to blog or not to blog

sometimes i do things that i wonder if i am really comfortable sharing with the world--or my blog readership, which for me is the world. time and time again the answer is, 'yes!'

so for those of you who are already in the loop on this, my self-deprecating humor will no longer be funny to you. i apologize.

for everyone else, perhaps i should start by explaining that for years and years i have wanted to be married on october 21st. while even i can't understand the complexities of why that is, it has something to do with my favorite number being 21 because when i was a youngin', i couldn't decide between 7 and 3, and i didn't like even numbers (still don't) so 21 was a better option than 10. why it wasn't 37 or 73 is beyond me. i came up with 21, and that number has come to take on a life of it's own over the years. now granted october is the 10th month, and normally just the fact that it is an even month would rule it out, but since it is once again the combination of 7 and 3, i have had it in my head for nigh on a decade that that would be my wedding date.

having a specific date in mind, however, has created sort of a problem. i also think it makes the most sense to have a wedding on a saturday--i'm not insensitive enough to make everyone take off work. so finding a year in which october 21st falls on a saturday suddenly becomes a giant challenge.

well, i had an epiphany last night and realized that this year, the stars (or date and day) align. that's where the insanity that i like to call 'extreme faith' or an 'investment in my future' began.

at this point, i'm short a groom, but in the standard mormon timeline of three month engagements, i figure that that gives me 5-6 months to lock one in. and, once again, according to the mormon timeline, that is totally doable.

so i went ahead and got started on the planning. as i am an event planner, i am under no misguided illusions that i could actually plan a wedding in three months, so i'm giving myself some lead time. the first step was the wedding website package i purchased today. it comes with a domain name, email, templates, online rsvps...you know, the works.

i had a little bit of difficulty choosing the domain name, but i finally settled on www.acoupleoffools.com. right now the 'couple' is me and my alter-ego, but in the long run i figure it's a perfect website name since some will think i am a fool for doing this, and since it will take a poor unsuspecting fool to marry me!

once the domain name was chosen and purchased, the real work began. the guest list has been imported, the bridesmaids entered, and the wedding quiz created. i think i am actually up to five guestbook entries.

though i don't know who the groom will be, i do know that he will be highly amused by all of this. he would have to be to end up with me!

feel free to check it out, take the quiz, sign the guestbook, point and mock--whatever makes you happy.



oh, and kelly--responses to your questions below:

did you know that the next time october 21st lands on a saturday is 2017?
yes! (i checked)


did you know if you get married at 10am that you have to be at the temple at 8:30am?
ouch. looks like 11am it is.


did you know that i am still laughing?!? i giggled in the bathroom. i was alone.
i am so glad you are giggling. giggling alone in the bathroom is the best.