One week left! By this time next week we will be in the zone; following a routine of carefully laid plans that will transform Dave and I from parents into “in-laws”.
September seemed so far away when Maggie and Jan announced their engagement last November and yet tomorrow, the calendar page will be turned once again and it will be September and there will be seven short days left until “the big day”.
Today I’m heading down to Richmond for Maggie’s bridal shower and “girls’ night out”. I’ll be taking the necessities: pj’s, toiletries, a change of clothes, a gluten-free chocolate cake and lots of wine. My only fear is that I won’t be able to “hang” with the younger gals and won’t make it past my usual ten o’clock bedtime. I don’t want them to regret that they invited “Mom” to tag along.
It’s difficult to describe how I feel right now. In many ways I’m much more nervous about this wedding than I was about my own! I don’t remember all the details, but then, like Maggie, I let my mother handle most of them. I know the day will be beautiful and the party great fun and, as always there will be something that won’t quite go as planned that will give us a good laugh in the future, like when Dave and Mike, his best man, got their tuxes mixed up and Dave ended up with shorter than usual sleeves and trousers while Mike’s were unusually long. Nobody even noticed until we looked at the pictures!
So, today, as with the next few days to come, I will do my best to take a deep cleansing breath and as the Brits say, “Keep Calm and Carry On”.