I taught on Monday and Tuesday. That was as close up to the wedding day as I wanted to go. Michael worked right up until the day before. Fortunately, he was mostly on in town jobs so that helped.
I spent Wednesday running around doing errands and stuff. Plus getting the house finished off on cleaning. Jami and Cynthia got in early evening. They had some problems with the hotel they booked. Jami had a bad feeling about the place and I can't say I blamed her. so, they ended up at the Wingate after all. Wednesday night Natalie and Laurent flew in from Switzerland. Michael and I went to pick them up and then grab some dinner. We met up with Jami and Cynthia at the one Mexican restaurant. I was tired but I think everyone else was too.
I was waiting for northern Kyle to call and say he was here. I wasn't sure what time he'd left from PA. That was an exciting drive for him. He discovered that books on tape are not his thing. As he put it, "Being read to makes me want to bang my head against a wall." Or gouge out his ears. He actually got to our house while we were out but I somehow missed the call. He pulled up in front and actually had a run in with the cops about it. What a nice southern greeting he had. lol
There was no specific plan for Thursday morning because I figured we would all need some sleep. We did go out for breakfast anyway. Jami and Kyle opted to sleep in so I just picked up Cynthia. Jami later went to one of the local Chili's (not the one by the hotel but another) and ended up sick from the place. Well, gee, you'd be sick too if a cockroach ran out from under your plate and you're told nonchalantly that yeah, they know and have just been sprayed for them. So, we didn't see her all afternoon and almost didn't see her for dinner. I hope I didn't seem too unconcerned but I was so distracted by everything that my attention for one point or problem just didn't have much punch. So, sorry if I did.
Andi flew in early afternoon and I picked her up myself. Figured dragging ten million people around would suck. She just went with the flow of everything. Actually, everyone pretty much did but Andi always has the most laid back attitude. I can't remember if I had bought the alcohol the day before or that afternoon but I know we all went and took the stuff plus the decorations over to Wintergreen on Thursday afternoon. We did a quick run through and stuff.
Matt, Maya, and Cole got in late afternoon. Val and Dale soon followed a little later. It was a cluster trying to get everyone together at the hotel for dinner but we somehow managed it. We ended up with two tables at our favorite Japanese hibachi place, Miyabi's. We didn't plan the seats though I was feeling irked at Michael so I put Andi between us and then Val separated him even more. lol I think it's a prerequisite that the bride and groom get annoyed before the wedding. Dinner was fun. Jami managed to make it which was good.
Then the real "fun" began back at the house. See, what I mentioned before was referring to the wings. Michael had been putting them off forever. I even went and bought (thanks Val) the material two weeks before (I'm not even getting into why it wasn't sooner) so he could do them. So, needless to say, the relaxed evening turned into a mad scramble to get the wings done. And I was trying to put stuff together and "lost" my shoes briefly. That was my meltdown point. I was so tired and frustrated that I just OCD'd the whole thing and just about spazzed. I barely contained my temper. Fortunately, Andi and Val helped. In the end, though, it was Solaris who helped me "find" them after Val told him too. See, I'd had them in my office closet for months but had moved them to a lower shelf when I was organizing and forgotten. Keep in mind, two other people had looked in there as well and missed the box in plain sight. So, while I felt like an idiot, it wasn't too bad and I felt better later.
We also worked on a solution for my dress bustle since I hadn't gone to a seamstress. I didn't need to get it fitted so that was on the list. In the end, Dale finalized the solution of how I could attach it to my wrist à la Disney's Sleeping Beauty. That was kind of funny actually. Half of us were crowded in the living room figuring that out while the rest were helping Michael in the kitchen.
You know, if everyone hadn't been willing to help with the wings, I would have given up on them at that point. So, I appreciate that everyone tried so hard to see that happen. It always seems that such times around me tend to be frantic or manic. But I guess that makes sense given my personality.
I have no idea how late everyone stayed. I went to the hotel at one point to attempt sleep and to get some other things done. No, I didn't get much sleep. Overly tired and hyper. No surprise there. I figured Michael would do better sleeping in our bed at home and I think he did. But we were both tired the next day anyway. Another requirement, I think, of the bride and groom.
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