So June 1st we headed to the airport to fly to Minnesota to be a part of my sister, Courtney's, wedding. We get to the airport in plenty of time, just hanging around until we had to board. Then the ticket operator comes over the intercom telling everyone that Delta's computer system crashed and they were going to have to re-route everyone to their destination. First of all, she should have never said crash in an airport because that got people moving. After an hour delay we had two flights booked. Our original one and a new one to Minneapolis (which is 3 hours from our final destination). I was starting to get sick and my sister was sick so the thought of having to ride in a plane, the long lay over and then a 3 hour car ride was not helping anything. Thank goodness, when we got to Detroit our original flight was delayed an hour so we were able to get on it....luggage and all. So we got in an hour and a half later so not too bad for a hectic start to the trip.
Thursday, my sisters and I through Courtney her bridesmaid brunch. It turned out really nice and I was so glad. I did everything from down here....flowers, food, venue, ect. She seemed very pleased and I was glad to bring a little "southern" flare to Minnesota! That afternoon, we had the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner. It was at a nice Mexican restaurant overlooking Lake Superior. Mitch drove to Wisconsin just to say he did and also realized that liquor prices in Wisconsin are rather cheaper than down here! Our suitcase was a little heavier coming back :)
After the rehearsal dinner, Kali, the MOH, had a small lingerie shower which was a lot of fun! It was great being able to see her get so many nice and practical things to wear! After all of that...I called it a night because the next day was going to be a long one.
Friday, we had hair appointments starting at 9a. We all got our hair done while sipping mimosas! Then we headed back to the hotel to get our make up done, dressed and headed to the wedding site...which was right next door to our hotel! Pretty convenient. As you know, the rest of the afternoon was pictures and just waiting for the main event. My sister was beautiful!! She looked so happy and just glowing! It is wonderful to see her that way! The wedding ceremony was great! My uncle performed it. And afterwards during the cocktail hour, the bridal party went downstairs to the martini bar for an hour or so. We toasted them and all talked before the party began. It was a sit down dinner, which I had never been to before. I guess it is more of a northern thing because it is all they do up there. They rarely have buffets. It was really good food and really quick service. The partying went until midnight. We headed back to the hotel to pack up and go to bed. Our flight the next morning was at 10a.
Saturday, we luckily didn't run into any issues with the computer system crashing or delays. We got into Birmingham, came home, switched out bags and headed straight to the beach. We made it down there pretty quickly...basically we knew the quicker we got down there the sooner we could see our sweet boy!!
Sunday through Wednesday, was basically just a little of the beach, Mitch's meetings and work functions at night, a terrible dinner at a place name Zen and me getting sicker by the day!
It was great to be at the beach with family but I was so glad to get home! Looking forward to our trip in July for 10 days!!
Pictures to come of our travels!
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