/kəm'pætəbəl/ adj. able to exist together; that can get along well together; agreeing; in harmony. SYN: agreeable, congenial, congruous.
Apologies for the late posting, everyone! I nearly made it in time!
It’s been a busy weekend, after a few weeks of not really having much wedding planning to do ... at least, from my point of view! Rachel did remind me that while I’ve been kicking back, letting the weeks go by, she hasn’t been idle, looking for bridesmaids’ dress patterns and material; investigating hair, make-up and flowers ...
Still, we have both commented over recent days that things have been going really smoothly for us lately, and we’re both glad there hasn’t been that much stress involved.
As I said, though, the weekend was quite hectic. We started off by looking for wedding rings. We had a quick squiz in Parramatta Westfield, but decided there was nothing that was really grabbing us. So we decided to drive to Macquarie and look in the jewellers where we bought the engagement ring. They were very helpful. They didn’t have quite the sort of thing I was looking for, so let me flick through a couple of their order books, and have requested something in for me to try. Rachel had a look at a couple of rings, but decided she was feeling “indecisive,” so we’ll keep looking for hers. We had a nice lunch at Sumo Salad (one of my favourite “fast food” places, partly because they’re healthy, and also because they have a couple of gluten-free options on their menu!).
After that, we headed down to meet with Pastor Dave, who’s running our pre-marriage counselling. It was a great session. We’ve been waiting for weeks for the “results” of our on-line quiz! We each had to answer about 250 questions about all sorts of topics: communication, family background, ideas about intimacy and children, expectations of the wedding, financial plans ... you name it! Then our answers were analysed and presented to us on Saturday. It was really encouraging. We were stoked to find out that we actually share a lot in common and have similar ideas about a lot of things to do with married life and what our expectations are. Our personalities aren’t identical, but are pretty similar. So it was nice to hear. There are still a few things we need to talk about; we acknowledged we haven’t discussed a lot to do with finances, and we raised some ideas about spiritual growth, and exercise ... plenty for us to discuss. Dave is awesome. He is so good at what he does. Rachel made a similar comment; it was the first time she’s been able to work with him in a “professional” setting ... that is, seeing him do what he does for his job. We both appreciate his attitude, guidance, and spirit. Not to mention what a great support he is, and will continue to be. We’ve got at least another 3–4 sessions planned, which will be great, and’ll give us opportunity to discuss heaps more in the coming weeks.
Mum and Heather (Rachel’s mum) have spoken today to confirm some details for our big family get-together, which I’m very excited about. Our respective parents have had dinner once, and there’s been the odd impromptu meeting with our sisters, but this’ll be the first formal gathering where all the immediate relatives are together. I’m really looking forward to it. It’ll be in a couple of weeks, so I’ll have to make sure I post another blog entry after that!
Just before I close, I wanted to say how grateful I am for the last couple of Saturdays when I’ve had long phone conversations with my friend and groomsman, Gary. His openness, care and support have been much appreciated. Even though he’s in San Diego and I’m in Sydney, the chats we’ve had remind me how strong our friendship really is, despite time and distance.
Cheers,
Andy
Apologies for the late posting, everyone! I nearly made it in time!
It’s been a busy weekend, after a few weeks of not really having much wedding planning to do ... at least, from my point of view! Rachel did remind me that while I’ve been kicking back, letting the weeks go by, she hasn’t been idle, looking for bridesmaids’ dress patterns and material; investigating hair, make-up and flowers ...
Still, we have both commented over recent days that things have been going really smoothly for us lately, and we’re both glad there hasn’t been that much stress involved.
As I said, though, the weekend was quite hectic. We started off by looking for wedding rings. We had a quick squiz in Parramatta Westfield, but decided there was nothing that was really grabbing us. So we decided to drive to Macquarie and look in the jewellers where we bought the engagement ring. They were very helpful. They didn’t have quite the sort of thing I was looking for, so let me flick through a couple of their order books, and have requested something in for me to try. Rachel had a look at a couple of rings, but decided she was feeling “indecisive,” so we’ll keep looking for hers. We had a nice lunch at Sumo Salad (one of my favourite “fast food” places, partly because they’re healthy, and also because they have a couple of gluten-free options on their menu!).
After that, we headed down to meet with Pastor Dave, who’s running our pre-marriage counselling. It was a great session. We’ve been waiting for weeks for the “results” of our on-line quiz! We each had to answer about 250 questions about all sorts of topics: communication, family background, ideas about intimacy and children, expectations of the wedding, financial plans ... you name it! Then our answers were analysed and presented to us on Saturday. It was really encouraging. We were stoked to find out that we actually share a lot in common and have similar ideas about a lot of things to do with married life and what our expectations are. Our personalities aren’t identical, but are pretty similar. So it was nice to hear. There are still a few things we need to talk about; we acknowledged we haven’t discussed a lot to do with finances, and we raised some ideas about spiritual growth, and exercise ... plenty for us to discuss. Dave is awesome. He is so good at what he does. Rachel made a similar comment; it was the first time she’s been able to work with him in a “professional” setting ... that is, seeing him do what he does for his job. We both appreciate his attitude, guidance, and spirit. Not to mention what a great support he is, and will continue to be. We’ve got at least another 3–4 sessions planned, which will be great, and’ll give us opportunity to discuss heaps more in the coming weeks.
Mum and Heather (Rachel’s mum) have spoken today to confirm some details for our big family get-together, which I’m very excited about. Our respective parents have had dinner once, and there’s been the odd impromptu meeting with our sisters, but this’ll be the first formal gathering where all the immediate relatives are together. I’m really looking forward to it. It’ll be in a couple of weeks, so I’ll have to make sure I post another blog entry after that!
Just before I close, I wanted to say how grateful I am for the last couple of Saturdays when I’ve had long phone conversations with my friend and groomsman, Gary. His openness, care and support have been much appreciated. Even though he’s in San Diego and I’m in Sydney, the chats we’ve had remind me how strong our friendship really is, despite time and distance.
Cheers,
Andy
Hey Andy, the blog brings back all my memories of preparing for our wedding and what a great time it was! Hope yours is as stress free as ours and that you really enjoy the day and this time...as it goes so fast.
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