My little surprise

Since the last post, I went backpacking in Europe. Way overrated. I am too old for that kind of stuff. On top of it all, I am pregnant. Definitely not recommended for mommies to be. Europe is too hot in the summer and hostels are too cramped and yucky.

Now back to what is most important.... my little Mattie is brewing in me. We had several scares with him, but he is still kicking. He is so adorable in the ultrasound. He likes to suck his thumb and play with his toes. Already he is like his Mommy, multi-tasking in the womb. Now I am 24 weeks and 5 days. He can hear me, follow light, and he is a great kicker. We are thinking he can be a little soccer player. We got him lots of little boys to read, a bunch of clothes, a crib and a bassinet for him to be close to me. I guess he will be mama's boy for a while.

Well, today is also the day PS3 comes out. Of course I didn't get one becuase I am not crazy enough to camp out --- but even Costco screwed me. I logged on and it got to the screen where I can add to my cart, but of course the check out process was screwed. Oh well, I guess we will have Mattie before PS3. By then, we won't have time for it so we saved $600!!

Until next time, happy thanksgiving and merry christmas :)

Two Postings in One Month

Last night I found out my little sucker fish dead. He died in a bucket because I was cleaning out the fish tank this weekend. Apparently if the fish is really big, it does not float. I am not sure when it died actually since it was in the bucket from Saturday morning to Sunday night. (A moment of silence please)

Well, this was the first weekend where we just relaxed and did minimal clean up from the wedding. We saw both of the World Cup games. It was unfortunate how France lost to Italy. I hate to see it at penalty kicks and the way Zidane left the field :( We also saw two movies - "Mission Impossible 3" and "Superman." MI3 was a much better choice!! Superman made no sense to me. It was way too choppy and none of the scenes were fully developed.

Life after the wedding

Peter and I just had the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen - alright I havn't really been to that many weddings, but I have the right to have a biased opinion on this one. The day was beautiful and most of my friends were here and ... to be sappy most importantly Peter was free that day.

So we had a beautiful arch with lots of flowers and that's where the ceremony was. Then we had a flower ceremony to unite our families into one. One of our groomsmen read the Corinthians and another one sang for us "As Time Goes On." It almost brought a tear to my eye. We read our vows to each other from our journal. But I was a big girl - I didn't cry. Ok, I never really understand why people cry at weddings since it's such a happy day. It will go down in the books as one of my happiest day, if not already one.

So I guess one of the advice I can give to to anyone after planning and organizing this wedding is: marriage takes intentional effort, compromise, patience, unconditional understanding and most of all, love. I know everyone says wedding planning is hard, but planning something is easy - it's the understanding of each other's emotional attachments to certain things. I think it's the greatest test of your love for each other to let go of your own feelings to fulfill the other person's dream. Yes, I am not a typical bride - I actually never really thought much about my own wedding prior to the wedding.

All in all, I am glad I had a wedding and I think it's good for relationship building.

New updates...

As usual, couple months have passed ~ but many things have happened since my last update. My wedding is coming along - we finally got started. I just went with my flower girl and she picked a perfect dress for her. She is like me - she knew what she likes and saved me lots of time. She is adorable and she is so excited so I think it will be good for both of us.

We got food on the way - cake in process - a quartet - photographer - and we are even taking dancing lessons. It's pretty funny - I am in sandles one day and then boots the next. We are slowly getting down all that turning and spinning... well every now and then I get dizzy - but I am sure we will get better so we are not spinning all over the place. And of course - we are finally done with all the invitations. My next project is making a slide show and some party favor stuff. As usual, I am thinking big - but well probably only have time for some.

Funny it's like a big wedding season this summer - after my engagement, I set off a sleuth of proposals and weddings. At least it gets me to travel around the country. I never been to a bachelorette party (other than mine) so it will be fun. I will write about it after I come back.