I know I said all I can think about is my upcoming race, but there have been a few other things going on! Like- wedding plans are underway!
I’ve been emailing back and forth with my son’s fiancee, Isabel’s, mom, whose name coincidentally is Jennifer. She seems very fun and slightly offbeat, in the best possible way. When she talked about plans for the reception, she referenced the “dog party” from Go Dog Go.
Sadly there will be no dogs at the reception, but it will still be a fun, joyful event. Jennifer also said she’s planning to wear a “formal-ish” dress, and maybe it would be fun if we could match colors? She’s leaning towards dark green.
Wait. I thought I WASN’T supposed to wear the same color as the bride’s mom? I mean if she wants to I’m fine with it, but I’m not sure if she realizes-being a mere pup of 45- that I might have some special needs when it comes to dresses. I told her to send me pictures of dresses she’s considering and we’ll go from there. I’m very nervous about this! I’m sure it will work out fine, but it’s going to be a journey for me.
In other news, I had to take Sylvie to the vet AGAIN. How many shots do kittens need? Lots and lots, it turns out. I’m realizing what a bargain it is when you adopt a cat from a rescue organization. I paid $75 for Foxy, and he had all his shots AND had already been fixed. Anyway, Sylvie, like all cats everywhere, does not like going to the vet, but she recovered quickly.
In less stressful news, my daughter’s band played at MPA this week and received straight superior ratings, as we knew they would!
Now she’s on spring break, and we’re both loving it. I can sleep later in the morning, which is perfect leading up to my race. Ha- I knew I could sneak a mention of my race in there somewhere.
That’s about it! We’re looking at a pretty relaxing weekend. What are you up to? Do you have any fun or exciting news from the week? Do you remember the dog party from Go Dog Go?
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Sylvie and Foxy so charming! I took my fuzzy cat to the vet- she tried to be invisible and then hid from me at home for having the gall to take her to the vet.
I’m on break with one son. We made 4 batches of honemade ice cream for his birthday. Tomorrow we take my daughter to her state Special Olympic basketball tournament.
Go Dog Go is a book we read with all of my kids- a great early reader. That kind of joyous party makes a great inspiration for a reception!
Race race race!
Yes- Sylvie has learned enough that when she saw me with the carrier, she tried to hide. So stressful!
It sounds like you have a fun weekend coming up, and YUM, homemade ice cream.
Thanks for getting into the spirit of things- race race race indeed!!!
I’ve never heard of Go Dog Go, but it’s true that dogs like to party. Or at least the dogs in our family like it when we have social events that they get to come to. 10 years ago our family parties were full of little kids and now they’re full of grownups and dogs. “Other Jenny” sounds like a winner.
I know that it’s no fun to take a cat to the vet, but it got us a very cute kitten picture, so I appreciate Sylvie’s hard work.
Happy Spring Break! Ours was this week.
Yes, “other Jenny” really seems like a great person. And I feel bad that your childhood didn’t include Go Dog Go! It’s a classic! I would suggest you read it now, but to an adult it would probably seem really strange.
I love that picture of Foxy and Sylvie! So sweet.
Wedding planning! Wow, Isabel’s mom is young. I guess if Isabel is going to be a young bride, so was her mom, that’s totally normal. My mom was 21 when she had my brother, 23 when she had me, but that was a long time ago.
I feel like I’ve been to weddings where both moms had similar colors, but honestly I can’t remember. Much like running 60 miles on your birthday, though, you should do whatever makes you happy.
Yes, Isabel’s mom was a young bride as well. And you’re right- I’m happy to match colors, but also it might be hard enough to find a dress that I like and fits me without worrying about a specific color. I won’t make myself too crazy over it.
I feel like it’s hard enough to find a dress that you like, without also having to match colours. I think if you find a dress that is the same colour that you like and feel good in, then that’s great, but don’t wear something you don’t like just because it’s the right colour. It sounds like Jennifer would be fairly easy going with it anyway, whatever you decide. Good luck!
Thank you Melissa! Yes you’re right- she does seem like an easygoing person. Thank goodness for that- if she were uptight about the dress colors this would be even MORE difficult.
Foxy and Sylvie are so cute together!!
I hadn’t heard of the “rule” of not wearing the same colour as the bride’s mom. The only rule I’ve heard of is to not wear white. Is it normal for people in the US to check what colours others will wear on weddings? Genuine question, I learn new things about the US every week… If you find a dress you like, you should go for it!
Well, to be honest I don’t go to many weddings, but I think it is normal to coordinate colors. I mean, as far as finding out what the bridesmaids will be wearing and what the bride wants. Yes- I can’t wear white (not that I would want that anyway)!
Well, the good news is that dark green is a colour that I think would look great on you. If you’re coordinating colours, that would be okay – I mean, you’re not wearing matching dresses (I’m sure I told you the story about my grandmas – dad’s mom and stepmom – who had a VERY contentious relationship and couldn’t even sit in the same pew at a church wedding, they showed up in the exact same dress at my cousin Natalie’s wedding. IT WAS AWKWARD). So when you say special needs with dresses, my assumption is you don’t want a tight waist. At least, that would be my concern for myself. I’m just assuming. I would look for something that skims the waist and is on the shorter side. If she’s going formal-ish, I think a shorter or cocktail length dress would be just fine. If you can’t find a dress that colour, well, I wouldn’t worry. I would just make sure it doesn’t clash. I haven’t heard of mothers wearing the same colour, but hey, it could be fun. Just don’t buy a pink or red dress or something that would look awful with dark green, not that you were considering that. You know what, why don’t you just hop on a plane and come up here, we’ll find something. I’ll be on the lookout for you! The tl;dr here is to find something you feel comfortable in (but not TOO comfortable, you’re not wearing your sweats here) that you’d feel good in (or good-ish) all day. I would probably not get something with a belt, but something that sort of skims the waist. Look for dark green, but if you found something in say navy, that would probably be fine. It’s your son’s wedding! You want to feel your best.
