Happy Marriage Equality Day!

I love seeing the pictures of couples lined up to get their marriage license today! Holding hands and celebrating together! It makes my own (upcoming) marriage feel more real and important. I didn’t post about this when Ref 74 first passed, because I still had some bit of doubt that it was real- I actually had dreams about ballots being recounted- but seeing the pictures today and the joy on the faces of those relationships finally being recognized equally- I finally feel confident that it is real. Congratulations and best wishes to all those soon-to-be married folks! 

The holidays have arrived! I stopped at the bank on Tuesday and the bank gal greeted me nicely and said ‘so are you all ready for the holiday?’ And I automatically gave her an emphatic NO! which came out almost Scrooge-y. I had a moment of panic and then realized- hey lady, it’s only December 4^th. C’mon…let me ENJOY the season! The build up and preparation is just as important and magical as the actual day!

Brian and I went and picked up ol Doug 2 on Sunday night. Last year we names the Christmas tree Doug, as in Douglas Fir. Well, when we got to the Christmas tree farm (just kidding, we went to the Fred Meyer parking lot), we were in search of the perfect Doug 2…and we discovered that our Douglas Fir from last year was actually a Noble Fir…how silly we felt. Apparently another name for the Noble Fir is Christmas Tree. Our tree is still called Doug though. Anyway…so we found the perfect tree, brought the car around, and were given about 50 feet of string to tie the tree to the top of Brian’s Camry. We tried, we really did. But there was no way we were going to get that tree from Ballard to Phinney- up the big hills, without Doug ending up on the side of a road or on someone else’s car. Brian made a brilliant suggestion that I scoffed at and then realized was perfect. So here we are, in the car, with ol Doug in the backseat- top and bottom hanging out the rolled down windows. No big deal. The car smelled great. Why buy a tree car deodorizer? Just put a TREE in the car. 

I just got an email from theknot (I signed up because I needed some kind of checklist) that reminded me that today is December 6^th- and we are 4 months out from the wedding! How crazy! We met up with a friend on Tuesday who is helping with us our invitations- which I am so excited about! And I got my dress…which I am THRILLED about. I was having a hard time imagining myself in a wedding dress, because I just don’t like them that much. I tried on a bunch of dresses that were fine and I’m sure would work out fine, but just nothing that I would totally look forward to putting on…and then I found one that is SO much more ME than any other…it is not a traditional wedding dress at all. I hope Brian will be okay with that. :)

 

I went to an info session at PLU today about their Masters program for Nursing. I feel pretty confident that it is the route I want to go. Cost, time, opportunity- it just makes the most sense. And as much as Tacoma doesn’t thrill me, I do like the idea of being at PLU. There is still quite a while before applications and such (program would start June 2014 at the earliest), but that is going to be my goal. It is obviously quite competitive, but I actually left that info session feeling more confident than I did at the North Seattle CC Associates Degree program. 

Okay…must go…since I am in Tacoma, I get to visit my dad at work!