Wedding Updates

Well, it certainly has been a while.

A large contributor to my absence has been, you guessed it, wedding planning!  The other parts are training for various half marathons and reading some incredible page turners like Team of Rivals, followed by Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and rounder out with Grant.  I departed 1/3 way through Grant (after the fall of Vicksburg) to read books on food and food policy, and will soon circle back to the Civil War and then Reconstruction.

But for now, I'll share some wedding plans with you.

Finally, almost everything is done or planned or in the works aside from the decor we are making ourselves.  There are probably one or two more things--I don't have my check-list out--but it's pretty much organized.

The other day I said to Ken, "It's really nice, I feel like we are getting less stressed as we get closer because we have everything under control."

"I was never stressed."

"Okay, I feel like I am less stressed now."

He agreed that that was fantastic.  So hooray for me for freaking out WELL in advance, and hooray for the less-stressful present.

Today
Ken is currently waiting for his flight at SeaTac International airport, leaving for his bachelor party weekend on Long Island.

Commonly Asked Questions:

Ashley, are you worried about strippers?

No, his dad will be there.  It's a fishing trip.

Wow, isn't that lame?

Yes.

Are you going to have strippers at your bachelorette party?

No.

Is your bachelorette party going to be off-the-hook?

No, not by most standards.  But definitely by my standards!!  My standards, and my hook, are very low.  My weekend (a mere two weekends away) is going to consist of all my favorite things: Wine tasting in Napa (sounds cool so far, right?), pool time, private yoga instruction, Caitlin driving us around in a rented van (a van-van, not a limo or a minivan), Karaoke, and--Spoiler Alert for those attending--printed a cappella sheet music for the car ride!  Yup, and there's where it gets really lame. 

Lame or not, it's my bachelorette party and I can demand that everyone sing a cappella. Fortunately, 6 of the 14 guests were in Counterpoint, Stanford University's most prestigious and only all-female a cappella group, 2 were members of Acoustic Tile, grossly underrated acoustic indie folk-rock band, and 3 were members of Grace Notes, Northport Presbyterian Church's most prestigious and only all-girls youth choir.  (Note: I am double-counting Lindsay and Caitlin and triple-counting myself.  Only 8 are singers.)  Prepare yourself for some feature videos.

What are you going to do while Ken's away?

After this post, I will be drinking wine and watching Lincoln.