Fairytale meet reality

I'm back from Europe! And ENGAGED!!!! I know I haven't updated this blog in quite sometime so let me do a recap of the trip....

first....Jason proposed and we got engaged! The first day I arrived. Right on top of this tower in the background that I almost pushed him off of because he psyched me out with a gold bookmark first. But it all ended well :)

Then we traveled Paris in the rain

Saw the top of the alps

went to Rome and saw the colosseum and got a wicked tour of the vatican

and saw the Nuenshwanstein castle while camping in Bavaria

And of course I could post a million more pics but that's the highlight. I came home last Thursday night and for a minute the whole trip felt like it was just a dream. UNTIL I got swept away by wedding planning. I now have a dress, a photographer, the reception center, and engagement pics. And that's only the beginning. Tomorrow is meeting with the luncheon people, picking out my cake, looking at rings for him, paying deposit on our new apt, meeting with the invitations people and there was one more thing but I can't remember anymore. Despite what people may think, this is the fun stuff. (I actually am truly enjoying myself, I've been waiting my whole life to plan this!) The not fun stuff is what I have to do in between- look for jobs, figure out how to not be destitute in the fall, move all my junk and his back and forth between my apt and house, organize all of my junk, doctors appts, look at insurance, figure out cell phones, and all while make sure everyone party involved is happy. Needless to say, I'm stressed. Mostly about money. These pictures are going to have to go on my wall so I can remind myself about how much fun we had when we're sleeping on a air mattress, eating on a card table, watching a tiny t.v. on the floor, and eating mac and cheese because we can't afford anything. Probably the hardest part about all of this is Jason is still in Germany until the end of August which brings it's own set of challenges. I'm crossing uncharted territory and amongst the stress I'm very excited. Until this recent wave of stress, life has been very much like a dream and I'm still loving most of every minute or at least trying to. You only get to do this once.