Good morning all from a sunny ☀️Glasgow.
Nothing much planned today, apart from my daughter getting married in our garden!???
It is not the wedding we planned, but it is the wedding she wants, given all that is happening in the world just now. She is afraid of another lockdown.
We only managed to get the license on Thursday after a number of hiccups, it's been a particularly stressful week. ?
The license been amended twice, due to errors in the schedule. ?
Do you realize how difficult it is to get hold of a registrar during a pandemic? ?
My daughter doesn't want a big fuss and plans not to wear her beautiful dress, she can do that at a later date. As a result, I have been raking through my wardrobe for something not too weddingy. I'm embarrassed to say, I had a choice of dresses ( bargains still with labels attached ) from pre Covid shopping sorties. ?
It will only be DH, me, number two son and his fiancée, who will be there, along with my neighbours trying to see through the fence. ?️♀️
I don't want to say too much, but my elder son is not in a very good place just now and is refusing to come, which means my beloved granddaughter won't be there either. My heart has been breaking for days over this, literally as well as metaphorically.
Because of my still, crtical vulnerability to Covid, my elder son is convinced that I'm putting my self at risk and will die , by having the celebrant (a stranger) in our garden. There is absolutely no reasoning with him, it's been a very sad week. Time is running out for me and all I long for is to see my daughter married and happy. My son just can't accept this and has been burying his head in the sand, regarding how unwell I am. ?
My wonderful SIL has explained to his family that he does not want to put me at risk by asking them and although upset, they understand why they can't come.
We could not chosen a better husband for our daughter.
So there you have it my dear, virtual friends. A bittersweet day for us all. I shall put on my big girl's pants, fix a huge smile on my face, and make it a very special day for my DD and SIL.
Sending hugs to all our missing friends, I think of you often. Have the best day you can everyone.
Having read this over, it could be mistaken for one of those hoax posts, we have been discussing in the last few days!?