Note: I wrote this post one evening this past week while in Switzerland for work, but since I didn’t have an internet connection at the hotel room I’m finally getting around to posting this today (from home – it’s always great to come home)…

So I’ve already failed my 1-posting-a-week promise. What can I say, things got busy (insane). I’m writing this 6 time zones away from home base. I’m currently in Zurich, Switzerland for the week getting introduced and inundated on a new project. It’s nice to have a short break from the day-to-day wedding planning, but it feels odd to be so far removed.

On Friday last week I took the day off to accomplish two major items:  Finish moving out of my apartment  and mailing all of the invitations.

I’m happy to report that I was able to complete both with tons of help. Thanks to my Aunt Carol and cousins Lexie and Katie for helping me finish with the last few things to move. Also thanks to my Grandma Rosie and cousin Nicole for putting the final stamps on the invitations (and thanks to Maria, Lindsay, Heather, Christine, Catherine, Aunt Sue, my mom and of course Nick for helping assemble them throughout the week). A note to those who will be mailing ridiculously-large invitations in the future: Make sure you go to the post office and have them weighed for postage rather than guessing!! I can’t stress enough how happy Mr. Postman was that I came in BEFORE I mailed them. He told me that he often has visits from disgruntled brides who mailed invitations without consulting a post office first.

I mailed the invitations at 6:30 pm on Friday evening at a post office and on Saturday Nick and I started receiving text messages and phone calls from those who had already received them! Wow, that’s service!!

Here’s where project wedding currently stands (I love lists, hence, a list):

• We met with the caterer last week to finalize the food details. I can’t say enough good things about TJ from Berwick. Wow, wow, wow, do I feel great about having him cater our wedding. Oh yeah, and come hungry. There will be insane amounts of food.
• The invitations were ordered through Paper Occasions. The invitations look wonderful, although there were a few issues with the timing of when they were ready and when I had requested they be ready. I also did not receive enough of the reception inserts. These delays caused me some unnecessary stress in getting them mailed before I left for Switzerland that I could have done without (thank goodness for all those that pitched in to help – again, THANK YOU).
• I have not had a good workout in 2+ weeks and that doesn’t make me feel so good. At least this week in Switzerland I’m walking at least 3 miles a day between the hotel and train and then the train and work, so at least I’m doing SOMETHING! Granted, the pressure to workout is all me. Nick repeatedly tells me how much he loves me the way that I am!!
• I’ve started to nix some unneccessary details. Cocktail napkins = cut. Cupcakes for the kids = cut. (We’ll have cake, ice cream, Italian cookies and swiss chocolate, I think that’s enough for a sugarhigh).
• Theknot.com message boards make me slightly crazy. I need to avoid them.
• I’ve been buying some good Swiss chocolate for the wedding favors this week. I’m not able to buy truffles as carrying 600 of those home would be painful, but I am buying my second favorite swiss candy, little Lindt candy bars. Now I have to keep Nick and I from eating all of them…

Time to find some dinner. A little over 6-weeks to go…