Well, this is it! This will be my last post before i become Mrs. SWSRN! I'm in work but my mind is elsewhere and my feet are itching to get going! What a wonderful time a wedding is! Although it's been a mad week preparing to head off, it has also been fantastic, with everyday bringing new well wishers and lovely gifts! We are so overwhelmed! Honestly, we've sat down every night this week after H2B has arrived home after working mad hours at work opening cards and presents together, not believing how generous and thoughtful so many people have been. It's just lovely!
I have had calls at work from people i hardly know to wish me luck, hugs from all my gym ladies and flowers from a gentleman i chat to sometimes! Not to mention calls from friends and people calling in to say good luck! I can't imagine any other time in our lives which could be quite like this!
And that's not even mentioning those who have helped out or offered their help should we need it-particularly the mother of the bride! She's been so patient, helping to get the house tidy for going and even packing my case for me! She will have loads to do on the day-carrying all my bits, getting me into my dress etc, and i have so much to thank her for. She's even going to give me away! And i am very aware that this is not just a special day for me and H2B but also for her (i actually think she is more excited than i am!) and my soon-to-be in-laws aswell! Let's hope we all have a wonderful time!
So everyone, i'm going to say goodbye to you all and to this chapter of my life, and will be back soon with the start of a new one...See you soon! x.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
15th June 2009-No thanks Mark!
Well brilliant as they were, i decided in the end not to ditch HWSRN in favour of the wonderful Mr. Owen-i'm just getting to used to what my new sirname will be when i get married and Mrs. Owen just doesn't sound right to me any more (though it has for so many years!)!!!
The gig was fab! And a brilliant way to lead up to the excitement of this week. It's all celebrations from here on in (well, except for the bits where i'm in work)...
We had a gorge sunny day in Dublin and 4 of us went for dinner in a very packed Temple Bar. We began the celebrations with a few glasses of wine before toasting the day with a cocktail! What made it even better was that i finally got my colour done after months of growing it out (i know, don't ask?) so i was blonde, it was sunny, we had cocktails and i got to see my favourite band EVER!!!! Brilliant! I sang and screamed all night (i'm sure the voice will be back before i have to say those two important words). They were fantastic!
So i'm on a high now! I began to pack last night and got a wee bit stressed at the amount of things i MUST NOT leave the country without (there are no shops in Italy you know?) but i am trying to remain calm as i still have 4 days to remember everything (not easy when your brain is knackered!)
The weather in Italy is VERY hot right now and i'm sure to melt in the dress on the day! But who cares? I just can't wait to get there! Only 3 more days to go!!!! Nervous? Me? Never!!!
The gig was fab! And a brilliant way to lead up to the excitement of this week. It's all celebrations from here on in (well, except for the bits where i'm in work)...
We had a gorge sunny day in Dublin and 4 of us went for dinner in a very packed Temple Bar. We began the celebrations with a few glasses of wine before toasting the day with a cocktail! What made it even better was that i finally got my colour done after months of growing it out (i know, don't ask?) so i was blonde, it was sunny, we had cocktails and i got to see my favourite band EVER!!!! Brilliant! I sang and screamed all night (i'm sure the voice will be back before i have to say those two important words). They were fantastic!
So i'm on a high now! I began to pack last night and got a wee bit stressed at the amount of things i MUST NOT leave the country without (there are no shops in Italy you know?) but i am trying to remain calm as i still have 4 days to remember everything (not easy when your brain is knackered!)
The weather in Italy is VERY hot right now and i'm sure to melt in the dress on the day! But who cares? I just can't wait to get there! Only 3 more days to go!!!! Nervous? Me? Never!!!
Friday, June 12, 2009
12th June 2009-Come fly with me...
One week to go before take off! Yippee! 12 days to go before i become a Mrs.! Woohoo! 16 days before we jet off to paradise! Yay! 5 miserable days left in work!!! Boohoo!
Well, one of them is nearly half over by now, and in fairness, i'm not exactly rushed off my feet (would be better if i was though to 'take my mind off things', as mothers do like to say), just sittin' here dreaming about sunshine (as i look at the rain outside the window!) and happytimes! We're about to have 3 brilliant weeks and they can't come soon enough.
