A Very Special Blog Entry
It’s funny, when I started this blog 6 months ago I envisioned my last blog post before the wedding as consisting of some profound and whimsical musings as I move into the next phase of my life. Now here I am 2 days before my wedding, and I’m finding I don’t have much to say.
The last week or so has been a whirlwind and my emotions are all over the place. Last weekend I was doing my best Energizer bunny impression and couldn’t sit down due to nervous energy. Yesterday I almost cried on my way to work because the car in front of me was moving too slow. I’ve been kinda afraid I’m going to be a nervous wreck on the wedding day, and I’m not really a nervous wreck type of person. Fortunately a massage session at Bliss this morning seems to have calmed my nerves for the time being, and what nerves are left will be taken care of by the bottle of red wine I’ll be opening shortly.
People always say to get ready for the fact that not everything will go as planned, and I already have that taken care of – just check the weather forecast. In my head, from the time we’ve booked our venue I’ve pictured having our ceremony on the expansive lawn with the NYC skyline glimmering in the background. Plus, for the photo session I saw us casually strolling through the park and stopping at cool spots to take some shots. Well, as the very soon to be Mr. LoCo likes to say, not so much a lot. A few days ago, I thought the fact that it’s supposed to rain on my wedding day was OMG THE WORST THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN EVER. Now that I’ve calmed down and sent my mom out to buy some giant umbrellas, I’m thinking we could end up with some pretty cute and creative photos because of the rain.
Tomorrow is manicure/pedicure/eyebrow threading day. Then it’s off to the rehearsal dinner Saturday night followed by a visit from my friend Mr. Ambien to help me sleep, and when I wake up, it will be my wedding day. Once my hair is curled to perfection and my makeup is airbrushed flawlessly, I’ll be putting on The Dress and getting the show on the road. Everyone says the day is going to fly by so I’m going to try to take a least a couple time-outs during the day to soak it all in.
At the end of it all I know that what matters is that I will be married to my best friend, the only guy I could ever imagine going through all this craziness with. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that what this is really all about is a marriage. In Judaism, when you have found the person you are meant to be with they’re referred to as your bashert. I can’t wait to become Mrs. Bashert at 3:30 PM on Sunday.
Profound and whimsical enough for you?
9nine9 said,
April 23, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Who is this Bashert guy? One more glass of wine, and I’ll kill him!
kelly said,
April 24, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Laurie!!!! Hey! Good for you for holding it together! It will be awesome tomorrow! Rain or shine. I always wondered how I wouldn’t have an emotional overload during the ceremony.. I held it together, barely.. Somehow I managed… Bless you, Dave, and your day!