Upstate New York

Im sitting in a hotel in upstate New York. Eric is taking the TOEFL test, and for some bizarre reason, Vestal New York was the closest place where he could take it before June. I dont understand it. Oh well. Im nervous for him. But, not being from a country with a huge push for standardized testing from age 10 forward, he doesn't feel the stress or the pressure. It's funny, because I keep thinking (and sometimes saying) "Don't you know that your WHOLE FUTURE will be effected by your score on this test?!" But he doesn't really seem affected by it. He didnt hear SAT, SAT, SAT while he was a kid or any of the other hoops we jump through - GRE, LSAT, MCAT, Praxis, LAST, blah blah blah... so it's like just another thing to him. I mean, maybe it really isn't. Maybe this is just his way of not getting stressed out and doing his best. But its just so unamerican! Isn't the USA about last minute cramming, completing endless test prep routines, eating every possible brain food for a week, listening to recordings of clues while you sleep, and praying that the notes under your pillow will somehow be absorbed into your brain?

Or was that just me?

27 days to go...

Yeah... 27 days away... It's hard to believe.

The wedding plans are starting to congeal a bit. Really, all of the plans are coming together. Once Eric and I made the biggest decision - figuring out where we want to live for the next stage of our lives - we became a little more motivated to do everything else too.

My dress is in - I just need to go pick it up. I mailed Katy's dress to her (purchased from Craigslist). I saved more than 50% on my bridal accessories by ordering them off of ebay, so Im feeling better about the spending in general.

The honeymoon is planned - North Carolina!! WOoo!!! I'm honestly really excited to be going to the South. I've only been to Atlanta and to Florida, and both of those were when I was young. I've never driven through any parts of the South so this should be great fun. I think we are both just so excited to go somewhere new to both of us. More details to follow...

Nothing important

I have nothing important to report. I'm a little burnt out on... well... everything. But... I made some wicked good chicken parmesan for dinner tonight. Earlier this week, rice krispy treats, and i experimented with a clam sauce that turned out well.

I'm just making sure I keep up with my blog though. I don't want any people to say I'm neglecting it. ;-) (you know who you are)