Movement and Headaches
So the venue is paid off! Amazingly, my dad has decided that because of everything going on right now, he and my mom will take care of the major payments for the wedding.
I don't think I've talked about it on here, but I'm currently on modified duty at work because of my carpal tunnel. It's been officially diagnosed and is being treated. I've been on modified for the last eight weeks and am not currently sure when I'll be going back to my regular job. Last Thursday, I had endoscopic carpal tunnel release on my right hand. I go for the follow up and suture removal tomorrow. I'm currently on leave and haven't been to work at all in a week, since I've been recovering from the surgery and on a mild narcotic painkiller. I still have some numbness in my thumb and first two fingers, but I think that'll go away in time. I'm not having the intense pain I was first thing in the morning anymore, though, which is wonderful. I am still having pain when I do certain things, but that's mostly just because, well, they cut my hand open and bisected a ligament and then sewed it back up. It's gonna hurt for a while.
Anyway, they're going to determine tomorrow when I have the surgery on my left hand. Since we're just over three weeks out from the wedding, I'm hoping that it can either be done ASAP or immediately after our honeymoon. I don't want to have it after September 4 or before the end of the honeymoon. So we'll see how that goes. I'm also going to find out tomorrow if I'm staying off of work or going back to modified duty. However, because of the surgery and everything and it being so close to the wedding, my dad has finally seen the light that we don't have enough money to cover everything. So he and my mom are covering the big stuff and we're just taking care of the little things we have left to do.
Look what came in the mail today!
I was so excited about them coming out with a purple comp Magic Band that I knew that would be what I'd get for the honeymoon stay. I'm not sure why DF chose orange, but they look good together! We also were looking at the custom D-Tech ones that have the bride and groom designs, but I'm not sure when. We got the "welcome packet" thing with vouchers and all that about a week or so ago, so that's set aside with the bands. I'm going to start putting things together tomorrow after the doctor appointment so that we have less to do the week of the wedding, especially since we don't know if I'll be working or on leave.
We ordered some stuff from Oriental Trading, which will be coming tomorrow, according to tracking. It's just little stuff, a couple of decorations and bubbles and that sort of thing. There are still some things we have to order or pick up, and we're FINALLY going to be able to sort out the menu with the caterer on Sunday. Instead of dealing with getting my dress altered in a shop, my mom and I found a how-to video on YouTube and are going to do a very basic bustle on my dress. As far as I know, that's all I need done. At this point, we just don't have the time to take it anywhere.
After a lot of googling and a few emails, I've also come to the conclusion that my original idea for centerpieces just isn't going to work. Apparently grocery stores down here don't start to carry pumpkins until late September, and the local pumpkin patches don't open until October. So we're going to figure something else out. I have some ideas on my Pinterest, but I'm going to run them by DF first. These are the ones I like:
I like the lower one here.
Whichever of these we choose, it'd be in our colors and we'd surround it with tealights and some other floofy stuff to make it pretty.
One of the places I've been stationed at while on light duty is CRT, as a greeter, and I was there pretty frequently, so I got close with some of the people who work there. I was talking to one CP about the wedding and she offered to come and do the set up the morning of! I just have to let her know what time and all that
Oh, and my matron of honor has taken it upon herself to throw us a co-ed bridal shower on the evening of 9/15! So that'll be fun!
So this is the list of the stuff we have left to do, as of now:
- Get marriage license
- Order flowers, then build bouquets/centerpieces on 9/15
- Buy s'more stuff, package on 9/15
- Buy bridal party gifts
- Buy cake server set
- Order guest book
- Build "oh **** kit" for wedding day
- Have dress steamed 9/17 morning
- Dollar Tree run: vases, mirrors, candles, headbands for ears
- Make ears for bridal party
- Pack all ceremony and reception stuff in bins
- Pack for honeymoon
- Buy picture frames for table names (check at Dollar Tree first)
I think that's everything for now. We're just sorting everything else out, finalizing things... I can't believe it's three weeks from Saturday!
Just a few more weeks!!!
I'm very happy that we found a set that match and that we like. I had to get a simple ring so that I can wear it in the kitchen at work. But yeah, seriously, yay for free!
I'm gonna be at CRT tomorrow, so if she's there, I'll talk to her about it. If not, I also have her on Facebook, so we can talk about it on there.
Thanks for joining along! 
We're actually eleven days away now (the wedding is 9/17), but still OMG HOW IS IT NEXT WEEK?! I really love our engagement pictures! We did a Shutterfly guest book with them, and it came out really nice! My mom actually asked if we could order one for her 
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