Time Crunch
Here are some random thoughts about the last few weeks of wedding planning.
Twelve days to go before the wedding. Do you realize how soon that is? It seems I’m reminded of that every day. However, every day, there’s one less day on the countdown than the day before. Strange, no?
Anyway, there are a lot of little details left. A lot of small things keep popping up that stress me out. Some things, I feel stuck on. For example, I’m making all of the bouquets, and there’s something about mine that I’m not quite satisfied with. Oh well. I’m sure I’ll figure something out. {All of the other bouquets and boutonnieres look smashing!}
It’s interesting spending all day, almost every day with my little sister {age 5}, while trying to prepare for the wedding. With both of my parents working, I’m often looking after my siblings. How many times have I uttered the words “I need your opinion on this...” or “Can you help me with with ____?” just to keep them occupied and out of trouble.
And then of course there’s health and beauty. According to most wedding websites and blogs I’ve read, I should be starting a strict beauty regimen about now. Well... I’ve started shaving every day consistently. Does that count? Also, I’m a stress-eater. Stress makes me crave sweet things like you wouldn’t believe. This is becoming a problem. Hello, treadmill.
I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately. After the kids are in bed, I spend long nights working on random wedding something-or-others {centerpieces, bouquets, you name it}. Having a movie on makes my clandestine labors much more entertaining. The funny thing is that I now associate certain things that I’ve made with particular scenes from movies. For example, when I look at the bow on this bouquet, Frodo and Gandalf are in the mines of Moria; when I look at the bow on that bouquet, the Fellowship has run into the elves of Lothlorien. And of course, when I see the bridesmaids gifts, which I worked on the night before, I hear the voices of Jeeves and Wooster in my mind. {What a jolly good wheeze, old chap!}
Speaking of movies, does anyone have a copy of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that I could borrow? Since I’m about to marry into a family of seven brothers, I feel it’s only appropriate that I watch it. Also, a season or two of the Facts of Life certainly wouldn’t hinder my cause.
I hope some of this made sense.
Twelve days to go before the wedding. Do you realize how soon that is? It seems I’m reminded of that every day. However, every day, there’s one less day on the countdown than the day before. Strange, no?
Anyway, there are a lot of little details left. A lot of small things keep popping up that stress me out. Some things, I feel stuck on. For example, I’m making all of the bouquets, and there’s something about mine that I’m not quite satisfied with. Oh well. I’m sure I’ll figure something out. {All of the other bouquets and boutonnieres look smashing!}
It’s interesting spending all day, almost every day with my little sister {age 5}, while trying to prepare for the wedding. With both of my parents working, I’m often looking after my siblings. How many times have I uttered the words “I need your opinion on this...” or “Can you help me with with ____?” just to keep them occupied and out of trouble.
And then of course there’s health and beauty. According to most wedding websites and blogs I’ve read, I should be starting a strict beauty regimen about now. Well... I’ve started shaving every day consistently. Does that count? Also, I’m a stress-eater. Stress makes me crave sweet things like you wouldn’t believe. This is becoming a problem. Hello, treadmill.
I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately. After the kids are in bed, I spend long nights working on random wedding something-or-others {centerpieces, bouquets, you name it}. Having a movie on makes my clandestine labors much more entertaining. The funny thing is that I now associate certain things that I’ve made with particular scenes from movies. For example, when I look at the bow on this bouquet, Frodo and Gandalf are in the mines of Moria; when I look at the bow on that bouquet, the Fellowship has run into the elves of Lothlorien. And of course, when I see the bridesmaids gifts, which I worked on the night before, I hear the voices of Jeeves and Wooster in my mind. {What a jolly good wheeze, old chap!}
Speaking of movies, does anyone have a copy of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that I could borrow? Since I’m about to marry into a family of seven brothers, I feel it’s only appropriate that I watch it. Also, a season or two of the Facts of Life certainly wouldn’t hinder my cause.
I hope some of this made sense.
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