Do you ever feel like people are annoyed by the parts of your life you’re most excited about? Life changes, job promotions, personal successes, etc? Do YOU ever find yourself being annoyed at others for that very same thing? I know I’m guilty of it. Why are we though? I asked myself that question and I really don’t think I have a good reason.

Maybe it’s just part of being human. I don’t wish anyone ill will or failure. I want others to be happy about what’s going on in their lives. So why do we sometimes feel that little inkling of annoyance at other’s excitement?

I have largely refrained from talking about wedding related stuff for this very reason. I’m worried that people will be annoyed with how excited I am at this life change Dan and I are about to make. But now that we are only five weeks away, all the details are coming together and it’s starting to feel more and more real, I can’t NOT talk about it.

So, this week, I’m saying f*ck it, and I’m going to talk ALL ABOUT IT! If you’re one of the annoyed ones, happily move along. You’ve been warned. 🙂

Wedding planning has been an adventure. While parts of it has been fun, I can say with 100% confidence that – heaven forbid – I ever get married a second time, I’m going to the court house.

I know I’d regret it if I didn’t have a wedding and get a pretty dress and all that jazz, but it’s a lot of work! And while my mom and sister might say otherwise, I’ll give myself props for not turning into a big anxious mess. While I do have a vision of how I want the day to unfold, if everything falls apart tomorrow, all I care about is that Dan and I are married at the end of it.

Because if I have learned anything during this “preparing for marriage” process, it’s that I do not know how I deserve this man.

As part of the marriage preparedness plan, we had to go to a marriage retreat last weekend in Sioux Falls. It was a very long weekend of talking deeply about the ins and outs of marriage – kids, money, roles in the household, etc. Dan and I have always been very open with each other. Nothing we talked about last weekend was something we hadn’t at least touched on at one point or the other. But we were able to talk a little further about some things that I maybe had been a little nervous to talk about previously.

Not only did Dan completely erase any sliver of worry I might have had, but he made me even more excited to tackle all of life’s ups and downs with him. There were several times during last weekend where all I thought was, “how did I get so lucky?” I’ll never know for sure, but I’m gonna spend the rest of my life making sure he knows how thankful I am for him.

As we get closer and closer to the big day, I will probably be talking a lot more about it – not going to lie. I’ll try not to be crazy annoying about how excited I am, but sometimes I just can’t help myself! And I’m allowed to be excited about it, so I don’t even really feel the need to apologize for it. 🙂

That’s something I need to keep in mind too. Everyone is allowed to be excited about what’s going on in their life. It may not always make sense to me, but there’s no reason I can’t be happy right along with them. Let’s all try to spread more love and happiness!

Until next time! 🙂

Megan Reiffenberger