Nine Months and Counting

It's been a week since I last blogged and close to nine months since I've seen dot. It's funny how these nine months could have been significant for a multitude of reasons and several different ways our lives could've gone - but that's all academic now, isn't it? :)

I cannot say enough how excited I am about this month and every single day and month here forward! I'm going to be with dot for a good part of time till the wedding and that makes the three months to the wedding so much more fun! Yay! I have two friends (I've known them for like forever) getting married in November and I'm going to be their bridesmaid.....how exciting is that?! I promise to keep you posted with a commentary on those weddings too.

About our wedding, I have posted a couple of invite samples to the folksters in Bahrain and e-mailed the possible content and layout for the printing. I will talk to them soon and find out where they're at.

Once I know dot's travel dates, I can make the appointments for all the people who have insisted they meet us together like the photographer and the emcee, and, most importantly, Reuben. That should all be good then.

I still don't have a decorator (heeelllllppp!) - I went and saw the "non-katlic" (to quote Mr Mac of Plaza Banquets) decorator and he turned out to be one who does it for the industrialist/moviestar kind of parties and he quoted me a not-so-funny 25K for the most basic backdrop that he won't even have to make, just assemble from his collection! Avril and me just curled up and died, and very politely said "we'll get in touch with you; thanks for your help anyway." Whenever you decide to marry and do the whole wedding reception jig, nodot, you will find yourself using this line a lot, trust me ;)

Mission Next - Find a decent decorator and fast!

I was chatting online with nodot yesterday and I apparently (according to him) said something profound. I re-read it and I did think it was profound too. I'll repeat it here so we can dissect and freud it (what say dot? :))
[and yes, I've learned from dot to use "freud" as a verb - hence the lowercase "f" - poor ol' Sigmund)

Here goes -->

When you've got something you love, you look after it.

GO MOTORAZR!