a record of the journey begins, 8 months later

so my fiance has taken to blogging the planning of our upcoming wedding. the trials, decisions, fights and love that all pour into the mix that I'm sure will turn out to be one tasty event and something that we'll remember for the rest of our lives.

as she has taken to this, I decided to do so as well. But my side probably won't consist of a debate on a style of chair covers (though I made no certain promises on that). However, I see this as a look at what I consider to be the modern guy's role and care about wedding planning and the like.

Being a modern guy, to me, means that you care deeply for the one you will marry and also care about the details of the special day you two will share. While you may not search the vast regions of google for photographers in your area, you will be certain to carefully dissect the styles and personality each potential vendor can bring to this occasion.

Now, I am still what can be considered a typical guy in the planning. I do sometimes (more often then not) frustrate my beautiful bride-to-be with my lack of dedicated time to looking at potential vendor's that she lays out for us to browse. Most times it takes a few weeks and many, many inquiries from her before I make the time to get it done.

today's hot button issue is the honeymoon. it started out with a statement, got heated and then cooled down. And it came at the worst time. She was on her way out to the door to work for the afternoon. I have a big issue with people leaving or going to sleep upset with each other. You don't know what life brings, so to cherish every moment is a trait we all must come to realize.

So there I was blocking the door, her only reasonable exit. She was standing there in her red coat. The same coat she was wearing when I proposed last April. I wouldn't let her leave until we both moved past being angry. I think that's really important. And I feel really lucky to realize this and to be with someone who will do this with me.

We cooled down, kissed with a passion (guys, never kiss the woman you love without such devotion) and she was off. Hours later she returned and we sat down together after a great home-cooked dinner by yours truly and looked at some great places to honeymoon at. St. Lucia and Jamaica are the front runners so far.

We also watched the movie "Julie and Julia," which was good and made me want to cook a lot of things.

I will end this blog with the next thing my fiance says out of her mouth: i'm tired.