enJOY it by Elise Blaha Cripe

wedding wednesday : rsvps + flowers.

RSVPs are "due" tomorrow. We have most of them in already. Our venue holds 180 and I think we are going to come in right around 165. I wish I had known this 5 months ago. It would have saved a little "who to invite" stress.

I placed an order with Costco yesterday for 500 yellow orange roses to be delivered the Tuesday before the wedding (April 20th). Opening those boxes is going to be interesting. I was informed by the floral lady at Costco that the colors can range dramatically. Decided to just roll with it. As long as they aren't black, we'll be fine.

We're getting to the end here. Most of the details will be sorted out by the end of this week. We're picking up our marriage license tomorrow. I'm meeting with the hair guy for a practice round tomorrow. We are picking the official menu and meeting with our pastor and piano player on Saturday.

I'm excited. 25 days.

last night picnic.

We spent our last night in Maryland with a picnic on the floor. I told Paul this would have to become a tradition. Something small to look forward to once our TV has been moved, our tables and chairs are in storage and our internet has been disconnected.

We grew so much as a couple in that apartment. It was nice to spend the night remembering, debating and dreaming over great wine.

happy flowers.

stick to the plan.

We made it to California on Saturday and it's been a little non-stop since. This is an interesting adjustment, as I keep reminding myself this isn't temporary. (And also that no one cares that the trees in Maryland were still only budding.) But we're here until the wedding. That's totally exciting and a tiny bit insane.

Yesterday, my mom said with a smile on her face, "Elise, I have decided that I am just going to enjoy the month of April and not stress about this wedding."

"GOOD." I said, "that is totally my plan too." Let's stick to the plan, Mom.

ALSO IN APRIL :

I have summer kits in process again! This was my favorite shop item last year and I am happy to be bringing it back. Similar style, different colors, text and papers. I will be sharing photos later in the week and hope to get them up in the shop by Friday. I can't wait to get a few more supplies and get mine started. Hopefully I'll keep up with it better this year.

I've got a photoshoot (I feel crazy using that word) idea. I hope it doesn't fail now that I've spent so much time typing about it.

I might just marry a field of poppies. These flowers, they slay me.

and, we're empty.

This is our first big military move and my first chance to see just how little we, the movees, have to do. Yesterday our apartment was boxed up and today everything was loaded into a truck. Most of what we own will sit in storage until mid-May when we find a new place to live in San Diego. (In the meantime we are going to be crashing with our families in Sacramento, getting married, honeymooning in Bora Bora, and watching/participating in a med school graduation.)

It won't be boring.

And for the next two nights it's just me, P, a few bottles of wine and a wireless internet signal. I think that's all we'll need.