i am back in DC after a week of traveling and i have to say, it was a very busy, really fun trip! last friday i drove to cleveland and spent the night hanging out with my cousin and her then-fiance/now-husband. we went to a county fair where they had a whole cornhole booth! you could buy "designer" bags and other accessories...hilarious. the weekend was spent visiting with both sets of my grandparents, and hanging out with family. monday, alex, my dad, and i went car shopping but were unsuccessful...i couldn't get as much for my car as i'd hoped, so i've decided to keep it for a while longer (plus who could resist the appeal of crank windows??).
tuesday, alex and i had dinner with my friend perry and his fiance mallory. it was great to catch up with them and hear about their wedding plans (next june!). wednesday, i went out chicago and spent the day with alex, getting his apartment set up and touring the campus, his office, etc. it was a really great day of relaxing and enjoying being together; we even made an authentic gino's east frozen pizza for dinner, the hallmark of any chicago experience :)
thursday night, we drove down to indianapolis late in the evening, and the next day the boys went to play golf while the girls had nail appointments. that night was the rehearsal (chaos) and the dinner (super fun), and then i spent the night with the bridal party in preparation for the wedding the next day. the wedding day was even more chaos, but after some hair drama, several hours of pictures, and a beautiful ceremony complete with the cutest flower girl and ring bearers, my cousin was officially married and the real fun began.
the reception was a lot of fun, and it was great to catch up with so much family! we danced and drank and laughed the night away until the bride and groom left and my family (true to form) was one of the last to leave. sunday i tackled the 9 hour drive back to DC, made it with one stop and no traffic, and now i am back at work (yay monday!).
so to recap, i completed all of my "definitely" tasks, but only one of my "hopefully" tasks (no tripping down the aisle, but hudson had a minor injury so we didn't even make it to the dog park). however, the trip was still a definitely a success!
4 comments:
Several things:
1. Was the hair fiasco yours/do you have pictures??
2. Perry is engaged?
3. I loved that gino's east pizza - definitely jealous.
4. glad you had a fun time!! It sounds like the whole week was a blast
i can't believe you drove back with only one stop. when i drive long distances by myself i stop pretty much every 2 hours.
sounds like a great week! and yeah i want to hear about hair drama. cause right now i'm basically picturing you with an afro. and i like it
yes, we need to see hair pictures! congratulations on not tripping--i've always had faith in your ability to walk in any shoes :)
i agree w/ the other posters -- can't wait to see pics! glad things went well and the drive was good. i'm impressed with you AND leonidas for only having to stop once!
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