It's official:

I've made a ticker for my website:




Yes, I know. I'm a nerd. But now I can rest easy knowing that I no longer have to wonder when my wedding date is.

Anyway, on to an actual wedding update. Yesterday I looked at information that I received from several possible reception venues and emailed a new possibility... There's so much to learn about! Every single piece of information from every single venue is broken down a different way, so there isn't really any easy way to compare pricing among them. Trying to figure it out is enough to give me a headache!

Not that I'm complaining, though. It's super fun to look at all the things out there, and it's exciting to start planning!

I guess that's it for now! Stay tuned for more awesomeness and randomness!

What's in a name?

You might be wondering to yourself, "Wow, that sure is an interesting name for a blog... what does that mean?" Well, I chose the title for several reasons.

First, I wanted something catchy and cute. I think that my title fits the bill pretty well. This is totally a matter of personal opinion, and so if you disagree with me, feel free to call someone who cares ;-)

Second, if any of you out there are fans of the Dave Matthews Band, you will recognize my title as a line from Rapunzel. One of the first things that I learned about my Matthew was that he is a huge DMB fan. Right after we started dating, he asked me if I wanted to go see the band with him at Alpine Valley that summer.

I told him no.

After reconsidering for a bit, I rather reluctantly accepted his invitation, telling him that he only had a few months to get me to like this band of his. Well, he took this task very seriously and proceeded to loan me all of his Dave Matthews dvds and cds. He even made me watch a documentary on them (not recommended, by the way... it was completely boring, and he wouldn't even watch it himself!). I started listening to their music and watching their concerts. It didn't take me too long to start enjoying it, and I became hooked.

But why this particular line? And what does it have to do with a wedding blog?

I think that it has everything to do with a wedding... what wedding isn't full of love? Dancing? What bride doesn't pull her hair out after getting lost in thousands and thousands of possible first dance songs, searching for the perfect one?

So there you have it. Just some of my thoughts, and a little background into why I chose the name I chose.

P.S. If you have absolutely no clue what I'm talking about and have never heard the song Rapunzel, here's a link to check it out. Listening is mandatory, but watching the video while doing so is entirely optional. Enjoy!

The adventure begins...

Well, not really. The adventure actually started a little over 4 years ago, when I started dating my Matthew. I had no clue back then what was going to happen when I said yes to being his girlfriend, and what crazy, amazing, wonderful things would happen on our journey together. What makes me even happier is that our journey is only just beginning!

Ok, enough of all that mushy crap :-)

This blog is going to be a way for me to document and remember all the craziness that is going to happen during the rest of our engagement, all that wedding planning, and whatever else life throws at me. Let me warn you though, my thoughts can be scattered, and mostly they'll be insignificant, so don't expect to read any type of literary work of genius here. (For that kind of stuff, you should check out my academic blog... there was some pretty cool awesomeness going on there... maybe one day I'll even add more genius!) Mainly, I hope that as I'm keeping records of this crazywonderful time in my life, anyone who reads this might be mildly amused.

Let the planning begin, and let the party ensue! Wish me luck!