What Almost 11 Days Before Your Wedding Feels Like

Hello, strangers.

Forgive me for my absence. Planning a wedding (and life!) seems to do that to you... sorta.

But I'm here to tell you not what's going on- lawdy, everyone knows what goes on when weddings come around. I'm here to tell you what it feels like.

1. It feels like everything in your life is going to end and begin all at once, which is slightly brain numbing.

2. It feels like you'll never know what it feels like to have floorspace, as your current bedroom floor is engulfed in boxes, bagged clothes, etc.

3. It feels like your brain is always on red alert- because what if you forgot to do something IMPORTANT??

4. It feels like texting got 10 times more lame... because well. Impending marriage makes texting seem a little less cool =p

5. It feels like every workout is the best one ever- excellent way to clear your mind and muscles.

6. It feels like every moment with your family, at work, at home, in your room, at your house, at all the places you normally go, is the last one forever.

7. It feels like you can't think straight- which is probably why I'm having so much trouble writing this.

8. It feels like you're always forgetting something.

9. It feels like you need more time, but you also want time to go by faster at the same time. No pun intended.

10. It feels it isn't really going to happen. Ever =p Despite how close the date becomes.


I wish I could give you more, but I'm tired. And I want to backsquat tomorrow. Or something to that extent. But yes. It's 11 days tomorrow. It's 4 days (tomorrow) until I see Jacob. I'm not sure what else to say.

Here's to the Cliftons... ETA October 13th, 2014!

Jacob + Beth // Engaged 4.18.14

"We should get jerseys
cause we make a good team..."


Being engaged is funny... at a distance. One moment you're 10,000 feet in the air without any thought of coming down, the next you're alone wondering if it was all real.

But of course it is. You've got a ring, silly.

And at this point, it's all just a matter of time till this phase is over. Goodness. I can't figure all this out.

Since I can't, I figure I might as well share a few of the engagement photos our dear friend Stacey took. We decided to do a few different locations, the first being at the Historic Belknap Mill- the place where we will become Mr. and Mrs. Clifton (:

Stacey told us that 1: these were the most unique engagement photos she'd taken (we don't know what she's talking about) and 2: Jacob was the most willing guy she'd ever worked with. 

"You actually look like you're enjoying yourself!"

Maaaaybe it's because he was ;)

After the Belknap Mill we took a few photos at the Laconia Antique Center:

But our favorite photos may or may not have been at the dojo. Because yes. We needed workout engagement photos. Surprised?

We did a 12 minute AMRAP of: 

10 cleans at 95/75lbs, respectively

5/12 medicine ball pushups, respectively

5 overhead squats at 95/75lbs, respectively

5/12 pullups, respectively

Jacob finished 5 rounds while I finished with 4 rounds + 10 cleans. Oh well. I tried to keep up with him anyways! At least in the end, we know who the real winner was ;)

"Did you ever picture yourself taking engagement photos at this point in time?" I asked Jacob.

We both knew the answer to that. But goodness me, I'm glad we both ended up where we did. It makes me wonder, for sure. How many times have you been afraid to go to a place in life only to find out that place was exactly where you wanted to be?

Happy days are here again. For now, I'm happy to be almost-Mrs. Clifton. I'm happier knowing regardless of my name, my place will be perfect.