It has been a year and a half since I announced my son's engagement here and the wedding is in a few weeks' time! Everything is set and all we have got left to do is show up. As we get closer to the date, I expect to be busy, and busier even, as family will be coming over from the States and Spain. 38 of them. And, they will be arriving in London on different dates but, all will be here at least a week before the mid-August wedding. To say that I am excited would be an understatement. That I need 25-hour days in the next few weeks would also be an understatement. So, if you ladies don't hear from me as often in the next few weeks...you can safely guess why.

Thought I'd sneak in another bit of news as well. Since she passed her pre-primary RAD ballet exam, my granddaughter was busy preparing for her stage debut as a cub in her dance company's production of The Lion King (she's the youngest in the cast). Obviously, I have also turned into a stage grandmother .

Lola, I am very excited for you and your family. How wonderful to be gathering for an entire week. London will never be the same.

You are a deservedly proud mom and grandmother. I know that you will enjoy the next few weeks and will be surrounded in a great cloud of love. Cheers!

Lola, this IS exciting! How wonderful, all of it Blessings all around.

Thanks, Anno and Meredith.

Thanks, Anne. We would have had the wedding earlier but, we have had deaths in the family. My future DIL's grandfather and my sister's grandson passed away last year. We thought it would be best to have the wedding after a bereavement period which both families observed as tradition.

Lola - congratulations! You are full of celebration and great news! Know you are building memories of a lifetime. Will keep you in our thoughts.

Thanks, SG.

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Know you are building memories of a lifetime.

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Yes, we are. Alongside mementos from generations before us, the wedding will reflect unbroken traditions, by faith and practice.

Lola, your family always seems so very wise. I'm guessing ti's becasue you're the matriarch. Please know I'm celebrating all the festivities with you in the upcoming weeks. If we lose you for a few days, we'll know you're up to good things, and will await all the news upon your arrival. Relax and enjoy every moment.

Thanks, Dotsie. Nothing frantic as of yet, except that I am still shopping around for yet another pair of shoes for the wedding!

I expect everything will start to step up a notch by next week as my sister will be flying in from Spain with her daughter and two spinster aunts. Both are in their '70's and have not been to the UK so, I would also have to take them sight-seeing as well. They've also offered to host a dinner party to meet my son's bride and in-laws. They will be cooking, not I...a blessing.

What a beautiful time in your lives. I sincerely hope that you are able to relax and enjoy each passing moment. Blessings abound!