Whirling Dervish

Lorna used this term to describe someone this weekend, and I realized - that's what lives inside my head right now!  A non-stop ball of energy, constantly reminding me of something else that needs to be done.  Though I'm starting to see how some women turn into Bridezilla's at this point in the planning - cause the whirling dervish inside their heads drives them batty - I'm actually quite fond of my guy and I think I'll miss him when the wedding's over.

So much has happened since my last post!  We were back in Minnesota for 6 days and, believe me, we made the most of absolutely every waking moment while we were there.  Here's what we accomplished:

*Went on boy's night / girl's night out with our MN peeps.  Ended up in a rousing night of Karaoke with the Fursetzer siblings and cousins.

* Got our marriage license from the County

*Met with the Amira, our wedding coordinator, and made a timeline for the big day

*Met with Audrey, our Cantor, to choose music for the ceremony

*Had our incredible tasting at the reception venue.  I won't give away too much, but I will tell you this: appetizers. YUM!  Bacon wrapped scallops in soy ginger sauce, mushroom leek tartlets, and tomato basil crostini.  Let your imagination run wild!

*Took our Ketubah to be framed

*Visited the hotel to check out the room for the prenuptial dinner and the hospitality suite

*Took our rings to be engraved

*Had my final dress fitting.  Sister-in-law NanC was there to learn how to bustle.  I am so in love with that dress...

*Did my hair trial.  Huge success!

*Attended Jeremy & Kara's wedding.  There were a lot of similarities - they chose the same songs for their ceremony, and they had one other treat that we're having, too.  But it's a suprise!  All I can tell you is that it's even more fun than I imagined.

*Went to my lovely bridal shower.  What a wonderful da, surrounded by so many incredible women.  We opened lots of presents, and I almost ugly cried.  I have a feeling that's going to be a theme over the wedding weekend.  I'm gonna have to learn how to keep that in check, I think...

*Spent almost 4 hours at Macy's figuring out the best way to have our gifts shipped to us in LA (ended up being super simple - just took the folks awhile to figure it out).

*Celebrated Sam's first birthday in Minnesota with a trip to the movies (adventureland) and, his favorite, Famous Dave's.

*Met with Syril, my dear friend, who is designing our programs and place cards

*Drank a lot of Caribou Coolers

Phew!  So much to report but all of it was so much fun!  There's lots more to check off the list and I will try to be better about updates from now on.  Next up: my mom comes here for the LA Bridal Shower!  

lots of love and sunshine,

Natalie