The Calm Before the Fun

It’s amazing was a good night’s sleep will do for you. I am so thankful for Carter and Claire’s wonderful guest room where Shay and I had a rejuvenating night’s sleep. I need to be well rested for the wedding of the decade.

I left Shay to stay in Boston with Claire and Norman while we are in New Hampshire at the wedding weekend of my fairy God child Grace.

I had an easy drive to New Hampshire to the home of my Walker’s dear friend Karen and her husband Nick. Kar generously invited me to stay tonight knowing that I was here to be back up gopher for whatever was needed for Grace’s wedding. Since I was her mother Suzanne’s maid of honor I am well versed in weddings in this family.

This afternoon we had a girls party to toast Grace and her bridesmaids. It was a wonderful start to the wedding weekend. I picked Suzanne up for the trip into Portsmouth so we got a chance to catch up. Some of my favorite people beside the beautiful bride and Mother of the bride were there. Three of Suzanne’s sister made it, Gussy, Carol and Nancy. Gussy and I share the same birthday and are a dangerous combination. I was in heaven seeing her.

Janet and Rose, our best Dickinson friends were there and some of Suzanne’s New York friends including the hostess Rebecca. It was also a nice time to meet Paul’s family. They are going to be fun wedding guests.

Suzanne had told me that Grace and Paul would like a needlepoint of their Wedding Duo Gram that was designed for the wedding. I had never heard of a duo gram, but it made perfect sense when she explained it was the bride and groom’s first initials with the shared last initial. Grace is keeping her name, but both share the same Initial F for both their last names, so the Duo gram works well.

I created a needlepoint pillow of their duo gram, using the shape of one of the cards in their invitation as inspiration. I brought the gift to this party so Suzanne and I could see her open it. She was very surprised and thankfully loved it. I don’t want anyone else to get any ideas that I am needlepointing their children wedding gifts. Grace is very special to me. When she introduced me to one of her bride’s maids she said, “This is my Aunt Dana. I very embarrassed to say how old I was when I actually figured out she was not my real Aunt.”

Grace also told another bridesmaid maid. “If anything goes wrong with your wardrobe you go to Dana. She can fix anything.” This is what I am here for.

Grace is my real Neice. I am never figuring out she is not. I can’t wait to celebrate her beautiful wedding with all these people I love and adore so much.