I'm back!
Bridal shower was fabulous, although I was teased mercilessly for knowing (that is, being able to guess) when postage stamps were introduced in Britain. We didn't play any theme-y theme-y games, and there was nary a glowing pink penis in sight, so I was very happy. MOH got me a sash and a tiara to wear, and we all ate until we wanted to burst. I drank loads of champagne, and MOH and BFF did too. Mom's off the alcohol, as was sister (antibiotics), which led to the whole "OMG are you pregnant?" conversation. Also, apparently I didn't tell BFF about Mom's cancer (I could've sworn I did), and she got the fright of her life when she saw her. My bad!
FI thoroughly enjoyed his bach, but then who wouldn't enjoy laser tag and Hooters? I know it's a cliché, but Hooters is (relatively) new to SA and all the guys wanted to see what the fuss was about. I'm only annoyed that they didn't take me with them!
There's MORE drama at my sister's (so what's new?) which I don't know that I can get into here as it isn't really my story to tell. And her cat's kittens are like 3 weeks overdue but the vet isn't worried, so we aren't either.
Mom's looking fantastic but she gets tired really easily. Mommy-daughter day was a hit though! We bought her outfit for the wedding - a navy and white tunic that she can wear with white or navy trousers (which she has), or even leggings if she'd prefer. I just want her to be comfortable, and the wedding really isn't formal at all. I got my eyebrows done, and we bought my makeup for the wedding. I plan to do my "trial" this afternoon, if I can keep my eyes open long enough.
We had a fantastic dinner with my brother, and we've decided to write an opera together. Because apparently getting drunk and writing a musical is beneath us...?
And we managed to get MOST of our invitations delivered. There's a handful left, of people who we were hoping to see but didn't, so FI's scrambling to get the last addresses (three of them have moved since I compiled the list), and they'll be sent out on Thursday. FI was supposed to post them today while I was at the bank, but I'm not going to the bank today because I can't walk in a straight line at the moment.
We've been back home almost a week now, and I'm still playing catch up on the sleep thing. It isn't really working, and I feel pretty awful. This is really why I don't travel. I love being places, but getting there always wears me out. I literally cannot go the 36km to FI's parents' place without getting sick. I feel like I'm ALWAYS sick lately. I'm sure it's at least partly stress, so I've promised Mom I'll see the doctor after the wedding, when I'm less stressed.
I raided Mom's bookshelf while we were visiting, and borrowed a ton of hardcover books for our table decor, but I don't want to start assembling the table decor until I know how many tables we have and whether they're going to be square or long. So right now I'm (that is to say "we're") focusing on the backdrop - so far we have 80 of the 4480 wax paper circles we need for it. I draw, FI cuts, I sew. The whole process would be a lot faster if my circle cutter didn't keep tearing through the paper. I am kicking myself for not starting on this project ages ago.
Mostly everything is fantastic, but FI and I are going to be working overtime on this backdrop for the next two weekends. And I'm too lazy/tired/sick to trawl for gifs for this post. Sorry Knotties! ;o;
What's up with everyone?