weekend bits o' loooove

It's been awhile, so hello to you. 
I'm sitting here with a most delicious beer and a veggie stir-fry settled in my belly in a most comfortable way. It was leftovers from last night's dinner with Will, and it makes me happy to eat it because it reminds me that he was just here, having dinner with me. This weekend was pure bliss. Will came down to spend his birthday weekend with me in Boston, and he surprised me and stayed a few extra days. He got here on Friday night, straight off a bus at South Station and into the cold and blustery December night air. Lights twinkled and horns honked and people rushed on by and then there he was, my smiling man picking me up and hugging me tight. (And yes, in my head anyway, it was just that ridiculously romantic. Ha! No but really.) There is something to this distance thing that makes seeing each other a little more special each time. I've always been excited and nervous to see him when the day is over--I remember thinking that it was crazy to feel that way after the first year, and then second, and third...but here we are at eight and it's freaking insane how happy I am when I see him. Then you add in weeks in between and it's just happiness on a whole new level. I know this is just ridiculous to read. Sorry, or actually...I take that back. I'm really not. I just feel so intensely happy lately all the dang time. It makes me feel so incredibly excited to marry this man. There are things about him that only I know. Me. The one person in this world that really truly knows him and I feel like that's the biggest honor. Love is a ridiculously wonderful thing, and I'm so so so lucky. 
So yeah. 
OH! I think I've found a dress. I've said this for no less than four thousand dresses, so of course this could change. But it's exciting to me that I've found one that has consistently made me feel super dreamy. I haven't made the big purchase yet though because I'm still holding out for a better deal. You see, I've made the genius discovery that you can buy a dress online, brand new and totally fantastic, for dollars. DOLLARS. As in I found one for 2 dollars 14 cents (but it's basically a down comforter, so I'm all set thankyouverymuch). The nature of this blog is disclosing cost of things in order to show that you can indeed have a most beautiful wedding at a most normal cost, so I'm going to tell you that the one I want is 165 dollars even though I'm starting to feel like disclosing cost of things is maybe a bit tacky (?). Ahh welll. It was originally 575, so yeah. Holy crap. That's awesome, right? I have found the headpiece that I want to wear and it's a little less than the cost of the dress--after Christmas, that baby is mine. 
I think that's about all. Will and I are still waiting on some addresses, but other than that our Save the Dates are ready to send. Fiiiinally. We did some wedding dreaming over the weekend and he has this idea for what he wants to wear and holy balls I can't wait to see the outcome. Other than that, that's about all. I kind of can't wait until the holiday craziness is over and we can get to work on it all. Heck yes.