wedding week revisited

As I mentioned on the 'day before my birthday post' I wish to re-visit a bunch of posts and topics that never did get completed. So here we have it, wedding week revisited.
Day one was terrible. Day two, more fun but still in a heap of pain which was shit as my sister and I had a trip to Ikea planned for that day.
The nearest Ikea to me is in Sydney. I am in Newcastle. That takes almost 2 hours to get there on the freeway. Totes worth it.
Not sure I even bought anything much that trip, but worth it for the meatballs and scented candles. Was sorely disappointed to find that they no longer sell Daim candy, but instead have made their own version of it. We tried their version and it was gross.

Day three was hairdresser, for a much needed colour, and Himself's band playing their second gig ever. That is Himself on the bass to the far right in the pic below.
Very loud but a fun night indeed.

Wedding week kicked up a gear or two from here as we started to seriously run errands on Day Four, and Day Five was spent setting up the reception venue.
FYI chair covers are not simple to put on.

go team :P

Miss Patrice getting her wedding prep on

centre pieces and table scatters - old jam jars with tea light candles and sheet music hole punched into hearts - was perfect

favours for guests -jam jars with the cutest labels ever

Was super fun, and then I went home and (try) to get sleep.
I was so excited and exhausted and everything all at once so the sleep thing wasn't very successful lol.

Bit of a postscript - sorry if this seems all a bit primary school report on 'what I did this summer' etc, my writing skills are pretty stuck at the point that I stopped listening in class properly. It is something that I truly want to look at developing 'one day' as it is very limiting to me. And embarrassing. I suck :(
Another post script - that's totes my bedside table and suitcases above. Just sayin'

Thanks for sticking around while I have been erratic with posting, you guys are amazeballs
See you back here for mine and Patrice's wedding day ;)
Xx

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Of late I have been feeling as though there is always tomorrow to become all I can be, and that second best/half hearted efforts "will do for now"
Stuck in this 'just getting by' rut for the past few weeks has turned me into a zombie. When asked "so what have you been up to lately?" pretty much the standard response is "Just working"
Going to work.
And spending time on facebook and instagram, lurking people that are out living. Dreaming of a life that looks nothing like this.

What I really desire is being able to answer working, blogging, the gym, wandering with my camera, creating, discovering, living this life to its fullness.

This life is short. Too short.

Way too short to leave it untill tomorrow, because tomorrow might never present itself.

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"

 -mary oliver-the summer day