My Mother of the Bride

Unlike Father of the Bride, there is not a movie about the mother of the bride. However, there should be. I'm SURE it would be quite entertaining.

My mom has been there through every major and minor event of this wedding. She has given affirmation, taken care of what I don't want to deal with, and spent hours upon hours trying to make this wedding everything I want.

Some things I've heard her say through all of this...

"We really need to get together to discuss the reception."

"I think we need to cut the guest list"

"Why do we feel like we have to DIY everything?"

"We really need to get this done by Saturday."

"Let me look at my list."

While there have been some "intense fellowship" between my mother and I (in which my father served as the mediator) over the last few months over wedding festivities, the last few weeks have been very different. A married friend said to me the other day, "My mom drove me crazy during my wedding planning. Is your mom driving you crazy?" I thought for a second, and although a few months ago, I might have said yes, (no offense, Mom...I drove you crazy too :)) I said "not at all" honestly. How could she drive me crazy when she's washing my clothes, helping me set up and clean my classrooms, organizing my gifts, washing my new dishes, helping me organize my house, shopping with me for toilet brushes, giving me honest opinions, cleaning my house, helping paint, giving me advice about housekeeping, planning my wedding, dipping 1200 peanut butter balls, finishing the programs, scoping out furniture at antique stores while I'm at school so I can check them out after, coordinating everyone's schedules during the wedding weekend, and many many other things. She's not driving me crazy. She's driving me sane! If I didn't have her, I would be crazy right now. For instance, as I typed this blog, she verified our schedule for tomorrow, made sure I knew where Wesley's ring was, retrieved a lamp in the attic for my new home, and reminded me that I would eventually need to move my belongings out of her house. She is a remarkable woman with many talents, abilities, skills, and taste.

The relationship I have with my mom is unlike any other that I have. I have wonderful friends, but my mom is the person that I am the most honest with. She is the one that I can argue with one minute, and ooh and ahh over a pretty rug or lamp with the next minute. She is the one that I'm down right stubborn with, but yet highly value her opinion. She is one of my very best friends, and I'm so blessed to have her as my mom.

If you ask me, "like mother, like daughter" is the best compliment one can give.