Anticipation gets old.

OK. So in less than 4 weeks I'll be a college graduate. After that I'll be in the Grand Canyon. After that, last but not at all least, I'm getting married. So much happening so quickly and yet so much I can't really "prepare" for.

I like the idea of being a college graduate. However, life will be different. I'll be required to shave regularly, wear real shoes, and possibly comb my hair. Not that these things are bad, or that I don't ever do them, it will just be different. I'll have to take things more seriously.

Then I'm going to the Grand Canyon. Next to marriage, I don't think I have ever been so excited about anything in my life. I went to Glacier NP and Big Bend NP, and both were beautiful, but I really plan on being slapped in the face with God's grandness. And I'm ready for that. I'm torn between trying to look at photos others have taken (to get an idea for what I want to shoot) and going into it blind. I want to both minimize my exposure to the GC and both see how to best capture its majesty in film (really, digital media). I think I'll starve myself from looking at pictures of the canyon and wait to stand in awe of one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

My life will be a huge step closer to complete on July 5, when I take Becky as my bride and make a vow to love her completely as long as we are both breathing. This will, without doubt, be the greatest moment of my life. I have not seen her wedding dress yet (and I don't plan on it). We are planning on doing "First Sight", which is actually really, really cool. Becky will get all tooled up and I will have someone else make me look presentable. Then I'll go to the worship center and wait. Becky will walk down the aisle, and when she's ready, I'll turn around and marvel at her unspeakable beauty. And most likely shed tears of joy during this most-intimate moment. This, while untraditional, will allow us to spend these moments together. I might say something sweet or give her a flower or something mushy.

So those are the three things I am most looking forward to in the coming weeks. One will be met with mixed feelings (graduation), one will be awe-inspiring (Grand Canyon), and one will be completely indescribable (the first sight of Becky in her wedding gown). The anticipation of each, while different, is starting to get old. I'm kind of ready for them to happen.