229 Days.

There are only 229 days until I get to marry my best friend! The past few months of wedding planning have been interesting and rewarding. Who knew so much went into a single day? It'll be worth it in the end. We're definitely making every day count along the way.

Yesterday, Lynn and I took a day trip up to McKinney, Texas, to explore its historic downtown and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. It's only about 30 minutes north of Dallas depending on traffic. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we enjoyed some corned beef and cabbage at a popular, local restaurant named The Pantry. That definitely gave us the necessary fuel for a our adventure at the Heard. The Heard has a regular museum collection, rescued animals in a sanctuary, and miles of natural, outdoor trails. This place is definitely worth a repeat visit in the future.

Over the next several weeks, we have some more wedding & honeymoon planning to accomplish. We need to buy our wedding rings and book everything for Italy. I also need to buy my suit for the big day. I'm going with a grey suit and eggplant purple bow tie look. The ties have already been ordered for Joseph, Nate, and myself.

Speaking of honeymoons and registries -- Lynn and I succumbed to peer pressure. After receiving lots of perplexed and confused responses regarding our honeymoon registry, we decided to nix it and create a traditional registry at our favorite store -- Target. You can find it here: http://www.target.com/wedd/registry/fJklInkF9dM5_Srm93xc7g