uncle E’s wedding weekend

uncle E’s wedding weekend–friday

dave and I arrived at LAX on thursday evening. his parents picked us up at the airport and we went straight to the hotel.

friday morning, we got up and had some coffee and visiting with gary and laurie, grandpa dick, uncle bill, and lori in the hotel lobby. we found out that nana’s flight had been cancelled and they were going to be driving down instead. this meant that I got sent to the bridal tea in her place. so after a little walk around pasadena with grandpa, laurie, lori, and I walked over to the scarlet tea room. it was all very elegant and yummy! a little awkward, at first, since I didn’t know anyone, but everyone was very nice.

I didn’t take any pictures, so these are all laurie’s.

after the tea, dave and I got into swimsuits and took a dip in the hotel pool.

that evening, when everyone else went to the rehearsal dinner, dave and I went out to dinner, just the two of us, to a mexican restaurant called mijares. according to the placemats, it’s been in business for 92 years, and they are famous for their margaritas. I sampled one, and it was definitely good. dave had enchiladas and carnitas, and I had steak fajitas. it was SO yummy.

and then there was a mariachi band that walked around and sang! it was awesome. great dinner, great restaurant, great time w/ just my hubby!

after that, we walked back to the place where there was an after party following the rehearsal dinner. I met some more people (family members and other friends of uncle eric’s that dave knew). lots of basketball types. there were drinks and pool. by 11, I was yawning, so we headed back to the hotel.

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this (and some minor variations of this) has been my ‘about me’ headliner since I started this blog almost 6 (gasp!) years ago: i'm a wannabe 1950's housewife continually searching for my sanity. nose-wiper, owie-kisser, connoisseur of pbs cartoons... the Lord has blessed me with a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children, loving parents, and a new, GORGEOUS house. i love knitting, reading, gardening, scrapbooking, THRIFTING!, blogging and otherwise avoiding the housework i should be doing (but i'm trying to do better and keep this beautiful house looking beautiful). oh, and i NEVER capitalize unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. I need to change it, but I wanted to preserve it, because it has described me for a good long period of my life. a lot of it is still true. I am still amazingly blessed in my life and my calling to be the wife of a wonderful man and the mother of these awesome children. I’m no better about housework than I ever have been, and my avoidance hobbies are s

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