We picked a wedding date...a year ago!

It JUST occurred to me, as I was sending an email to an engaged friend of mine, that ONE year ago today my husband and I picked our wedding date! On April 13th, 2008, Colin and I picked our wedding date! It took quite a while...and we picked one originally back in 2007 and ended up changing it! I'm glad we did, and I'm glad we waited! But I'm also just as glad we're married now! Picking a wedding date is HUGE. It's going to be your anniversary for the REST of your life--it's not to be taken lightly! Colin & I must've started a trend for the coming year because here's who's getting married next:

Colin's cousin, Kevin Jr. & his lovely lady, Carly...in two days...on Tax Day, April 15th!

Colin's best friend, Yoni & his lovely lady, Heather...in just over two months...on June 20th!

Colin's long-time friend, Michelle, and her nice guy, Brian...July 16th!

My long-time friend, Matthew, and his lovely lady, Ming...next year, January 16th, 2010.


Suffice to say, Wedding Season has arrived, my friends! I couldn't be happier for them all and I hope each of them enjoys their wedding day as much as Colin & I did! I'm looking forward to attending them all, except for Kevin & Carly, because we just couldn't afford to go and my husband couldn't get the time off. I'm sorry you guys, we love you and so wish we could be there with you too!

I also know OF the following people GETTING married this year:

My Grandma Joni's other grandughter, Casey & Jeff...they got married the day before me and my Colin did, on March 6th.

My friend Debbie's daughter, who's getting married May 24th, I think!

And here's who's gotten married since Colin & I met:

Sarah & Mike, my friends: February 3rd, 2007

Christopher & Joleen, Colin's cousins (he has a lot of cousins): May 26th, 2007

The Quintal's, our friends: September 1st, 2007

Kari and Ben, also Colin's cousins: August 16th, 2008

And of course, me and Colin...on March 7tth!!!

Amazing! Okay, enough wedding talk, I sure as heck do NOT miss the stress of planning my own! Fun, exciting, lovely and exhilirating, but man oh' man, I do NOT miss the stress of it! When they say it's one of THE 5 most stressful times of your life, they're not kidding!

In all seriousness, it's SO entirely, incredibly and unbelievably WORTH IT! I'd do it again and again and again! No doubt about it!

But, time to go clean the kitchen and apply for more jobs! Oh and apparently talk to my mother, because she's calling me right now!

Here's to wedding season--and wedded bliss all around!

In Light N' Love,
-Sarah Liz :)