Tasks Accomplished
Another busy wedding planning weekend. Ignore if you hate that sort of thing.
Just updated to help keep me on track!
Thus far I have:
1. Helped Matt pick out clothes for Engagement party. His pants were hemmed within 4 hours! LOVE small towns!
2. Approved and purchased pergola for use as arbor for wedding ceremony
3. Visited Granni in the hospital. She gets to come home on Saturday!
4. Dropped off engagement ring and inherited ring for wedding band design, plus having some other jewelry repaired, all by Saturday. Again, LOVE small towns!
5. Previewed my wedding jewelry that my mom had made for me. It's gorgeous!
6. Visited location for the engagement party. Beautiful old courthouse turned museum.
7. Met with a potential DJ. Total cost? $600! Good old small town!
8. Introduced future in-laws to Texas and to most of my family. Dad grilled yummy steaks and mom took care of everything else.
9. Got a pedicure at the new day spa. Somebody had to try it out before the wedding! Oh, twist my arm!
10. Met another DJ and decided who to hire.
11. Went to tux shop with Matt and picked out all the tuxes and vests.
12. Helped my niece make her bridesmaid dress decision and ordered it. Also ordered L's bridesmaid dress. 2 down, 5 to go.
13. Showed future in-laws wedding location. They loved it.
14. Picked up cake samples from baker and got my hour long sermon.
15. Hair trial at the day spa. Again, twist my arm.
16. Picked up my ring and all my other jewelry at the jewelry store!
17. Engagement party with about 250 guests, maybe more. I shook a lot of hands!
18. Dinner with family after the party and catching up with my friend (and bridesmaid) who drove up from Austin to go to the party!
19. Finally got a chance to relax a bit on Sunday.
20. Ate party leftovers.
21. Visited with Granni at home. She has her 2nd chemo treatment today.
So it's Monday and we have a 3 hour drive to Dallas to catch our plane, but first I have to gather all my stuff and make a quick trip back to get the guest book. It will be interesting to see exactly how many people were there. I know that not everyone signed it, but most did. I will say, I finally, now, see the point of guest books. I didn't before, but when my mom told me how many people she knew were coming I thought it would be nice to have a record of who was there because there was no way I could remember.
I'm going home with a few tasks still on the table, but I think they will be handled quickly.
1. Order wedding invitations with mom's credit card. She wrote down the number for me and I promised to ONLY use it for this purpose.
2. Get spreadsheet data from my mom for all the people she has on her invitation list. We got a few wedding gifts already and I need addresses for the thank you notes.
Long distance wedding planning isn't easy, but it's nice that when I get home, I don't have to do most of this stuff on my own time. I can do it all at once. Of course, when I do get home, all work hell breaks loose. I think I need a vacation before then! ;-)
On the road again... I just can't wait to get on the road again...
Just updated to help keep me on track!
Thus far I have:
1. Helped Matt pick out clothes for Engagement party. His pants were hemmed within 4 hours! LOVE small towns!
2. Approved and purchased pergola for use as arbor for wedding ceremony
3. Visited Granni in the hospital. She gets to come home on Saturday!
4. Dropped off engagement ring and inherited ring for wedding band design, plus having some other jewelry repaired, all by Saturday. Again, LOVE small towns!
5. Previewed my wedding jewelry that my mom had made for me. It's gorgeous!
6. Visited location for the engagement party. Beautiful old courthouse turned museum.
7. Met with a potential DJ. Total cost? $600! Good old small town!
8. Introduced future in-laws to Texas and to most of my family. Dad grilled yummy steaks and mom took care of everything else.
9. Got a pedicure at the new day spa. Somebody had to try it out before the wedding! Oh, twist my arm!
10. Met another DJ and decided who to hire.
11. Went to tux shop with Matt and picked out all the tuxes and vests.
12. Helped my niece make her bridesmaid dress decision and ordered it. Also ordered L's bridesmaid dress. 2 down, 5 to go.
13. Showed future in-laws wedding location. They loved it.
14. Picked up cake samples from baker and got my hour long sermon.
15. Hair trial at the day spa. Again, twist my arm.
16. Picked up my ring and all my other jewelry at the jewelry store!
17. Engagement party with about 250 guests, maybe more. I shook a lot of hands!
18. Dinner with family after the party and catching up with my friend (and bridesmaid) who drove up from Austin to go to the party!
19. Finally got a chance to relax a bit on Sunday.
20. Ate party leftovers.
21. Visited with Granni at home. She has her 2nd chemo treatment today.
So it's Monday and we have a 3 hour drive to Dallas to catch our plane, but first I have to gather all my stuff and make a quick trip back to get the guest book. It will be interesting to see exactly how many people were there. I know that not everyone signed it, but most did. I will say, I finally, now, see the point of guest books. I didn't before, but when my mom told me how many people she knew were coming I thought it would be nice to have a record of who was there because there was no way I could remember.
I'm going home with a few tasks still on the table, but I think they will be handled quickly.
1. Order wedding invitations with mom's credit card. She wrote down the number for me and I promised to ONLY use it for this purpose.
2. Get spreadsheet data from my mom for all the people she has on her invitation list. We got a few wedding gifts already and I need addresses for the thank you notes.
Long distance wedding planning isn't easy, but it's nice that when I get home, I don't have to do most of this stuff on my own time. I can do it all at once. Of course, when I do get home, all work hell breaks loose. I think I need a vacation before then! ;-)
On the road again... I just can't wait to get on the road again...