Well, things have finally settled down from the funeral but are in high gear for the wedding. It's been crazy to say the least!! I did gain back 3 lbs. I did ok at the time of the funeral but was thrown off guard when I let myself get completely and utterly drained from family and details. And as we all know too well that's a "danger zone"!! But, I'm back on track now with the exercise and the eating so I hope to get those extra 3 off soon and be right back at it. One thing we can't let ouselves do (and I'm talking to myself here) is to think this is a temporary thing - it is a way of life and keeping to this lifestyle the weight will come off. But we have to add in time for setbacks - that's just life.
Anyway, I'm super glad to be back here with my ep buddies and am looking forward to reading your blogs and getting caught up.
Tomorrow DD and I are getting the timelines for the ceremony and reception settled on and communicated to everyone who needs to know. Her and her fiance went shopping today for some honeymoon vacation clothes and DH and I worked HARD on the lawn and pond. I am very pooped!! But feels good to have so much of it done and off to a terrific start. We can't plant our bedding flowers here until after Memorial Day so I think I'll save that to do with my son and daughter in law who will be here the end of the month. He will be officiating the wedding (he's a pastor serving in Kampala, Uganda) and they will be home on furlough for about a month. Can't wait to see their beautiful faces!!
Exciting times!!!
Posted By: Xinie
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05/18/2008 14:27
How exciting!!
That your son "gets" to officiate the wedding! That will be a memory for all the family forever!!
Thanks for your visit - the boys did love the parade and especially the service men/women going by.
one of those test to see how much stress you are under....a funeral and a wedding so close....you will score off the charts. Anyway....if I were you, I'd just do the best I could.....and then really buckle down after the wedding. I know I wanted to lose more before my daughter's wedding......and under the stress I actually gained.
It has been a long time since Ive been here; I am sorry about not being here:/
I just read about your father, I am sorry for not being here t obe supportive!! :/ :/
However, I see that you are preparing now for the wedding and I just wanted to say how excited I am for you and your family! I cannot say much for myself, I'm facing different challenges here.....*grumbles about being 21 and the eldest*
But yaayy for you!!
Also, may i compliment you on your blog design. Much can be said about the wonders of being able to do custom CSS:)
Dear Xinie, How wonderful that your son will be officiating your daughter's wedding! It's sure to be a truly joyous family event. I'm very happy for all of you.
Thanks so much for your kind words on my blog.
With all that work you and your hubby did on the grounds, you're sure to take off that temporary 3 lbs. in NO TIME!
Hang in there dear. Thanks for stopping by my bog.
I had a similar situation last August when my dad passed away. My sister was in the middle of planning her sons wedding when my dad passed. We burried him on Monday and my nephew's wedding was on Saturday.At first my nephews fiance wondered if it was the right time to go on with the plans. We told her not even to think that way that dad would have wanted us to go on with the plans. So we did. The wedding was joyous. It was a little awkward going from mourning to focusing on joy so soon but I am sure it was good for our family.
I don't know if this will help you or not but I was blogging last summer when I was going working through my dad's death. They are on pages 19 and 18. You are more than welcome to dig back in my blog. There is a beautiful poem called His Journey's Just Begun that I posted in memory of my dad.
! Shawn