The Official Countdown... 10 Days!

So it is official... we are down to only 10 days!  I can remember when we had 150 days left!  I would remind TJ of the remaining days each day by looking at my app that I downloaded from TheKnot with a daily countdown.  TJ finally asked me to let him know when we only had 150 days... then when that day arrived, he asked me to alert him of 100 days... then 50... then 25... now 10!!  I cannot believe that it is almost here.  I was telling TJ that with all of the planning and our lives being taken over by table linens, flower choices, dress debacles, DIY details, and favors, it feels as if the planning will never end and the wedding day will never arrive... It has become commonplace to be stressed, pressed for time, and fearful of the details not falling into place as I imagine.  However, lately, I have been feeling a sense of calm.  

There have been so many hiccups along the way of planning that I seem to be immune to any more set backs.  Just for the record, here are just a few of the hiccups (in case you are unaware):  the original wedding gown I feel in love with was discontinued when I went to buy it, it rained on our engagement shoot, it rained on my bridal shower, the person I originally hired for my makeup cancelled on me last week, my moh (love you!) cannot make the ceremony, the original canter cannot sing at our ceremony, and to top it all off... the entire Church is covered from sidewalk to bell-tower in construction scaffolding.  

Now, you might be reading this and saying to yourself, "But these little things do not matter in the end.  All that matters is that TJ and you will be married!"  This is the notion that I have been conditioning myself to understand (while suppressing the inner princess) and I finally have become numb to any other bumps in the road.  If I cannot get to making the I-Spy cards... Oh well!  

This is the metaphor I have used to illustrate my feelings:  I have been rollerskating down a very steep and bumpy hill (the entire planning process) and now I have hit a ramp and am flying, weightlessly (carelessly) through the air, waiting to hit the ground and come back to reality (post-wedding).

I am tired, stressed, fatigued but still so excited to be marrying my best friend and soul mate.  After all, that is all that matters <3

P.S.: Words to the wise (teachers)... DO NOT get married during the school year!