Let it be known to future brides everywhere that the two month mark is when everything starts getting hectic and everyone starts waving their figurative hands all over the space in front of your face.
Suffice it to say, I have not been in the best headspace to write anything so this first blogpost might be a little like pulling teeth, but, heyyyy! Hello, 2017! Welcome! Nice to see you!
Since the start of the new year (or maybe even since Christmas) I have...
- Gotten back (almost) all RSVPs. *currently side-eyeing whoever hasn't rsvp'd*
- Acquired our wedding jewellery (thanks, Mum <3)
- Got our engagement shoot photos back! (Thanks, Myra!)
- Booked my make up trial
- Dressed both the Dads and the MOG. *Insert head massage emoji here* and
- Met with our celebrant
All while trying to participate in all the social things during the holiday season.
(You know you're getting old when you practically beg your mum not to do Noche Buena and "can we please just celebrate Christmas on Christmas Day when it's day time because I'm too tired to stay up until midnight." *insert crying face here*). I might also be extra tired just because the combination of the holiday season and wedding planning has brought with it extra anxiety.
This is a vicious cycle, is what it is.
I don't really talk about it very much, but here are a few things that make me stressed.
1. I am not good with moving vehicles and long car rides. It's not as bad when I'm with, say, Steve, or my sisters, but if it's other people? Not so much.
2. Enclosed spaces, back seats - nonononono
3. Aircon while in a moving vehicle is a little triggery (maybe because, windows are closed = trapped = claustrophobia)
Yes, I know all you "normal" people out there probably won't see any sense in this, but, hey, guess what? Mental things hardly ever make sense. That's why it's called a psychological problem! Anyone with anxiety will know how irrational the brain can get at times and it's not always the easiest thing to get out of your own head. What's harder for me, I think, is that I strive to keep the normal front that everyone around me is accustomed to. So I could look five kinds of normal on the outside but be all kinds of anxious on the inside.
I'm not writing this out for people to feel bad for me, I'm writing it because in most cases the things you see at face value aren't always what it seems. I'm writing it to remind people to try and be gentle to others. To think before you send hostility out into the world and remember that there might be a valid reason that someone is cranky to you today.
But! In saying that though, don't take no sh*t from anyone either. (lol)
Ookay, I haven't done a great job of creating a lighthearted first post of 2017 so far, but let me try to redeem myself!
This year is going to be another year full of exciting things. Next month marks the end of being affianced to the best human ever and the beginning of being married to him. Hashtag "adulting"! Aside from the actual wedding, we're just really looking forward to celebrating with all our friends and family. We were really happy with how our final guest list turned out and super appreciative of everyone's efforts when it came to actually saving the date!
We are also currently planning our America trip happening in June which will be a combination of my birthday, our friend's birthday and (later on during the trip) our (long awaited) honeymoon! (cheese!). It's a long wait between the wedding and the honeymoon but we're trying not to focus on that, ha!
I set my Goodreads reading challenge to 20 books for this year after losing last year's self-predicted 35 books. I am actually more disappointed at myself with that than I should be (given that I actually read a lot of things), but it's only because Goodreads only counts proper book-books! If you know what I mean. I made it all the way up to 15 though, if I remember correctly, and this year's TBR pile is looking mighty wholesome already, thanks to last year's birthday and some gift cards. YAY! (So da heppy! <3)
Here's hoping to some book review blog posts this year, fingers crossed!
Finally, I mentioned previously that we just got our Sydney engagement shoot photos back so here they are, scattered throughout the last bit of this post! (I am now currently brainstorming ways to showcase them at the wedding without it being too cheesy, heh!)
I'll be posting the rest of the sneak peaks on my Facebook and Instagram if you guys wanna see, but for now, this is my favourite.
All the photos are by my good friend Myra Krystal Photography.
Here's to a year of light and good vibes!
x
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