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@kimbo89: I do the list thing too. I don't know why it seems to help, but i haven't done one in a while, maybe it's time again. I also make my FI redo the wedding budget every other day when I am freaking out, because I always imagine the entire account magically draining itself on its own somehow when I am not aware of exactly how much is in there!
I just now took a little rest. I wanted a real nap but I couldn't manage that so I rested for a half hour. That got a lot done!! LOL. It did help me chill out some I suppose. Meanwhile the things I asked my kids to do (18, 13, and 8) did not get done because I wasn't on them, but that's nothing new.
breathe in, breath out.... okay then. :)
You will be FINE. I have to tell you... I was pretty stressed in the last 2 weeks (ok, month) leading up to the wedding feeling like I couldn't forget anything and everything had to be PERFECT.
Well... it wasn't perfect. But you know what? it really WAS. Things went wrong but it just doesn't matter. You're marrying the love of your life, right? How can that go wrong? When you see her at the head of the aisle (or coming down the aisle)... nothing else will matter. Do your best to get done what needs to be done, but try your best not to stress about the little stuff. :)
@CorgiTales: Thanks. :) I just gotta get the BIG stuff done that is left and I guess I am freaking out because I know if I forget anything and leave it in Texas, well, then there's no going back for it!
We STILL don't have the ceremony order all mapped out! That's kind of big. Ugh. BUT you are right, I need to focus on the most important thing!
I so sympathize.
I'm getting married on the 19th and my apartment is a HOT. MESS. right now because there are just boxes of crap EVERYWHERE. I have so many things to pack and label and blah blah blah...
I'm technically a law student (although I've been blacked out for the last 2 weeks) and I'm theoretically supposed to go to all my classes through the 15th. SO much still left to do and I'm so tired!
Lists, lists, lists...
YES!
My freak-out, complete with silly-girl tears, happened the other night! Crying into my dear FI's loving shoulder, I was SO stressed about our pictures and the programs and my family drama and "There's just so much!! How can this ever get done??"
Here I am, two days later, with a new perspective. It WILL get done. And what doesn't get done WON'T MATTER!! *Phew!* What an amazing realization.. and what an amazing man I have that is willing to repeat it to me even between sobs.
And you know what? I actually got a lot done on my to-do list over the last couple days, I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and I just decided to back off of my night school for the next month until this is all over.
YAY for the fact that we will all be newly weds in just a matter of DAYS!!!!!
@Ginger123: I know! The tired part especially! And we both totally blew off a government class earlier this week, and kind of an important one at that, because we were dealing with trying to book a couple hotel rooms and the stupid Expedia site wasn't working but there were only 2 rooms left and I was afraid if we went to class we'd miss out. I hate being a bad student as a result of all this. It's not "me". :(
I have crap everywhere too, but it's wedding stuff needing to be packed.
@Sukiapple: I think you have a good attitude and I think that maybe if I made a LIST I could prioritize, so I will do that, because right now it all seems like it "must" be done and I am losing focus! A classmate asked me about the wedding today, then said something like "Oh but you have plenty of time", then realized we leave town THIS coming Saturday and said "Oh crap! You better get busy!" My mom keeps texting me with stuff I need to do as well. Thanks mom! lol.
@MsInterpret: haha, the mom comment. My FMIL is so kind and helping plan all the wedding stuff (she's basically taken over the food prep for the wedding), but she is so organized that most of the time she is asking me very need-to-know questions when I haven't even considered the answer! I have to tell her sometimes that I need to breath and come back with her for answers. Sometimes when she starts talking like that, my eyes glaze over. SO sweet of her, but it's stressful to think of everything all at once.
Just today they called me to tell me that the mac & chz with our ranchy bbq is no longer a possibility and I just shrugged... potato salad it is!! Really, there are so few details that we can actually control at this point. Just enjoy the ride!
Ugh, my back is in knots bc I'm so tense and bc my butt has been hunched over my laptop on this lumpy couch for days. Sweet FI moved all the OOT bags into storage today bc I was drowning in my own living room, did all the laundry, took me to lunch and took out a million bags of junk and garbage cluttering up my space. Thank God for that man (literally).
Here was my day:
One class got cancelled and I overslept for the other, but I did go to my evening class and even wrote/gave a closing statement in my trial practice class. Not bad considering I wrote the damn thing 30 minutes before I went to class.
Class got out early so I cooked FI some dinner (we've been eating out way too much lately!) and now I'm taking a WB/DVR breather before making FI an ice cream sundae as a little treat. I think I'll finish punching the table numbers tonight and try looking for the stupid CD labels again.
@Ginger123: Sounds like you and I are having the same problem with FINDING stuff! I can't find the placecards we bought (dollar store FTW!) and FI can't find a cufflink and earlier I was panicking about eldest son's tie that was MIA (FI found that)... and now I am worried about printing all this stuff now (programs and school papers and everyone's travel itineraries) so we don't have to haul the printer with us too!
@MsInterpret: Oh and I have class at noon! It's 11:25 and I need a shower and school is 15 minutes away. Lovely.
Today:
Favors are finally done! (Found the damn labels!)
Had a nice long chat with one of my bridesmaids today, so that was nice.
Sent a good long e-mail to my MOH about bridal shower deetz.
FI figured out a template for the escort cards in Word.
Made lunch AND dinner at home today, so that's good.
Wedding cardigans came in the mail - I need to figure out which one looks best with my reception dress.
Payments to videographer and makeup artist went out.
A bunch more stuff went into storage today.
Decided on which apartment we're going for and set a move-in date.
Bought my case of champagne for the reception.
Ordered FI's wedding gift.
Finished table numbers.
Tomorrow:
Sign apartment lease.
