I may be a little strange, but so far during this process of planning the wedding, I haven't been overly girly excited about anything yet. Don't get me wrong, going to the church with Simon was great and choosing the venue was also good, although I was very sad that Simon couldn't be there to do that with me. However, dress shopping was exciting, and has really made me excited for the wedding.
I went to SO many shops with my mum this week and tried on loads of dresses, lots of them I didn't like. I always find clothes shopping stressful, and I tried on some truly horrendous dresses! However, one really stood out. With the other dresses, I looked in the mirror and thought, 'no, this is wrong, that looks funny,' etc etc, but when I put this dress on and looked at my reflection, it all hit me. I am getting married. I am getting married to Simon. This is a BIG deal. I am excited! So that is the dress I ended up getting. Sorry, I can't show you any pictures - it's a surprise!
It's all feeling more 'real' now. I haven't got to talk to Simon much for a while as he is in France and doesn't get back until the end of the month when I am away. Also, I leave for Romania tomorrow with my brother and shall be there for two weeks. The next time we see eachother will probably be in September for our engagement party. I am so pleased that both of us are having adventures and enjoying the summer alone though. Come the 1st of March, neither of us will be able to just leave the country alone or just do exactly what we want without considering the other. I am happy that we are both using this time to do things we want to do. I am pleased neither of us got in eachother's way this summer.
As my Dad once told me, a relationship should set you free rather than tie you down.
