Family

So...it's been a rocky few weeks...after school started, it all went downhill...my emotions mixed with my frustrations in regards to a few people involved with the wedding and their hurtful ways of speaking to me, signing up for my boards, getting a running start with the Spring semester...etc, etc. Needless to say, it's been a hard few weeks filled with alot of tears and depression and anxiety. I think I've calmed down now that I've stepped away from it all for about a week...I took time not to speak with anyone involved with the wedding during this time...well, except for Geoff, of course.

I feel like I need to share some stuff...my sister is so super sweet. Despite being sick much of the time from stress and just winter ailments, she has still managed to pull thru with alot of things for me. Geoff's cake, our hotel arrangements, making me laugh and generally taking my side, even when I'm wrong...then knowing when to tell me I was wrong. She's been great overall.

My dad...what can I say...he's loud and obnoxious, and sometimes, downright mean...but, when I step back and look at the whole picture, he's just really excited that I'm marrying the right guy...and that's a first, lol! His excitement exudes out of his pores when he wants to do all this stuff for the wedding, just to make sure it's all going as planned.

And, finally...my mother. She may not say the right things sometimes, but God bless her for trying her heart out. It's gotta be tough being her...she's stuck in the middle alot. And no matter how hard it is for her, she comes thru for me ALL THE TIME. Come to think of it, I can't think of a time when my mother ever let me down. She was always right...there, I said it. She's strewssed me out for the last few weeks, but it seems as though she's also taken a chill pill and relaxed. I'm hoping this streak will last thru the next 6 weeks and take us thru the wedding week with no glitches. Hooray!

~A

P.S.--I love my Geoff!