Year one is a wrap! (Almost.) After I finish my prac hours tomorrow, I will officially be DONE-ZO with second semester! It seems like school just began, so it is hard to believe I am here already. We have a summer class this year and two classes in the fall (along with prac and thesis hours), and I will have my MA in Clinical Child Psych. Woot! Beginning next spring, we will begin our specialist degree program, which will include 3 more classes in the spring (with thesis and prac hours) and a summer class before beginning our internship year for the 3rd year. If this year is any indication, it is going to fly by! It has definitely been challenging, and it will continue to be A LOT of work, but it is exciting to know that I am getting a ton of wonderful experience and that I will be prepared to be an amazing school psych, when the time comes!
On the wedding front - Dan and I are wishing we eloped. He is pretty convinced that any couples that can actually make it through wedding planning should have no trouble staying married! There has just been way too much unnecessary stress, which is really frustrating. Planning the rehearsal dinner was more difficult than planning the reception due to disagreements about the guest list and just not being heard when we expressed our opinion on food, etc. Thankfully it is worked out, and we will be able to catch up with all the people that we really want to spend extra time with at the rehearsal.
RSVPs are the next stressor. 1 - how hard is it to FREAKING MAIL an RSVP that WE STAMPED for you?! I don't even want to add up how much money we legitimately WASTED on that. Plus, we had invites go MIA, so it has just been a mess! And then you have the people who RSVP that they are coming, along with people NOT ON THE INVITATION. Are. You. Kidding. Me. ???? It is unbelievable how RUDE people can be. Here's the thing. Dan and I want to get married. We want to celebrate with those we love, but to say that your kid's significant other is coming is so absolutely ridiculous. I can't wrap my head around it. I will never be that person. Making that promise now. I will NEVER force my children to invite people to a wedding, and I will NEVER RSVP to a wedding with more people than included on the invite. For multiple reasons...1 - space! There are limitations to how many people can fit in a room, people! and 2 - those getting married should not be required to pay A LOT of money for people they don't even KNOW to eat and drink. It is just rude, people. RUDE.
I hate that I have so much to complain about in regards to the wedding. It should be only happy, but I guess sometimes people just like to make things difficult, and we just have to roll with it.
In other news - my bachelorette party is SATURDAY! I am very excited about this! My bridesmaids have been so great to me. They put up with my venting sessions, and they still love me! There will definitely be pictures :)
The following weekend, I have my second fitting for my dress. I am super nervous about this because a different seamstress took my measurements than is doing the work -- eek. Also, I have lost probably about 10 lbs since the first fitting. Fingers crossed that it fits, y'all!
We are also beginning to finalize everything! We are working on music with the DJ, paying off some stuff (ouch), getting transportation figured out. It isn't the most fun stuff, but I guess it all needs done ;). Next step is figuring out a seating plan and getting our program put together. I also need to start writing names on all of the escort cards. blah blah blah.
Hopefully I don't go crazy after the bachelorette party. It is the last really fun wedding thing before the wedding, so hopefully it is close enough that I will still be excited about getting married! haha!
Also. Keep your fingers crossed that I can keep my mouth closed so that I don't ruin any relationships...
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