Two more sleeps until I have a son-in-law

Well, let me see if the last posting was on June 14th as difficult as it is to believe there have been 10 days which have passed in the blink of an eye. This is what happens when you're trying to get a daughter married off.

I did make it to the CTAS (triage) course in Annapolis and it was a good program. We only arrived 15 minutes early for the event and to quote the life partner "obviously you weren't driving" which of course was true. It's always good to exchange ideas with other nurses as well and find out we're not as badly off as some. We headed home with my chauffeur insisting that work was going to 'buy our supper' so we stopped for chinese food on the way making it 8:30 p.m. before I dragged my sorry carcass into the house. You can imagine that the next two LDs were a bit of a challenge to crawl out of bed for and it was good to have Friday to complete some of my tasks.

Finally got to visit with our first returning summer neighbour and had a nice low key supper with her - although it did score strawberry shortcakes for the shore captain in her honor. Always good to catch up on the news from over the past year.

Worked a LD on Saturday and had a student with me so was on my best behavior - which is always a strain - and rushed home to be the hostess for a bachelorette Fantasia Party for the bride to be. This was made more entertaining by the fact that it was a a surprise until the saleslady pulled up the door as I turned in the driveway and the father of the bride had to explain what the plan was! Add to this that 1/2 of the attendees were (I hesitate to describe ourselves as mature due to the behavior) but shall we say 'seasoned women' add some pink champagne and you get the picture. When I woke up the next morning I discovered I'd somehow sliced one of my toes, not sure how I did that but it must've been all that rolling around on the floor laughing. The only alarming situation was that the prodigal son's girlfriend who attended mentioned he had "gone fishing" and would be in by Friday morning - alarm bells rang!

The LN on Sunday was relatively painless as those go considering it was a weekend and all. I have to return to work on June 29th for a LN which leaves me on the other side of the doors for a week. I hesitate to say 'days off' with the pre-wedding pace here but away from work is very nice.

Monday and Tuesday were spent finishing up my tasks as assigned of completing the flower girls dresses, polishing the silver handles of the cake knife and lifter, getting the ceremony programs laid out, gift wrapping and getting some meals in the fridge for the gang.

Wednesday the shore captain made an early morning trip to the city to pick up the bride and maid of honor so they can begin on-site preparations. He then headed off to the NSLC to do the bottle-your-own wine thing and chose some white German (and French which wasn't as sweet) vintages. I did have to do an education session for fours hours last evening on obstetric emergencies in the emergency room but managed to print the wedding ceremony programs on the photocopier as it didn't show through like the inkjet printer. Took three different printers and many misfeeds to accomplish the project but they are done. The girls hit the spa for nail treatments and we rewarded ourselves with a brief Frenchy's shop afterwards. Rapping up the days activities was a wine labeling and and sealing event.

This morning the boy wonder arrived from his debut swordfish sticking trip a day earlier than expected as the marine forecast for tomorrow is not good and he had made a promise to his sister that he WOULD be in for the rehearsal on Friday evening. He has made his way out to connect with his sisters as they run errands and is expected for supper - don't want to push it by counting on that!

So as the father of the bride fishes lobsters out of the tank house for the chef to steam and crack this evening, drops by to pick up the wine to deliver to the reception venue and stops there to pay the facility deposit he hopefully connects with the barber for a much needed haircut. Into the home stretch now as it's only two more sleeps until we officially have a son-in-law.