Oh Lordy -- Just Breathe

It's here and I'm up to my eyeballs in last minute EVERYTHING. I'm prepared, organized, and yet, SO MUCH to do.

My sleep is crap. My stress is flying (but I'm doing well on my jaw clenching). 

I'm in danger of not enjoying enough because I'm ten steps ahead in my mind and panicking about it. Maybe once we get to the venue things will calm down for me. Hopefully this is just the lead up crazy. I'm concerned about having time and a place to get ready tomorrow. Check in is at 4 o'clock (hoping for an earlier time, but no guarantees). Rehearsal is at 4:30. We leave at 4:45 to drive over to the restaurant for setup. Tight timing. 

Here are some updates:

No offer from the 2nd showing. Can't fit the piano in the way they want.

New house closing moved back 2 weeks. 

Earrings arrived -- yea. Just what I wanted AND THEN ... totally allergic to them. Instant pain and red all the way up my earlobes. I cleaned them, tried them again and NOPE. I have 2 pairs arriving (fingers crossed) from amazon today. My dress MUST have significant earrings. I can pivot to white-toned options, but my shoes have gold accents. Bracelets didn't arrive -- lost in transit. I have NO time to find new earrings today. How can I be at this point and still not have my "look" decided? This complicates packing -- thankfully, we're driving so everything can get thrown in the car -- shoes, jewelry, purse, hair accessories all hinging on damn earrings.

I practiced the toast and it's fine -- phew. I practiced the dance and it's also fine, but horrible moves on my part lol. I know enough to participate. It'll be fun though.

Picked up cookies and they are FANTASTIC. They give an extra couple when you order a big lot because there's extra dough. Hubby sampled and said he forgot how delicious they are -- YES!! They aren't GF so I steered clear for now. I forgot to take pictures. I ordered 2 options for the rehearsal (his/hers) and some individual cookies for welcome bags. Happy Retirement, Happy 60th birthday, Candy Corn (my sister since she doesn't like chocolate). This is a good win. 

I got these little elevated cutting boards from Ikea. I saw a reel about ways to use them (I'm a sucker). Of course, food and food display, but also plant stand, book stand. Only $20 each so I got 2 and they are great.

You get the idea.

Perfect!

The wind storm is almost over -- nothing horrible but it's still very windy. I feel for those flying today. I want to run this morning to help with stress, but timing is an issue and I hate the wind. I need to get to Trader Joe's when it opens to buy flowers. If I can manage, I'll go to the park to run in the wind. Then drive to mid-town to drop welcome bags. Then drop dogs at sitters. Then pack. Then not-sleep ahead of the long, long day tomorrow.

Eeek. I need to calm down. Slow down. Breathe. It'll all work out, or not, but the wedding weekend will happen. 

And, most importantly, I need to ENJOY this weekend. Where I sit right now, the feeling is just-get-it-over and that isn't what I want. It will be a huge missed opportunity if I don't embrace all the good and all the chaos that is a wedding. Meditation this morning will be a calling to FS to take over. She knows how to handle this stuff, maybe. 

Okay. Have a good day. Later gators.