Circling The Drain

Well readers, we have officially hit the single digits in the countdown to my wedding day.  All I can say is HOLY CRAP!!!

I feel like I just got engaged a week ago, and a little over a week from now I'll be Karen F. Gubler.  I was interviewed by the bishop today for my temple recommend, and when he handed me that piece of paper, it was a bittersweet moment.  It all sunk in for me.  I was leaving the singles' ward I had grown to love like a second family.  Moreso than that, I was leaving Karen F. Curl behind.  In nine days, I will walk inside the temple, and a few hours later I will walk out with a new last name, a husband, a wedding ring, and a piece of paper saying that I belong to him forever.  I will have a new home, a new family, and after that day, a new life.

On the other side of the coin, I get to begin life anew, with my best friend by my side.  He will love and protect me for the rest of my existence, and together we will start this amazing adventure.  We will rely on one another for love, support, relief, laughter, and fun.  After next Friday, I will no longer just be a daughter and a sister.  I will be a wife, and eventually, I will be a mother.  That is really blowing my mind.

Tonight is my bridal shower, and while I know it will be fun, I'm still just feeling the mind-blowing reality that my whole life is about to change in one day.

Wow.  Let's do this.  :)

Keep it real readers.  Don't forget to be awesome.