I’ve been sadly remiss in posting anything about the very busy last couple of weeks, and if nothing else I need to get that last post off the top of my home page. To that end, pitifully short summaries. With pictures!
Over Memorial Day weekend, N and I went to Baltimore for his college roommate’s wedding. We hadn’t seen a lot of his friends in years (since the last one of them got married in San Antonio five years ago, probably), so it was nice for N to get the chance to catch up. He hung out with them both nights we were there, leaving me alone in a hotel room. Which was fine, I’m certainly capable of entertaining myself (which in this case consisted mainly of watching TV and tweeting about having forgotten to pack pajamas).
Unfortunately I also forgot to pack a necklace for the wedding, which bothers me every time I look at this picture. Oh well.
The reception venue was very pretty, the appetizers were yummy and the wine was free-flowing. So even though I don’t know most of N’s high school/college buddies very well (and was the only wife in attendance) I still had a nice time. Beyond the wedding, we managed to sneak a little sight-seeing into a very quick, but quite enjoyable trip.
Then I had a few days to recover before the very next weekend, when it was time for another wedding. My brother-in-law (Bill) got hitched in League City, Texas. N was the best man, AE was one of the ring bearers and Miss T was a flower girl, so everyone got the chance to get all dressed up.
AE is not happy about having his wee sister on his lap at the rehearsal. “Can we please go now?”
After a while, Miss T was done with the rehearsal too, and as you can see was being difficult when it came to having her picture made. It is not easy to hold that kid when she wants to be put down.
Personally, I think my kids were the cutest little wedding attendants in the history of marriage, but it is possible I’m biased.
It was hotter than hell during the ceremony, but that may have just been a manifestation of my stress since I ended up wrangling children that did not belong to me. As a general rule, I do not like other people’s kids. And that is all I have to say about that.
There was plenty of dancing and it certainly seemed like everyone was having a good time. Although at dinner I did discover my own personal version of hell: children + rented and/or expensive clothing + chocolate fountain = GAH. But in the end, all was well, and now I have a new sister-in-law. Welcome to the family!
Ever since we made it home, I’ve found myself mired down in laundry and playing catch-up at work and just keeping up with life in general. N and I are taking AE to Denver later this week, so the next few days will be spent getting prepped and ready for that. Miss T will be spending that time with her beloved Nonna (my mother), but AE is actually in The Swamp at the moment so we’ll have to do the meet-and-swap some time before our flight out on Thursday afternoon. Anyhoo, all that to say, I very likely won’t be updating again before we return from Denver, so see you on the flip side!
