It's almost here!

This time next week, I will be off work for a week and a half and in hyper-speed wedding mode! We have a very busy week ahead of us! Mom is off all next week, so she will be doing things like getting everything together that we need to set up for the wedding, printing our program fans, and anything else that can be done before Thursday when the guys at Rental Center will be coming out to Mike and Pennie's to set up the tent and deliver the chairs and tables! I am getting more and more excited as the days go by and Paul is actually starting to show some excitement too! Paul and I went and met with Rusty last night about what we wanted for our ceremony. I love Rusty! He is so down to earth and easy to talk to. I was a little nervous before we got there, but as soon as we sat down in his office and started talking to him, I was completely put at ease. As he said, he's just a country preacher who likes to give advice, but only when asked. We had a wonderful talk with him. He told Paul and I that there are three things to keep an eye on in a marriage to keep it strong. One being faithfulness to each other, one being debt and the other being our relationship with God. He explained it like a three legged stool with our marriage sitting on top; if one leg gets week then the other two have more pressure on them and are not as steady and can make the marriage unsteady. What I really loved about talking to him was that it was more like Paul and I were sitting down and having a conversation with a friend instead of sitting and feeling like we were listening to him preach at us about marriage. Paul and I both decided after we left that we really need to get back in to church on a regular basis. Unfortunately, Paul has to work this Sunday so he can be off next Friday and the whole following week for the wedding and honeymoon and next Sunday we will be on our way to Disney World, so we won't get to go for the next two weeks.
After we got done talking with Rusty we met Mike, Pennie and Lark at Belk to finish getting the guys' suits. They now all have suits and I am so relieved!
Mom, Dad, Paul and I will be going out to Mike and Pennie's this Saturday to see what all we can get done out there before next Thurday. I would really like to have planned out exactly where everything is going before they set up the tent on Thursday. I cannot wait to see everything set up! It's going to be so pretty in the tent! Paul is going to have his final hair cut as a single man with Michael on Monday. I'm going to have my nails done on Tuesaday. Melaney, our harpist, should be contacting me either Wednesday or Thursday to confirm times for the wedding day and Jimmy, our photographer will be coming out on Thursday afternoon to get a look at the site and check out the lighting for pictures. Like I said, the people from Rental Center will be coming out sometime on Thursday to deliver the tables, chairs and set up the tent. We will spend Thursday night and all day Friday setting everything up how we want it. Rehearsal will be at 4:00 Friday afternoon. On Saturday, Michael is coming out to do my hair at 2:00, Jimmy will be there at 4:00 to start pictures, the ceremony will start at 6:00 and the reception will follow, of course. Sunday we will get up and drive to Disney World and will be there until the following Saturday! Wow that is a lot of things to do! I'm feeling a little overwhelmed just typing it, but I know everything will go well and will be over before we know it!