Countdown

I talk about this darn wedding more than anything else these days. So much that I'm sure many of you wonder what kind of monster I was before my own. I just have to put out there that I am really looking forward to the time spent with my family, hanging out, sipping drinks, watching a beautiful romance begin a new chapter.

I love a good love story. I love to remember my own, listen to the fond words of others. I get ridiculously excited over engagements, I cry at every wedding ceremony. What can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic.

With the clock ticking down to Saturday I can't help but wonder how my cousin, the young bride, is feeling these days. Wonder if she's ready? Is she stressed? Is the forecast being difficult? At this point in the game, does she still like her equally planning frustrated groom enough to follow through in front of us, or will they be hopping on the next plane to worry free Vegas?

It is hard to plan for such a huge event and ever feel completely ready. Especially when you are doing so long distance. I very clearly remember my own countdown, aided by none other than Harry Potter. He was releasing his 5th book the same day. Everywhere we went there were huge cardboard cutouts of him counting down until his big day, and ours. For 90 days I wanted to punch him in the face every time we walked into Wal Mart, Target, Borders.

After our wedding I remember thinking it went so fast, it was hardly enough time to enjoy all of our hard work. On the honeymoon Turbo even read the Potter book (a wedding gift from my sometimes-too-funny-for-themselves parents of course), both of us giggling at the tons of people carrying it around and the look-a-like contests at some of the places we visited.

So baby cousin, here's my last bit of wedding advice...With barely 2 days left as a bride-to-be, it's time to relax. If you've done everything to the best of your ability, put your heart in all of the right spots, the day will be beautiful and the evening spectacular. Don't stress about details. Instead, enjoy the end of this journey and let things be as they will. After all, it's only one day.