MOB....Oh my gosh....

A part of my brain is being unleashed that I really didn't know existed! I have had a little time for the whole wedding "event" to settle in. I am well aware that this is Kadie and David's wedding, and they will both be very involved in the planning and will absolutely have the final say in all decisions (as long as it stays in the budget!) but....I for the most part will be the "Wedding Planner"! Not that this task overwhelms me.....for pete's sake I merchandised a large retail store for 13 years... I have been known to take trash worthy Christmas decorations and breathe new life into them...ask my sister ( that's a whole Blog in itself!) But, this new arena, new playground so to say .....is making my head go ninety to nothing. It has unleashed my inner creativity like never before.....I'm losing sleep! I can make this wedding memorable (and stunningly beautiful) without breaking the bank.....this will keep the FOB delightfully pleasant throughout this whole planning process....we will not have to use a month's salary on fresh flowers alone....I CAN DO THIS!!! I have put together bridal showers, baby showers and retail store events with a sense of style and elegance....surely I can handle my own daughters wedding!!

But here is the kicker....that's just it....it's my daughters wedding! I want the fairy princess thing for her, I always made sure her dress up trunk was filled with everything fussy, pretty and pink....all things that glittered and made her look like the absolute doll she really is. I find myself randomly getting teary eyed while remembering all the special times....how absolutely adorable she looked on the first day of school, in a hand smocked dress that her grammy made with the socks that matched and the backpack that hung to her knees.....I cried like I would never see her again when her dad and I dropped her off. All her handmade presents (and there were a lot of them), her determination....to give 100% for everything that she wanted....her devotion to her dad and I. She is like a little sponge that absorbs all life has to offer. She makes us proud of her everyday. So I want this to be a "you are special celebration"! Her dad had only one request of David when he asked for Kadie's hand in marriage....he made him promise that he would treat her tomorrow like he treats her today.....special! We have never watched her make a decision lightly, so we are absolutely sure David is the right man for her and ... We like him too.....so this will be a welcome to the family celebration ....a celebration that says thank you Kadie....for being an absolutely wonderful daughter. You will be an amazing teacher, wife and someday mother too....and I pray that God blesses you as he has your Dad and I. xoxo