I’ve got a little time this morning, so I thought I’d add a quick little post. Today is The Day, the day when it all happens, the day when I can finally say, “I got that Cuisinart I’ve had my eye on, and it was 54% off!” Wait, something’s off… The day is right, but I don’t see any K-marts around… Oh, that’s right… I’m getting married today.

I’m actually pretty calm about today. Excited but calm. Perhaps it’s just the calming stupor that comes over someone when he experiences a big life event in a country where virtually no one speaks his language. Who knows? In the ceremony today, I may actually be agreeing to by a fully-equipped Lada sedan, which I will keep parked 4 weeks every year outside of my timeshare in Yalta. No, I’m kidding. As the registrar made clear to Viktoria, the legal parts of the ceremony will be translated for me, so that I can knowingly enter into this commitment in the eyes of Ukraine.

Can you guess who isn’t quite as calm as me? Credit where credit is due, she isn’t completely freaking out, but she’s obviously quite anxious about things. Because of our running around and dinner yesterday, we hadn’t done a couple things (buying some candy as a thank you for the registrar, and getting some flowers for the bouquet), and because Viktoria needed to go to her apartment for her dress and then get to a salon to have her hair done, these were things that she had to leave to me. That, and a couple other things, like making sure I bring everything to the registrar’s office. So before she left this morning, there was a lot of “don’t forget” messages.

(Actually, I’m probably more concerned that I got the wring candy or flowers than I am about anything else. That, and maybe catching the wrong bus when I need to go. Lifetime commitment? Nah, I got that.)

That will be all for the moment. I need to get my tasks done and then get ready, and hopefully just be sitting around here for a couple hours. Wish me luck!