Getting Close

Geez, I've really been bad about blogging lately. Actually, that's not entirely true. I've been writing posts. They're just not getting posted. Not yet anyway. I have a few posts scheduled for the week of my upcoming vacation and I want to make sure that they're just right (since I won't be around to edit 54 times after officially posting them, I need to tweak them now).

Vacation? you say. Yes, vacation, I say. While I don't really think of our trips to Colorado as real, actual vacations, I suppose that's the technical term for our upcoming trip.

We have a wedding to go to in Kansas City (the one IN Kansas, not Missouri, in case you were wondering--and, yes, I'm the ass that always asks "the one in Kansas or Missouri?" when people tell me they're going to Kansas City) at the end of the month. It just happens to fall the day before our one-year anniversary. Or, actually, due to leap year, that's technically the day that is 365 days after we shared vows. But, whatever, I'm not keeping track or anything. So, we're going to a wedding to celebrate our love for each other. Really, I am so happy for Larry and Renee and am thrilled to see them get married. I couldn't imagine missing their wedding.

And then on the actual day, we're driving from Kansas City to Telluride. Romantic, right? I think so! But then, we'll spend several glorious days in one of the most beautiful places on earth with friends and family and it will basically be our wedding, version 2.0. I'm excited! And, yes, I do plan to go back to the exact spot where we were married to gaze into his eyes lovingly and reaffirm my undying love and affection for him.

And (and? there's more?) we'll be there for the 4th of July. And this just happens to be one of my favorite days of the year. It's my dad's birthday and we always have a fun party. The weather is usually spectacular that time of year, the fireworks display put on by the Fire Department are incredible and it's just FUN!

We are taking Indy and I really think she'll enjoy it. Sure, she might not enjoy the many, many hours in the car to get there (really, who does?). But, I promised her she'll love it when we finally arrive. I expect her to be ecstatic about meeting my parents' dog, Timber, and less than thrilled about the cats. She loves the water and my parents have a pond on their property, so I suspect she'll be doing some swimming. We'll also probably take her hiking, on the gondola, or whatever else strikes our fancy. I wouldn't be too surprised if she tried to stay when it's time for us to come home.

Truth be told, this trip has sort of snuck up on me. A year ago, I was so busy with wedding stuff that we got to the end of June and didn't even realize it. This year, I'm still pretty busy (though not with wedding stuff--thank goodness!) and I am suddenly noticing that we're leaving next week. I've been thinking a lot of Renee lately and how she's holding up. Having been there a year ago, I can only imagine (though, I handled the planning fairly well, I did have a meltdown or two). She is going to make one beautiful bride. And Larry won't look half bad either.

So, that's that. I'm really excited about my vacation and wouldn't want to spend that week (or our anniversary) any other way.