Weekend recap - reverse mullet?

Our weekend:

Was interesting.  But it was actually a pretty nice wedding, considering the prior circumstances.

Friday the rehearsal was disorganized and chaotic.  The bride’s dad wore a leather fanny pack and her mom skipped down the aisle.  The children (her nieces and nephew) ran amok and her family seems just as nuts.  And I saw Andrew’s (god-awful!) haircut.  Think Friar Tuck meets Tom Sawyer.    It was just as thick as Mr.’s on the right, but SHORT in the back, a reverse mullet of sorts. 

Rehearsal was boring and the dinner was quick.  Little Aaden was crabby and tired (as was Mom!) so we left early to head home.

We awoke in the wee hours of the morning to a rattling/manly breathing baby.  He was so congested he was struggling to sleep.  We got up, suctioned the heck out of his nose and did the hot shower/steam room to help.  After two hours (2:00-4:00) we were finally able to get a little more sleep.  But by then we had decided to get up early to head to urgent care to be sure he didn’t have my pneumonia. (That I had the weekend before!)

Urgent care was quick!  Like lightening fast.  We got some steroids for the little guy and he was diagnosed with croup.  We were then off to my parent’s place to see my sister quick before the wedding.  We got to see her adorable little puppy and Aaden got to play with his auntie.  Then we rushed home for Aaron to get ready and Aaden and I to start preparing for the wedding.

At the wedding, Aaden was all amped up.  (From the steroids).  He wasn’t having the service, so I skipped out during the vows to entertain him.  Ironic that he got super fussy during the vows.  Just saying…

We hung out at the church for a while afterwards, visiting with family and friends.  Then I drove Aaden around for an hour trying to get him to nap before the reception. Did a drive by of my old neighborhood and my old stomping grounds.  Everything has changed so much!  I miss my old house and the great memories I have there.  But I was glad to see the new owner was trying to take care of the place, and the pool was still there!


The newlyweds- don't you just see "crazy" in their eyes?



The reception was busy with family again, and a fussy baby.  Aaden was a bit of a handful, and I’m going to blame the ‘roids.  We stayed later than I would have liked, but it is Aaron’s brother.  The piece I thought was interesting was everyone’s attitude and lack of enthusiasm for the newlyweds.  I had many people tell me they were their only for Andrew and Aaron’s parents.  They didn’t agree with the elopement or the fake church wedding they had afterwards.  They were happy for the couple, but thought they had a lot of growing up to do for how inconsiderate they were of others in regard to the wedding.  Thinking back, I’m surprised at my general lack of excitement for them too.  I never paid any attention to the bride and groom – and they didn’t have the same charismatic charm that a typical bride and groom on their wedding day would have.   No one clanged the glasses for them to kiss, and they didn’t have any takers for the dollar dance.  Guests were their to see one another and support the family, not the couple.  It was weird.  But it was honestly very well put on, considering they Aaron’s Mom planned the whole thing in a matter of two months. 

It was really nice to see so much family, and we were super excited for Aric (Aaden’s godfather) to be around too.  He stopped by Sunday before he was to head back to Montana.  We probably won’t see him again until Aaden is at least a year old.  It’s sad he’s not around more, but we enjoy visiting with him when he is here.  And he loves seeing Aaden too!

Can you see how short in the back his hair is?