Wedding countdown: almost a year away

So Cara and I have now been engaged for almost four months. Our wedding is almost a year away and there are lots of things to plan for. Thankfully right now we're in a casual time frame and aside from booking the reception site, don't need to stress too much over anything right now. One exciting part is that Cara has already picked out and bought her dress. I (at my own request) won't know a single aspect of her dress until I see her walk down the aisle. I'm pretty sure that, in doing so, I've set myself up to cry/faint/make "heavy pants" or all of the above when I see her.

Planning a wedding does have its hard times though. We were looking at Save The Date ideas earlier and we're having a hard time meeting in the middle. I know, I know... why can't I just say "yes dear, I like that...or I like those colors as well." Because I know traditionally that's what guys do. Just don't care about the details. Well I'm not like that. I care about the color scheme and what personality our special day conveys to our guests. I care about the type of food and alcohol we will provide to them. But it's not like I'm a groomzilla, just a modern thinking guy who cares to share every part of this day with the love of his life.

Ok, let's get off this wedding talk. We are currently in the midst of our yearly week-long vacation. Last year we went to the Wilmington-area coast in North Carolina and it was simply amazing. This year, since we're saving for the wedding, we are staying home to save money. It definitely helps you grasp the term "stacation." It's a very different style of vacation. Nice, but different.

I'm currently waiting for Cara to finish her DVR'ed episode of ABC Family's "Make it or break it" so we can watch our netflix movie. I can't say anything bad because she sat there while I watched all 13 innings of the cub's game tonight (soriano won in with a walk-off grand slam). And Cara hates baseball. If baseball were a person, Cara would beat it up for being boring and making her miss new episodes of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill when games run late.

So here I am, sitting in our Illini Room (the guest bedroom/where my computer is), writing on my blog for the first time in a long time and having the dog lay down next to me. Ok, she's laying behind me. I had to check.

My goal is to start blogging more, mainly about the wedding planning and how it's going. But most likely it will be posts about nothing, filled with words concerning something, all ending in a big paragraph of certainty...or uncertainty. Either way.

word,
-Kage