Molly, My Bachelorette

As I am writing this blog, I must admit that we are watching a "specal" edition of the bachelorette. While America is saying that Jillian is their favorite bachelorette, I must say Molly is my favorite. Here are five reasons why:
1. Stable - Unlike Jillian, Molly does not cry all that much.
2. Committed - Molly believes that a solid relationship is formed over the course of 6 years, and not 6 weeks.
3. Practical - Molly is very unmaterialistic and she did not need a 60k ring to be happy. (OK - I realize it is not the ring that makes you happy, but if a tv show told Molly she could have a ring or 60k...we know what she would choose).
4. Fun - Molly does not need sailing trips, bungee jumping, and snowshoeing to have fun with me...we could have fun with a rock and a piece of paper. (ok - snowshoeing sometimes helps)
5. Decisive - Molly would have had no doubt that Ed was the one - she wouldn't have wavered for that Reid dude. I am her Ed.

Bottom line - Molly is better than America's favorite Bachelorette. Additionally, I am really glad I didn't have to go through a game show to win her heart.

Got Rythm

Seeing as it’s Friday afternoon (a summer afternoon none the less) I’m sure this little tidbit has made its way to most offices around the country and is responsible for thousands of hours and millions of dollars of lost productivity. With that said, it relates to the topic of weddings so if you haven’t seen it yet while on the clock, check it out now before you read on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0.

Creative? No question. Got rhythm? Well, not the majority of them. Which got me to thinking. I’ve got an entourage of show girls that is my bridal party. No, seriously, I do. First of all, both Megan and Lucy have lived in Vegas, the show girl capital of the world, so that’s gotta count for something. Megan and Sarah were both on dance team, and Sarah continues to dance with a group call AWOL in Portland and they do all sorts of impressive areal moves incorporating ropes suspended from high, high places. Lucy and Caitlin were both cheerleaders, and I’m pretty sure Caitlin can muster up a back flip or two if pressed. And Ashly took dance lessons for her wedding, and from my experience at sorority shindigs, she’s got some moves. But what, you may ask, do the gentlemen have to offer? Well I’m not as sure about them but I do remember hearing a story about a high school talent show involving Kevin and Chris and the song Jump Around by House of Pain. Oh yeah, and Chris does a mean robot.

So I’m not saying we’re going to put together a choreographed routine to get us down the isle. What I am saying though is if we did, it would be bad ass.

Details, details and more details

I have to be honest - when it comes to our wedding, I am all about the big picture. Where, when, who, what we eat, which shade of futia (j/k on that one) and the honeymoon are important to me. Luckily, Molly attends to the smaller details like starting a blog. This is just one of the reasons we make a good team.
In general, I think woman get more into weddings then men. My dad and I have talked about the wedding maybe 5 or 6 times. Molly and her Mom could talk about the wedding 5 or 6 times a day, but unfortunately for them they have other things to do so they only talk 2 or 3 times. Molly and I are heading to Portland this weekend and there will be a lot of wedding talk. At some point, a record might be set for the most times the word "centerpiece" is used in one minute.
But all kidding aside, I really have enjoyed the entire process, including the spirited discussions about band v. dj, and don't want it to be over. I really will miss all of the planning, work (which Molly's parents Greg and Maria have done the majority of) and discussion. When all is said and done Molly and I, with a bunch of our closest friends and family, will have celebrated our recognition that we want to be together for the rest of our lives. We only get to do that once, so I will make sure to enjoy every minute of creating "small seat assignment cards" or whatever the next wedding task might be.

Forty six

If you look hard enough, you can find lots of significance around the number 46. For example, at age 46 Ben Franklin conducted his kite experiments and learned a lot about electricity. There are 46 peaks in the Adirondack mountain range. At age 46 Jack Nicklaus became the oldest man to win golf's Masters. And of course, there are 46 days until our wedding and the day I start the official count down! Ok, today was chosen at random but whatever.

With only 46 days left we've checked some of the most important things off our list and are now just dealing with the little details. I called a guitar and mandolin player today to see if we can book them for the ceremony and reception. How fun would that be? I also put some thought into the cute swimsuits and outfits I need to bring to Vegas for the bachelorette. Yep, that's right. Vegas baby! Chris when rafting and camping with the boys for his bachelor party and had the time of his life. I'm looking so forward to a fun weekend with the girls.

Chris and I are so excited and ready for September 5th to be here, but don't want it to be over with all at the same time. With family and friends all over the country and world, it's going to be a dream come true to have our nearest and dearest all together. Forty six and counting . . . .