Final preparations

So, after a long break from blogging, I'm back, just four days before the wedding.

What's been happening in Little Lu world? Well, one big thing is that we have bought a house and moved into it. Our new home is littered with unpacked boxes which contain all our belongings that need to find places to live in. Getting some more furniture might help to put things away! Ah well, messy and bare as it is, it's our home and we hope to be very happy there.

I have to give full credit to our solicitors, Breeze and Wyles who turned around the transaction in just over six weeks, which is some kind of miracle. Special praise should also go to the Hornchurch branch of Beresfords for ironing out a few difficulties. And although I had some customer service issues, HSBC were also committed to completing the transaction just a week before the wedding. And they did resolve all my customer service issues to my satisfaction, although I did have to fight my corner a bit. So now, not only are we homeowners, but also mortgage payers... Ooooh-er...

Back at the House of Lu, family members have been flying in from Hong Kong and Los Angeles to attend the wedding celebrations, to much excitement. My maternal grandparents, one aunt and one little cute cousin and one older cousin are all in situ. I think the older cousin is currently going round Mary Arden's house (Shakespeare's mother). We are awaiting another cousin, the cousin's husband and the cousin's husband's cousin. So LOTS of family. I am very touched and honoured that they are making these special efforts to attend.

I'm just enjoying the build up now to the big day. Everyone says your wedding day will go past in a flash, so I'm trying desperately hard not to wish away the days leading up to it. Besides, it's been fun packing up our things and moving into the house, and doing a very extensive and thorough clean from top to bottom of our new abode.

Mr Cross and I have been engaged nearly two and half years. It's funny how time flies. We've both found jobs that we enjoy and made a great bunch of friends, and grown up together. I'm very immature, but I can be sensible when I need to be, and Mr Cross just seems to enjoy looking after me.

Be warned that once the festivities are over, blog readers will be subjected to many many photos. There will be so many, that you will wish you had never stumbled across my little ramblings.

I promise to try harder with my posts once I'm a married woman. After all, I won't be wedding planning or house buying anymore, so what else will I do with my time?