46 and holding

Planning is something I have a tendency to "over do" so it doesn't usually bother me any more when something doesn't go exactly as planned. As you know if you have been reading the saga of my impending wedding, Bob is a "seat of the pants" planner. (This marriage should be interesting) And, anyone who has ever gotten married or helped plan a wedding knows how much there is to do to get ready. Sooooo, in addition to working 5-6 days a week, I am also trying to get "all my ducks in a row" for this March 11 event.

We got the license yesterday and put a deposit down on an apartment. It is in the same complex as I now live-2b/2b. Bob will move in some time around the middle of February. We both like the neighborhood and it is convenient to both our jobs, so it seemed the "prudent and logical" thing to do.

The apartment complex DOES rent the clubhouse for events so that seems the best place to have the ceremony. Byron has cleared the date to be here. The next step is the caterer, and I am working on that.

Conversed briefly with Byron's wife Mary yesterday and he is leaving today for another trip to Israel. I told her to tell him to be careful. I need him here for March 11. They attended my first ceremony in Nashville in 1967. He performed the 2nd one in Florida in 1993. It seems only right that he should help me get married this time too. I did assure her that this was the LAST time he would need to be available.

There is so much love for Mary and Byron. They have been here for all "the good, the bad and the ugly" in my life but they have also been here for celebrations, uplifting events and yes, even the many weddings. They are longtime college friends and even if we don't communicate with each other on a daily basis, there is still that bond that keeps us together as friends. I can't imagine my life without them.

Bob is a hopeless romantic-something I am really not use to. (He denys it no matter how much I tell him) He brings me flowers, opens the car door for me (when I remember to let him), and has added many details to the planning of the wedding. He did ask me WHEN I knew I was in love with him. I told him when he took my hand on our first date. He returned with the comment, "I have loved you all my life; I just didn't know it until I met you." You gotta love a guy like that!