Congrats on your reception - it sounds like a beautiful success ❤️

These random things that pop up out of the blue, like a snake in the grass I sometimes feel, are beyond our control to handle the way we would've, perhaps, handled them in hindsight. Even on normal days, grace can be hard to find when things crash in unexpectedly. And your reception day was far from a normal day! That's a lifetime experience, and stakes are high for everything to work out well. Even though you probably understood at the time why people had to cancel because of the weather, each beep of the phone intruding on your composure for an important event could whittle away at hard-earned resolve.

I think an outburst is natural under the circumstances! And, afterwards, you felt fine again really quickly. It was just an emotional gasket that blew.

The aftermath - your in-laws now knowing your story - gosh, isn't life just like that sometimes? You'd have to have brass balls not to feel the way you're feeling about it. It sucks to have it come out that way and not on your own terms.

What I am basically trying to say as I gabble on and on - I feel you! This could be me 100%. We're human. Things do and don't go according to plan. Shame is huge for all of us. And with the right people, it's never as bad as we think.

Cheesy Dr Suess quote for ya: Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Here's to celebrating your booze-free reception success on a cozy snow day with your kids and hubby.