Posting this for my Mom

[susandennis]

I don't believe in an after life and I honestly think when you die, you just end. BUT I have been wrong from time to time about all manner of things and could be wrong about this. And maybe my Mom, who died a dozen years ago, is somehow reading this. I hope so.

She and I shared a total lack of patience with weddings. The fuss, the bother, the totally unnecessary drama, all the drama... and the requirement that everyone get all in a frenzy about it all. Wedding planners, Save the Date, wedding this, wedding that. Ugh.

The bartender at Mom's retirement place got married and everyone was in on the drama. At one point, when Mom's BFF at 'the home' died, Mom remarked that it was a cheeky way for her to avoid all that wedding crap.

Cut to my brother's 35ish year old son who is getting married for the first time this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa where he lives. My brother and his other son as well as others are all gathered for the 'do' on Saturday.

Just now, my brother sent me the day of wedding schedule written by his soon to be new daughter in law. (He scanned it with his phone,)






I know nothing about this woman. But after reading this, I know my nephew is one lucky guy. She's a keeper and I hate like the dickens that my Mom missed meeting her.

Comments

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I love that so much! She's definitely a keeper!

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I hope she's reading this too. This, my friends, is what lj is for. Thanks, Susan, for sharing the joy.

[laura davidson (from livejournal.com)]

This is AWESOME. She definitely sounds like a keeper. :)

[siglinde99.livejournal.com]

That is hilarious! I want to go to that wedding.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

that is awesome!

[twicet.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Have sent this to my daughter who is getting married next April, she loved it:)

[howeird]

Definitely a woman who has her priorities in the right order. May they both be very happy, taking the appropriate "sacrifices" as needed.

[gwendally.livejournal.com]

I was worried that you were going to be snarky about her detailed instructions, when I was really appreciating them. Yeah, I would like her, too.

[susandennis]

Wait, what? Me, snarky????? hehehehee

not this time!

[lostincandyrain.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it's going to be a fabulous wedding! That's definitely the best schedule I've read!

[nanila]

I love the wine-bottle sacrifice. Yep.

[shutterbug.livejournal.com]

She reminds me of me at my wedding. I like her!

And if those kegs go missing, there will be hell to pay...

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

Haha that is awesome.