Some cheese with that whine?

It seems that because our wedding is so close, I really dove in and got A LOT done in the first 6 weeks! Now, it's a wait-and-see type of situation. Everything that needed to get done, has been done and it'll be another 10 days/2 weeks until we get into a crunch situation again. So here I sit at the computer, just desperately needing something to do!

I've been a lot more self-aware when it comes to my need to obsess...most of the time :) But wow, it sneaks up when I least expect it. I have, thank goodness, begun to recognize it by the butterflies in my stomach. Yep, if I get too carried away with what type of wine we need to get and start mixing and matching cases for individual people's wants/needs...I shut the browser. And once I have a moment to think about it (logically) I realize that I already HAD the right answer 45 minutes earlier, but I passed it over for something more complex and usually more expensive. Take the wine for example...I've been to 100s of parties/dinners/get-togethers where we have Yellow Tail. I LOVE Yellow Tail. It got me through graduate school. But today, searching through online wine outsources, I came across Yellow Tail and had the thought:

Perfect

But, alas, my integration does not work quickly and I continued searching out different wines from various exotic locales. Searching, searching...what would be universally liked and within my budget...searching, searching...stomach knotting, sweat beads as I added wine to my cart seeing the exorbitant shipping costs...searching, searching...and then it hit me:

Yellow Tail

I love Yellow Tail. Until my encounter with my favorite Italian who introduced me to Sangiovese, any type of Yellow Tail had been my staple. I've never been embarrassed to offer a dinner guest Yellow Tail - why would it be any different at my wedding? Yet somehow, it snuck up on me - that little caricature of a horned, pitchfork holding Martha Stewart or an editor of The Knot (or worse yet, one of its readers!) sitting on my shoulder, exasperated and shaking their heads at me that I didn't pick that highly rated Chilean mix, renowned for its versatility and clean taste. For once, I gave a good shake and Martha was gone, along with her minions. Yellow Tail it is. Maybe Shiraz and Pinot Grigio - it will be September in Florida, I'm not sure a Cabernet and Chardonnay would go down well in the heat. Maybe I'll make Sangria...or maybe I'll set out some sliced fruit and ginger ale with a sign that says "Poor Couples Sangria."

That sounds better.

P.S. - Check out this bouquet of sunflowers. I love it! But do not remember where it came from! Sorry! I think this, with some sprigs of fresh rosemary from my garden will be perfect!