Pick up FI's new suit at Men's Wearhouse.
Make sure FI gets his haircut tomorrow.
Print the wedding programs and fold them.
Start thinking about a rough seating chart.
Draft our welcome letter/weekend schedule of events for the OOT bags.
Drop off reception dress to get dry cleaned.
Start packing up things in banker boxes.
Finish centerpiece frames.
Oh my gosh - props to you ladies planning, moving, and going to school! I could not IMAGINE trying to study or take a test with all this going on.
I'm working full time, planning the wedding, and looking to move, too. It's such a stressful time but at the end of the day we're marrying our best friend. I always try to keep that in perspective...though sometimes the tears come!
officially FREAKING OUT!!!
I am so lost about the seating chart its not even funny! And guests are making it harder with a bunch of requests... hows it going for you all today?
Yeah I am totally freaking out. I still haven't gotten all of my RSVP's back, which I didn't expect. But I just worry that I am going to have like 10 unexpected guests show up. Ugh. I am laso really stressed that everyone is going to show up think it is dumb and won't have a good time. It's like my biggest fear. lol. Let's just say I have a kooky wedding dream every night now. Fortunately everything is pretty much taken care of except decorating the venue and ordering my DIY flowers. But that can't be done until the week of anyway.
Wishing all you other March brides good luck!!!
Since midnight (when I SAID I was going to bed but in reality that turned into 2:30am), I have completed:
Today, we have to:
Coming along GREAT on the to-do list, Ginger!!!
My to-do's/current status:
-We just received 15lbs of custom M&Ms for our favors yesterday! So I just need to get the little glue dots for my custom faux-wax-seals so they can be secured on the outside of the glassine bags and twine wrap.
-Programs are on hold for last minute thank-you name additions, since our wedding is mostly all being created by family and friends.
-Tomorrow night: FI's Bachelor Party, My hair trial, and a pulling-pork party at my FMIL's house for the main dish at the wedding: BBQ Pulled Pork Sam'miches!
-Need to get my sister/MOH and SIL/BM hostess gifts for Saturday's Bachelorette/Lingerie PAR-TAY! Woohoo!
-All the cute little burlap signs still in my brain need to be made a reality..
-Finish our country-closeline well-wishes area with cute embellishments and, most importantly, the materials for people to leave the well-wishes!
**Phew!** We are getting there gals! And the closer I get, I my smile just gets BIGGER!!! :)
@sweetpea1031: I am done with the seating chart but I just clumped people together that know each other. Done. LOL.
Yeah I am not getting guest requests but dumb questions!! Obvious ones too.
And my MOM, OMG. Need I say more?
We have to be on the train by Saturday at 7am and we have class tomorrow and I can't skip another class I actually tried changing our train tickets for Sunday instead but they are sold out. :( I need another day to finsih packing. We can go Monday instead but it screws stuff up for the rest of the week and prep time in Iowa.
Officiant hasn't returned our calls. Ceremony is in "rough draft" status. Eldest son is being a bit of a pain in the ass. Bunch of stuff still lost in my room. Can't find duffel bags to pack in, only hard suitcases (need duffels!)
ANd did I mention MOM driving me batty!?
Hope y'all are doing better than I am!
Today:
Finalize bridal shower menu with MOH
Finalize mani-pedi party day before wedding
Buy more cardstock and ribbon for programs
Finish folding/assembling the programs
Menu cards?
Continue packing and labeling boxes for transport
Put bar menu in a frame and place in reception box
Dollar store run for cards, giftbags, etc for BM gifts
Take wedding gifts to storage shed
Work on address labels for wedding announcements
Pack up some of the kitchen into boxes
Tomorrow:
Final dress fitting
Drop off OOT bags at the hotel with final directions
Final walkthrough with reception venue and confirm my seating chart
Do some cleaning - throw out stuff in the fridge and freezer
Today I finished the following:
Okay, well, I am writing this from the train, so obviously we packed in time to not miss our train or have to reschedule. SO yay! We are still many many many hours from our destination though.
Sad because at some point we managed to misplace our bell (for the Bell of Truce ceremony) and our wine goblets. Both lost in our house!! That's what I get for shopping too far ahead of time, and we ran out of time to look, so I will scour thrift stores in Iowa I guess for replacements.
Left to do: finish programs. Guess we'll have to print those at Kinkos since we didn't get it done before leaving.
Meet with officiant.
Quasi-rehearsal of sorts at venue
Mail ribbon to baker for cake trimming
There is probably more, but I slept exactly 1 & 1/2 hours last night so I don't remember anything. The worst "to do" was preparing to leave Texas so I am glad the awful stress is mostly behind us and we're moving on to moderate stress!
@MsInterpret: Good job making it to the train on time!
Losing an hour when you really need every minute you can is...annoying.
We had a whirlwind day today.
Tomorrow I have:
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I am. It feels like there is way too much to be done still!
Most of the big "to do" stuff that is left is packing, since we're from Texas and traveling to Iowa to marry. We leave next weekend!! I have school all week, FI too, and she's at work today, thankfully no work during the week... but ACK! There is so much stuff I've bought for the wedding that we have to take with us! And I tried NOT to get too much but still, there's all of our clothing, my dress and petticoat taking up huge amounts of space, decor stuff, accessories like the guest book and cake server and flower girl basket, etc. Plus "regular" stuff since we'll be there a week. Plus food for the 30 hour train ride since I cannot afford for us to eat all our meals at train dining prices.
Plus I still have 2 tests and a project due in school this week!
And I just want to sleep. And fart around posting here on WB. I just keep having to remind myself that I can do SOME things in Iowa, like finalize the music on the computer / Ipod, for example.