I Plan, but Do I Enjoy?

I have already admitted here that I am a planner.   I embrace this fact mostly because, truth be told, there really is no hiding it.  It's what I do, but also how I think for better or worse.  With the recent tragic events in Aurora, I found myself wondering if I am truly enjoying what I do/plan to the fullest; or am I guilty of looking ahead to the next event.  There is also some concern that I need to be sure to enjoy the wedding day that has been in the making for a year by the time it takes place.

Ironically, two events both happened last week that have been on the calendar for months; so I feel as though I can answer my own question.  First was the Chicago and Doobie Brothers concert at Red Rocks.  Our group (Denise, John, Emily, Danny and I) bought the tickets back in March or April.

A little bit of rain was not going to spoil this evening, we had a blast!  There really is no concert venue like Red Rocks. At least not that I have ever experienced; it really is a phenomenal place to see a show.  It sure doesn't hurt that two of my all-time favorite bands were playing together, and did play together for the encore.  Oh my - I got goosebumps as they blended their two sounds to play each bands' hits.  There was also a funny moment for Danny and me when Chicago started to play, "Just You 'n Me".   The verbal intro was, "most of the people in this crowd have a connection to this song - you were either married to it or conceived to it."  Well, that just happens to be the song for Danny and my first dance as husband and wife.  I will not even acknowledge the latter part of that statement - you can ask my parents, but I do not want to know.

Next, Danny, Emily and I finally made it to the Colorado Sky Sox game that we originally had tickets for in early-April.  The fact that this became a long-range event was really beyond our control, since the game we had tickets for was called off due to SNOW.  Yes, spring snow is always possible in Colorado.  The Sky Sox are the minor league affiliate to the Rockies, and play down in Colorado Springs.  So we had to limit ourselves to weekend games to allow for the hour and a half drive each way.  Looking at the schedule, I decided that "Jim Thome Bobble Head" night sounded like a winner.  Ironically, we arrived a few minutes late so we only got a bobble head doll because someone had turned one in.  Of course, we also managed to squeeze in a trip to two breweries along the way.  Luckily, Emily enjoys beer too, but I got a kick out of one of the beer names:  7258 Blonde Ale at Colorado Mountain Brewery.  You may wonder, as I did, what the number means:   7258 denotes both the altitude of the nearby United States Air Force Academy, as well as the attitude of Colorado and its residents... "Far, far above that of West Point or Annapolis" ... and the rest of the world.  

I really do enjoy minor league baseball.  The stadiums are smaller, the ticket prices are reasonable (especially when you have a buy one get one free voucher), and you usually get to see good baseball.  As the Rockies are stinking up the place, it was nice to root for the winning team.  There were a couple botched plays that reminds you that you are in fact at a minor league game, but oh well.  Danny and I have decided we would like to make a Sky Sox game an annual event.  

Of course, I will admit that sometimes my forward thinking gets me in to trouble.  For example the kerfuffle that Danny and I got into on Sunday because he was thinking out loud, and I was worried about executing this plan.  Just one of the many examples of how Danny and I think differently; we are working on it.  Still, I did take my parents up on their offer to help with the wedding planning.  I had an easy task for them that will be tremendously helpful to me.  Progress all around!  

Sometimes I say that I am ready for September 16 so that I can enjoy life without wedding planning, but I don't mean it in the way that it sounds.  Yes, I am ready to move on with my life as Danny's wife, but I am also beyond excited (and scared to death) about the rehearsal dinner, and the wedding itself.  I want to enjoy all the hard work, but even more so I am looking forward to celebrating with everyone who is joining us.  It is truly overwhelming the outpouring of love and support that Danny and I are receiving.  Of course not everyone will be able to make the trip, but we are extremely grateful to those who are going to be there for what we hope will be a fun time.

Danny accepts that I am a planner, just as I know he is not.  We balance each other out, and most importantly have a lot of fun!  A great piece of wedding advice that I received and will try to embody, "the weddings that are the most fun, are the ones that it is clear that the bride and groom are enjoying themselves."  Well Danny and I fully intend to have a great time!  Because as someone else says, regardless of what goes wrong as something inevitably will, we will still be married.