2011, a milestone year.  A boy turns 30, a girl marries this 30 year old boy for whom she's loved for all of time though they've only just met a short eight years, five months and 10 days ago.

     It's a year of milestone celebrations and of new beginnings; of resolutions and of personal and professional growth.  

     Not an item on this list comes without work and planning.  So in a sense 2011 looks to be the year of planning.  

     The most prevalent (and the reason your probably reading this) is the wedding plan.  From my few past posts, you get the gist of this whole plan and as not much has been altered, we are closing in on crunch time.  {As I've so lovingly been reminded by the teenage girls whom I currently dorm parent and don't you worry, I'm fully aware of the child labor opportunities that lie in their many idol hands}.

     First things first.  Rather than starting off the year with the laundry list of things TO DO, let's observe all the accomplishments that have been achieved.  

     Well, first off, we set a date within the first hours of our engagement.  That big, right?!  It takes some couples months to crest that hurdle.  

     Secondly, (and from this point on, were not following a linear time line) we chose our wedding party size and those special someones to share the once in a lifetime events of this year.  We chose our flower girl, whom we have yet to find out whether this shindig is being planned for her or us (she's quite the diva).  We decided (and convinced) my elder brother to officiate and be that significant person to make our devotion to each other legally binding.  The whole reason we're planning this affair in the first place...  We've chosen a theme and have worked on finding items and decor ideas surrounding this theme, (trees, to refresh your memory).

     We ordered paper and envelopes and are currently working on the layout of our save the dates, which we've also set a send out date (February 7th if your wondering).  I will be finishing design this weekend with my dad and will have them in hand upon departure of our visit.  We actually bought the remaining necessary pieces to finish them next week.  

     Despite all these checks on the to-do list, we've still got a long way to go and it's time to get down to business.  So here we go.  The year is new the I've got the whip in hand.