Wow, time is going semi-quickly. Concert band camp is upon us, and you know what that means... time to tolerate the one and only Fraggle (code name for one of the faculty). Oy vey!

Things have been going pretty well with family stuff, for the most part. I guess they have started cleaning out Grandpa's house, which is sad. But the entire family is really coming together. We've had some kind of get together every night. Thursday, people met for dinner on the way home, Friday was Jane's, yesterday was Judy's, and tonight is uncle Mike's. Tomorrow is the wake, and Tuesday is the funeral and graveside service. It'll suck major balls, but you know. I think that this is a time for us all to really lean on each other and grow closer as a unit.

On a happier note, my bridal shower is coming up this next Sunday! I am so excited! It's kitchen themed, which is AWESOME because that's seriously what we need the most. I'm a little bummed that no one has gotten the utensil crock from Brickyard Pottery yet... I've been checking the registry religiously to see. But I am so thrilled with everything else that is being purchased. I feel so weird, because I've never really been one to be like, "Oh good, get me that! Yes, I am getting presents!" I always hate getting gifts, but for some reason, my wedding has completely changed that. I am beside myself with glee at the idea of getting a bunch of new kitchen things. I think most of my registry is kitchen stuff, actually. It's tough to decide what to register for when you're moving into a fully furnished house. We did not pick any flatware yet, which we really probably should, but there's already stuff at the house that is just fine. Why fix what isn't broken? The pots, pans, and dishes need some serious updating, which everything that we registered for will fix. My college pots and pans that Mom got me are actually in pristine condition, since I rarely used them because I didn't want to wreck them. They are an amazingly nice Kitchenaid set. Navy blue, which will match our dishes, believe it or not. Who knew I would end up with blue-ish dishes? I used to really not like blue on stuff that I use all the time, but I like this pattern. http://www.brickyardpottery.com/giftregistry/bitneybryan.htm

Ah, wedding. This is going to be a blast. Max and I did SO WELL on our FOCCUS test! Father was very impressed, I guess. Pretty much totally sweet. I'm excited. Look out world, here we come!