1 Day To Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last day as a Miss. Tomorrow, I'll be a Mrs!

I've had the most lovely day. Surrounded by family, who have flown thousands and thousands of miles to be with me on my special day. I'm feeling so blessed.

I woke bright and early this morning, still missing Jonathan but loving the fact I was in a big bed by myself. My first task of the day was to go to the airport to collect Uncle Charles and Carolyn, who were due to arrive from Hong Kong. Of course, I was to continue my trend of testing Sydney Airport's trial with their new car parking system - first 15 minutes of parking for free. I managed to miss them coming out of the gates, and took my record of free parking this weekend to 3 out of 4 trips.

It was so good to see Uncle Charles and Carolyn. The last time I saw them was in 2007 when I last visited Hong Kong, and it is truly an honour that they were willing and able and keen to be part of our wedding. With their arrival, all our families are now safely in Sydney and ready to party.

We arrived back at Dad and Mum's place with plenty of time to spare, to find Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen greeting us heartily as the heads of the welcoming party. It has also been 3 years since I last saw Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen - they looked very good, if somewhat slightly travel weary. The start of the photomania that will be the bulk of this weekend was evident when 4 cameras came out at the same time, and plenty of shots were taken before we headed off to have lunch with the rest of the family at Kam Fook. What a madhouse!!! There were so many of us, we had to sit on 2 tables!

Soon after lunch, the latest arrivals returned to Dad and Mum's for a well earned rest. I took Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen back to their hotel, and snuck in the time to have a chat and catch up with them.

How much do I love my family? THIS much!!!

I had a few more errands to run in the afternoon, which were hindered by an inconsiderate old bag at the hotel who refused to move her car out of the parking space at was clearly reserved for me. 20 minutes of arguing later, I finally snatched the keys off her and offered to move it into a rubbish tip. In the end, because of her piece of crap car refused to start for me, I had to go up and confront her with "Just move your damn car - you've spent more time arguing with me than it would have taken to move it, and you've now made me very late for an appointment" before she begrudgingly did what she was told.

Most of the remainder of the my afternoon was spent catching up with Adrian, who was still tender from the previous night's exploits. It was good to be able to sit down with Adrian and have a nice, relaxing catch up over some tea, with no interruptions as my mobile had run out of battery by this point. As the sun set and afternoon became dusk, we both got ready to head out to our respective dinner engagements.

With 17 people expected to be present for my parents' 40th Wedding Anniversary dinner, we walked into a function room with the largest table I'd ever seen at Kam Fook. Having arrived before all the children, the photomania continued with many photos taken in various poses with various combinations of people. We spent time taking photos of Mum's wedding present from Dad - a gorgeous set of ruby and diamond earrings with a massive ruby and diamond ring. A truly magnificent set of jewellery.

Once the children arrived, more photos were taken - by this stage, there were at least 7 cameras present, which meant the family photos took almost 30 minutes to take with only 1 restaurant staff member to help us take the photos. But it was fun, and we all got the same family photo on each of the cameras, so everyone was happy.

The feast began with fresh oysters and salmon sashimi, followed by lobster sashimi and roast suckling pig. A whole steamed fish, stir fried lobster in black bean sauce and shark's fin soup followed, with roasted squab and vegetables to round out the main courses. Dessert was a specially ordered chestnut cake from a bakery in Chinatown, which everyone enjoyed immensely.

The night ended around 10pm, with everyone full as a goog and starting to tired. With a big day ahead tomorrow, I took Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen back to their hotel, before heading back to Dad and Mum's to pick up Carolyn and my wedding dress. Carolyn and I are now settled in my hotel room, ready for a long overdue catch up before trying to sleep to prepare for the big day.

Weather Watch update. The current forecast as listed on the Bureau of Meteorology for Sunday remains:

Sunday - Fine. Windy.
City: Min: 9, Max: 19
West: Min: 5, Max: 18

I hope the day will dawn clear and fine!

This is it! Tomorrow, I stop being a Miss and for the first time in my life, become a Mrs. I can't wait!!!