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The last couple of months have flown by. The weather turned beautiful super early this year for us, and in an instant our schedules doubled/tripled with the endless things nice weather will bring. (Though I could have done without the endless rain recently). When time flies and my list of things to do remains as long as it started (or sometimes even longer), I wish there were more hours in the day.   We are now counting down in the double digits to the big day. 85, to be exact. Wowzers. After a short break from the wedding plans earlier this spring, I quickly jumped back into them when I realized the clock was ticking. So I’m trying to stay focused with checklists and spreadsheets galore. Love it. As it gets closer, it’s becoming more and more real to me. Oddly enough, I only recently  truly pictured myself as “the bride.” Before then, I was just planning a huge party, thinking of only what we needed for the event - location, dress, flowers, food, music… In all of my ...

Those of you that have done any sort of registry can probably appreciate my post today. Wedding registeries - I thought they'd be fun. I mean, when else do you get to wander a store and at the click of a button make your ultimate wishlist?! While parts of it have been fun, there's definitely more to it than I thought. A part of me can't help but feel a little timid about the whole registry aspect. I know it's part of the process, and our guests will hopefully appreciate knowing what household items we like and would be practical for us. And I know that traditionally the gifts are intended for us to start our new life together (and make me all domesticated, so it seems). But I can’t help but feel a little uneasy, like we're demanding “Here everyone, buy us this!” I'm sure this is not the impression people get from a registry - I know I never have while being on the gift-giver side.  And since it’s better than the alternative (getting random gifts that we’d nev...