First wedding gown appointment... It will take more than one!

I went shopping for wedding dress today and it was quite the experience. I am so happy I had Marie-Josée and Barb with me, they were very helpful and since they got married a short time ago, I felt well advised.
We went to a store in Moose Creek, Barb’s SIL went there and received a good service and I knew there was another place close by that we could zip by if we had the time.
So I tried the one I liked from the magazine (AlfredAngello 1816)… deception! It really doesn’t suit me… I don’t know if it is because I tried a couple size too big but even, I don’t think that would have change anything if I had tried another one. I kept on trying different styles, I was really surprised that alter top looks nice on me but it does. We took a bunch of pictures with the digital camera.
After maybe 5 or 6 dresses, I was felling depressed… sad, and I did not know why; maybe because the dress I liked did not fit me… I talked to Marie-Josée about it… As I walked in the changing room, I saw my self in the mirror and the light in my head turn up; It was my mom, I was missing her and wished she was there. I started crying… I could not stop for maybe 10-15 minutes. The girls were great support, I am so glad they came along. I could not ask for better. Then I started wondering if I was getting a message in this from my mom… does she like the one I was trying… or not. Can’t tell.
I tried a couple more but I was not into it anymore. We drove to the next place and I tried a couple there. The last one was the best of the whole day but I could not make up my mind. Every so often I would get teary so we went for a bite to eat.
We drove back and I dropped Barb at her place. When I got home I was so happy Mike was there. We talked about it. He said that my mom probably wanted to let me know that I should not marry him. That I know for sure that it is NOT what she wanted to tell me. She would just adore him and I told him. I asked Mike to tell me that “what ever dress I would buy, I would look gorgeous” and he did. I am so happy I have him in my life. I love him so much. He is my best friend and I feel wonderful when I am with him… but he had to leave for work.
Luckily, I had set something for the evening (7:30PM); Ann was coming for a “knit’n bitch”. I called my dad around 6:30PM, I needed to talk. It was nice to talk about my mom and how we feel about it. When I hang up, I had a message; Eric Foster left a message but I could not make it if he was saying that Ann was coming or not. I called Sarah and she thought that Ann was on her way. I was a little worried; I did not want to stay alone tonight.
Ann finally called and told me that she was now thinking of coming (Eric’s message was that she was not coming). There was a white out when she was driving him to Kemptville but now it was a lot better.
We had martinis and talk. It was a really nice evening…

I feel lucky!

I feel like I just won the lottery! I finally got an appointment with a dermatologist. I have been calling regularly to see if they had a cancellation that I can slide in and today I got in! My appointment was for March 1st and I just could not see myself waiting that long. I have a very itchy “rash” that comes and goes since the end of September and since it is not going away, I was beginning to worry about if I would still have it for the wedding or worse that I would not have any rash when would come the appointment only to get more later. Anyway, I saw her and she thinks that it is from a dog mite that is not usually tested at the vet and that can bite human. I called Mike and we have an appointment for Mouchka tomorrow. I hope that is it! I can’t wait to get rid of these bites.
On another note, we saw Johnny Vegas last night and it went very well. He cut his price to our satisfaction and we will meet later to give the songs we want and the ones we don’t … and to give a deposit.
One thing to tick off my list Hurrah!

The Band

Tonight we are going to meet with Johnny Vegas , that is the band we would like for the reception. We saw him twice with his band at my company Christmas party and had a great time dancing. Mike dancing! It means so much to me. I want to negotiate, the first price he suggested is almost the double he charge my company for a similar engagement. The only difference is the drive but we will feed them the same as the guest, I think it is pretty good. I am starting to stress out. We don’t have anything set in stone yet; everything is tentative. I have to get to it and start crossing stuff off of my To-Do list… I don’t even have a to do list. Meet with the Baldachin (meals, drink and rooms) Call or meet for flowers Contact the minister Find invitations (bilingual, map, accommodation list) That is a start. I will also look at the web sites to see what I should have done by now… might be more stressful!!

L'enfer est pavé de bonne intentions!!

I wanted to work on the wedding this week-end, start planning and making it a bit more concrete... we went shopping on Saturday, made a few purchses and played with our new toys the entire time... At least one of the toy will be good for the wedding, we bought a digital camera.
I am thinking about taking pictures of the gowns I will try, I think it will give me a better idea of what I look like... I need to book a appointment for this and a lot of other things.
I wanted to stop the pill 6 months before the wedding, but when one of my friend made me realised that it would be at the end of March, I freaked out. It seams way too quick, if it was Mike he would start to try right now but I don't want a tummy at the wedding... I might wait three months before the wedding now.