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October 19, 2007
Surreal
I'm getting married tomorrow afternoon!
Yesterday was a crazy blur - I ran a bunch of errands like getting gifts and getting my nails done and dropping off things and picking up things. HEJ came along to help and keep me focused on the task at hand. (She's really good at that kind of thing. And also lists. She's good at lists.)
I've been pretty overwhelmed this week with the things that still needed to be done - after a year and a half of planning, I thought that this week would be relaxing! Everything would be done! and the Pants and I could relax on the couch and gaze into each other's eyes in a state of pre-wedded bliss. Ha. And then tiny elves would come clean my house. Har. Wrong. And that's okay. It took me a few days to figure that out, but now I know.
Here's my manicure.
That's about all I've got for pictures. I'll have LOTS and LOTS of pictures to show in about a week and a half. I leave on Sunday for Costa Rica, where Jacob and I can relax and gaze into each other's eyes in a state of wedded bliss. Hee.
I can't believe it's here, and I'm freakin' excited. WEDDING WEDDING WEDDING. The stress has been overwhelming, but as long as me and Jacob are married at the end of the day, everything else is just icing on the delicious three-tiered cake.
Y'all have a good week! And send me good weather vibes. And non-Bridezilla vibes.
October 12, 2007
Getting There
My wedding is in 9 days.
While the rest of the knitting world prepares for RHINEBECK!, I am immersed in final wedding details. There are so many things to finish! Programs, decorations, centerpieces, packing for honeymoon...I have always considered myself a low maintenance kinda girl ... and I am *so* the stereotypical insane stressed out bridezilla.
BUT! Today is a good day. Work is great, if a tad busy, and wedding stuff IS coming together. For example, this is finished:
Wedding Shawl. Check.
I. love. this. shawl. It's knitted with Rowan DK Silky Wool, which is good enough to eat, and it drapes beautifully. And the shoulder shaping WORKS - the shawl stays on! I couldn't believe how nicely it fits. (Full disclosure: I ran out of Silky Wool and knit the last row and cast off edge with another yarn. Don't tell.)
I really wanted to knit a wedding shawl, but I didn't want it to be too complicated, and I also didn't want it to be super long and overwhelming. When I saw Ms. Flint Knit Pamela's pictures, I knew that was my shawl, and I'm so, so happy I took the time to make it. (Which, surprisingly, was really not that much time at all, as Pamela also noted. It took probably three good TV nights to finish.)
Front shot.
The lace is not complicated, but if you get off track, it's hard to get back. I actually did have to rip back once or twice, but I'm so glad I did - the lace is so pretty! And I love how my tattoo peeks through. Hee. I'm seriously considering making a few of these on colors for gifts. I love.
Now, more wedding knitting! I am carrying calla lilies, and my toss bouquet will also be calla lilies, but callas of a different type: knitted ones. I have a few friends making one each, and I'm going to make a couple, and then tie a bow around them and throw those suckers at Anne Marie. (JUST KIDDING AM.)
I still haven't gotten a chance to blog about my fantastic weekend, where I went to the beach with some of my bridesmaids and friends and had a bit of a bachelorette celebration. It was more relaxation than debauchery (I left that for the Pants, who was in Vegas), but we did eat a lot of good food, drink lots of vodka tonics, and do some karaoke. They did make me a dirty cake. I will not post a picture of it here, for various reasons (Hi, Mom!), but you can imagine. Tee hee.
Contrary to the photo, I'm neither pregnant nor that well-endowed. hee.
Good times were had by all. Thanks, ladies, for making my weekend so fabulous!
I imagine I'll blog again before the wedding. Or maybe not. I don't know. I do know that I'd better stop writing and start CHECKING MY TO-DO LIST OH MY GOD.