I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. It seems like just yesterday we were getting engaged, beginning to plan a wedding, and buying a house. In just under a year we have already moved forward with our lives so quickly, and I couldn't be happier. I am so excited for our beautiful ceremony, and the ridiculous amounts of fun we're going to have at the reception, and of course for the entire week of relaxation in Punta Cana for our honeymoon...but more so I'm excited to start our lives together -- officially as one "unit". We already work so well together in every aspect of life, but soon we will officially be a team. Our own team. The Kalinosky's.
And while it saddens me that I will no longer go by the name of Henson, I will always be a Henson at heart. I will always be Daddy's little girl and Mom's best friend. I will always be Matt's little sister, and the granddaughter of two couples that have both been married for nearly 60 years. I will always be the same person, but with an ever increasing support system. And it's because of the support system that I grew up with, that I feel so blessed to have found someone who so easily and perfectly (as cheesy as it sounds) completes my life. I will become a Kalinosky, but it's not just I who is joining a new family...Todd is also joining my family, and I couldn't be happier.
I can't wait to see what life has in store for us. Where we will travel together. How we will spend holidays and create our own traditions. What our children will look like and who they will take after most. The lessons we'll start to pass down to our expanding family, which we've picked up from our own families over the years. Marriage is a dance perfected over time, and while we still have ALL of the steps to learn, we have great role models in the hugely successful relationships of our families and friends, and we can't wait to get out there on that "floor" and create our own dance together.
Now as we countdown the last month until the wedding, I think it's safe to say it is officially crunch time. (Although I know my mother has considered the entire wedding planning process to have been crunch time!) The last little details and time lines have to be figured out and everything needs to be ready in plenty of time to ensure that the stress monster doesn't take over my (read: my mother's) life. It's all becoming so much more real now...and I'm loving every minute!
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