You guys. Can I tell you something?

(I guess I can. This is my blog, after all. I could tell you anything. For example, I could tell you that you have a squirrel on your head, and that wouldn’t even be true, unless I am grossly underestimating the kind of lifestyle you lead. But I could still tell you that. Because I am entirely in control of what goes on this blog. I could publish a post that simply contained the letter “r” repeated over and over and over again, like “rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” — much like the sound, now that I think of it, that a rabid squirrel atop your head might make — and nobody could stop me. )

Ahem.

This is a really crazy week. I took on some side work, because I guess the full-time job and the wedding planning just wasn’t filling all of the hours in my day. For example, I was still finding time to sleep. I know! What a lazy jerk.

But yeah. Since I don’t have time to write a “real” post right now, I thought I’d just pop in and say hi really quick. Hi! Hello to those of you who are still around, anyway. Seeing as how it’s a big holiday weekend in the U.S. and Canada, I wouldn’t be surprised if many of you were totally ignoring the internet right now in favor of sitting outside on a lawn chair drinking a chilled beverage. Or getting married.

Oh yes, that’s right. I am thinking of two people in particular right now: Nina, who comments here regularly and who doesn’t have her own blog, but I sure wish she did; and kc, of Shiny Pretty Bits. Guys, Nina is getting married this Saturday. This! Saturday! And kc is getting married on Monday. MONDAY! I have never met either of these ladies, yet I am on pins and needles for them. That is the power of the internet, folks. Say what you will about the ills of the digital age. Say what you will about the erosion of interpersonal contact. I say this here community is a total win. You guys are all a win.

I started this blog almost a year ago. I started it because I thought it would be a great way to document this process and to connect with others.* Actually, Angie put it best recently when she said that so many of us blog about our weddings “to share, to be heard, to support and to be supported.” I don’t think I quite understood the support thing until just a few short months ago. The word blessing sounds kinda smarmy, but really, I can’t think of a better word than that to describe how much of a blessing it’s been to find all of you. You’ve talked me down from the crazy ledge, and you’ve offered your opinions when I’ve had too many options on the table. I love posting just to see what you’ll write back. I love feeling that, for better or for worse, we’re all in this together. And I love reading your own blogs — those of you who have them — because it’s such a thrill to see where you’re all at in this process.

So, before you crack open that beverage and kick off your weekend, I just want to say: Thanks. And Nina, kc: Good luck. Please let us know what it’s like on the other side.

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* And I can’t lie: I also started it because, deep down, I was secretly hoping someone would email me one day and say, “Hey! We like your bizarre, erratic writing SO MUCH, that we’d like to offer you an annual six-figure salary to write a new blog post every single day! Actually, scratch that! Every other day would be just fine! And you can still take all the major holidays off!” I’m still holding onto my dream, and yet that inbox remains empty.