last minute things...

I'm back at work on my day off doing last minute wedding errands. Am burning tracks for music on the big day. On the weekend Darcy and I went through my Real Player master player list of 400 songs and whittled it down to about 50 tracks. From that I will burn about four cds of tunes - the theme is naturally Middle Eastern with some Delerium, Tea Party and Loreena McKinnett and a few surprises sprinkled in. I'm sure that our selections will surprise people as I've never heard this stuff played at weddings I've attended. We will spend tonight frantically packing and will likely not sleep much. After speaking with my relatives I have a good idea of what my agenda will be for next week. My brother and sister-in-law fly into Edmonton today.

Luckily Darcy and I only have some anxiety about the wedding. I can't imagine the stress couples go through with planning huge weddings! Despite what Darcy has said I am a bit nervous about the Big Day! But I'm not too worried about the preparations for the event. But I won't be surprised if I'm a bit teary eyed during the ceremony. I'm very pleased with how the vows turned out. I'll be happy for us and my emotions may come through a bit. So you'll likely next hear from us in cool and dry Edmonton!

surprise showers

The people at my library threw me a surprise shower yesterday afternoon! There was lots of food, a few nice presents, and people from all over the library. Michael worked here before I did, so most people there know both of us. So here I was assuming that I would have no showers, and now I've had two!

Three more days until we leave for Edmonton, which seems totally unreal. I'm starting to wonder when I'm going to have time to do things like pack. We made up a list of things not to forget...hopefully that will help!

We are just hoping it will not rain...of course the forecast is for rain all this week, according to weather.com...send your petitions up to the weather gods now for nice sunshine next Saturday please!

2 weeks to go!

Ack! We are really into the home stretch now. Michael and I are in his office right now, selecting music to burn onto CDs for the reception--a long overdue task. Tonight, we are going to map out the major things we know we will need to do, and will need others' help with, before and during the big day. We also need to look at the ceremony text again, finalize who will be doing the readings, and block out the processional and so forth. I also keep on having to remind myself to bring henna, so we can do our hands!

Michael has pretty much finalized his outfit...he just needs to decide which of his 2 vests to wear. I finally managed to find shoes, so I won't need to go barefoot, but I haven't totally decided what to do with my hair. I will probably curl it, instead of fighting with its natural texture, and due to its length and weight at least some of it will have to be tied back or up, but that's all I'm certain on for now.

My mom has been busy preparing the house and yard. They have had French doors installed on their patio door (which they were going to do anyway), and the dining room has been rewallpapered. She has also spent a lot of time in the yard, weeding and planting flowers. She is very nervous but I'm sure the place will be lovely. She has also done a few test runs for our cakes, so she and Dad have had a lot of nice desserts lately!

I am starting to get quite nervous. I'm at the stage where everything seems a little unreal. I am naturally anxious about hosting a party, and wanting it to go well, but also anxious about the life transition--getting married, becoming a wife, and figuring out what it all means. Realistically I know that things will be fine if I just take life one day at a time, but it's still a little scary.

Michael, in contrast, doesn't seem to be nervous at all. Lucky him!

Second time around...

The link Michael posted to the picture of the shirt he bought for the wedding no longer works, so here's another copy:

Guess we were lucky to find it when we did...the store site says it's no longer available!

Four weeks to the day, according to our counter. I'm excited but nervous too. Because of the nature of our plan, most things are going to have to be done in the week or so prior to the wedding, so all we can really do now is sit and fret! Hopefully things will come together...hopefully it won't rain...hopefully everything will be fine... and underlying all that is the nervousness at the life transition, about becoming something and someone different, and changing our lives. So part of me is really looking forward to everything, and part of me wishes it was just over and done already! ack!