Well, we survived the big day and with only about two mishaps. One was losing the back of the bride's pearl earring but the nice lady in the County Clerks office let me take the eraser off her pencil and use it to put the post through. Wouldn't want the bride to be concerned about losing one of her new earrings and not paying attention when it came time for her to say "I do". The other was that we ran a little late for the luncheon at The Olive Garden as bride's bff who was also photographer forgot her extra battery pack and we had to wait for a charge. The morning was sunny, the room for the ceremony was very cute and a good time was had by all if I do say so myself. Talk more soon and you gotta know I'll have to spend time gushing about the darling newlyweds...

Big day tomorrow. Ceremony starts at County Clerks office @ 10a.m., then over to Gramma's house for a champagne toast and cupcakes. We have lunch reservations at The Olive Garden, then we can all go our seperate ways, us and the family members in attendance back to Gram's and the bride and groom to a nice lodge at Bodega Bay. Thursday it will be back to business as usual. So think of us Wednesday and send out best wishes to the cosmos for the new Mr. and Mrs. M...

Well, now the bride and groom think I am going a little overboard. We had decided that it was a good idea to go around the corner from the County Clerks office after the ceremony to Gram's house to have a toast to the newlyweds and that perhaps there could be a small cake. So yesterday afternoon I took it upon myself to go to this darling cupcake bakery in Cotati called Sift and order about 18 assorted cupcakes for the gathering. Later informing my son that I had done this he was a little annoyed with me, felt that having cake was unnecessary. So to CYA (cover my ass) I reminded him that it is also his father's 55th birthday that day and maybe we need to acknowledge this as well. Whew, that was agreeable and now I'm back to knowing my place so to speak as the mom in law. Only 48 hours to go until it's over...

Well, it is thankfully Saturday so that means I still get one more day of weekend. We are finally getting the last of the wedding plans in shape and even did a drive by of the facility (county clerks office) so that Wednesday morning there won't be lost mom and dad in law driving through the county administration compound trying to find Dan and Tiff. The quote I have for you is in honor of Tiffany who now is probably to the point of thinking "Why didn't we just go to Reno."
Here is a very cute quote by that irrasacable George Burns,
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
Have a great day tomorrow and let the wedding countdown begin.

Hurray it's Friday! And here's how my weekend is going to be packed with activities or should I say one activity in perticular. I'm calling it the mom in law to be scavenger hunt. And what is that you may ask? I have asked the bride if I can be in charge of the somethings, you know the something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Her dress will be new, my blue topaz earrings are the blue and by Sunday I will have traversed Sonoma County (and thanks to my bff Jana, into Mendocino County) I will have the old and borrowed. So to all my friends who may someday be future mom in laws, I am living proof that you can get your kids married on a weeks notice! Have a great weekend yourselves and look to the blog for future post of wedding meltdown, did I just say that...

Is there anything or anyone we want to talk about today? Ok. I'll start. By next week at this time I'm going to be a mom in law! Then a week later I'm going to be the mom of a Navy recruit! Noticing a pattern here, yes that is two exclamation points in a row. For a creative writer that is totally unacceptable but what can I do except wish my darling Dan and his delightful Tiffany the best of luck. Watch for updates as time goes on.

Happy Earth Day! Just another day living the life enjoying the beauty of Sonoma County...