In just over 48 hours....
03/08/2006 02:33 p.m.
I'll be married!

Nervous? It seems everyone asks me that, but who has time? Since we (I) am doing this almost entirely by myself, and as of yet I haven't taken any time off of work to do it... tomorrow will be a different story, and maybe Friday as well.

I have to order the food, get the table linens, the plates, decorations, etc., etc. for the reception.

I don't know if the alterations are done on my dress yet... I'm afraid to even ask! The boys' and girls' outfits are complete as of last night. M. just needs to get his pants, and A. needs to polish his boots.

The bouquets are done, I just have to take mine up to the church.

I need to go ahead and reserve a rental car so that we have a vehicle we can ALL fit into without sitting on each other's laps.

My soon to be sister-in-law has helped out quite a bit. She picked up the cake topper and guest book the other day. She also works in a bakery and they are doing my cakes, I just need to pay for them.

I still need to pre-record the music I'm singing, just in case I get a bad case of the nerves the day of and can't pull it off. I don't think that will be a problem, but...

I also have to get up early on the day of to get mine and the girls' hair done. Also, two of the boys need haircuts.

M's ex is being a total snot right now. She "refuses to support this marriage in any way", although she remarried two years ago, and will not pay to getting my soon to be step-children's hair cut. She's being pissy because M. let his sister and I take S. to get her ears pierced. That, and she doesn't want to lose the last of her hold/control over M. She's used the kids, and other methods, of manipulating him to get what she wanted for years. She and I were in HS together 1 1/2 years, she knows me well enough to know I won't let her continue to do that. Not to mention that her own mother just recently reported her to CPS again (I've been told that she's done it at least 2 times in the past).

Why am I allowing myself to think about the negatives that she is trying to throw in the way. At least she has to work the day of and won't be at the ceremony! Thank you God!