Freedom!

It was big day today, people. We are officially free! Our DIY wedding invitations that have been taking over our lives (and living room) for the last several weeks are officially out of our hands.

We woke up this morning bright and early (not our strong suit, especially after yet another late night of invitation assemblage) and took a shopping full of invitations down to the Post Office before work. After weighing a stack just to be *sure* we had the right postage and that nothing would be returned to us, we headed over to the mail slot and released our little labors of love, watching them slide down the chute and out of our hands for good! As silly as it sounds, and as burdensome as they've been, I felt a twinge of sadness watching them slide away. All that work, all that time! My babies! The sadness was mixed with a bit of nervousness as well. Will people like them? Did we do everything right? Will some crazed mailman go postal on them? Spill coffee on them? FORGET to deliver them?!?! Once we walked away, however, the sadness and nerves quickly dissolved into lots of relief and a bit of giddiness at the realization of what this meant. We. are. getting. MARRIED! Like, SERIOUSLY getting married...!! We've told all of our friends, but now 150 people will be getting the news in writing. It's official and there's no stopping it now. Ack! (that's a good 'ack' :)

If I had a my camera cord with me at work I would download and post the picture of us putting the last of the invites into the mail slot...but I do not. So the pictures will have to wait -- but I DO plan on posting a full-on invitation story here, complete with pictures and DIY goodies...coming soon :)