DIARY OF A GEEK

The Donger needs food!

I am still recovering from my Nashville bachelorette party that was on Friday. I don't remember much except for the large assortment of battery operated "devices" and that I slept until 5pm yesterday. I absolutely love my girls and had the best time ever (from what I hear)!

Matt is living it up in Vegas this weekend with his guys, and I will be heading there with my Knoxville girls next weekend - I am so excited!

Other than the wild parties - things are chugging along. I am getting way too many "suggestions" from a certain mom-in-law-to-be but other than that, I think everything is where it should be.

XOs to all!

44 Days

I can't believe it. I am getting married ina little over 6 weeks.

I think I am more anxious than nervous. So many little things to do in so little time...pay the planner, pay the florist, pay the dj (set up mtg with dj!), pay the harpist (set up mtg with harpist), pay the cake lady, create ceremony programs (no CLUE where to even start), dress fittings, make-up and hair try-outs, find out if we need a valet, buy the booze, start writing thank you notes, figure out what we are doing for favors, set up mtg with the wedding planner at the ceremony/reception site, purchase the remainder of bridesmaids gifts, get a marriage license, find all the forms I need to fill out to change my name, figure out what we are doing for the guestbook...the list goes on and on.

Will I survive?

Seriously

This excites me so much...you have no idea!

Even the guy we always called "monkey man" (Danny Wood) looks hot and I swear I will be the first person in line to get tickets if they go on tour!

Frazzled

It's almost wedding time and I am frazzled to say the least. I am trying to enjoy this time, but it's hard with all the vendor bills and appointments and fittings. 7 weeks to go and I am literally just ready to do this thing!

Work is hectic too because this is usually our busiest time of the year with the ACMS, CMA Music Fest etc...I feel a tiny bit guilty knowing I will be lounging around the Caribbean while everyone works their ass off at Music Fest, but I will try to get over it :)

This weekend we are going to a wedding shower in Knoxville that is being thrown by some women from my Mom & Dad's church. Should be fun - although Matt thinks its totally a ladies thing even though all the husbands will be there. We will be driving over on Saturday and driving back that night so we can spend some time with Matt's mom while she is in town on Sunday.

Sorry there isn't more exciting news to share - but maybe that's a good thing!

Still Alive!

Barely. This wedding planning is insanely stressful. My planner had her baby last week, so she is out of pocket for the next 3-4 weeks. My days and nights have been filled with worrying about our out of control guest list, assembling invitations and running through all the tiny details that have added up so quickly.

I also have lost a little over 10 lbs since I started Alli 2 weeks ago! I feel great and haven't experienced any "treatment effects". I guess because I am scared to death of having some sort of accident, that I really try to eat healthier. So far so good!

Not much else to report - its wedding wedding and more wedding stuff.

And now I wait

I started Alli this morning. I am about 2 years late starting a diet, and since I am getting married in 3 months, its crunch time (as much as I can). I have heard all the bad side affects with Alli, but I thought if the looming threat of uncontrollable bowels was over my head, it would make me select healthier foods. So today is my first go at it - wish me luck ;)

Great

My new precious quiet office space has now been poisoned. Yes, I am now sitting beside that guy.

I thought it would pass. The loud personal phone calls on his first day - surely this wouldn't last. Well it has - and it is worse. He had about 100 phone calls yesterday trying to work out the logistics of his wife coming to our new studio tour. Seriously, it's from 5:30 - 7...just come between those times! Then today it was all about some concert festival (heavy metal) and then "someone named KANE West". My favorite part had to be when he said "Yeah man, I would love to but I can't do that anymore. I have like a wife and a kid, but I will watch". WTF could that have meant??

Then came lunch. He is eating soup and slurping every spoonful - like sucking it up into his mouth from the spoon - very very loudly. After about 10 minutes I was like how big is that effing bowl of soup?!

The last straw was when he was back on the phone discussing his paychecks, future pay periods, paying the rent and inquiring about vacation, he lets off the biggest, loudest, wettest fart I have ever heard. It was the kind of fart that you do when you are home alone - all sprawled out on the sofa after eating something ridiculous like a burrito. Loud. Proud. Disgusting. It had to have left marks.

Something must be done...

32

Today I turned 32 and the locusts never came.

It has actually been quite a lovely birthday! I spoke to my parents, my closest friends, had a quiet day at work and had a very good dinner with Matt and his family. Couldn't have asked for a better day :)

32 has been great so far - definitely better than 22! I love so much about my life right now, I predict that this year will be one of the best yet.