By Leaps and Bounds.

Why am I choosing to write today?

While at work, of all the hectic places?

Because its Leap Day and I think that deserves a special post?

Because the toddler is asleep and the 8 year old is doing homework quietly next to me?

Because there's cookie dough in the freezer calling my name and I have a dress fitting soon so I am trying to eat healthier?

It could be one, or a combination of all of these things.

And it's been over a week since I've written anything.

Life is doing this strange thing of moving incredibly fast, but yet crawling by.

How does that work?

Maybe it has something to do with perspective.

Emmett will be 5 months old on the 10th, old enough for baby food.

That's how time is moving fast. I can't believe he's this big already!

It is STILL 73 days until the wedding!

Yes, I said still, not only.

I feel like we have been engaged and wedding planning forever.

I'm trying to not wish it away, as we are finding out a lot about ourselves and each other during this stage.

Our relationship is growing by leaps and bounds.

But in learning about myself I've come to realize something.

I am SO over wedding planning.

I'm not disliking it, and it's not terribly stressful, but I am just over it.

I think as brides to be, we run around in this dream-like state for the first few months;

We are dress shopping, making big plans for flowers and photographers, all the while receiving congratulations and well-wishes from everyone around us.

And then that gradually starts to drop off.

And then you get so planned that you have your dress, his suit, your flowers, rings, a pastor, and every other important thing planned.

And you are, like me, thinking:

"Okay, what are we waiting for? Can we just do this now?"

I came to this realization yesterday while talking with my hairdresser, Meghan.

We were talking wedding stuff, and I finally figured out that I do not LOVE wedding planning as much as I thought I would.

Yes, I loved planning our wedding.

Yes, I love looking forward to it.

But honestly, most of all I love that at the end of the day we will be husband and wifey, walking (or running, refer back to the "nephews are growing up to fast" part) through life together.

And that's why I'm over wedding planning!

What about you, past brides? Did you get to this point?

Let me know!