Thursday, November 20, 2008

Planning, planning, planning...

We've been doing a lot of planning lately... it's kind of exciting! We've booked all our flights for the next 9 months. It's pretty crazy- but it has to be done that way, because for one thing all the flights in and out of Luanda can get booked very quickly- as in, when we were looking at the flights for August (when we will come back to Luanda after the summer) there were several flights right around when we want to come back that were already sold out! What I'm most excited to know is that on June 21st we'll fly into Kalamazoo (after spending a week in NYC-which should certainly be exciting!). It's just fun to know when I'll be home again.

We've also booked the flights for Mexico. :) Yay!

We also planned, and ordered, our wedding bands. Wheeeee!!!! I'm very excited about them- they will be beautiful, and just exactly what we want.

Invitations are picked out, but, not ordered just yet. Party favors (personalized matchbooks! So cheesy, but so cute! And we might still get something else too...) and personalized napkins have been ordered and delivered. My mom is the lucky person who gets to open, look at, and then store all of these packages for now. I envy her. :)

Oh, and yeah, we've booked our flights for our honeymoon as well. Even when I put the poll up, we had mostly already decided- we're going to Mauritius. It should have the perfect blend of beaches, surfing, wonderful weather, culture and nature to suit both of us. :) The other destinations were all possibilities at one point or another- and will remain on our list of places to visit.

Other than all this planning, I haven't been doing much. My job is getting the best of me, er, all of me, right now. It's kind of a long story, and things aren't that good for me right now, so I am just REALLY looking forward to the holidays coming up soon- as you can see from the ticker on the left- only 23 days to go! :) But, of course, being stressed out would be helped by exercising again- it's a matter of just doing it, isn't it? Maybe tomorrow... :)

Happy to see the participation on the polls... new ones coming up soon!

4 comments:

diana smaida said...

My job is really getting the best of me too now. I'm glad you have fun planning going on to balance it out. Wanna meet in Egypt sometime? :)

Līga said...

Woohoo- I voted for Mauritius. Planning 9 months ahead is nothing- I'm already planning for retirement... :)

Marite said...

Diana- Egypt! For sure!

Liga- Fair play on that whole retirement thing- we're not there just yet. :)

Liene said...

OK, I'll admit, I voted for Greece but I honestly couldn't decide between Mauritius and Greece since I know both are absolutely beautiful.

Sorry the work thing is not in a good place. How long did you commit to teaching there? The work thing is also hard for Lane right now. It was great until he got a new boss but now, he's not enjoying it so much and ready to move onto his new job.