It is hump day. My brain is all over the place. Probably because the pressure is mounting.
I have my dress for the wedding, but not my shoes yet. I have NO idea what shoes to wear! I will worry about those Friday. Maybe. I hope.
And then there is the rehearsal dinner, which is tomorrow night. I still need to find something to wear to that! ARGH! Headed out after dinner in search of something. Gotta love my last minute approach.
*Note to Melissa: I WILL have shoes don’t worry, promise not show up at your wedding in my bare feet. No guarantee how long the shoes will remain on at the reception. Mother-of-the-groom or not, I just HATE shoes!*
Today I went and had my nails put back on. You’ll recall that in December last year I boxed those up and shelved them along with my highlights. Soon after that I dyed my hair cherry-cola (far cheaper than the salon highlights!). With the wedding this weekend, mama needed to have her nails done again, so today I am sporting claws! I missed them SO much, but now I’m trying to get used to typing with them again. Ugh. Then I will get used them again and not be able to function without them. Frankly I missed them when I wear rings, as I feel women should have pretty hands and nails are so girly! People notice rings and I prefer my nails to look amazing when they do!
One of my favorite parts of this coming weekend is that my son will be gaining a daughter, and he will make a great step-dad. In fact short of the gene pool, he will be her daddy in every way, a role he is well trained for as my ex-husband was ‘dad’ to my son from before he can remember. If he is half the dad to his new daughter that my ex was to him, he will do great. And of course this means I am gaining a granddaughter. I am SO excited. She already calls him daddy, and me grandma. I love it. I love her and her mom (knew her mom since she was a little girl and frankly cannot believe I didn’t see way back then that this match would happen.
Naturally, being a grandma, I have to step it up now on holidays a bit. I have already purchased somethings for her for Easter. 🙂 Yeah, like she isn’t spoiled enough already.
If you look at those eyes, there is mischief in them. I believe she is trying to marry me off based on conversations we’ve had (see previous post. And recently, when I kept her for an evening while mommy and daddy went to dinner, we had this one:
(I was chatting on IM with Sir Lancelot at the time and she sat down next to me on the couch)
Ryann: Who is that, grandma? (she could see his photo in the IM window)
Marti: He is a friend of mine.
Ryann: What’s his name?
Marti: Sir Lancelot.
Ryann: Is he your boyfriend?
Marti: Not exactly.
Ryann: Why not?
Marti: I don’t have a boyfriend, sweetie.
Ryann: Well why not?
Marti: Because grandma doesn’t want a boyfriend, I’m not dating anyone right now, I took the whole year off from that.
Ryann: Well HE can be your boyfriend then!
Marti: NO he can’t.
Ryann: Why not?
Marti: It’s complicated.
Ryann: Are you going to marry him?
Marti: (hiding that terrified look again) Um, no, I don’t want to get married right now.
Ryann: Well, marry him later! 🙂
Marti: Not likely sweetheart.
Ryann: I think you should.
Marti: It’s just not that easy, honey.
See what I mean? I really need to watch this kid, she is seriously into the match making game here, it’s a bit frightening! She goes at this like it’s her job.
I also think it best if I not leave her alone with Sir Lancelot for so much as a second! I don’t want her giving him any crazy ideas either.
Because I am always asked, my snake ring is from Avon, visit my store by clicking the name below if you’d like to purchase one:
Wild Safari Critter Ring – Snake
Marti Gardner 
Shoes are so overrated! At the end of the night at my brother’s first wedding we had to search all over under tables to find my shoes. They didn’t make it too far past the reception line. (ANd I was not the only shoeless member of the wedding party!)
I love the engagement portrait! Saturday will be an exciting day!
Yes it will, though not sure I will make it! LOL I am so tired.