First Dance Lesson Tonight!

ETA: I originally wrote and attempted to post this entry this morning but that clearly didn't work out, so now I have to add that we've had our first dance lesson! It was wicked fun! Our first dance is going to be a foxtrot. :)

I'll blog more generally about what I've been up to these days later, but for now I'm going to do an entirely wedding-centric post. A few things have happened in the last couple of weeks that have sent me into wedding overdrive and I'm just getting really excited. Still, I'm going to try to contain as much of my wedding gushing to this blog as possible so that I don't drive everyone nuts.

The things that have sent me into this wedding-obsessed state are: hitting the three-months-'til-wedding mark on March 13; being a bridesmaid in my friends Ian and Michelle's wedding (it was beautiful and I had so much fun!); and...picking up my wedding dress! I did that on March 8 and here's what Pat and I have been up to in terms of wedding planning since then:

• I selected and have started acquiring bridesmaid gifts. Details, of course, will have to remain a secret here.
• My tiara arrived in the mail--it's even prettier in person!
• I bought my foundation garments. A huge shout-out here to Kate, who was extremely patient during this process, and the Nordstrom's salesperson, who was super helpful.
• Pat and I signed up for dance lessons--our first one is tonight! We also just decided on our first dance song in the last month or so.
• Pat sent my engagement ring to the jeweler to be recoated. White gold is really an alloy of yellow gold and some other metals so it tends to yellow over time and has to occasionally be recoated. I really miss having it so I hope they send it back soon.
• We've also done some really unexciting things like following up with our baker (who has not returned my e-mail, much to my frustration); booking a hotel in Boston for the night after our wedding night; and making some decisions about favors and programs. Thrilling, I know, but it's just amazing to me that even when it's a boring or mundane little thing, we're now at the point where we are doing something wedding-related nearly everyday.

At this point, now that I've got my dress, tiara, and foundation garments, I've pretty much got everything for my "look:" dress, underthings, shoes, jewelry, tiara. I do still need to sort out the whole "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" thing, but I'll get there. I also need to decide what I'm going to do with my hair and makeup.