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I can't believe it's Thursday. Another week has come and is almost over. Craziness. We're trying to get a lot of wedding planning stuff out of the way, mainly because Alex is so on top of things. I think if it were up to me, I'd probably wait until the last moment. But it's weird-- I've heard that usually you're doing everything at the last minute, but for us, I'm not sure if there'll be that much to work on next week. I think all we have left to do is meet with our coordinator, do seating (lumping 10 people together at a table and hoping they get along), and then burning a few CDs of MP3s. I'm also getting my dress bustled, but that's not really a Teresa task as much as a seamstress task.

So yeah, I was going to go and take next week off, but I'm wondering if I really need to. I think we'll probably be done with everything by then... or maybe I'm deluding myself? I could also need the rest too-- we've been working ourselves pretty hard, both at work and with wedding stuff. It would be nice to have a few days just to spend with God/packing a little bit. Any advice?

Ooh-- an update on my dress-- it came in and was all fixed up beautifully! The Belle Saison people told me that the seamstress who worked on it had to repair it by hand, and was fretting about it the whole time, concerned she hadn't repaired it enough, and that I wouldn't like it. But she did an awesome job fixing it, and while you can tell if you look closely that it's not perfect, I like how it reflects the journey it took for God to get it to me. It has character. And now all it needs is a bustle because it fits perfectly. Praise God. :)

I gave away Camille almost a month ago. By this weekend it'll have been three weeks. I think I've actually gotten used to her not being around, but when I look at my cell phone, my background is set as a picture of her, and occasionally I'll get sad and miss her. But I know that God has provided a home for her, and I'm so glad that there's so many people that can play with her, give her affection, and all the attention she really needs. I need to go over sometime to show them how to clip her nails, so hopefully I'll get to see her soon, but I don't wanna cry, so maybe I should give her... I mean myself... a little more time. :P

home stretch

wow, I can't believe that our little wedding is in a little over two and a half weeks! It's hard to believe it's flown by so quickly. I can't wait to be married :).


A few things that need prayer--
- My dress was sent to be fixed and it was shipped back, but it's currently stuck in Houston because of Ike. If the fix doesn't work, my bridal salon also ordered a completely new dress that will be overnighted-- I'll get that one the week before the wedding :P. There's no ETA on this yet, but somehow I still have peace about it.
- Songs (we don't have any picked yet)
- Whether or not I should take off either the later part of the week or the whole week-- pray that everything at work gets done in time so I don't think about that at the same time
- The Gospel and its role at our wedding
-Programs (don't have any yet...)