I honestly can’t believe that Sunday made 5 months until the wedding. It was an extra special one too because we hit our 10K mark on the “operation I Do” meter. It felt so good coloring that in! We have been working so hard and budgeting so much, so to see that red hit 10k was one of the best days of my life! It is so great to see our hard working paying off (literally). We had a special bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin on reserve for this very special occasion so we colored the meter, broke out the champagne glasses, started a fire pit in the backyard, cheers and celebrated with Anu, Joe and Chris.

It’s funny how when you are planning your wedding you can easily forget all the good things that are going on. It’s really hard to focus on the “win’s” when you still have a full list of “to do’s”. The “to do” list end’s up blurring the “done” list and this became very apparent to me this weekend. I decided to toss the “to do’s” for 48 hours and rejoice in all the little and big things that were already done. We even went out to dinner at Outback (watch out now party animals) to celebrate 5 months and treat ourselves for all our hard work thus far. I allowed myself to really enjoy the experience and just be present in the special time with Colt. I love how much you appreciate the little things when you take the time to pay attention. Prior to Colt and I getting engaged we lived very frivolous and never went without. If we wanted to do something we did, if we wanted to go out to dinner we went, if we wanted to buy something we bought it. It certainly took some getting used to after we got engaged to think about every single thing you were spending money on down to the penny and how it was going to affect your over all BIG picture. At first I hated having to be so disciplined but now it’s kind of nice. I love watching us work together towards our goals and future.

Last night I went by our friend Tammy’s house and got to see the first sample of the girls tutu’s. I almost melted. I could not believe how perfect they were! They were exactly what I had been thinking in my head and I couldn’t believe she created them. She is so talented and the girls are going to look so adorable. The best part is they get really puffy when they twirl! I can’t wait to watch them spin at the reception and look like little ballerina princesses!

The reply cards have slowed down so it’s always a nice surprise when we get one in the mail. The number is climbing and we are filled with joy every time we get a “wouldn’t miss it for the world.” We know how hard it is and we can’t express enough how appreciative we are to have you all here on our very special day. We are working on getting our order of sequence down for the ceremony and reception. We have about 10 “check-lists” between our wedding planner, photographer and DJ that we still need to complete. There is so much to decide on in regards to photos and songs! We also have to order our “extras” that we are doing on our own. Colt needs to have the boys order ties, shirts and belts. It’s just hard for him to try anything on right now because he is dropping weight so fast. He has reached the point where everyone is noticing a big difference. I couldn’t be more proud of him. His discipline has been my motivation. He looks amazing and we still have 5 months to go!

The next big things coming up are April 25th which is when we should have our finalized guest list so we can move into the seating charts, guest set ups, etc of our planning phase. We also have Vegas creeping its very sneaky little head; I can’t believe we are almost a month out! I hope you all are ready, ARRIBAAAAAAAA!!