I am feeling kind of worn out. We're about a month away from the wedding and I have my to do list at hand. I think though, that I need to sit down with Brian and go over everything again to make sure that I'm not forgetting anything. He is really good at helping me find things to delegate. I want to delegate, but I am having trouble prioritizing so that I can. I would like for him to ask the hard questions that I don't think of. We look at things from such different angles that we complement each other's style.
For example, I tend to follow the rules to the letter just because they are the rules. When I was in high school, my friends and I went out at about 3 am one night during a sleepover to toilet paper a boy's house. Jennifer remarked as I drove us away, "You are the only person I know who comes to a complete stop at 3 am." It never occured to me that you wouldn't! A rolling stop works just fine that late at night, when most times you could count on seeing headlights anyway.
Brian looks at the situation and if the supposed rule doesn't or shouldn't apply, he isn't concerned at all about complying. Yes, if it is a safety or critical issue he recognizes that, but he would have no problems cutting across a lawn with a "Don't walk on the Grass" sign. He wouldn't mind leaving early during a lecture. He would play a practical joke during a wedding when he's the best man.
I challenge him to follow the rules and he helps me loosen up. Brian needs someone who sometimes sees that the bride may not find it so funny. My sister thinks I'm a stick in the mud and that I don't have any fun because I'm too uptight. But I'm really not. I just need someone to help me see that being pushed outside my comfort zone is a good thing. However, I will maintain that I will always put a banana peel in my purse rather than throw it out the car window.
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