So.....I'm going to be a Grandma.......(And how have a wonderful wedding in 4 days!)

I figured I had better join the blog community here......Should be interesting.....LOL!

Yep...I am going to be a Grandma at 39 years old...I can finally say that I am getting excited over the event...


My son Patrick has never had the best of timeing when it came to telling me news...I don't think he's ever going to get better at it...I can remember the day he called my cell phone (I was in the middle of Sam's club shopping) to let me know that he was being deployed to Iraq in a couple of weeks. Now....this is news that no mother ever wants to hear given the current situation over there...but when he joined the Marines over a year ago, we both knew that this was something that could happen...Needless to say Mom had a breakdown, cried her eyes out and had trouble sleeping over the fact that her baby boy might actually have to go there...See I still see him in red Dr.Denton's and diapers...not dressed in Fatigues working on C-130's in the hot dessert. We later found out that he won't actually get deployed until around February and it will only be for a couple of months...I hope! I later told him that the next time he has news for me to at least wait until I am home and in the privacy of my room...

Do you think he listened?.....Heck no! About a week later I get a phone call as I am walking into Walgreens from Patrick, He tells me he has news and I had better not go into Walgreens (not "Call me when you get home Mom") He then preceded to ask me how accurate pregnancy test are....I tell him pretty accurate and WHY!!!!....He then tells me that his fiance Manisa flunked 2 of them...My heart sank...He's 19 and she won't be 18 until December with a year of High School left....Now they were planning on getting married next year when she graduates but now that's all changed...Worries start to set in about telling her parents..his getting leave to get married...They both wanted to go ahead and get married and take care of each other...I have to be proud of thier commitment to each other...He came home on leave....All went well telling parents, family and what not...now on to the next part.....I also am very partial to Manisa...she really does bring out the best in Patrick....She's going to be good for him....

Do you know what it's like to plan a wedding in 4 days? HELL! Let me tell you...but it can be done and done well...

First off this was only going to be a party for the both of them... as all he wanted to do was go to the courthouse...But Manisa wanted a wedding as best as she could get on short notice...Once we convinced Patrick...we got started with the plans...Mike's brother Johnny is a Deacon of sorts with his church and assured us that we had use of it for the ceremony and reception...cross that off our lists! Everyone invited brought cover dish as we made this a pot luck....cross food off the lists! Patrick and Manisa went with her parents got the marriage license and the rings...cross that off....I contacted a notary who was available on that day....cross that off...I put Patricks Stepdad's wife in charge of decorations...cross that off!....She also had someone who could make an actual wedding cake on short notice...cross that off...The wedding dress proved trickier as most dresses have to be altered or something before the big day...after no luck 2 days before....Manisa and I finally had luck at an all occasion dress store in the mall...Finding a striking stappless wedding dress...we found shoes and a small veil...all was set....We had gotten it all done and were ready to go!

I still will not forget the look on Patrick's face as she came in and walked down the isle.....He was stunned by her....it made all the hassles worth while at that very moment....

Oh we had stuff that went wrong mind you.....stoves at the church not working....pictures of fingers cause the kids got the cameras...candles as centerpieces that we couldn't light (found out at last minute) But all in all...it was worth it....

Manisa didn't want to throw her flowers as tradition dictated so she threw one of the coursages....We laughed when Jackie caught it...She has been seeing Greg who is my "Hubby" Michael's nephew.....I am pleased to report that precisely one week later, Greg got down on one knee and proposed...She accepted! I asked his Mom if we were getting at least 5 days to plan this one!!!! hahaha......