Fun surprises...

Lately, trips to the mailbox have been very exciting and surprising. We're starting to receive our response cards back and every day it's a guess as to how many we will receive and then how many of those are yes or no. So far, we've received 39 yes and 2 no. It seems like a such a simple thing, but it makes everything seem more real and much closer than before.

This reminds me of the simple suprises that make us happy in life. Having an unexpected great workout, walking outside and it finally being warm, kind words, gestures, out of the blue phone calls, warm hugs, being asked to marry the love of your life...

Yesterday, I got a not so nice surprise...my mom called with good news and bad news. The bad news? My wedding dress was at the store in north jersey for different touch-ups where it was destroyed by the bad flooding. My mom was choked up trying to tell me which in turn choked me up. My mom and my sister's dresses were also there for alterations. My parents didn't tell me when they found out because they wanted to try to solve the problem before worrying me. The problem was that my dress was discontinued shortly after I had bought it, so they were fearful I wasn't going to be able to have that style dress.

Great surprise? My wonderful parents, especially my dad, spent two days on the phone with David's Bridal Headquarters trying to figure out what could be done, and if there was any possiblity of getting my same style back again. Fortunately they found the dress somewhere in a warehouse in the United States and will be shipped to me in the next 3 weeks.

I've been thinking about this since my mom called and while I would have been upset at first, and very disappointed if I had to look for a new dress, I have plenty of time. I felt that dress was the one and I love it, however, things could be worse. I feel bad for the brides whose dresses were there waiting for pick-up for this weekend or this month who didn't have as much time as myself to look for a new dress. I was also fortunate that my dress fit me perfectly without needing alterations, but what about those getting married now that fell in between sizes and need alterations in addition to a new dress on very short notice??

So while we are often caught off guard with the fun and great suprises, every now and then, a bad one creeps in. Fortunately I have an amazing mom and dad who would spare me the stress and tears of finding a new one by spending days tracking down my same wedding dress for me, even though it had been discontinued. For that I am truly grateful...