Royal Wedding

I'm watching a re-broadcast of the Royal Wedding right now, and I had a thought...  Prince William didn't turn around to face Kate as she walked toward him, I guess he wasn't supposed to, but it made me realize that when I walk down the aisle, I will be feeling so many emotions... Elation that I am finally marrying the love of my life, but also sadness because Daddy won't be walking me down the aisle.  I just don't think I'd be able to make it down without being able to see Trav's face.  He is the person who led me through the multiple deaths in my household..... he held my hand as I faced the devastating loss of my Daddy, then Nonnie, and then Willie.  If it weren't for him, I would have been lost.  I have said it before, I think, but as long as I have Trav's face to focus on, I will make it.  I will be able to make it through what will be the greatest day of my life with love and happiness.

I'm growing misty thinking about it, but now Travis is in the room, acting like a moron, and it has made me giggle... that is why I know I'll make it through our wedding without too many tears, because he will probably cross his eyes at some point, which will also make me giggle.  I am such a lucky girl to be giving up my last name for his... I have known nothing but love from him, and I am relying on that love to last us "til death do we part."

Ok, now he's attempting to brush my hair backwards.... um... not so well, actually....  and now I'm laughing again.........

Let's DANCE!

Travis and I had our first private dance lessons today, and OH-EM-GEE (yeah, I went there) we had SO MUCH FUN!!!  I used to dance when I was younger (Teen Cotillion and Color Guard, if that counts) and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it!  We did mostly footwork for our first lesson, and Trav picked up on it rather quickly (except for one time when I couldn't look at him bc I would start laughing... he was very mechanical, but it was super cute).  Travis even got to spin me a little!  Now, y'all know I'm not the smallest girl in the world, but while I was dancing, I felt like a seductress... it was a wonderful feeling!  We have even decided to continue lessons after our gift certificate has expired.  It was a fantastic workout that didn't feel like one until we were finished.  We just had a blast!  We are going to have a great first dance at our reception!

PAR-TAY!

Friday was our engagement party.  We had a blast!  There were old friends, new friends, crazy future in-laws, and a bunch of Daddy's friends!  It was nice to mingle with everyone, though Trav and I ended up near people closer to our age.  It was fantastic to see so many of Dad's friends there... I am very lucky to have had such an amazing man as my father!  We shared stories of him, talked about the wedding, and played pool.  The food was WONDERFUL!  We had Bar-B-Q, some fall-off-the-bone-omg-fantastic chicken, mac n' cheese, baked beans, fries, and home-made potato chips!  It was so so good!!!!!  We also got a good bit of loot!  Travis and I have decided that our future house will either look fabulous or trashy... my money is on trashy, to be honest *giggle*

I got my shoes on Sunday, so my dress is officially all ready!

I am just so excited and happy!  The only downside is that Daddy won't be there to walk me down the aisle, and Nonnie won't be able to dance at my wedding (she used to say, "Jess, get me a Diet Coke, and I'll dance at your wedding!)... if we had gotten married a year and a half ago, she would have been able to, dammit!  Oh well, I'm really not bitter about it, so please don't get that impression!  My heart is so full of love and joy... I feel like I radiate happiness!

My Emmers has posted some pictures of the party on facebook, so if you want to go and look at some of them, they are slightly amusing... mostly because I actually drank!  CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???  I had two (small) boat drinks!  People were shocked because, well, I don't usually drink... I think the last time I had any alcohol was 4th of July, 2010... wow... that's kind of funny...

Ok, I need to wrap this up and go to bed... NIGHT NIGHT!!!!!