OCD...Oh calm down

Mr Y and I have discovered things about each other that has been driving the other crazy. I am not exactly the neatest person in the world...okay well honestly, I don't like mess but I can definitely tolerate it. I then get into this weird cleaning mood where EVERYTHING gets cleaned all at once and is left untouched...allowed to get messy again until that point where I can no longer tolerate it and the cycle begins again.

This drives Mr Y crazy...and well it drives me crazy that he cares so much. He will empty out any handbag I am not using at the time...the minute the drink is finished, the cup is taken away from me...my shoes that I was wearing are put on a shoe stand straight away and I hear complaint after complaint about the crate of shoes I have in the bottom of the wardrobe...food is not allowed to be 'almost finished', so Mr Y will eat it just for the sake of being able to throw the packet away (our food bill is tripled!). I swear the boy has OCD.

On the plus side, I have what every woman wants...a man who cleans up, does dishes, does my washing, brings it in from the line and puts out the rubbish bins. It is also a rare occasion that the toilet seat is left up!

Mother in law

Should it worry me that my mum appears to love Mr Y that little bit more?

I'll chalk it up to her never having to clean up after him all those years.

Our Wedding Playlist

It took me ages to organise our music for the wedding (Mr Y was not any help at all). I googled "wedding playlists" and found page after page and from all of these, I made our own. I hope it will be helpful.

Start of the Reception
1. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (3:05)
2. Faith Hill - Breathe (4:11)
3. Amanda Marshall - Marry Me (3:51)
4. Brian Adams - When You Love Someone-Hope Floats (3:39)
5. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman (2:53)
6. Garth Brooks - To Make You Feel My Love (3:54)
7. Seal - Love's Divine (4:37)
8. Chantal Kreviazuk - Feels Like Home (4:43)
9. Ronan Keating - if tomorrow never comes (3:36)
10. Elvis Costello - She (3:08)
11. Aaron Lines - You Can't Hide Beautiful (3:38)
12. Colin Hay - Beautiful World (4:04)
13. Leonardo's Bride - Even When Im Sleeping (3:54)
14. James Morrison - You Make It Real (3:31)
15. Lifehouse - You and Me (3:16)
16. Robbie Williams - Better Man (3:22)
17. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly (3:17)
18. Jack Johnson - Cupid (1:05)
19. Ben Harper - By my side (3:32)
20. Jason Mraz - You And I Both (3:38)
21. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (4:49)
22. Rolling Stones - Under The Boardwalk (2:48)
23. Temptations - Lean on Me (3:59)
24. Ben E. King - Stand By Me (2:57)
25. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World (2:07)
26. The Archies - Sugar,Sugar (2:49)
27. Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely (3:20)
28. Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want (2:41)
29. Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (3:23)
30. James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (3:39)
31. Various Artists - Someone Like You (4:08)
32. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (3:41)

33. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (2:47)
34. Otis Redding - Love Man (dirty Dancing Soundtrack) (2:16)

Our Dances (7.25)
1. Pretenders - I'll Stand By You (3:58)
2. Jack Johnson - Better Together (3:27)

Fast Dance (8pm-9pm) (1.10.11)
3. B-52s - Cosmic Thing - 04 - Love Shack (5:21)
4. Ike and Tina Turner - nutbush city limits (3:04)
5. The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (2:55)
6. stealers wheel - stuck in the middle (3:29)
7. Letters to Cleo - I Want You to Want Me (3:26)
8. Fefe Dobson - If You Walk Away (3:47)
9. Kid Rock - All Summer Long (4:56)
10. Wes Carr - You (3:16)
11. Ben Lee - Catch My Disease (4:14)
12. The Rolling Stones - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (5:04)
13. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (5:56)
14. Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna be With You (3:46)
15. Jet - Get What You Need (4:07)
16. Joss Stone - Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin on Me?), Pt. 1 (4:20)
17. TOPLOADER - Dancing in the moonlight (9:44)
18. Wonders - ThatThingYouDo (2:46)

