I’ll tell you what…I had a mild breakdown yesterday.  It only took about five days to fully realize the scope of what’s happening.  Don’t get me wrong, Mandy and I are still in “engaged bliss.”  Life couldn’t be better, really.  But, all of it seemed to hit me yesterday.  The planning.  The preperations.  The  magnitude of it all.  I’m taking on the job of planning the honeymoon.  One little job, compared to the hundred’s Mandy is going to be dealing with.  I was completely focused on surfing carribean destinations, when Mandy’s email came.  “Can you please start a guest list of your friends and family?  Can you start looking at wedding bands?  Let’s really focus on a date, what do you think?” 

Now, all of these questions are fair and need to be addressed soon.  So, why then was I on the floor of our bedroom, huddled in the fetal position, rocking back and forth?  It all just hit me what we were about to experience.  So many decisions are going to be made.  Most of these decisions will be Mandy’s. My job will be to support her and chime in when necessary.  She hasn’t had a freak out yet.  Being a lady, I would like to think she has a better grasp of the situation, far more than me, a guy who only notices the flavor of cake at a wedding.  Looks like there is a lot more to it than that.

 A day later, my stress level is back down and I’m pretty confident I will make it thru without incident.  My job is to be Mandy’s rock, her sounding board when she (if she) has a freak out.  I’m just glad it only took my five days to realize that.

-Howler

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