Catch up Day

     So I didn't post once last week, which is just another bad mommy moment from yours truly.   I wish I had some awesome excuse but I don't.  I am not even sure why it was so hard for me to sit down and write.  Anyway, here is what happened this past week, just to catch up.

• Wedding Plans - We've gotten a lot accomplished in the last week.  Favours planned, guest list made, invitations designed (yes I know they really need to be sent out soon), menu decided, cake/cupcakes planned, program started, centrepieces chosen and possibly a few other small details worked out...but I've kind of lost track and its 63 days away. I will not panic yet......*deep breaths*

• Honeymoon plans - We have a kick ass bum (I try really hard not to say bad words) honeymoon planned.  I use the term honeymoon based on the fact we are leaving 6 days after the wedding and that's pretty much the only honeymoon part.  It is pretty amazing though. 10 days in Germany and Austria.  The Austrian part will be spent in an amazing Chalet that we could never afford in a million years but thanks to my niece Kirstin and her connections (her incredibly amazing employer) will have a beautiful chalet in what looks to be mountains (think the Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music).  The time in Germany will be spent cruising the Autobahn in white knuckled fear and exploring everything we can.  Accompanying us on this trip will be Harmony since she is free to fly.  We would have loved to take the other 2 but at $1000 a ticket round trip (and that's on the cheap end) it just wasn't feasible. My far away niece Kiki will be meeting up with us in Munich and exploring Austria with us.  I am so glad she will finally get to meet Harmony.  Also making the trek with us is my parents, little brother, sister and brother in law.  Interesting side note - It is my parents 50th wedding anniversary this year and my sister and brother in laws 25th so what a great way to celebrate all this love...I just hope the walls are thick or maybe I should just pack ear plugs.

• Ghost Busting - Camden has developed an irrational fear of our house lately, which makes it pretty hard to live day to day life.  He has hated this house since the day we moved in and it makes no sense.  Its a million times better and yet he begs to move back every day to his old house. No he has been telling me there are ghosts in our house and is absolutely terrified. He calls up his Gampa Gampa and begs to go there because there house is better and has no ghosts.  He has slept there 2 nights this week because he is happier there and sleeps. At home he whines, cries and has panic attacks at bedtime.  The only night this week he went to bed peacefully is the night we told the so called ghosts to take a hike and then said a 10 minute bedtime prayer.  I am not a believer in ghosts but this kid is freaked out and after what he has been telling me it started to freak me out too. Hopefully things will calm down soon because I can't handle a kids to be afraid in his own house.

• R & R - Not so much for me but for poor Ella who got the stomach bug worse than everyone else put together in our house. She was sick for 9 days.  She is finally on the mend and back to school.  She is down quiet a few pounds which is kinda scary when she now weighs only 45 lbs at 7 years old and she is extremely tall. I know she will start to gain again but the kid looks like she could snap in two.

     That's pretty much it for this week.  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I promise to do better with my posts next week.

Wedding countdown

     The countdown for the wedding is on. We are starting to get organized.
We have :

• A date and time
• A dress and suit
• The kids dresses and suit
• My ring (mental note - buy Mike's ring or get one from the bubble gum machine)
• A minister
• A place
• Our Song (still need to choose the rest of the music for the ceremony which would be easier if Mike would stop picking out break up songs...he's hilarious or something like that)
• Decorating ideas and plans
• Cake plans - Thanks Ariana
• Hair stylist for moi -Thanks Kait

Things I still need to remember to do or buy:

• Flowers - should I go real or fake? decisions, decisions..
• Shoes x 4, Thankfully Mike owns dress shoes.
• Garter - it just needs to be ordered
• Food
• Drinks of the alcoholic variety and i guess some non-alcoholic drinks for the minors.
• Cake topper, oh jeepers I can't forget this one again!

I must remember the to follow the wedding poem rules, so lets see :

• Something old: Pearls
• Something new: hmmmm
• Something borrowed: hmmmm
• Something blue: Garter

I guess my lists still need a bit of work but we are well on our way.  So much planning for such a tiny little wedding.  Who knew a wedding with a guest list of 30 would take so much planning...Its all going to be worth it though. I love my Forever Family!

Getting into shape?

     With our wedding roughly 5 months away, its time to get into shape and a slightly less round one at that.  At 9 months post baby my tummy still jiggles and my bum still wiggles and well its not cute.  That means 5 months to fit into the wedding dress I've already purchased. 

    Last night after minimal convincing I joined a friend at Aqua Boot Camp. It sounds much scarier than it actually was. It was so nice to get out for an hour with adults and exercise in the pool.  Exercise doesn't seem so bad when its in the pool.  Its borderline fun and you can carrying on a conversation when you aren't drowning yourself doing ab crunches in the water.  I can definitely feel it today but not nearly as bad as I thought.

     Today is supposed to be gorgeous out. Spring has most certainly sprung and its expected to reach 17 degrees Celsius today.  Pure heaven for March.  I think a nice long walk later will keep my fitness goals on track later and its always nice for the munchkins to get out and enjoy the fresh air.

