Ahhhhhhh . . . :)

Nothing like whipping out 225 invitations in 2 hours! (That is, putting stamps on envelopes and tying them together. We will address them next weekend.) We had a little invitation party over here on Saturday night. The process of preparing these beautiful invitations became a little more labor-intensive than I originally thought because we had to burn the ends of the bows, which were unraveling after being cut. But they do look amazing now if I do say so myself!

What better to offer as a drink than Mike's hard *pink* lemonade? I couldn't resist. Although, I did notice that my sister and I were the only ones drinking it . . . So I'm kicking back with another tonight! :)

The Lord has been so kind to me in the last 24 hours. I'm so grateful for *feeling* back to par. It has been difficult to adjust to a new location over the last month. I'm kind of a nomad between now and when I get married. For 4 years I lived 2 miles from a beautiful church that I could easily get to before or after work. Now I live 15 miles from a church with no convenient daily Masses times unless one doesn't have far to commute. I've also had an irregular work schedule, scattered with travel. It's been difficult to establish a normal pattern, which has really frustrated me. My spiritual director, however, gave me some good advice: don't think about these issues as being insurmountable. So I've been praying to get back my old cheer. One of my colleagues even said last week: "a lot of things annoy you." (Boo. :( ) I read this article, which made me think about taking personal responsibility for my behavior. That and a successful work event tonight, drizzled with compliments on my competence, really helped me to feel back in control of my life. Thank you, Jesus! Now I will begin my new regime! :)