Parties

Last weekend I had my bachelorette party and it was a hell of a party, my sister did an amazing job with the help of Kirsten & Lynds and all the attendees who helped to make sure I had an absolute blast. I got out of my bubble and went on stage with a drag queen.. I got to be center of attention, which made me nervous as hell! But it was totally worth it!

This past weekend LB had his bachelor party, this has probably been one of my biggest concerns when it came to the whole wedding ordeal. I am a self concious person and a firm believer if you have to have "one last night of freedom" maybe you shouldn't be getting married. Going out to celebrate with the guys thats another story, but "losing you freedom" isn't a part of getting married... But I am getting away from my point.
I have been worried about what this night (or in Patrick's... and most his friends cases nightS) may bring. I do not like the idea of strippers, plan and simple.. but for some reason I got over it. I thought to myself if you really love this guy and he really loves you (which is obviously the case), you have nothing to worry about. I am so glad I came to that realization.
Before he left I told him I won't get mad, upset, or angry as long as you are 100% honest with me about the whole weekend. I don't need ALL the details, I just need the truth. He gave it to me and I stuck to my word! He called me a few times to tell me how much he loved me and he had an absolute blast throughout the weekend!

So we both had amazing times with our amazing friends and family and now I am even more excited for the next two weeks to get here (if its possible for me to be any more excited... I have been counting down months since we got engaged, weeks since December, and days since February 10th...).

I get to marry my best friend in 13 days, we get to become the "family" we have been "training" to be, so to speak, and we will finally be husband and wife. I honestly can't wait! Every day I fall a little more in love with him.

Update 2012

I forgot my password to my blog and I haven't been on here since I think Pat and I got engaged... now we have 19 days until the wedding! The past 14 1/2 months have FLOWN by... so much has changed and happened so I have to wonder where to start...

We got engaged, I found a dress, we booked a country club, bought a car, found bridemaids dresses, got a photographer,got a new job, picked tuxes, booked the honeymoon, picked flowers, went to Missouri, bought a kitten, had some parties for family, went back to Missouri, had a bridal shower, had some holidays, celebrated one year since our engagement (also known as Christmas), celebrated the new Year, had a couples shower, started the count down until the wedding,Celebrated 3 years of dating, paid off everything we owed for the wedding, had my bachelorette party, and here we are...

It still amazes me every day that I found someone who can love me as much as I love them, who supports me, and lets me be myself. We may bicker like an old married couple, but the love we have for one another is just amazing. We compliment one another and bring the best out in each other.
I can't wait for March 10th to arrive so that we become an "official" family.. We already live and act like a family and like we are married, so this is more or less just a technicality, but it makes it more "real" even if it is just on paper.. it just completes us a little more.
Thinking about the future and what it holds for us is exciting and unknown.. I always had a picture of how life would end up... its fun to see it unfold. Some things are different, but the differences have turned out perfect. God always had a plan and its great to see what he has in store.
So the countdown is on and I have 19 more days until I marry my best friends and become Mrs. Melanie Willis...