Marigold Marriages

[Warded to Dean]

I love you; you know that right?!

[Warded Private]

It's been so nice to get away this weekend with just Dean and I. We've dinner tonight, and it's nice to concentrate on my own love life for a while instead of making everyone else's dreams comes true.

When I moved to Euphoria Lane it was just me and I feel like I was such a silly shopgirl back then. Just Madam Malkin's and this idea of designing dresses. But I love Marigold Marriages and I enjoy what I'm doing. But I feel as if the past few years have been full of so many good things even outside of Marigold Marriages. There's been Dean, and the reality that I feel more comfortable now. I don't have the dreams I used to have, recently mostly they've been dreams with Dean.


I wish Mama could be here to see what I've been able to put together. She'd probably laugh and say I've turned into a workaholic more so than Padma is and she wouldn't entirely be wrong! I do spend so many hours at the shoppe - but it's good. And it isn't as if I do not have a life of my own. This weekend is a perfect example of that, really. And I suppose I should get dressed for dinner now, shouldn't I?

I have tickets for the London performance of the Wizarding London Symphony Orchestra. It seems like so much culture really, doesn't it? I feel as if I should dress up and have gloves and know things about the composers, which of course I don't really. It's good Dean doesn't expect

Maybe I should actually go to the library and look up a book on music!

Except I don't really have a lot of time for that today so I suppose I'll just have to be clueless for the moment.

I'm feeling almost overwhelmed with the surge of people I've had in the door over the past few weeks. I suppose it is because of the Christmas season and so many people having family and maybe being interested in things like romance and staying close to the people they care about - or maybe it's just my new year's sale! I don't know, but I certainly have had quite a few people in to book my services in the new year. I am most definitely not complaining, however. I'm thrilled with the fact that I've had my business for so long now, and that it really overall seems to go so well!

And I rather feel as if I should let people know that it's not just wedding services I'll provide. I'll do parties and things too!

Sarsie has been causing me no end of grief over the past few weeks either. I know that she's getting older, but she is constantly under foot or not moving at all. It seems to be either one extreme or the other and I don't really know how to take care of her. If I ignore her, then I practically trip over her, or I end up thinking she's dead because she's not moved for hours. Has anyone else's cat been behaving oddly?

[Warded Private]

I know that I didn't know them well, but they were still family.

And all of those people - so many of them. It's Christmas. It seems as if things like this should not happen on Christmas.

[Warded to Dean]

New Year's plans?

You know, I think we could get to the five gold rings already!

[Warded to Dean]

How would you feel about going to see my Papa for Christmas? Padma and I were talking about it and it seemed like a good idea.

[Warded Private]

Harry & Wendy
Ron & Hermione
Dean
Lavender
Padma
Papa
Lisa & Seamus

Others?

I think I'm closing the shop to the public on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th. That gives me three days off. And thank Merlin I have no Christmas Eve wedding scheduled this year!

Honestly? I really hope they stop before it gets too late. I'm ready to Apparate to Hogsmeade and book a room at the Three Broomsticks! It's making it very complicated to actually complete invoicing.

[Warded Private]

So much to do. Presents for Dean, and Padma, and Lavender and Papa. And probably other people as well, but I seriously need to consider that before I actually go about spending absurd amounts of money.

Argh Sarsie!

Do not knock over the plants.

Right, so obviously wedding successful. And as I look over the invoices and the billing for Marigold Marriages, I'm finding that I really am not only turning a bit of a profit, but I've got more weddings coming in all the time, and this is brilliant, really. I think I might need to hire someone next year. Maybe two or three someone's on a part time basis, or possibly a contract basis. I should look into this to decide which will be most beneficial in the long term.

And Christmas at Papa's - I mean, really... I haven't had dreams in weeks. I suppose I've been too busy and too tired for them to come and find me. I think maybe finally I've let Mama go. It took so many years, and I still don't feel like it's right, of course, but I don't feel as if I'm waiting for the world to change any more.

[Warded to Padma]

Shall we take dinner to Papa this year for Christmas?

I love lights and carolling and Christmas! And I'm going shopping tomorrow!!

[Warded Private]

Breathe, Parvati. Breathe!

Yes, everything will go perfectly fine. Yes, everything will go as planned. You will not improve the situation at all if you are running about crazy for the next few weeks. So slow down and drink a cup of tea and think.

I feel as if I have hardly seen any of my friends or my family in the past few days, and while it is good that Padma and I were able to pick up coffee, it really is terrible the lack of time we have spent together recently. I must remedy that, but why do I think it will be January before I am able to do so?

[Warded to Wendy]

My dear your performance was magnificent! I'm so pleased I was able to go see it!

[Warded to Dean]

I'm sorry I have been so scarce. I really must make it up to you. Curries this weekend at my place?

It is less than a month until Christmas. Doesn't that seem absolutely insane?

I absolutely, positively adore this scarf!!

[Warded Private]

Oh, Merlin, Oh Merlin, Oh Merlin.

There is absolutely no way I'm ever going to get all of this done by when I need to get it done. TWO months. TWO.

All right, breathe.

Bryce's concert tonight was really very enjoyable. It reminded me that I need to get out of the house more and do things. I've been so busy with work and things recently that I simply have not taken the time to do so and my social life is obviously lacking as a result. Not to mention that I never turn down a good cup of coffee and the Magic Bean does have that.

I went through Dean's fantastic Haunted House, and I totally think everyone should go through it! I might be biased, but it was certainly one of the most amusing experiences of the month. I think I'm going to go through again a couple more times before Halloween actually hits.

Oh, and if anyone knows of someone that is looking for some extra hours I might be hiring at Marigold Marriages. It would be part time, probably. And people can drop resumes by Marigold Marriages during open hours.

[Warded Private]

I haven't had nearly the dreams that I used to have a year ago - two years ago. I don't know. I don't know what changed. Maybe talking to Papa and really trying to let go of what happened with Mama. It sometimes feels like it's been so long since she's been gone and then sometimes it feels as if it were just yesterday. I miss her. I miss her so much, and I'm sure that Padma must too. And sometimes I feel as if it split our family apart, as if Mama was the only thing holding us together, even though Padma and I are still sisters, and I do still see Papa occasionally.

I think we should have a family dinner possibly.

[Warded to Padma]

Padma, should we have dinner with Papa sometimes soon.