When the wedding's over

Just celebrated Nicole and David's wedding this weekend. What a wild time! Guests galore! Nicole wishes she could do it again, it was so much fun. Yay! That's the best compliment I could receive.

Typically the day after the wedding is gift opening. Why not? Your family is still in town...there's left over food. One piece of advice: have a plan for your gift opening. Assign tasks to family members (aunt Jane manages the coffee, cousin Karla gets the food, dad puts water and soda on ice, etc.). Yes we want the day after to be much calmer and quieter, and we also want the day to get underway and get to the presents! For the guests' sake, don't prolong the event. They may need to get packing and on the plane.

Having a bad day?

One of those good day/bad day situations today. The kids were awesomely behaved (g00d) so I was able to concentrate on other issues (bad). Ever have one of those days? I actually was able to turn things around by (1) talking to a friend and (2) playing outside with the kids and draw with sidewalk chalk. I had to play referee as they were fighting over the yellow chalk. In the end, we drew all of the cast from Spongebob Squarepants and their houses. The only one we forgot was Sandy Squirrel. I have to say, I was really impressed. A little sad we knew all the characters in such detail, but it was fun to have the kids pick out the correct colors, etc.

So my wedding advice to you is: if you get frustrated, pick up some sidewalk chalk and have at it! Or, call your wedding planner for a listening ear. Maybe you can meet at the park for a ride on the swings.

Wishing everyone sunny days and colorful sidewalks!