out on him. There have been times when I have been scared of myself, so the fact he is still here is the best sign:).
I keep catching myself saying or thinking "I can't wait until this wedding is all done and over with." I do not want to have that kind of mindset. I want to look forward to the day and enjoy every single second of it! So very often I have to take a few deep breaths and realize the stress will all be worth it when that day is finally here. I am so unbelievably excited to marry Derick!
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Who else has been watching the Olympics? I can't quite figure out what it is about the Olympics that makes me like them so much, but I just love them! It is probably a good thing I don't have TV yet because I would spend all the time I can't spare watching them.
My mom turned 57 yesterday. I have the best mom. No battle. We had such a fun laid back celebration for her. It was on a Sunday so me and all my sister's decided we would make a big sit down dinner for her. She is also obsessed with the band Train. They are coming to Utah in a couple of months so we got her Train (the band not the transportation) tickets for her and all of us. It will be a fun girls night out on the town. She was very excited to get them. Our gift was successful.
A few weeks ago I went to Island park with Derick's family. Well, most of his family. His dad had to get unexpected surgery a couple of days before we were meant to leave and since they had already reserved the cabin his parents told all the kids to go down without them. It was a bummer his parents weren't able to go, but we still managed to have a lot of fun with just Derick and I, his two sister's and his sister's family.
I love my life.