Mixed Dance (9pm-10.30pm) (1.43.16)
19. Josh Kelley - You're Amazing (3:34)
20. 243 - Bad Company - Feel Like Making Love (5:10)
21. Eva Cassidy - Songbird (3:44)
22. NORAH JONES - Don't Know Why (3:06)
23. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (3:07)
24. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (2:41)
25. Howie Day - Collide (4:09)
26. Edwin McCain - I'll Be (5:29)
27. Mary J Blige - one mary j. blige featuring u2 (4:21)
28. Rob Thomas - Little Wonders (3:48)
29. Ronan Keating - the way you make me feel (3:40)
30. Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me (3:56)
31. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (3:53)
32. Billy Currington - Must Be Doing Something Right (4:00)
33. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (4:51)
34. Harry Connick, Jr. - (I Could Only) Whisper Your Name (4:50)
35. James Blunt - High (4:03)
36. John Hiatt - Have a little faith in me (4:04)
37. Van Morrison - These Are The Days (5:11)
38. Joshua Kadison - Beautiful In My Eyes (4:08)
39. Otis Redding - Midnight Hour (2:20)
40. The Romantics - What I Like About You (2:55)
41. Texas - When We Are Together (3:30)
42. Tonic - If You Could Only See (4:23)
43. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (4:02)
44. Big Mountain - Baby, I Love Your Way [1994] (4:21)

Slower music (end of reception)
45. Roachford - Lay Your Love On Me (4:05)
46. Love Actually - Wherever You Will Go (3:27)
47. Ronan Keating - when you say nothing at all (4:19)
48. Alan Jackson - Remember When (4:30)
49. Ryan Cabrera - True (3:24)
50. Sam Cooke - Cupid (2:38)
51. Etta James - At Last (3:00)
52. Pulp Fiction - Let's Stay Together - Al Green (3:18)
53. Lenny Kravitz - Stand By My Woman (4:19)
54. World Party - She's The One (4:51)
55. Norah Jones - Turn Me On (2:34)
56. Nat King & Natalie Cole - Unforgettable (3:29)

The Wedding

After months and months of planning, the wedding is over. The cars were late and when we arrived at the ceremony they didn't drive to where they were supposed to! My mum was running around the garden, forgetting all about what we had practiced. It was very classy with my mum holding about 5 handbags running back and forth, and then back to the car to tap on my window..."Are you ready?"

Mr Y was apparently very nervous before I arrived, because it wasn't perfect and he didn't want me to be disappointed...aww. The day did not go exactly to plan but the guests didn't notice and we weren't about to tell them. All up it was very beautiful and very relaxed.

We had a cocktail reception, which meant no planning table settings or having to pick different courses. It was so nice actually being able to socialise with all our guests instead of being behind a bridal table and sticking to a schedule. Cocktail receptions work well for very formal and informal weddings, with the advantage of actually being able to thank individual people for coming and in my case, I don't think there was even one person I didn't get to talk to....even Mr Y had a good time!

The night before the wedding

Today Mr Y and I went shopping again. I actually bought myself some jewellery to wear. This wedding has cost us quite a bit of money (though rather 'inexpensive' from what I have heard about other weddings)...anyways I have been buying my bridesmaids' jewellery and all the other little bits and pieces that I have gone without. Right now I have dye in my hair that I have done myself. I figured that if it has worked every other time and looks good then why not now? It may have been a little stupid to do this the night before the wedding, but well everything else has been so carefully planned, that my hair was kinda forgotten.

We got our first wedding present today, a beautiful stand for the bathroom. We can now be one of those couples who display their towels for the world to see. This will probably help save some space too. We are going a little crazy in this small 2 bedroom unit. Mr Y is used to living in an apartment overseas that is the size of a decent 3 bedroom home. When we have a fight, there's nowhere to go!

The Playlist

I have spent about the last 2 hours putting the playlist together and finding songs that run smoothly into the next...Where is Mr Y?...asleep in bed. There better not be any complaints about the music! =)

Two days before the wedding

Mr Y and I picked up the bridesmaid's jackets today but the dressmaker had not finished my jacket or hemmed the last dress. I'm getting a little worried that I don't have them in my hands yet, TWO days before the wedding. They are now going to be delivered tomorrow, let's hope they fit because there is little we can do the day before the wedding.

We have yet to finish the play list, wrap the bombonaire's, visit the function centre and find me some stockings. Right now, instead of doing any of these things, Mr Y is on his playstation and I'm watching That 70s Show...right on schedule.