Help! I'm Trapped in August

I've been wanting to blog more and do more "expressive writing", but I've had a hard time getting started. I happened upon a Twitter feed called  "The Blog Dare" that is being done by Bloggy Mom's. I feel like a bit of a fraud as I'm not actually a mom. Future wicked step mother, but not an official mom. I liked some of their writing prompts though, so I decided to follow along and see which ones strike my creative fancy.

The prompt for August 1 was It's August? Already? and that struck a chord with me. It does seem like just a few weeks ago I was in a jet lag haze after our trip to Spain trying to remember my name and job title and my wedding felt years away. I'm now 33 days from my wedding and 40 days away from my dream honeymoon to Europe.

As few days as that really I still can't get away from the feeling that I am being held hostage by this blight of a month. This month that always feels like it doesn't belong on the calendar with all the other months. I feel extremely guilty saying this, the kiddos birthday is today and she loves August because it's her birthday month. Personally, I don't see why we couldn't just bump her birthday to July and let this month just drop off the calendar. August has always felt like a crowded airport gate. Everyone is ready to go else where but they're stuck in a small area just waiting...waiting.

This August will go even slower, I'm in the home stretch to the wedding and dream honeymoon and it seems the closer I get the further away they seem. I just want to be married and I feel as though August is the big hurdle standing between me and my new last name.

There is plenty going on though to keep me busy, and I know the month will fly. We will celebrate C's birthday next weekend with a dinner, sleepover and then a weekend of whatever she wants to do that I know will include Volente Beach and sushi making as well as anything else she comes up with. Then my wedding shower, procuring the marriage license, finding a wedding dress and any other final details (it's going to be a very small casual wedding), getting any last minute honeymoon clothing items  and then another slew of birthdays.

That and I'll be working furiously to get things set to be out of the office for 2 weeks during out busy part of the year. As well as feeling my way through some new duties that have fallen on me. I'm excited by the new opportunities I now have, but I also feel like all the stress could not have come at a worse time.

No, this August will not be relaxing, and no, I can not believe it's here, but good grief I am ready for it to be over!