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Thanks to our wonderful friends and families, the majority of the invitations are finished.
Lindsay, Kevin, Erika, Mom and Dad Garrison helped us lick (as it were) the invitations.

• Stamped (thank goodness we didn’t have to lick all the stamps!)
• Return addressed
• Addressed
• Invitation assembled
• Invitation and directions put into envelope
• Sealed (no licking, either. They were sponged.)
• Applied little clear “Love” sticker-seal to flap after much frustration trying to peel said sticker-seal from the sheet without tearing or otherwise maiming said sticker-seal

Everything went smoothly except the printer spat toner all over some of the direction cards. I have plenty of extra direction cards, if you wish to have some. Oh, and the previously mentioned sticker-seals.

After invitations, we put projectiles together. The oh-so-traditional birdseed projectiles, that is. When researching birdseed, we found it was less expensive to buy 20 pounds of birdseed instead of the 4 pound bag. Not “cheaper per pound” or anything, mind you, less expensive overall. Perhaps the smaller bag is a gourmet birdseed only suitable for those birds that live inside, instead of the hardy outdoor birds who must forage from bird feeders in order to survive. Luckily, both our parents take pity on the outdoor birds and stock feeder for them, so we won’t have to worry about our 20 pound bag of birdseed going to waste.

Handy tricks for projectile assembly: Buy the pre-cut mesh circles. It’s worth it. Use a cupcake tin to hold the circle. As you pour, the birdseed will cause the mesh to sink into the cupcake holder, which keeps it from spilling onto the floor and feeding those birds that are always skittering around your ankles.

As I said, the projectiles are mostly finished up. We ran out of ribbon, so a trip to Michael’s will soon be in order. I knew I should have bought some stock in that store before we started purchasing supplies, or signed up for a Michael’s credit card, or their frequent flyer program that would give me free trips if I only bought one more Roman column or such. Of course, I don’t know if such a program exists, but think of the possibilities.

Really, I just hope that people remember to open the birdseed projectiles before throwing them. Those could really pack a whallop if someone was a little absentminded and launched their birdseed pre-untying. I’d hate to have to explain to everyone on the cruise how I got a black eye. Of course, they probably see it all the time. Guests walk up the ramp and they say, “Ah, you must be on your honeymoon. We can tell by the birdseed shaped impression on your cheek…” or something similar to that.

So, remember to untie before throwing, don’t forget the self-adhesive stamps, and don’t bother with the sticker-seals on the envelope flaps.

And don’t forget to feed the birds.