The last five days were filled with happiness and tons of fun. Robert and I had the privilege of flying to Missouri to watch my brother marry his best friend. What a great celebration! We originally met Taylor over Christmas break, and it has definitely been a bummer to live so far away during their dating and engagement, but we know we will have many many years to continue to get to know Taylor even better. Did I mention they met on a blind date? How cool is that!
We left bright and early Wednesday morning. Please tell me we aren't the only people who always take off super early and return unbelievably late. We were flying , with Mittens which definitely had me on edge. We had done our homework: called and reserved a spot, double checked the dimension requirements online. We got the the check-in counter and the worker said the kennel was too big. Uhh, what? She kinda just looked at us like "Sorry, not sorry." She also commented on Mittens being a huge cat. Mittens took that to heart and was very self-conscious as she prides herself on maintaining a petite kitty cat frame. Thankfully, another worker came by and said everything was just fine. Next came security. Robert had to take Mitts out of her kennel which we had expected. We made it through just fine. Mittens was fine as long as we weren't moving around a ton. She likes stability and predictability. She might have been meowing on the airplane, but the engine was so loud that we couldn't hear it. We made it one piece. Definitely don't want to do that again any time soon. We are so thankful that my parents will be fostering her these next few months. Mittens took in all the new sights and sounds very cautiously. New sounds: garage door, storm door, recliner, piano (we have a keyboard), sliding closet doors. She's super ed excited about all the new hiding locations. Her fave spot is under Dad's side of the bed. She also loves all of the squirrels and groundhogs. In NC she was used to hunting cardinals, skinks, and rabbits. I will say that she hated having so many people around, and she was shedding like no other due to the stress, but I think she's adjusting more now that it's just my parents.
My grandparents, aunt, and cousins flew in from Philly. They had delay after delay and ended up getting in an entire day late. We also had aunts, uncles, and cousins come in from Colorado and Texas. Robert's dad even came in from Alabama. It was quite the reunion!
I wish we could have had just another day or two so we didn't have to feel as rushed to see all the family and friends that we wanted to see. We did, however, get to meet up with a few friends: 3 G's with Dee Dee, Leigha got to come along to get my hair cut, catching up with Emily and Tiffani and church. We also got to spend a morning with Robert's dad at Stockton Lake. It was great!
Now, to the wedding. We went to the church on Thursday to help with some decorating. Taylor was definitely blessed to have tons of friends and family who were ready and willing to help, and everything turned out great! The rehearsal was on Friday, and we ended with a delicious meal at Boone's BBQ. On Saturday I woke up and headed to Leigha's house. They're family has been such a blessing to my family. Leigha did my hair, and Olivia and Rita joined us so we could all chat while Robert and Greg chatted over coffee. Perf! The weather was rather overcast, but it turned out so perfectly - it just rained during the drive from the pictures to the ceremony. And as our photography said on our wedding day, overcast days make for the best pictures, so they have that working for them. :) The ceremony site was very pretty. It was Stonegate Chapel in Branson. After the ceremony we headed to King's Way Church in Mount Vernon. The food was delicious, the company was nice, and the dancing was fun. And now I have a new sister and a very happy married brother.
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