Just perfect...

Would be a good way to explain this weekend. I took Friday off to be with the bride to be and we ran a lot of errands. You know the important stuff, getting our nails done, eating good food spoiling ourselves ;-) So much fun. Then we came home and got ready for the rehearsal dinner. This took off smooth sailing. Of course me, loud mouth, just got everyone where they needed to be. I knew what Nat wanted so we got it that way....plus I was tired of my husband asking when we were going to eat :-) Bless him! Then we ate some bbq mmmm.

So Saturday morning I got up and waited on Nat and Amanda to come pick me up for our hair. Of course I have no pics developed...you want to know why? My brain does not work and I keep forgetting! So of course I had to make a coffee run before they got to me and we all three were dying for that. We got to April W. and got started with the beauty making process ;-) It was so much fun we were all just cutting up and laughing, it was fun bonding time.

We were running right on schedule and we were in the car heading to the church. So Amanda asks me to pray....ok at this point I am still good and when I started praying I could feel my lump in my throat but I was determined to hold it together.....for now.... We got there and put our dresses on. Natalie looked beyond beautiful. I was just on cloud 9 all day for her. Everything was beautiful. So I start getting Aubree ready (my 2 year old niece) and as I am trying to fix her hair I put her clip in my mouth and she says "Aunt Mel, get my clip out of your mouth that is dirty!" Now let me just stop talking about the wedding one moment to go over something. This child gets on to me more than her parents get on to her!!!! She is constantly correcting me and its all things that she should be correcting me....she is more mature than I am lol. Ok so I get her ready and she just loved her dress justa twirling etc.

Pictures go great. I went in the reception area to finish some touches and then we were ready. Oh no let me first say April C. helped as Wedding director and she got Nat to say a special message for Harry on the recorder. They both walk out happy.....they both walk in crying lol I fired April after that ;-) jk.

So we all get in line and preparing to walk out and I look over and Natalie is already crying!!!!! So I am holding it together and I can feel it creeping lol but I was bound and determined! The music was so elegant and everyone did so good. As I am walking down I started crying then got up on stage look down and my mother is crying and the Laney girls are crying I mean come on people help me out here! The wedding was so pretty. When we were walking out Aubree seemed to just want to stand there and watch everyone so I grabbed my escort's arm and proceeded to guide my niece down the isle with my hand on her back lol it made a good ending!

Oh gosh at the food. My mother, for those who do not know her, I have come to find out is Super Woman. You think I'm joking? She did my entire wedding. Excluding cakes. All the dresses etc. My mother even did Nat's cakes! I am looking at them going "why was this talent not handed down?" It was spectacular! Everyone enjoyed themselves! There was so much food left over ......my mother over does it sometimes lol.

And then it was seeing the bride and groom off to their honeymoon (which we later found out was Canada...Lake Louise. That was a secret for a long time) And clean up started.

I was on cloud 9 all of yesterday as well. I love weddings. Every time I go to a wedding it floods my memories of my own day. It was absolutely perfect and I remember every word I said to my "groom" who is now my husband of 2 years.

How time flies. September has escaped me and I think now our busy life will slow down for just a little while. We have Halloween to look forward to, Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I love this time of year. I love the atmosphere and the songs when you walk in department stores. I love the extra bit of love everyone shows each other. I also love sweaters and hats and scarves and gloves. I think that is one thing that Nick can say about his little ol wife is there are small things that just get me giddy! And normally there is a song that I can make up about it as well haha.

I hope everyone is having a great beginning of the week and stays safe!