Busy Busy Busy!

I got a lot accomplished towards the wedding yesterday. First off, we have a limo. It’s a 10-person stretch, and now I’m trying to figure out how to cram as many people in as I can. What can I say, nothing says “class” like people hanging out of the moon roof. Then I called the portrait studio and made arrangements for an engagement portrait. I know, I know, it’s really late, but that it’s getting done at all, I’m attributing to a restful weekend and a sudden burst of enthusiasm. Then I called the bridal shop yesterday, and my dress is in. The dreaded dress fitting is now scheduled for next Tuesday night. I ordered shoes (ballet flats, nothing to write home about) which will hopefully be there in time. Hopefully. Fingers crossed. What’s the worst that happens, though, I stand in bare feet instead of 1/8” off of the ground? And last, but not least, the jelly bellys are in. (Chris, feel free to add jelly belly explanation here: ____________).

So the slow march to wedding completeness continues. Other than the thank you cards (no, I didn’t, don’t ask) and needing to finish up the ceremony details, I think I’m to the point where other women won’t point and laugh at me when we talk about our weddings. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’m looking forward to a few quiet weeks at home with my hubby after the wedding. But on the plus side, whenever anyone asks, I’m still excited about the wedding. Even being stressed can’t take away from how much I’m looking forward to getting married.

Last night, I went to see a speaker named Terri Tempest Williams. She's an environmentalist and author. Since I tend to be sort of green (not as much as I probably should be...find me a roach, and I'll find a can of poison and hose the place down), I found her to be quite interesting. Alas, our politics parted ways from there, so as usual at Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, the Q&A period had questions from the audience that started out with "Now that all of these fundamentalists want the earth destroyed..." or some such thing. I really ought to just leave the Q&A period. It's a shame, but it's most definitely a hostile environment for anyone who might not agree with the quite liberal politics of the folks sitting in the audience. The friend I was with, who's on the opposite end of the political spectrum, gets it, though. She considered asking "How does this translate from the person who can spend her days in the desert to the single black Mom working at Walmart". So we may disagree on where the priorities should be in addressing the woes of the country, but it's nice that at least she hasn't called me a redneck fundamentalist...yet. Wait until I tell her about the plans for the limo though.

Under the heading “perfect timing”, my next test for CPIM is supposed to occur in December. I think I’ll be able to pick the 5 most stressful periods of time from Sept 1, 2004-Aug 31, 2005 based on when these dang tests fall.

- posted by cam @ 7:47 AM