     So here is to nice weather and getting my butt into gear for our upcoming nuptials. I must be excited! I'm willing to exercise.

That moment in time...

    Have you ever reached that moment in time, that you thought you would never reach in a million years but have been have been dreaming about since, oh I don't know...ummm...for freaking ever?  I think we've reached that moment and it is so surreal.  We are discussing Wedding plans, I truly don't believe it.

     There is so much to do, so much to plan and its making my head spin a bit (or maybe its the lack of sleep because my less than 3 hours last night just didn't cut it or its the 2 espresso lattes I've chugged this morning). The only thing that is settled is my dress, since I may have already bought it.  We may have also settled on a song or two.  The rest is all up in the air and man there is a lot to decide, which may be a problem since I can't even decide what to eat from McDonald's usually and the menu never changes.  Heck, it took us 9 months to name the kids ( before they were born not after...lol) so all this decision making may prove difficult.  Good thing Mike wants to help plan and I am not left on my own because it could become a bit overwhelming.  There is a venue to think about, date, wedding party, reception details, food, flowers, music and I am sure I could keep on going and going.  Our goal is to keep it simple, fun, relaxed and all about us.

     So my friends, please raise your coffee cups (I would say beer/wine but its kind of early for that or maybe its not if you are a Mom) and join me in a toast to wedding plans and the next...*sigh* still 29 days to go before the next round of paperwork.  Enjoy your Tuesday! Cheers!

Our Song

   So once again this wasn't the post I started to write but after Mike giving me a big hug and me taking a deep breath, we started in on wedding plans.  This time we were talking about music.

     We need a song.  OK, that's not entirely true, we do have a song but it may not be the most appropriate choice.  It really is our song, and we really do both love it.  It was popular when we first started dating and it became a running joke between us.  Have you ever heard the song Crazy Bitch by Buck Cherry....No, well here it is take a listen and vacate the small children and faint of heart out of the room.  I am warning you now, if you don't like a few swears, don't click. 

     We have nothing.  We can't think of another song at the moment that means as much to us.  I know there are plenty but I can't even think of one, OK, I can actually think of one, that we like but I can't remember the tune, lyrics, title or even the artist.  I know we danced to it before and I love it but that's as far as I can get at this moment. I really need more sleep.  So if you have any suggestions, songs to definitely not use, songs you've used, or songs you just love, tell me about them.  Leave a comment. 

     As a tribute to a certain someones Birthday today, here is a song I love for obvious reasons.  Give it a chance before you turn it off, I promise you will laugh, even though it sounds like a sappy country ballad, its not I promise you. 

    So onward and upward...We've got a wedding to plan and I am happy for the distraction because it's going to be a long 30 days until we can file the next part of the paperwork.  Happy Monday everyone and remember to leave those song suggestions for me.

Thanks for your Support!

     First of all I would like to Thank you all for your moral support, I didn't know so many of you cared.  Obviously you enjoy our personal Drama with over 200 visits alone today on just this post. I received texts and facebook messages a plenty.  I've even received offers to photograph the moment so we can relieve the memory and requests from far away to video it so they can share in the moment as well. Oh, just so you aren't confused we are still talking about the divorce and not the upcoming wedding, although we were discussing details on the way home from the court house. We really can't wait to start planning it and its going to be everything WE want and not all the formal traditional stuff of well, our past experiences.  Mike's excited to get some input as well.  After all it is OUR day!!

     So step one is taken care of and it really wasn't hard at all.  I did all the paperwork at Mike's request and printed it out. He signed on the line and we took it to the court house first thing this morning.  We forked out a chunk of change (there goes anything fun in the next little bit, good thing Mike already bought his 50" 3D TV before) and they stamped a couple of papers and handed us another form and now we go on to step 2.

     The next step is serving the papers and well that should be fun.  After the papers are served, 30 days are required for an Answer and if none is received we continue filing more paper work and forking out more cash until all the steps are complete. Its a lot of hassle but Mike is worth every second of it.  I just wish it wasn't costing us so much and not just in dollar amount but in time and patience as well.  I know its all worth it though whenever I see Mike's smile and how happy he is, this is Finally getting done.  He looked like an excited little kid on Christmas this morning.  I can't wait to see him on our actual wedding day, not to mention how incredibly cute our kids will look all dressed up.

     So after knowing each other for 10 years and being together over 5 years, a dog, 3 kids, a college diploma (Me), various operations (Mike), several theatre productions, and a house we are finally so very close to sealing the deal.  Are we excited?  Hell Yeah! We can't wait and neither can the kids.  Camden is constantly asking if Mommy is getting married and Ella has been bugging forever and I mean forever.  So step one down and just a few more to go.  So here is to a very exciting year filled with love and happiness.  Hopefully I am not counting our chickens before they hatch you never know when "LIFE" can get in the way of finishing up the remaining steps.  If you some how missed the first part of the Divorce Saga you can read it here.  We wouldn't want you to be out of the loop!