Friday Rambling: Pre-Wedding Jitters

I found a spoon in my purse the other day.

I have no idea how the spoon got in my purse, but I do know it was not a clean spoon and yes, it was from my house.

While writing this post, I'm realizing it's still in my purse.

Such is life a week and a couple of days before my eldest daughter's wedding.

It's full of:

 Lists, lists and more lists.

Color coded lists. 

Lists in my car, in a notebook, one taped on the wall in the family room.

The latter being my favorite.

It's color coded and I make BIG MARKS when I cross something off.

I got so excited, I crossed off something that my husband had finished which upset him as it was HIS chore to be crossed off. I stole that fabulous feeling of accomplishment.

He was pretty disappointed. 

I tried making it up to him the next day and offered for him to cross off my stuff, but he declined.

I guess it just wasn't the same.

Let's see...

there's making my kitchen look like a bomb went off.

Oh, wait. 

That was from baking with my sweet friend Paula.

We knocked out 16 dozen gluten free cookies and 8 dozen gluten free fudge brownies.

After this day, I have free advice to mothers of young daughters:

Pray that Pinterest will be out of existence by the time your girls get married.

It will threaten your sanity in a severe way.

I'm all for DIY, but oh my.....

Shopping helps to break up the Pinterest craziness and the realization that EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL TAKE 2-3 TIMES LONGER THAN YOU THINK.

Weeks full of wedding prep need side trips with Brenna to make me realize the meaning of "a really good day."

Estate sales might add to the insanity, but as long as you are driving to sixteen stores and have only two hours, you might as well stop.

Cause you will find something for everyone, making it a 

"A really good day"

Holding fast to faith and expressing it through some quick painting during a full week is a good thing.

Seriously-even if all I do is paint chalkboard paint on something or stain a box- it helps.

Drinking something ice cold and a little sweet is fun. If, however, it has caffeine and you don't normally drink caffeine it isn't particularly recommended.

 BUT when you make 21 center pieces outside and it's 102 degrees at the end of flipping September you just can't help yourself.

and i only drank half.

Later in the week, the fulness in the week was made better by gathering with friends and working on projects. It is priceless, humbling and makes one truly grateful.

As full as this week and a half has been, it's gonna get FULLER!!!!!!!!!

I'll be offline to celebrate our daughter's wedding and finish up those lists....

Have a wonderful Friday and I'll be back soon to post pictures.

 linking to Paint Party Friday