H: The most exciting two days I've had since I was six. Parts I and II

Oooooh I've been waiting to write this post...literally.

PART I:

5/11/10 10:26 am

It feels like the night before Christmas.
Not the kind I have now (where I'm up doing all the stuff that I still need to get done by day break before crashing from exhaustion), but the kind I had when I was a little kid (where I was hiding under a blanket with a flashlight waiting for Santa Claus before crashing from exhaustion).

I am excited.

I am VERY excited.

I am EXTREMELY excited.

I am so excited that last night I couldn't sleep and when I did I had weird dreams. Staying in my chair at work is posing a challenge and I'm giggling like a school girl every five minutes. I know that because I keep watching the clock, counting down the hours/minutes/you guessed it seconds.

Why, you ask? Two reasons:

1. Tomorrow our engagement photos will be taken with the magnificent and brilliant Jessica Moores and

2. One of my best friends in the whole world is getting engaged to one of my other best friends in the whole world. TONIGHT!

***SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL***

It doesn't seem rational that they're getting engaged and I'M as excited about it as I am, but I am! I think this is due in large part of the fact that I love them both with great fervor and devotion, and also that I selfishly am happy to not be alone. The prospect of getting to share planning and events with a best girl friend is so exciting that I just wet myself a little.

PLUS there's the little matter of these two people being two of the finest on Earth. They deserve to have a beautiful wedding and to be incredibly happy.

Jeff, Robin, I love you both so much and (as evidenced by the above rantings) I'm so excited for you! I promise, not in a creepy way!

Oh and Miss Robin: I'm sorry about deliberately misleading you (technically I didn't lie!) into thinking you'd be engaged at Christmas. But I'm sure you understand that with your refined ability to weed out information (the CIA would love you), subtle and sneaky measures were needed. My sincerest hope is that when Jeff pulled out the ring, it was a pleasant and heart-pounding surprise for you.

My Handsome Jeff: I hope that you got to say everything that you wanted to and that the pressure wasn't too much to stop you from enjoying yourself.

Somehow, I think it will turn out perfectly :-)


PART II

5/12/10 4:05 am

Once again I can't sleep and once again it's because of the same two reasons above; my darling Jeff and Robin and the incomparable Jessica Moores. The excitement of Jeff and Robin's engagement has taken hold and I'm ecstatic for them! Best part of my evening? That first text message from Robin ("you big fat liar!!!).
To my darling Miss Robin: I regret nothing!!!

Today Josh and I have our engagement session with Jessica, and that is what is primarily keeping me up at present. 4 am and I'm wide awake, plotting and thinking up fun things to do. Josh and I will be having our engagement The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento and the possibilities are ENDLESS. My list so far?
- Playing in the bathtub.
- Playing in the bathtub with rubber duckies that were a gift from my co-worker, Victoria.
- Jumping on the bed.
- Making a fort out of pillows and sheets.
- Coloring with markers and paper.
- Making signs with said markers and paper.
- Pillow fight!
- Beautiful pics of the two of us from above.
- Gorgeous laid back photos at the hotel cafe.
- Photos at sunset. 'Nuff said.

Incidentally, this is also a day of much needed pampering.
Today's schedule:
11:30: Josh's haircut and Nina's Salon in Davis.
12:00: Nail appointment (mani/pedi. THAT is going to be awesome as my nails are a MESS).
1:30: Hair appointment at Nina's Salon.
3:00: Make-up appointment at Smooth as Silk in Davis.
4:30: Pictures at The Citizen!!!

Oh yes. EXCITING.
On a practical note, I should probably do something about this excitement. I'm very happy to have it and it lends to surges in productivity, but there are some drawbacks. First, at its peak it made me physically nauseous (though to be fair that could have been the chicken burrito I had for dinner). And second, I really should be sleeping right now. I can't say for certain but I'm pretty sure that the day before my wedding it will be necessary to drug myself.
I'd better get the experimenting with Benadryl and brandy out of the way BEFORE November 19th.