4 days, and one big task-Thank you!

It’s here. (Well 4 or so days) The wedding ceremony is this Saturday.   It’s actually happening. No more planning, no more lists.  It’s just a matter of setting up Friday morning, rehearsing Friday night, and getting ready Saturday morning.  Then its time! After years, it’s finally happening. I get to marry the man I love.  My excitement and love for everything is beyond words.  (I think Matt’s is too but he expresses himself differently. He is male after all.  Me, I just usually cry!)  All the decorations and trimmings are beyond my wildest dreams.  After planning for 3 ½ months, it’s all tangible and real now. 

 When Matt and I asked my parents if we could have it in the backyard, I didn’t realize what a huge enormous task this was.  My original thought was mow the lawn, put a few chairs with some bows tied to them and ceremony away! Oh boy was I wrong!  My parents calmly said yes to our request and seemed happy by it themselves. I wonder if they also underestimated the hugeness of this undertaking.   This past weekend, I went to the house to check out the flowers, make a few final decorations and get a general idea of everything.  My parents were busy planting, mowing, and cleaning.   As I walked into the back yard, I could envision how it will be this Saturday.  Let me just say, its spectacular! It won’t look like a backyard with chairs.  It will look like a wedding venue, like a beautiful garden with blooming flowers, white chairs, a walkway and a stage.  My parents have transformed their yard into a dream.  

As I stood there, I did my best to not show my emotion.  Anything to do with the wedding pretty much brings me to tears because of the excitement, anticipation and wonderfulness of it all.  But a girl can’t go around everywhere crying!  Mom asked me if I liked it, and I muttered about its wonderfulness, not quite showing how I really felt. I couldn’t I would have burst into tears.  (I kind of want to as I write this) 

 Mom picked out tons of pink and white flowers to plant and put on the stage to incorporate the shades of pink of my decorations, and then she planted them all!  They painted the shed and pressure washed every surface of concrete.  Dad has built a walkway from the patio to the stage that he also built, so that no girls have heels sink in dirt and my dress doesn’t drag in the grass.   The work that they have put into this is beyond my wildest imagination and the thanks that I want to give them I believe won’t be enough.  I don’t think I can truly express everything.  Every attention to detail has been paid!

 Mom and Dad,

All I can say is Thank You!  Thank you for everything!  All of the hard work you’ve put into the yard, for letting us have it there, for raising me the way you did.  Everything is perfect.  I’m sorry if I haven’t shown all the emotion that I truly feel, Its so overwhelming that I can’t put into words how strongly I feel.  Everything you’ve done shows love, and I can only hope that I can show you how much I appreciate and reciprocate all the love you’ve given to not just me but us. 
We love you both and THANK YOU!

 4 days folks and pretty much counting hours!  This will probably be my last post at the “Future” Mrs. T.  Next time, I’ll BE MRS. T and have plenty of juicy details and pictures to share!

 By loves, see you after the Bahamas!