Day 82: Wedding Weekend has begun

The wedding weekend has finally arrived and naturally, I'm scrambling. Let's see - I started my morning off with a quick 4 mile run because I've not been able to do any exercise lately with the kiddos. I got home, took a quick shower and then headed to get my nails did and my 5:00 shadow removed because yes, I have one. I brought both of the girls with me and they did so good. Skylar chose sparkly purple nail polish and chatted away with everyone working there. I loved how even when they talked to each other (in whatever language - Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese?), Skylar would giggle like she understood exactly what they were saying. They were all so nice though because at one point Skylar told me she was hungry and they brought her out a piece of their pizza they had just ordered. And when Eva started fussing a bit they sat there and played with her in her car seat. So I think this is my new favorite place. :)

After getting that done, I wanted to attempt going to the mall to find some different shoes because mine are SO tall making me like 6'2"! Buuuuut, I looked at the clock and noticed it was already noon so there was no way because I still had to get dressed, pack the kids overnight bag, feed the baby, and so on. Thankfully I misread the invitation and thought we were supposed to be at rehearsal at 4:00pm and it wasn't until 4:30. So for once, this girl was not only on time but early! Let that be a lesson for anyone inviting us anywhere, tell us it starts 30 minutes earlier then it actually does. ;)

Rehearsal was fun and the bride was glowing. I loved that she wore white! The groom's grandpa was standing with Matthew at one point and saw Tara walk by and asked "is THAT her wedding dress?" He was such a sweet older man and I'm sure was completely surprised to see this gorgeous tall woman walking past in a short white dress. Matthew explained that it was not her wedding dress just her dress for rehearsal. Eva- love did pretty good as well but there were moments that both she and her daddy were giving me looks of "get over here and feed me!" But she hung in there pretty good and everyone loved on her. I made a silly decision in wearing a dress that you absolutely cannot nurse in. I have to literally remove the entire dress just to have access. Our first go round, I decided to feed her in the car and Matthew came with. When I was done feeding her, I rolled out of the backseat of the van, with my dress a mess and hiked up, my belt hanging off the side and bra straps down. At the same time I'm fixing my dress, Matthew decided to stuff his shirt in his pants a little more and oh my...the looks we got as people made there way through the parking lot. We both looked at them, then each other and laughed because it certainly did look a little fishy.

We had a wonderful dinner and I got to visit with old friends. They showed a video of Tara and Karl from the old days which made me tear up a bit. It wasn't until her dad gave a speech that then the waterworks came. It's such an emotional moment to watch a father give up his daughter because that is what he's doing. He is stepping aside and handing off the responsibility of her care to another man and I can't even begin to imagine the emotion involved in that. I know Matthew is going to be a mess. So tomorrow is the big day and my friend of 17 years will finally become a "Mrs." Stay tuned for stories and pics...