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[melaniesuzanne]

Hubbyfink and I arrived safely at Mom's house a mere thirteen hours after leaving our own on Thursday. Friday was a mix of decorating the hall and sanctuary for brother beaznuts' wedding, retrieving Aunt Trisha and then her luggage from the airport, making cucumber sandwiches for the reception, and attending the rehearsal dinner. Daddy was totally in his element playing host at the dinner and Hubbyfink and I enjoyed sitting across from him and Linda during that evening. We found out that they'll be in DC over July 4th weekend and have a room in a hotel which overlooks the Mall. I'll get to see the DC fireworks for the first time, and in complete comfort. :)

The wedding ceremony on Saturday was scheduled for 2pm, but we got to the church around 11am to finish prepping food for the reception and doing a million-and-one last-minutes. The ceremony was beautiful and there wasn't a dry eye on the groom's side of the church. Mom started crying as soon as Beaz and brother John (his best man) walked into the sanctuary. I got sniffly and teary-eyed during the vows. My step-brother's wife sweetly passed me a tissue and both Hubbyfink and zipmeister gave me a tender squeeze. The reception seemed to fly by and, before we knew it, it was time to shower the happy couple in birdseed as they raced for the limo. They hid in the limo while a lot of guests left and then popped back out so the bride could retrieve her bag. Hubbyfink, Zippy, Zippy's boyfriend, and I spent a fair amount of time brushing and picking birdseed out of Beaz's hair. That boy had a LOT of product in his hair and the seed was practically glued in. Finally, the happy couple took off for a B&B in Mississippi in which they would spend their first married night. We family members changed back into our civvies and broke down the decorations in record time.

Today (Sunday) was the Baccalaureate for brother John's graduating class. It was incredibly weird to think that eighteen years ago, I sat in those same pews wearing a cap and gown feeling like the whole world was open and available to me. Johnny is so excited about graduating on Thursday. Since they don't have to be at school this week, he and three buddies took off this evening for an impromptu pre-graduation camping trip at my folks' property down on Pickwick Lake in Alabama. Hopefully, they'll be back in time to receive their diplomas.

In and around all the cermonial craziness this weekend, there have been shopping trips, snuggles with fat kitties and poofy Shelties, hang time with zipmeister, and margaritas. It's getting late and I need to remember to write about Betta Fish Highlander (there can be only one!) and Hubbyfink's weird shoes. But it's midnight-thirty at home and I feel like we've been going pretty much non-stop since we arrived. G'night.

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[greta-k.livejournal.com]

Are cucumber sandwiches mandetory for Southern weddings (or, for that matter, functions of any type)? I can't remember how many cucumber sandwiches I consumed at functions when I lived in NC :-)