What to wear to a funeral?
My step-aunt died early on Thurs morning. I didn't know her, in fact I can't recall ever having met her, but it has left my step-dad in a bit of a state. Which in turn has been tough on my mum, especially spending 2 days driving from Newcastle to Melbourne with him. They are staying with us, as his brother is at his house and, well, anyway things are a bit mad around here. They will be with us all week.
The funeral is Tuesday; as a result, I won't be at Kensington Tues night. I think I'll wear my green v-neck dress. It's comfy, flattering and still sombre. Maybe I'll wear pearls too. I can throw on a black jacket if its cool, and its sleeveless if its warm.
Oh, and of course, my Dad and step-mum are in town Monday and had already booked to have dinner with us Mon night before all this happened.
I was really looking forward to a quiet, relaxed Sat morning. I've only been up 1 1/2 hrs, and am still in my pjs, but there has been so much hustle and bustle around here I feel frazzled already. Poor SammyHubby had to get up and go to work this morning. I think he stuck to his morning routine more or less. I told him just to press on and do what he needs to and they will move around him - he tends to get too caught up in being a good host, neglects to do what he needs to do, then is stressed out, running late and forgets important things, like lunch. Last night he really should have gone to bed around 10 but sat up watching Rugby Legaue (which he doesn't like) and drinking tea (which he didn't want) to be sociable. I told him to go to bed but he refused. Hopefully he'll get over that pretty soon, otherwise this week will be a disaster.
On the upside, I think mum and I are going shopping today, then she wants to go to the art gallery. I might skip the gallery and hang out at home on my own for some respite.