5 Months, 100 posts, and much to celebrate!

I may have strategically planned my absence from the blogosphere for the past week in order to assure that my 100th post fell on a very special day! We have only 5 months left until the big wedding! The time is going by more and more quickly as we near September 29. I am starting to feel the hurry to get more of my to-do list completed. I also feel a true sense of accomplishment because of all we've done so far, with minimal argument, stress, or indecision.

Ready for the wedding in Minnesota!

So, onto the exciting news. After spending last weekend at a beautiful wedding, and doing my fair share of "research", I am beyond excited to celebrate with some of those same people. (Another blog review of the wedding details I just have to share later). This weekend, my gift to Kyle, and his gift to me in turn, was my introductory Scuba class! I passed the tests, I completed the confined water dives in the pool, and I am one step closer to getting my certification so we can Scuba together!

Wet-suited up at the pool!

My gear

The background: Kyle and I traveled to Hawaii two years ago, with my promise that I'd try to get Scuba certified so we could dive on the trip. I did not live up to the promise, sadly, and so we stuck to snorkeling and whale watching. for our honeymoon, however, I knew that Kyle would not take no for an answer if I tried to forgo the cert again! In fact, I would consider my completion of the class our only pre-nup! So I faced the fear of the deep, the anxiety that my equipment would drown me, and I excelled in the water today! Although we did not get to spend our day together celebrating the 5 month benchmark, I hope that Kyle realizes the effort I put in and I, in turn, have realized how fun it will be to share Scuba experiences in the future.

So, I love you honey, and I will learn to love the ocean as much as you, as long as you continue to love the mountains as much as I do. Let the countdown begin!




And P.S.- ALL GROOMSMEN HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED!