Waking with a smile
The marriage proposal had taken place and the answer was “yes”. I found myself waking up with a light heart and an air of excitement. There was so much to do, to dream of, to plan. Tom was as happy as me about the choice our daughter had made. Lindsay was beaming. Even Louis was happy around the house. When God shines His light down on your family, you cannot help but feel it.
The holidays were special this year. An engagement party was being planned by Matt’s Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jack for early January. There were new faces at our Christmas Eve Open House. We were just getting to know his family and we felt very comfortable with all of them.
Lindsay wanted to move slowly. She wanted to enjoy her engagement. She was taking it all in. I loved that about her. Time would pass quickly enough. They decided on a date….October 2nd, 2010. A fall wedding would be great. The wedding planning was under way.
Christmas gifts were wedding-related. Monogrammed coffee mugs, wedding planning books and Bride Magazine. She signed onto The Knot online and set up her timeline. Oh how I love technology!
We were asked to make a list of guests to invite to the engagement party. That was the very first list. Lists will become our life. We will make lists, we will discuss lists, we will revise lists, we will prepare excel spreadsheets with lists and we will dream of lists. It is all a part of the process. The wonderful task of putting a wedding together. I never complained.
I loved every single solitary minute of it!
