Wedding week has arrived and it goes on and on.
Rachel married Chris yesterday afternoon as the rain/snow let up for the event. We were at Empire Mine for pictures and they were married on the lawn in front of the cottage. The weather was chilly and that allowed me the excuse to wear a couple of my handknits. Rachel toughed it out wearing only a light sweater. She was also surrounded in love so that must have helped keep her warm. It was a small group for the ceremony, mostly family. The big party/reception is on Saturday featuring not only the happy couple, but also the annual egg hunt. The exhausted parents that have been working their butts off are in the final stages of preparations for these festivities that are held at our place. Chris' friend James came up from Burbank to be his Best Man and Rachel had Jenn and Sierra, with Natalie holding the ring pillow. Their vows were wonderful.
Our family is growing with leaps and bounds. We were just the 4 of us for years and now we have added Chris with Rachel, Barry and Erik and Natalie with Sarah (and another one on the way), Beth with Jimi, and a new member that needs a family - Jenn. Holidays are more festive now with all the energy and personality they bring with them. Marja couldn't get here for the wedding as she is in Germany with Holger and their twin 2 yr old girls Lilia and Elin.
Tonight we had a barbeque at Rachel & Chris' house with about 20 people. Tomorrow we set up for the reception/egg hunt. Saturday is the Big Event and Sunday morning there is breakfast at a local restaurant. And, just in case we haven't seen enough of one another by Sunday, we celebrate Natalie's eighth birthday on Monday. All the main characters will be there. I love my family and friends, but next Tuesday I will want to sit in a quiet room and just be alone. I have become more and more reclusive as I age. Or maybe it is that I have become more comfortable with myself and can spend hours and days just being quiet and alone, going about doing what I love.
On the fiber front I am working on several projects, as always. Nothing new is finished. My big plan today is to swamp out my studios so they are safe for human habitation. I have been throwing stuff in and closing the door for weeks now. They need to be made viewable by Saturday, as I'm sure there will be the curious ones who want to see, then know what I plan to do with ALL THAT YARN and FIBER. I hope I can think of something clever to tell them. I have lots of ideas - lots and lots of them. So many, in fact, that I keep forgetting that they all take lots and lots of time. Time is about the only thing I can't buy if I want more. Starting next week I'm going to spend more time being retired and doing whatever the hell I want pretty much each and every day.
We've made a good stab at getting the place in order but we need to keep it up. We have fence to pull (the posts are already in) and clearing to do and possibly some dusting now and then, but these are things we want to do. No more have-to, here comes want-to.
Check with me in a couple of months and I'll let you know how well that plan is working.
(I have picture of the happy couple, but it is in my email and I am in bed writing this on my laptop so you'll have to wait to see it. Coming soon, I promise.)
I'm tired just reading about all that socializing......!
ReplyDeleteOur family has grown by the same measures, which is a lot for an only child. We return our granddaughter in the morning after a week, and I'll be doing the same thing as you on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteAs for have-tos, I get into that "I really should do that" mode and then I hear my doctor's admonition, "Don't should yourself." No more shoulding for you for a while.
I certainly do hope your plan works very well indeed. Congratulations on your growing family too.
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