To those of you who are wondering, yes, I went through with it, and I am now Mrs. McNeal! Though I'll confess, I feel much too young to be "Mrs" anything. (My mother-in-law confessed that she still feels that way.) The wedding was beautiful, and everything I wanted it to be. It felt like it went by so fast, though. The ceremony lasted half an hour, but it felt like five minutes. Dad said I was trying to race down the aisle. I was excited, what can I say? The reception was a ton of fun, though I am now regretful that I didn't make as much of an effort as I could have to spend time with my relatives and some of the other guests. I danced with a lot of men, from Chris and my dad to grandparents and baby Hunter. I danced with quite a few girls, too. For the wedding night, Chris and I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Gig Harbor, which was awesome. The shower in the honeymoon suite is as big as our entire bathroom here. The hosts were great, and they cooked a fantastic breakfast. So if anyone is looking for a romantic getaway in Western Washington at a reasonable price, I'll get you the details, because this place was very cool. On Sunday we opened presents, and I was very surprised at how much we got! My favorite gift at the moment is definitely the coffeemaker. There's nothing quite like fresh coffee in the morning! The gift that most intrigues me is the SushiMaster, from my Maid of Honor and my blue-haired ex-roomie. As soon as I clear enough space on my kitchen table and figure out where I can buy seaweed in Ellensburg, I'm totally going to make heart-shaped sushi. How awesome will that be? I believe the correct answer is SO awesome! Anyways, we've got a bunch of extra food here, so if anyone wants to come over for cheese and crackers, chips and salsa, wedding cake, or sushi, let me know!
I've been having to offer a lot of apologies for my absences, and I can't see that changing anytime soon. I'm taking 18 credits, working about 20-25 hrs per week (except on the weekends we go to camp. On those weeks, the number is closer to 35, but I don't get paid for most of them.) I am, of course, planning a wedding. I've been pretty stressed about it. I've been to the point that I have almost literally no free time. I played about 15 minutes of MarioKart yesterday, and it was the first time in about two weeks I'd touched a video game. The book I was whipping through a few weeks ago has languished for over a week without my reading a single page. Yesterday was supposed to be my first weekend day off where I didn't work at either camp, but I ended up having to go in to work anyways. I'm starting to get back on top of things: I'm finally caught up on my homework, and I did have some free time yesterday, which was nice.
So that's that. Enough excuses. The wedding is in five days, which in itself is pretty exciting. The festivities kick off on Thursday with his-and-hers bachelor and bachelorette parties, and there's a wedding event of some sort every day through Sunday. I think it will be a blast.
Wow. Is that all I have to say? I've been staring at the screen for about five minutes, and I literally can't think of anything else worth saying. No wonder I haven't posted.
We're looking for someone to sublet our apartment over the summer, so if anyone knows anyone who wants a place to stay in Ellensburg for cheap, let me know. Doubtful, since most of my readers are in the Seattle area. But I thought I'd throw it out there.
