Long Time No Blog

It has been a crazy busy month to say the least. My baby sister (really my sister in law, but I have been around 13 years... so she might as well be my sister) got married. It was such a fun and exhausting weekend. I don't think I have ever seen a more beautiful bride. I am not kidding. In the world. I am so happy for her and her new husband! What a fun time in their life.

Here is a quick recap:

Thursday - I took a vacation day. I am not really sure I would call it a vacation since my boss woke me up at 8am for a question. Once I dragged myself out of bed (yes, at 8am - I know most of you were already at work... but come on people... THIS WAS A VACATION DAY!) I cleaned the balls off my house. I am not even sure if that is a saying, but it is one now. I cleaned every damn nook and cranny. Laundry, bathrooms, vacuumed, mopped, dusted and the kitchen. I finished with just enough time to hop in the shower, make myself presentable and then head out the door for some pampering with the girls. I was on track to be 10 minutes early for the mani/pedi when I got a text from the maid of honor (on orders from the mother of the bride) to find out where I was. Really? I am early. Sometimes I just can't catch a break. Nonetheless, I got a killer mani/pedi/chair massage! Not that it lasted more than a day... but who is counting the $35 I shelled out for a smudged big toe and chipped french manicure. After the mani/pedi it was time for dinner at Gloria's - the best place ever! On the way out we saw a girl celebrating her Quinceañera so we were entertained by that for a while. This might have been because she was "shooting" a music video with 6 of her closest Mexican cowboys in the middle of the harbor. Once all was said and done, I ran home, packed a bag and headed to Katie's place for the night. We drank wine (read: a lot of wine) and watched the 4 part Saved By The Bell Wedding event. Fabulous time.

Friday -
Wake up with a headache and get 4 girls showered and out of the door for the Bridal Luncheon. The lunch was held at the adorable Chocolate Angel in Richardson. We were supposed to have the room all to ourselves but for some reason the put some staunchy old women in big hats in there with us. When one of them made a comment about how short Katie's dress was (in her defense - her legs are a mile long) I thought the entire room would come unglued. We just chalked it up to the amount of sex they must not be having. Lunch was fantastic!




I hit the road, tanned in a level 5 bed (read: spaceship that was so big I could do crunches and push ups in while getting tan) and ran home to see my parents who drove in from Cincy for the wedding. I spent a whole 2 hours of quality time with them before I had to get ready for the rehearsal.

I have never been a bridesmaid, so I was pretty nervous. Luckily I got paired up with this super hot groomsman so it was easy to walk. I guess walking down the aisle with him nearly 5 years ago didn't hurt either. He was so cute dressed up.



Rehearsal was fun but hot! Dinner was great and free!


Saturday -
Up and atem as the sun came up. I packed every possible thing I could think of that we might need throughout the day shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifince I knew I would not be returning home until late. I got a frantic phone call from Katie that she left something she needed in my car. This was the story of the weekend. I grabbed that and then she informed me that we had been told the wrong hair appointment time and were an hour late. I booked it to the hair place and sat down to enjoy some more girl time. We had a blast getting out hair done and even got to wear lunch lady shower caps because the 45+ mph winds would reek havoc on our new coifs.

We were quite the sight pumping gas and buying champagne. Heather, the maid of honor,put our authority hats on and got the bride and other bridesmaid back on a time schedule that we were comfortable with (the right one, the one that got us ready on time!) and got to the church.




We took our time getting ready. Heather fought for her right to be the maid of honor and did it gracefully. I did a few people's makeup and we melted in the bridal room as the air was not working only the heat. It was so windy out side that I was sure that we would blow away. Well, maybe not me... but definitely some of the smaller girls. I ended up being the photographer's (the best man at our wedding) assistant. He was a one man show and needed some help corralling the troops and getting people to listen to him. I can be pretty bossy, so this fitted me perfect. Before pictures done! Let the wedding begin.


My legs would not stop shaking the entire time I was up there. I was terrified I would pass out so I just kept bending my knees. All the ring bearers and flower girls miraculously made it down the aisle. Katie could not have looked more stunning as she walked toward her future husband. He was awestruck. Heather is right, it is so fun to watch the groom. He was adorable.

I snapped into drill sergeant mode as soon as the wedding was over to get the formal pictures taken care of. I sure hope I got everything I needed to - but I guess there is no going back now. We made it to the reception fashionable late because of a too many cars, not enough drives situation - sorry to those who were hungry! The reception was a blast - the speeches were heartfelt and hilarious. All in all it was a great day. After shuffling people back to hotels and where they needed to be, we headed home. One of the perks of having the amazing photographer staying with you, is you get to see all the pictures. We all (my parents included) stayed up until nearly 2:30 looking at the pics. I am not kidding, Daniel Castro is the most talented photographers I know. Check out his stuff.

Sunday -
Up and early again to retrieve a car before heading to the hotel early to drop off clothes Katie left in my car... see, the story of the weekend. Brunch was nice. It was hosted by Katie and her new husband to thank all of the out of town guests for coming. They opened more presents and we called it a day. I collected all the tuxes and ran them to Mens Warehouse on the way home. Then I crashed. I managed to sleep for an hour or so before getting back up to take Dan to dinner and then the airport.

What an amazing weekend!

I am not going to lie... I am perfectly OK with not doing a damn thing this weekend.