Checking In

I seem to wake up earlier than my alarm, every morning, these days.  No matter how much valium lulls me to sleep, I open my eyes to see that the clock has yet to even hit the hour of my rise-and-shine time.
That's ok, though, because I can use that precious time to blog!
And take it all in.

A huge thank you goes out to Lara, who stayed with me while her man gallivanted with Mike and company on his bachelor party.  Having a cool headed, creative, meanwhile easy going and not related person with you leading up to your wedding is clutch.  Lara was just that. and then some.  This girls deserves a "putting up with a bride just before her wedding" medal, award, and recognition. 
So thank you, Lara!
(btw, I also plan on saying this in real life)


My good friend Ali was the first to arrive.  In the lobby of the hotel we stifled squee's and our giddy excitement.  We enjoy happy hour, briefly, but long enough to reminisce and get some good stories out there.

Then my mom, dad, sister, brother in-law, and sweet nieces arrived. I about died of excitement then!  I took my mom, sis, and  4yo niece to get their nails done.  Let me just tell you: sparkle mani/pedis are the cutest things evah.

Meanwhile, trying to catch up with friends who flew all the way from London, we grabbed a bite and some drinks. 

OH oh, and what they say about eating: that you'll have no time?  totally true.
Also my stomach goes from being in knots to non-existent, so there's that too.

And if the last tangent didn't illustrate such, there's a heavy case of "wedding brain" going on right now.  It's like ADD with a veil. 
Start this.
Walk over to work on this.
Remember that you need a check for this.
Go back to the first thing,
only to remember that there was something else about the other thing....

Right.
Someone told me to enjoy the craziness.
Because that's exactly what it is: PURE exhilarated joy.
And I rather like it.

Now off to synagogue for our Auf Ruf!
(No post on that, no time, just go here: Aufruf)

I'm getting married tomorrow!

(please excuse anything wrong about this post. I checked for squiggly red lines under words. I clearly didn't even re-read it.  There's no time for anything! Only fun!!!!)
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