Thank you Nicole!!! You know, Florida is lovely this time of year. Just saying. I mean if you wanted a vacation…. a vacation that involves dress shopping, shoe shopping, and hair and makeup advice. Think it over ; )
I’m laughing at the mom and stepmom who ended up wearing the same dress- that is hilarious. I definitely will not be making that error! First of all, I told Jennifer to send me photos of dresses she’s thinking of, and second I have a feeling her figure concerns are not the same as mine (btw you are entirely correct on that score). Definitely NO BELTS. Skimming the waist, yes.
I absolutely love the dog party! That is such a fun book to read too.
LOL on the matching dress plan. I could see you looking good in dark green, but if it’s not a common color right now it could be hard to find unless you have time for on-line orders with free returns — I prefer to buy clothes in person. I do hope there’s no color scheme for the guests. I do not like that new trend, but maybe “the kids” are OK with it. 😉
IS THAT A TREND??? See, I know nothing. As far as I know that’s not a thing with this wedding, but I do have to find out if they want my daughter in anything specific. She’s not a bridesmaid, but of course will be in all the family photos… so maybe they do have a preference.
I’m not sure what my mom and my sister’s fiancé’s mom are wearing to their wedding, but the colors are lilac and sage green. They may end up wearing the same color, I didn’t realize it was a thing not to match with the bride’s mom. I already have my outfit picked, which is a lilac jumpsuit!
Enjoy spring break! I’m sure it’s nice to be able to sleep in a bit. Ours is next week and I still have to work (ugh!) but I do get to wfh the second half of the week so that’s nice!
Lilac and sage green are nice colors! I know the bridesmaids dress color for this wedding is eucalyptus, and the flowers are going to be “multicolored.” And maybe I’m wrong about not matching with the bride’s mom- someone told me that, but I don’t know why it would matter??? I really don’t know much about big weddings.
Go dog, go!! 😀 I had that book memorized as a kiddo, haha … I love going for that joyous vibe for a reception though: how perfect is that to celebrate the start of a new chapter in life?!
I hate to say it, but we loathed “Go, Dog, Go.” It was one of the books that Phil said we absolutely had to get rid of. His cousin got it for us after Paul was born as a sort of dig at Phil since he knows Phil is a cat person. Phil in generally really disliked Dr. Seuss books. I don’t mind them, but I didn’t like Go, Dog, Go so it went in our little free library… But I like the vibe of this mom, although it is funny that she is my exact age and has a daughter getting married. LOLOL. Meanwhile, my youngest isn’t in kindergarten yet… (you can relate, I’m sure, since you had kids later in life, too).
It’s hard to feel pressure to match her mom. You are not in many photos together so I don’t think it’s overly important. I don’t think my mom and MIL coordinated dresses/outfits at all. My MIL wore a pants suit since she is not a dress person at all. I think hers was black and my mom’s dress was sort of a dusty blue. I went shopping with her at Nordstrom’s to help her pick something out. I would go dress shopping with someone whose taste you trust who knows you well and will be honest and helpful. Too bad we can’t teleport Nicole down – she’d be perfect for that job!
OK, I looked it up. The mothers should try to complement each other but should not wear exactly the same shade. Does that mean green for both of you? Sure, if you find a green dress that you like. I love green, I used to have the prettiest green silk Anne Taylor dress with buttons up the back. Sigh. I loved that dress. Not the right color for your son’s wedding though, it was more of an apple green. If you don’t find a green dress you like, you could do floral with green in it, that would be really pretty and would compliment her dress.
I hope this whole process is more fun than stressful. I know there is always SOME stress, just hope it’s not too much.
Sylvie is adorable. All my cats have come with all their shots and they were fixed (that’s costly as well).
My DIL’s mom wore black and I wore navy. Green will be hard to match – so many shades. Good luck!
I am enchanted by the idea of co-opting the dog party from Go Dog Go for a wedding. (I definitely remember that book. It was super weird.) But NO DOGS AT A DOG PARTY?! Listen. I totally understand that there must be all sorts of potential and actual issues with having a bunch of dogs in an enclosed space with a bunch of people. And yet… perhaps there is a way.
The whole subject of clothing for weddings is awful and fraught. I like the idea of you and the MOB wearing green, although maybe it would be nice to have different shades of green? I don’t know. I do think it’s okay to push back if you don’t like green or if she chooses something that isn’t comfortable for you. I know it’s going to work out fine (except for the dearth of dogs), but I don’t blame you for a little trepidation about the whole topic.
I know it’s probably rude to get hung up on this, but the mother of the bride is 45???? I’m 47 and I can’t even imagine being in the stage of life where my kids are getting married. I mean they still wet the bed periodically. It’s so wild to me how people live lives on such different timelines.
But the dog party – man. Sounds like it would be the most fun, un-stuffy wedding ever.
OMG THE DOG PARTY! That rocks!
I think wedding “rules” are whatever you want them to be. As long as the happy couple is good with it, then all things go!
Poo Sylvie! And your poor wallet. I know all those shots get pricey! But she’s doing so well!
And yes! The race! It’s happening!
My MIL wore black (lol), and my mom wore gold– they def did not coordinate. I think matching is fine if you want to, but also if you don’t then don’t! This i your big chance to be mother of the groom, and you should LOVE IT. I wish I could be your shopping buddy!