Feeling a nervy spaz coming on...
I kind of feel like things are coming crashing down around me... Everything was going pretty well in the planning department. Even from far away, my mom and I have been in constant contact and stuff was happening the way it was supposed to. I was cranking out my craft projects, she was getting things straightened out with vendors, my sister rounded up all her musician friends and got them practicing... And then... stuff started happening. This isn't a family drama story, more like a
It actually sort of started this past December when my Great-Grandma passed away. We were very close, and we were both so excited that she was going to see me get married. And then she caught a cold... and at 95, even a cold is a dangerous thing. I miss her a lot, and I'm sad she won't be there, but I know she'd want me to still have a wonderful wedding, so I kept on with things.
Then I went to visit my grandparents the other day, and of course, the conversation turned to wedding stuff. They ask me who has RSVP'd, and I tell them, and mention that I'm a little surprised by how many of our relatives have said they can't make it. Then Grandma explains: My Great-Uncle Bob was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. Depending on how/when they want to treat him, he may not be able to come. My Great-Aunt Ruth's kidney's have failed and she's on dialysis. Great-Aunt Mildred is on bed rest for her heart condition. My cousin Ruthanne had to have emergency gall bladder surgery on Sunday. Cousin Jill is due any day from an extremely difficult pregnancy and is also on bed rest. (She's also my flower girl's mom, so depending on how it goes, I may not have a FG...) And the one that's confusing me the most: My cousin Jeff and his wife Vicki were very excited about the wedding. Last time I saw them (May?) they told me that they were coming... but they RSVP'd no, and there was no note with the card. Grandma also says that they haven't responded to any calls or emails in the last two weeks... So we don't know what's going on, but I'm getting kind of worried.
So that's that side of the family. Geoff dislocated his shoulder two weeks ago, so he's still in a sling. He won't have to wear it for the wedding, which he's happy about, but he won't be able to go swimming while we're in Hawaii... and he's not happy about that. He also can't help me make things, as he only has the full use of one hand. He's trying to be helpful in other ways though, like keeping the apartment tidy. He's planning to have surgery to fix his shoulder as soon as we're back from the honeymoon right before school starts. His sister (BM #2) had her shoulder surgery yesterday (genetic shoulder problems) and she will be in her sling for the wedding. She says she'll take it off for the ceremony and pictures though. (She wants to, I didn't ask her to. I'd rather she keep it on actually, I don't want her to hurt herself.)
So that's Geoff stuff. And then yesterday, I got a call from my dad. This is never a pleasant experience, and I actually considered not answering since I was at work in the middle of an experiment, but we hadn't talked in a while, so I did. Turns out that my grandpa (dad's dad) fell down and broke his hip on Monday night. He had surgery yesterday. My dad's driving up from Maryland sometime today, and he's going to pick me up from work so we can go see how he's doing. I'm not really that close to my dad's side of the family, but grandpa's pretty awesome, and I'm upset that he probably won't be able to come to the wedding. (Depends on how the surgery went and how the physical therapy goes in the next few weeks.)
...So yeah. If you made it through all that, you are awesome. :-) Last night I played some video games to let off steam, and then finished up some wedding crafts. Nervous energy is good for channeling into productive activities. For reading all the bleh stuff above, you get pictures!
Here are the finished table numbers! We have mercury (Hg) too, I'm not sure where it got to when I was taking this picture...
Here's the flower girl circlet, which Geoff is graciously modeling for me. The two purple roses are mostly to cover the knots in the back, but I think they add a nice pop of color.
