Wedding & Stuff

OK, I have already ruined one of my goals for 2009...to write every day. However, last night I did try to write, but the computer was acting weird and by the time I finally got it to cooperate, it was after midnight anyway. So I am just gonna pretend that this is Saturday January 3.

Got up at 5:15 and headed to Dallas with Penny, my veggie coop partner. We got there at 6 and picked out the goodies and were home by 7. She is such a sweetie, so the time goes by really fast in the car. She drove again as she has a truck, which is much easier to deal with all those boxes, than a van and having to move stuff around, etc. I tried to split the gas with her, but with prices only 1.45/gallon, she said not to worry.

Had it all divided and extras divvied up by 8:30. But two people were late. The new gal and another gal that is always late. So I was unable to go back to bed and take a nap, so I waited around downstairs cleaning up and then working on my plastic bag crochet rug. Talk about your cheap craft projects...

Youngest son had a killer swim practice this morning from 7-11 am and was only one of 6 people to choose to swim the 14,000 yards. L picked him up and he was pretty wiped out. I was proud of him. He has way more perseverance than I ever did at age 14, that is for sure. At 15 I detassled corn for one day and was completely traumatized by that....I did have a lot of allergies, but I also was a wimp.

Finally everyone had their stuff picked up, but then it was too late to get a nap in before time to get ready for the wedding at 2. The dress I planned to wear just didn't look so good with the few pounds I've gained over the holidays, so had to completely replan what to wear. Youngest son left his nice shoes in his locker at school so was planning to wear tennis shoes. I'd told him to bring all his stuff home from his locker over Christmas break, and you would think that would include any footwear, but I guess not. "You didn't tell me to bring home my shoes, mom!" was the answer. Sheesh. So L let him borrow a pair of his old dress shoes that didn't fit him right.

Older daughter had to work so was unable to go to the wedding, so it was just the 4 of us. Oldest son joined us and sat with us, but middle son ended up coming to just the reception. It's so nice to see young people all dressed up. Because our church is more casual, I do not get to see many folks dressed up anymore. The wedding was the pastor's younger daughter and the son of a couple that lived here many years ago and is also a pastor. They played in the nursery together as babies, then when he was about 2 they moved away to California, and then connected here and there, but met again at the same college. They graduated in May and both live here in town now. It was a beautiful simple wedding. Simple as in not extravagent but very nice with 9 bridesmaids! And 2 flower girls! The reception was at the church and I had offered to help with the cleanup crew, so finished up about 7. I was pretty tired, but then youngest son was spending the night with the junior high boys at church, and the girls ended up spending the night at some friends after older daughter got off work, so it was just the 2 of us...which NEVER happens! So we sat and watched a movie together. My feet hurt like crazy, so I sat in the recliner with my feet up. Aaah, much better!