Reality.

I have done a major reality check this week...or still doing one. I have definitely started to see a little bit of a panic light going off in the front of my mind, highlighted by the insanely crazy wedding-related dreams I have been experiencing. To check myself, I have started to interview wedding event-planners. I found one I love. But I still have to talk to one more. I need someone to go over my plan and fix gaps I may have. I also need someone to help hold me accountable, because all I have right now, is, well, me.

I got hit again when one of my friends (JP) bought her plane ticket! Ahhhhh. I have one official guest! What a really, really, really, really strange feeling. As a therapist you would think I could find better emotional words to describe, but no: 4 really's does it well.

Happy New Year

So here it is January 2nd. I rang in the new year with a friend from college who now lives in Orlando. It was low key and fun. Dar was working so I skipped out of town for 2 nights. Speaking of work, I will not be seeing him very much this upcoming month. They have scheduled him to work every weekend, which seems a little absurd to me. We only have 6 more months of Shands!

Over Christmas we began announcing to our families that we would be heading to Austin after Jacksonville. We are sitting on two job offers in Austin and are comparing contracts, deciding which route to take. But Austin it is! Most likely we won't be leaving the Sunshine State till September. Dar is also going to start moonlighting this month in Georgia and is looking into a local moonlighting position as well. 2010 is definitely starting out in positive direction for us and our lives together.

Before Thanksgiving we did a recon mission in Charlotte, to investigate more about the city. Then Dar had an interview offer in Austin for job #2. We road-tripped our way to Arkansas for the Christmas holidays with our 2 dogs in tow. It was actually a very good trip. Little drama. Just having Dar meet a TON of people. Basically my entire family. In fact, 6 people were missing, which means Dar is only lacking meeting 4 people from my family, and due to family crazies won't be meeting 3 of those 4. But we all have those.

As for wedding, things have been low-key. Its going to be full-gear the next 2 months. Dress(es) altered. Finally decide on DJ. Get flowers for tables and other arrangements with florist finalized (in like 10 days actually!). MOB returns to town soon and we'll be finishing up the invitations and other paper products together. Dar and I return back to Arkansas on February 20th for a Couple's Party, so everyone can meet my handsome fiance (any dog sitting offers?). Ack. Enough for now.