Sarcoma bride

As many of you know, I have a rare cancerous sarcoma tumor on my neck. I will be having surgery on March 8th. Then I will be recovering for 6 weeks and having radiation and a little chemotherapy.

This is not how I expected my wedding planning to go, but life happens and we have to deal with it. THE WEDDING IS STILL ON. We are taking everything day by day, and praying I make a full recovery. The tumor is isolated and there is no significant evidence that's it's spread to other parts of my body. So just hang in there with me, I am still making plans from my bed (thank goodness for email and the internet)...but I've never been an orthodox conventional person, and this is certainly not conventional wedding planning. Maybe this will make a damn good one-woman show some day. Who knows?

Thank you for your love and prayers. If you would like to stay updated about my condition, I've set up a site at Caring Bridge. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ginnybuckner

99 days till the wedding

It's funny how much you accomplish when you are bedridden with pain. I made a master list of all the the things we have to do in the next 3 months. We've got 95% of the invitation list solidified. The bridesmaids have their dresses and the most adorable shoes. Things are coming together piece by piece.

Now if only I could my biopsy results back so the doctors would know what my tumor is and get it out of my body!! I want to be me again. I am sick of this toxin taking over me.

I cannot wait to live life to fullest again. But Braden has been by my side through it all. The biopsy was not easy. I didn't get sedatives. I've cried a lot. He's held me, touched me, kissed me. I cannot wait to be his wife.

Engagement Party - Thank you!

I know I have not written in a long time but this is for two reasons. 1. my health problems with neck injury have pushed pretty much everything in my life on backburner. 2. I hadn't really had much to do. But now it's the new year and things are starting to ramp up! Holy cow!

I got fitted for my dress a few days ago and wow I got really overwhelmed. It all feels like it's happening so fast. I love that dress so much. It makes me feel so regal and elegant. Mom says I look like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. ;) And y'all know I love Belle. I just have to say, thank goodness it's forgiving in the bustle because I have a bit of Christmas cookie weight going on in the booty. But who doesn't?

The engagement party was amazing. My parents friends put on an amazing spread. It was the most fun I've had in a long long long time...so happy to have all my friends there and everyone looked wonderful and had a good time. It totally makes up for every crappy party I've ever thrown (and that's a lot, believe me.)

The ceremony is 4 months away...I can't believe it's all happening so fast. Now let's hope my health can keep up with the wedding planning. Because suddenly, I have so much to do.