It's Here!

Like many brides around the world, I am awash with emotion: it's my wedding year!

Can I get a "HECK YES!" ?

I didn't think that a quiet new year's eve with friends was going to open the floodgates for me, but it hit me like a ton of bricks shortly after I kissed Matt atop a 16 story building in the freezing cold while listening to a Korean gong being struck in a park far below. All of a sudden I realized that this wedding, something we've been planning for almost a year now, is not just something in the far future. In less than 7 months we'll be on a plane home to Maine for a crazy whirlwind wedding month.

I admit, for the past few weeks we haven't done any planning at all.

WHAT?! Yeah, for my friends who are not yet engaged, it is hard for them to believe that I can go days, let alone minutes, without conjuring up some detail or another regarding table numbers, candy bars or pew decorations. But for those who are in the same boat as me (or who have been before!), you probably agree that there are times when you almost forget you're on a boat at all and forget to look out of the cabin window for a few seasick days. That has been me. Not that I WANT to forget about wedding planning, it's just that life has taken hold for a few solid weeks, which I don't mind one bit. Granted it's one of the most important days of my life, but seriously, I can't forget about the days that I am actually currently living!

Besides, I leave for Vietnam in T-minus ONE WEEK and you know what that means! THE DRESS! So, rest assured, I will be right back into the swing of things when I return from 3.5 weeks of Southeast Asian awesomeness.

Come February 4th, it's full steam ahead!

As for now, I will post as often as I can from Korea and beyond!