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‘round the bend

You know those moments in formulaic movies. Our heroes hit their lowest points. Everything looks stressful. Then something changes, and everything starts looking up.

This week feels different from last week. I think we’ve finally made it ‘round the bend in terms of wedding planning. With two weeks to go until the wedding, it’s about time. =)

We’ve cleared most of the woodworking tools from the living room, so there’s space for guests. We reinstalled the shoe cabinets in the newly-painted hallway. We have a detailed plan for things to do until the big day. We’ve got a definite answer for the drama we’d been struggling with, and everything else looks like it will work out.

Things are looking up. I’m even excited – it might not be the stressful day I’d been dreading. It might even be fun. =)

Short URL: http://sachachua.com/blog/p/8805
  • Anna Dreyzin

    Good luck! Hope its a beautiful day, filled with love, fun and joy! Try to relax and enjoy as much as you can …. and if you have someone take a video too … its nice to look back and remember when your old and grey :-) Wising you no stress and much happiness on your wedding day!

  • http://www.rcarlos.com/wp Ramon

    nice sacha. As usual, I’ll insert my quote for the week. On this day’s post even.

    The round-the-bend moment you describe was written so well by one Roger Zelazny. I shan’t tell you the book so you’ll have to read them all:

    “The stars have ran their fiery courses across the sky to their proper places positioned with elegant cunning and possessed of noble portent.”

    .. in this case… shoe cabinets and wood working tools moving to their proper places… coolness. You’re stumbling upon your future. The universe unfolds the way it should. God bless.

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