I feel scatter-brained and uber focused all at the same time. Things are coming together, and some things just make me nervous. If we give each item in a wedding that needs to be planned for a point value, that's how you count your positive or negative stress. For example, I basically had to do no dress shopping - negative 10 stress points. Not for me or anyone else - negative 5 points. So, lets give it a go shall we? And then we can use the mathematical equation to see just how stressed I am. Really.
-2 pts: I have a mother who is best friends with a brilliant seamstress, so I get sleeves for practically the price of a batch of hot and fresh baked cookies that come from your visiting teacher.
-2 pts: My sister works at Office Depot, which makes invitation supplies even more affordable at an employee discount.
-50 pts: I have the most incredible fiance, who agrees with almost every wedding decision I make. He also is a very good kisser, which relieves stress on an exponential level, but will not be calculated in this equation.
+48 pts: The fact that he is such an amazing kisser makes me nervous all the time that I will not be able to control my very sensual 28-year-old virgin self (as you will notice, this almost completely cancels out the above entry).
-100 pts: My mom-in-law-to-be has brilliant friends that are willing and on board for taking over with the decorating and all dictator-like responsibilities that come with such a task. The cultural hall will look amazing and I will not have to worry one lick
-100 pts: I am very happy to be reminded that the only thing that matters that day is the sealing of myself to my other half (my sassy beefcake). This is a peaceful and tranquil thought. A mantra, if you will. Say it with me, "The only thing that matters is being sealed to my sassy beefcake." Has a ring to it, doesn't it?
+65 pts: While the cultural hall will look amazing, we don't yet know what it will cost. Why would it take longer than a few days to make an estimate for a few pipe and drape sections? This point value may have a multiplicative value. See below.
-20 pts: Nearly everything for the invitations is here and ready for the assembly party next Saturday.....
+35 pts: ....Everything but the photo pages, which arrival timeframe is thus unknown based on loss of communication with the designer, who, last heard from, was ill along with her infant child....who knows. She could be dead....with my photos.
+5 pts: Finances are tight, making creative genius a little less fluid-like, and more molasses-like.
-25 pts: My bridesmaids are awesome. Every last one of them. I've hardly had to worry about anything shower related...now if I could just get a shower in every day..... :)
+50 pts: I am now on a very strict diet, which allows me to eat roughly the amount of food I can hold in one hand a day.
-30 pts: I'll be a size 12 by my wedding - no funny business. Really, a size 12!
-10 pts: Seriously....a size 12.
+60 pts: I still haven't really pinned down anything floral.
-20 pts: I have a meeting with Ashlee about that this weekend.
+30 pts: Still haven't heard from the rental guys.....see above. We have no idea what this pile of shinanigans is costing. You'd be stressed too.
-10 pts: The flower girl dresses are also taken care of....essentially...
+5 pts: ....because we're still waiting for the right color fabric to be re-stocked at Joann's, which has thus fra taken at least 2 weeks....
+2 pts: ...and no one knows when it will be here.
-25 pts: Nearly all of my bridesmaids will be wearing peacock feathers in some fashion
-10 pts: etsy.com
-5 pts: Even the flower girls will have little peacock feather headbands, thanks to susie......at etsy.com
+200 pts: My brother and his prego wife almost couldn't come to my wedding!!!
-200 pts: We worked that out today....
+50 pts: ....by figuring out that the best way to afford it was for me to pay for it.
-100 pts: Paying for my sister-in-law's ticket makes me realize, once again, how much I love her and want her to be there when I get married.
+25 pts: I think we may be grossly under-estimating how much silver spray paint we'll be needing to cover my wedding world
-15 pts: Its gonna be fun pretending to be a thug/vandal as we "tag" all the decorations for the reception.
+25 pts: Still don't know where or what we're doing for the wedding luncheon....
+25 pts: ....and I couldn't get the number down from 100 people....
-50 pts: ....but I don't technically have to worry about that (groom's family responsibility).
-10 pts: I know what I want the groomsmen to wear
+15 pts: I can't find it anywhere.
+25 pts: No real plans for a cake yet.
+10 pts: My sisters don't have dresses yet.
+100 pts: THE WEDDING IS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY...most of which time is going to be taken up with Christmas-y things.
+10 pts: Christmas-y shopping.
-50 pts: Christmas-y MUSIC & SINGING!!
-101 pts: I am surrounded by love and amazing-ness even though I am an un-focused, rather selfish wreck right now. Pretty much, a bride-zilla in training.
+2 pts: I'm a bride-zilla in training.
And the grand total answer to the equation is.....drum roll please.............
is.....I don't have time to do this! I'm planning a wedding......add it yourself.
:)