All of the little finishing touches are just about done. This week it's all about finances, organising money for this, that and the other and making sure it all add's up to an amount we actually have! Too late at this stage if it doesn't though ay? And certainly too late to worry about it!!! (Should have told myself that at bedtime last night)!
Everyone is asking if i'm nervous yet, as if it's a sure thing that i am going to be at some stage soon and they just want to know if it has kicked in yet. Strangely i'm not!!! Not yet anyway, but i just don't think i will be. I have checked and triple checked with all of my vendors that they will do their jobs on the day and have no reason to worry that they won't-so i'm not nervous that something in the planning will go wrong. Obviously this is why we put so much time and effort into planning the big day so that we don't have to be nervous that things will go wrong. Also, the Amalfi road has now re-opened as of this week so i'm no longer worried about the journey taking for ever or anything! Unless, of course it breaks, down on the way, and what would be the point of worrying about that in advance???
I'm certainly not nervous about saying my vows or walking down the aisle! I'm sure on the day i will hate speaking in front of everyone and my voice will crack as i mumble 'i do' as my legs collapse beneath me but it's all part and parcel of the fun and possibly one of the only times in my life i will get to stand up in front of people and be centre of attention (unless my second marriage is to Barak Obama) so why not just enjoy it?
Am i nervous about getting married? About who i'm marrying? Absolutely not! Any nerves on that score at this stage would surely tell me i'm not 100% certain and therefore i'm doing the wrong thing! So no, absolutley no nerves on that score. I am sure i am ready to get married, and i am certain that i've picked the right groom (unless Mark Owen gets in touch with me tomorrow...)8 years of getting to know him has taught me that. So, there's nothing else for me to be nervous about is there? Why don't you ask me again in 11 days..........
Well, one of them is nearly half over by now, and in fairness, i'm not exactly rushed off my feet (would be better if i was though to 'take my mind off things', as mothers do like to say), just sittin' here dreaming about sunshine (as i look at the rain outside the window!) and happytimes! We're about to have 3 brilliant weeks and they can't come soon enough.
All of the little finishing touches are just about done. This week it's all about finances, organising money for this, that and the other and making sure it all add's up to an amount we actually have! Too late at this stage if it doesn't though ay? And certainly too late to worry about it!!! (Should have told myself that at bedtime last night)!
Everyone is asking if i'm nervous yet, as if it's a sure thing that i am going to be at some stage soon and they just want to know if it has kicked in yet. Strangely i'm not!!! Not yet anyway, but i just don't think i will be. I have checked and triple checked with all of my vendors that they will do their jobs on the day and have no reason to worry that they won't-so i'm not nervous that something in the planning will go wrong. Obviously this is why we put so much time and effort into planning the big day so that we don't have to be nervous that things will go wrong. Also, the Amalfi road has now re-opened as of this week so i'm no longer worried about the journey taking for ever or anything! Unless, of course it breaks, down on the way, and what would be the point of worrying about that in advance???
I'm certainly not nervous about saying my vows or walking down the aisle! I'm sure on the day i will hate speaking in front of everyone and my voice will crack as i mumble 'i do' as my legs collapse beneath me but it's all part and parcel of the fun and possibly one of the only times in my life i will get to stand up in front of people and be centre of attention (unless my second marriage is to Barak Obama) so why not just enjoy it?
Am i nervous about getting married? About who i'm marrying? Absolutely not! Any nerves on that score at this stage would surely tell me i'm not 100% certain and therefore i'm doing the wrong thing! So no, absolutley no nerves on that score. I am sure i am ready to get married, and i am certain that i've picked the right groom (unless Mark Owen gets in touch with me tomorrow...)8 years of getting to know him has taught me that. So, there's nothing else for me to be nervous about is there? Why don't you ask me again in 11 days..........
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
9th June 2009-New groom perhaps?
Well my exam is over thank goodness, so now i am free to talk, think and 'do' weddings 24/7 without the feeling of guilt i was experiencing when i should have been using my time more productively! Of course i'm sure i could still be using my time more productively but with only 2 weeks to go i might as well make the most of it! Plenty of time to be productive when it's all over eh?
