Getting Ready

Well, four days to go and my husband is at his last day of work until May of next year!

Let's see where I was when I first created this blog. I had no dress for the wedding, was finishing my last week of work and was getting ready to have 11 people stay at my house for the wedding. Well, I found a great dress, bride approved, hosted many people at my home, realizing that it is not how perfect your house is, but the hospitality you provide and how I can make people feel welcome and at home. Of course, I finished work, hectic as it was, I still wish I could follow up on how everything is going, and I of course visit my two home stores in Duncan, where I see all the wonderful partners and customers I have known all these years. The only difference is I can read a book instead of working. Just yesterday, I had to wait several hours for my car to be wired for towing, so I walked to Starbucks and read for an hour and a half!
I also have a newfound sense of being relaxed, which for those of you who know me, I am not a fast paced person, yet live and work in a fast paced environment, so when 'behind', I struggle to keep calm. I had to renew my car insurance early yesterday and had pre-ordered the sticker through my broker months ago, and when they could not find the sticker and realized it had been sent to the wrong address, and standing there knowing I had to have this done before we leave, and knowing I had of course pre-planned every detail to have things go smoothly, I found it realitively easy to let go and not panic. The agent kept apologizing for the delay and I said not to worry, I had all the time in the world! And, I also was not multi-tasking by checking my email while I waited!
I think I could get used to this!
The wedding went very well and I have included a picture of Nicole and Jordan. They are on their honeymoon in California, due back on Sunday. I only get to be mother of the bride once and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
The boys are spending their time seeing friends before they leave and getting their clothes and room in order. Every other spare minute, you will find them either on the computer, watching TV, or playing Wii. (Sometimes I hide the remotes just for fun!) I have to pick up their school books tomorrow in Victoria, and school starts next week!
Damian is taking Spanish this year and I am looking forward to learning a bit myself! Both boys think they can misbehave these next few days as they have stated there is no discipline or chores to assign or friends/ activities we can keep them from, which would be our normal course for consequences. This should be fun!
Well I need to get back to my list of 'to do's'.