Flower girl basket! They're all silk flowers from Michael's. I love the dew drop roses, and I have lavender flowers like those in my bouquet so it matches pretty well. I'm going to secure the crystal flowers with a little hot glue when I go home this weekend. Mom has a hot glue gun, but I don't. I'm also going to wire all the flowers together, and secure them with a little glue too. They need to stand up to a playful 3.5 year old after all. :-)
And speaking of which, FG's grandma mentioned to her that she might get to be in a wedding, and this was the result:
:D She's so darn cute! *crosses fingers that her mommy feels better and that her little sibling comes into the world easily and healthily*
It actually sort of started this past December when my Great-Grandma passed away. We were very close, and we were both so excited that she was going to see me get married. And then she caught a cold... and at 95, even a cold is a dangerous thing. I miss her a lot, and I'm sad she won't be there, but I know she'd want me to still have a wonderful wedding, so I kept on with things.
Then I went to visit my grandparents the other day, and of course, the conversation turned to wedding stuff. They ask me who has RSVP'd, and I tell them, and mention that I'm a little surprised by how many of our relatives have said they can't make it. Then Grandma explains: My Great-Uncle Bob was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. Depending on how/when they want to treat him, he may not be able to come. My Great-Aunt Ruth's kidney's have failed and she's on dialysis. Great-Aunt Mildred is on bed rest for her heart condition. My cousin Ruthanne had to have emergency gall bladder surgery on Sunday. Cousin Jill is due any day from an extremely difficult pregnancy and is also on bed rest. (She's also my flower girl's mom, so depending on how it goes, I may not have a FG...) And the one that's confusing me the most: My cousin Jeff and his wife Vicki were very excited about the wedding. Last time I saw them (May?) they told me that they were coming... but they RSVP'd no, and there was no note with the card. Grandma also says that they haven't responded to any calls or emails in the last two weeks... So we don't know what's going on, but I'm getting kind of worried.
So that's that side of the family. Geoff dislocated his shoulder two weeks ago, so he's still in a sling. He won't have to wear it for the wedding, which he's happy about, but he won't be able to go swimming while we're in Hawaii... and he's not happy about that. He also can't help me make things, as he only has the full use of one hand. He's trying to be helpful in other ways though, like keeping the apartment tidy. He's planning to have surgery to fix his shoulder as soon as we're back from the honeymoon right before school starts. His sister (BM #2) had her shoulder surgery yesterday (genetic shoulder problems) and she will be in her sling for the wedding. She says she'll take it off for the ceremony and pictures though. (She wants to, I didn't ask her to. I'd rather she keep it on actually, I don't want her to hurt herself.)
So that's Geoff stuff. And then yesterday, I got a call from my dad. This is never a pleasant experience, and I actually considered not answering since I was at work in the middle of an experiment, but we hadn't talked in a while, so I did. Turns out that my grandpa (dad's dad) fell down and broke his hip on Monday night. He had surgery yesterday. My dad's driving up from Maryland sometime today, and he's going to pick me up from work so we can go see how he's doing. I'm not really that close to my dad's side of the family, but grandpa's pretty awesome, and I'm upset that he probably won't be able to come to the wedding. (Depends on how the surgery went and how the physical therapy goes in the next few weeks.)
...So yeah. If you made it through all that, you are awesome. :-) Last night I played some video games to let off steam, and then finished up some wedding crafts. Nervous energy is good for channeling into productive activities. For reading all the bleh stuff above, you get pictures!
Here are the finished table numbers! We have mercury (Hg) too, I'm not sure where it got to when I was taking this picture...
Here's the flower girl circlet, which Geoff is graciously modeling for me. The two purple roses are mostly to cover the knots in the back, but I think they add a nice pop of color.
Flower girl basket! They're all silk flowers from Michael's. I love the dew drop roses, and I have lavender flowers like those in my bouquet so it matches pretty well. I'm going to secure the crystal flowers with a little hot glue when I go home this weekend. Mom has a hot glue gun, but I don't. I'm also going to wire all the flowers together, and secure them with a little glue too. They need to stand up to a playful 3.5 year old after all. :-)
And speaking of which, FG's grandma mentioned to her that she might get to be in a wedding, and this was the result:
:D She's so darn cute! *crosses fingers that her mommy feels better and that her little sibling comes into the world easily and healthily*