Beginning of August thoughts

It can rain for the rest of the summer, if you ask me.  Maybe a little more spread out...I was in a town this weekend that got 5-7" overnight...it felt like we were floating to Mass, driving by cars stalled out in waist-high water (yay for my uncle's truck...).

I'm so close to school, I can feel it.  Can't wait to send off the paperwork and have everything final.

Job on the other hand.  I didn't realize positions sent out refusal letters when you haven't even interviewed.  And it constantly surprises me that, as big and on fire as our diocese is, there aren't more job openings in our diocese.  Not that it would work out very well, starting a job and then quitting in less than a year to get married...but still...

Speaking of which...finally getting around to starting marriage prep soon and nailing down a date.  God has that funny sense of humor still.  Our priest for marriage prep at Matt's parish will be none other than my spiritual director from when I was at school.  Man, he's gonna know every little detail about me already!  It will definitely lend itself to creating a very open and honest environment.

I think I finally know what we'll be doing for table decorations.  Strangely enough this is one of the bigger things on my mind right now.  I want something simple but tasteful.  The thing is, at our parish hall, you really need lights on the tables to see once the lights are turned off for the dance.  But I'm a little opposed to actual candles.  The thought of kiddos playing with candles freaks me out a little bit.  My mom found some tiny lamp shades that you can put over wine glasses, and then you can use the little electric tea lights inside of the wine glasses...presto.  Mini lamps.  Simple, yet tasteful.  I just...really want to have it be simple and nice so that the Sacrament and the community are the main focus.  I know I'm a big idea person when approaching this (and very budget oriented) whereas my mom understands the details much more.  I.e. we've already had some heated discussions about catering.  There's a restaurant that offers either pick-up, delivery, or serving.  I suggested we think seriously about the delivery option to save money.  Mom won't have it.  I know this is going to be a battle of wills at some points for us, and we'll both have to bend at times.  It'll be nice to find common ground though too.

I promise the majority of blog posts will probably not be boring wedding details.  Maybe every once in a while, but hopefully not on a regular basis.  So for making it through that, here's a (somewhat) educational game for you to play:

How well do you know your world?