Lots of things are getting sorted now so i gradually feel less stressed by the day and begin to look forward more and more to getting on the flight to Italy. The 'hair-trial' at the weekend with my friend went really well! She was able to do the style i'd had in mind quite easily and without causing anything more than a minor head wound (just kidding!) so has agreed that so long as i provide her with plenty of champagne while she does it, she will be my stylist for the day! I'm pretty sure that can be arranged!
Knowing what your hair and make-up will be like makes wearing the dress seem more appropriate and everything feels a tiny bit more real. I also treated my self to some nice bits of make-up for the big day and of course had a practise. It's such hard work being a bride...
The final bits of paperwork are now sorted out too (i hope) as we emailed copies of passports and witness details to Rosa who will take care of it all for us. She has saved us huge trouble when we arrive, even paying for the ceremony in advance for us so that we don't have to worry about it when we get there. All we need to do is go and see Mamma Agata's where our reception is being held and pay for dinner. We can't wait to see what it looks like 'in the flesh'!
We have booked our flights to London to start our honeymoon to the Maldives too! That's another thing off the list (as the list gets shorter my smile gets bigger!) and something else to look forward too. We have decided to spend a night there before we leave and another three when we get back to round off the holiday and do some sight-seeing. It should ease us gently back into the rubbish weather and normal life after Italy and the Maldives!
This weekend i am going with some friends to see Take That in concert and the excitement of that has just hit me too! Everyone is in celebratory mood so it should be a fun way to launch myself into party mood! My last day out as a single girl! I remember when i was 14 and imagined what my wedding day might be like-at the time it was little Mark Owen who stood waiting for me at the top of the altar!
So here goes, "Mark, if you're reading this, times running out for you mate! This is your last chance! See you Saturday..."!
Lots of things are getting sorted now so i gradually feel less stressed by the day and begin to look forward more and more to getting on the flight to Italy. The 'hair-trial' at the weekend with my friend went really well! She was able to do the style i'd had in mind quite easily and without causing anything more than a minor head wound (just kidding!) so has agreed that so long as i provide her with plenty of champagne while she does it, she will be my stylist for the day! I'm pretty sure that can be arranged!
Knowing what your hair and make-up will be like makes wearing the dress seem more appropriate and everything feels a tiny bit more real. I also treated my self to some nice bits of make-up for the big day and of course had a practise. It's such hard work being a bride...
The final bits of paperwork are now sorted out too (i hope) as we emailed copies of passports and witness details to Rosa who will take care of it all for us. She has saved us huge trouble when we arrive, even paying for the ceremony in advance for us so that we don't have to worry about it when we get there. All we need to do is go and see Mamma Agata's where our reception is being held and pay for dinner. We can't wait to see what it looks like 'in the flesh'!
We have booked our flights to London to start our honeymoon to the Maldives too! That's another thing off the list (as the list gets shorter my smile gets bigger!) and something else to look forward too. We have decided to spend a night there before we leave and another three when we get back to round off the holiday and do some sight-seeing. It should ease us gently back into the rubbish weather and normal life after Italy and the Maldives!
This weekend i am going with some friends to see Take That in concert and the excitement of that has just hit me too! Everyone is in celebratory mood so it should be a fun way to launch myself into party mood! My last day out as a single girl! I remember when i was 14 and imagined what my wedding day might be like-at the time it was little Mark Owen who stood waiting for me at the top of the altar!
So here goes, "Mark, if you're reading this, times running out for you mate! This is your last chance! See you Saturday..."!
Friday, June 5, 2009
5th June 2009-It feels like Christmas eve!
Just a quickie!
It has happened at last and i wanted to tell everyone! I am suddenly REALLY REALLY excited! I could hardly sleep last night and have been hyper-active all day today! It suddenly just feels real now. My exam will be over by this time tomorrow so i think i've just stopped being stressed about that (realising that it's just too late to worry) and without the worry of that there's nothing to stop me being excited any longer!
In 2 weeks time we'll be there, in Positano, and we can finally relax and enjoy it all! It's been a long time coming but we're nearing the finish line. Or is it just the start...?
It has happened at last and i wanted to tell everyone! I am suddenly REALLY REALLY excited! I could hardly sleep last night and have been hyper-active all day today! It suddenly just feels real now. My exam will be over by this time tomorrow so i think i've just stopped being stressed about that (realising that it's just too late to worry) and without the worry of that there's nothing to stop me being excited any longer!
