Tomorrow!

Big week starts tomorrow!  Eeeek and yea!  I'm pacing myself okay and I'm sleeping well.  Fingers crossed that I remember to enjoy this family time and not get caught up in a list of getting through all the things.  

Slow down.  Stay with what I'm doing and not 5 steps ahead in my head.  I'm coordinating a lot of the week and that stresses me.  Lots of balls in the air, lots of time sensitive days so we need to watch the schedule.  

Lunch with my girlfriend was good -- weather is perfect and outside eating is so easy now.  We shopped a bit after and I found a dress at J Jill for fall.  Picture when I wear it :)

Today I'm making the birthday cake and icing.  This is the first time I've frozen a cake and making icing so far in advance.  I won't have time to do either once my sister gets here so I'm giving it a whirl.  Cake by Courtney is a big cheerleader for make-aheads this way.  Thaw the cake overnight, rewhip the icing and it's good to go.

I got new pillow cases from Garnet Hill.  I'm into pattern on pattern lately.  These are little happy mushrooms.  I like the look, but the cases are scratchy.  Maybe a few more washings will soften them up.

Before.

After.

Happy mushrooms.

Tomorrow morning is an early day.  Heading to the airport at 8 o'clock so a rushed, abbreviated morning routine and the sprint begins.  Why is this hard for me?  I'm trying though.  

Hope you're having a good week.  Later gators.