Three Days to Go!

It's Thursday. Morning. I'm waiting for the guy to come and fix the dryer and the guy to check the furnace for the winter heating season. Oh, and my kid's getting MARRIED on Sunday!

(It would be weird, wouldn't it, to say "My kids are getting married on Sunday"? SnL is already like my own kid, the one with upper body strength and height; we just didn't meet him until a couple of years ago. We love him, he loves us. Couldn't be happier until K finds her match.)

Anyway, I have been busy with a capital B (so to speak). Last night, the immediate my side of the family was here, including my Colorado cousin + her hubs, my sister + her hubs, Wonderful Niece + her hubs, my hubs, all my kids, and last but not least, Good Guy nephew, who came without his wife because it was her father's birthday, so she was with him. And GG brought with him the latest sonograms of the Little Peanut, who will be joining our entourage in the spring. YAYAYYAYAYAYAY!!!! Somebody is finally making a baby for me to fuss over!

Anyway, the thing about last night is this: I have not entertained in years and years. It felt very good to do it, to know I did it right, and it was all fun and not stressful. Another nice development for me.

After this morning's service people finish -- or blow me off, whichever -- I have many tasks to get done, including a trip to the wedding venue to get a gift card or whatever they do there for our hairdresser. We've been going to him for nearly 20 years, so that's most of the kids' hairstyling lives. On Sunday, he's coming to the hotel at 7:00 am to do our hair and is not charging for the three of us: R, K, and me. So a nice gift is in order. I also have to get to the bank to get cash for tips for the various other people: photographer, florist delivery, etc. And recycling, and the cable place to exchange a remote, and on and on and on.

Tomorrow: massage, then nails. Then girls passing through on their way to and from hair, nails, here and there. Friday: a nice relaxing pedicure with my sister and my Colorado cousin.

Saturday: Madness! Must check into the hotel by 3:00, must leave the hotel by 4:00 to get to the rehearsal dinner. Back at the hotel, hang out with the cousins or the ILs who are there. Must somehow transport the entire centerpiece forest as part of this operation, but I think that R has signed up Wonderful Niece's Wonderful Husband for this project.

SUNDAY!!! Waking up at the ass-crack of dawn, must do my hair and make-up by 7:00 am and then cover up with a robe so I don't destroy the dress. Then help R as necessary and wait for my hair turn. Then pictures, and then, I believe, crying happy tears for a couple of hours, and then more food than I could even imagine -- R read us the menu last night -- and I remember the food orgy at this same place when I got married 33 years ago.

I am reminded now to look for the handkerchiefs that were left to me by my grandmother (50 years ago) because that would be the best thing to catch my happy tears with, yes?

I will post whatever pictures I can, promise, at the very least one of me.

Good weekend, all! (But probably not as good as mine!)