vacation preparations reminds me of weddings

yeah I know this sounds strange but as I await

leaving for our vacation to Alaska this is what comes to mind.

All excited for weeks at the prospect of going

yet there is so much that can't be done until right before

you leave.

So, just like a wedding, all excited.

Then days before, so much to do and worry about.

As the day approaches stress begins to set in

with all that has to be done

because you want it all to be perfect and

you don't want to forget anything.

Yet I am realizing that once you are in the air

or on the altar, it really doesn't matter what

you forgot or what goes wrong

because it is what it is and it'll be fine

and no one else will ever know that it was not perfect but you.

So today as I finish up preparations to fly

far, far away I refuse to be stressed.

Like, really, what good does it do when I could

pack everything, forget nothing

and luggage could be lost and find myself with nothing?

Just not going to stress, not going to stress, not going to stress...