Of All Things

My sister, Veronica, is getting married(dietcokeparty4.blogspot.com) and I have to cope with the undue stress that involves planning and carrying out a wedding. It can only be assumed that as the summer wears on and August 23rd draws nearer that my mother will no doubt be consumed with all things wedding(this being her first). The stress scale is a numerical one ranging from zero to one hundred, zero being the lowest amount of stress and one hundred the highest. For events like a family gathering the stress level leading up to that point would be around 53 or higher depending on the size of the event. Times temper has been lost, number of sighs in one hour, hours stayed up passed ten getting things ready, parts of house that is cleaned no matter how unnecessary(mailboxes anyone?), and the state of ones hair at the end of it all are all part of deciding the stress level of ones Argentine mother.
My prediction is that the stress level this summer will reach a peak of an unprecedented 120. I can already tell of the early stages of worry held in my mother's mind as she readies herself for one of her most extensive projects yet. (Yes, more extensive than the Leftover Casserole project.) I guess that it is a good thing that I will be gone most of the summer and avoid the worst of the stress but it will still be a challenge since I will have my own stress to think about.
Having your sister get married is in no way stress free. What that stress may be I have no idea but there will probably be some.