Baby steps

This weekend, I:

--looked at flowers with my mom and a friend of mine who is going to do the bouquets/arrangements.  Possible ideas include orange & red ranunculus, red anemones, and green hypericum berries for filler.
--had my hair and makeup consultation.  Hair--sort of a side ponytail with loose curls over the shoulder.  Makeup--natural but with a smokier eye, in purple.  Veil--birdcage, in kind of a pillbox hat shape with a flower in the middle.
--bought foundation garments for the big day, including gut-sucking-in stuff.  Which will be much needed.
--got fitted for my alterations.  (Note to self: eat less.)  They're going to add a tulle petticoat with a raw (but hopefully clean) edge that will protrude a good inch or so out of the bottom, take in the shoulders at the back, and add a gather on the straps at the front to transform the (rather gappy) v-neck into a sweetheart. 
--looked for dresses for my mom.  No dice yet.
--had my wedding shower.  Actually a lot of fun, if bizarre (and kind of uncomfortable to be the center of attention like that for 2 straight hours). 
--talked over the rehearsal dinner menu with the church ladies who are preparing it.  Looks like we'll be able to do it for fairly close to what we budgeted. 
--did laundry.  Because it was time.

In addition, the HTB picked up our 90-some inch bookshelves (with a friend of our who has a truck) and got them all cleaned off, so we can start putting books on them.

Busy busy busy!