So some exciting news came on November 30. I was accepted into the Emory School of Medicine PA Program!!!!! There are not enough exclamation marks to cover that news. I got the call while driving 400 North in rush hour traffic. I was lucky to have not run off the road after such phenomenal news.
We barely had time to celebrate before we started contemplating what that acceptance meant for the wedding date. As much as we loved the idea of a fall wedding, the idea of "what if I have a massive final the day before the wedding" seemed like a very scary/stressful notion. Plus I could not fathom the stress on both Dan and my Mom if I couldn't fly in until the day before.
With all that in mind we quickly scrambled the next week to secure our venue for the summer. After going back and forth with the venue owners and playing out scenarios in our head about what day would work best for our wedding party and families we decided on July 27th (really the venue decided July 27th for us, but we are going to make that day work).
In a sense the month of July is only fitting for Dan and I to wed during. We met on July 4, 2009 and "officially" started dating around July 23. Although we will forever have our anniversary in the middle of band camp, it will be a constant reminder of where we started (out in the middle of a practice field).
I'm still waiting on the venue to confirm 100% that we have the date but all looks good for now. I spend the rest of my day off securing more vendors for the big day.
