Just a few more days...

I leave for Hawaii on MONDAY! :D

and I am extremely excited, if not also a bit nervous. I've been packing the past two days and I think I've finally decided to bite the bullet and check two bags, that way I can have more then one weeks worth of clothes, and my backpacking gear :)

The past couple weeks have been busy, spending time with friends and family (and future family, visiting Jon's family in Michigan). plus wedding planning.

My mom and I have successfully accomplished the following

we have booked
   the church
   the hall
   the caterer
   the DJ
   the florist

we have picked out
   my wedding dress
   the maid of honor's dress

we went to the caterer's preview dinner and tried yummy food :)

and have put together a guest list that continues to grow..and grow...and grow....

All together, not to shabby for just over a month's worth of work. The goal is that I won't have to do much work on wedding stuff while I'm in Hawaii, since the time difference and the fact that I'll be 4500 miles from home will make most of it difficult.

It has been a very interesting process, more complicated then I think it should have to be, but the more I look into these things the more I realize that it could be much much more complicated, but who needs that kind of stress :) ?

It's really strange packing up all of my winter clothes at the end of January and pulling out shorts, t-shirts and my swim suit but based on last time I was in Hawaii (last November) I know that if I pack to many warm clothes I am going to overheat much of the time.

But at the same time, I'm going to be working at a rather high elevation, and in some very sharp terrain, so long pants are a must, thus why packing is not going to be as minimalist as I hoped, but hopefully I am only taking what I need and will use, hopefully.