In 2 weeks time we'll be there, in Positano, and we can finally relax and enjoy it all! It's been a long time coming but we're nearing the finish line. Or is it just the start...?
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
3rd June 2009-3 weeks today!!!!
I must appolgise for my recent absence! Let's just say life is pretty hectic right now and i have been trying to make use of my 'spare' time by getting coursework and study done because i have my massage therapy exam this Saturday! Let's hear a collective AGH!!! Thanks!
Yes, bad timing on my part i know! An exam so very close to my wedding! Mad idea-stupid! But lets just cast our minds back 12 months to when this was still the most stress-free wedding on the planet-no i can't remember either! Sure an exam 2 weeks before would have been a breeze at that stage! But of course life never turns out quite how you plan it (never ever ever!!) and i should have realised that at the time of signing up for said course, but that would just have been too darn clever wouldn't it?
So here i am, getting married in 3 weeks but unable to allow myself to think about it too much, let alone write about it, because i need to focus on my forthcoming exam. Oh, the stress of it!! I feel like i am storing up a lot of hysteria which is certain to be released the moment i finish writing the answer to the last question on the exam paper...a moment i look forward to with huge anticipation!
Then i'll crack open the champagne and start the celebrations won't i? Er, well, perhaps i might after i have decided what i will do with my hair on the day (cue girlie night in with friend and curling tongs), compiled the wedding music (enough to go on playing virtually un-noticed in the back-ground while we eat dinner for approximately 5 hours!), sorted out what we'll do when we arrive back in London at 9 o'clock at night after our honeymoon and many, many minute and ridiculous other things i still need to work out! The champagne (or perhaps it will have to be Prosecco by the time i get it?) might have to stay on ice a while longer!
Normal life seems to get somehow put on hold in the build-up towards a wedding. Perhaps this is due to the expectation of a new start in life-a new beginning, as i guess it used to be back in the day (not so much now a new start as the finishing touch to most couples who, like us, have already commited to bills, mortgages and in many cases children). I wonder what will 'start' after the wedding? I was kinda hopin' just for some more of the same!
Anyway, now that i've caught up a wee bit i'd better get the nose back in the books, after all, if i manage to pass my exam that might be the 'start' of the next new chapter for me and h2b... and at the very least we can get some use from it on the honeymoon...:)
Yes, bad timing on my part i know! An exam so very close to my wedding! Mad idea-stupid! But lets just cast our minds back 12 months to when this was still the most stress-free wedding on the planet-no i can't remember either! Sure an exam 2 weeks before would have been a breeze at that stage! But of course life never turns out quite how you plan it (never ever ever!!) and i should have realised that at the time of signing up for said course, but that would just have been too darn clever wouldn't it?
So here i am, getting married in 3 weeks but unable to allow myself to think about it too much, let alone write about it, because i need to focus on my forthcoming exam. Oh, the stress of it!! I feel like i am storing up a lot of hysteria which is certain to be released the moment i finish writing the answer to the last question on the exam paper...a moment i look forward to with huge anticipation!
Then i'll crack open the champagne and start the celebrations won't i? Er, well, perhaps i might after i have decided what i will do with my hair on the day (cue girlie night in with friend and curling tongs), compiled the wedding music (enough to go on playing virtually un-noticed in the back-ground while we eat dinner for approximately 5 hours!), sorted out what we'll do when we arrive back in London at 9 o'clock at night after our honeymoon and many, many minute and ridiculous other things i still need to work out! The champagne (or perhaps it will have to be Prosecco by the time i get it?) might have to stay on ice a while longer!
Normal life seems to get somehow put on hold in the build-up towards a wedding. Perhaps this is due to the expectation of a new start in life-a new beginning, as i guess it used to be back in the day (not so much now a new start as the finishing touch to most couples who, like us, have already commited to bills, mortgages and in many cases children). I wonder what will 'start' after the wedding? I was kinda hopin' just for some more of the same!
Anyway, now that i've caught up a wee bit i'd better get the nose back in the books, after all, if i manage to pass my exam that might be the 'start' of the next new chapter for me and h2b... and at the very least we can get some use from it on the honeymoon...:)
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