8 Months gone/8 months to go

I've been doing a lot of counting down in the past few weeks as the quarter comes (so quickly!) to an end, and as the conference I'm planning at work approaches (two weeks from today!). I recently got an email from The Knot reminding me that there are 8 months to our wedding date, and then I just realized that we've been engaged for 8 months already! Wow. Let me try to make a list that makes me feel better about being half way through a nice long engagement:

Totally done:
Choose a date and a place - whew!
Choose a dress (Still to do - get dress fitted and find accessories)
Choose shoes (I'm so excited about my shoes!)
Choose a photographer
Refrain from eloping for 8 months

In process:
Catering plan
Started the process of being married under the care of our Quaker meeting
Lining up housing options for out of town folks
Working on our registries (and cleaning out some of the too much stuff we already have!)
Getting close to sending out Save the Dates
Other weekend events

Things not to worry about yet (at least not in a detailed way):
Our honeymoon (yikes, maybe we should think about this)
Wedding bands (rings, not musicians)
Flowers - as long as they're more bright than pastel, and they smell good, I'll be happy.

Ok, I think I'll stop before I get too much further into listmaking. I know we're on track with lots of our plan-making efforts, but it still feels overwhelming, and like it's going by so quickly. Will the next eight months go by before I can stop and catch my breath? Have to enjoy the little moments along the way, and take mental pictures a la Jim and Pam, especially now while my camera is broken and I can't find the time to replace it!