Man was it a busy week. Rebecca got married on Friday and all hands were on deck the week leading up to it to celebrate this momentous occasion. Plus it was the 4th of July on Wednesday. Plus it was a hundred plus degrees from Wednesday to Friday (did I mention that the wedding was on Friday?). I thought our wedding in Phuket would be hot - but this one took the cake. Luckily the bride had her attendants were silk chiffon which was extraordinarily forgiving given the heat.
My first experience being in a large wedding - wow what a blur! I hear this is par for the large wedding course.
Charlotte got to realize my childhood dream of being a flower girl. Funny every wedding I went to as a kid was Korean and I do not remember any flower girls. I suppose as a precocious young tot it is not easy to vie for such a position (plus it would not have been a very Korean thing to do). O well.
Charlotte and Brooks walked down the aisle (mostly). Charlotte I think grew shy at the crowds and (predictably) ran to a comforting sweaty Daddy at the end of the aisle. There were cute pictures. None taken by me as I was without my camera for most of the prep time and was nursing later on. Sadly I took very few pictures of the actual day.
Last Wednesday we went with Matt's siblings and Dan out on the boat where Matt did not want to leave. We then joined a thin crowd to Concert on the Square. It was again hot but we persevered. It was bearable like Singapore is bearable but there were occasional gusts of wind which rivaled exhaust fumes for comfort.
Thursday was the rehearsal and the dinner at Bellini Lounge. I drove the girls home as it was hot (thanks to a power outage) and missed some of this as I (of course) got lost getting back (for a small town Madison sure can be confusing at times). Kudos to Jan and John Felkner who exhibited great grace under a rather unanticipated circumstance.
Friday night (at 1:30 in the morning) I got pulled over for suspected drink driving/a fake-license-plate-light-being-out excuse. Of course I didn't drink all day (I didn't want to look red in the photos) so all was fine except we did not have valid driver's licenses among Matt's mom, Matt and me. The Maple Bluff (read: tony suburb) police officer was nice enough - no excessive light shining in the eyes or anything. We made it home without a scratch or even a formal warning. We will not drive through Maple Bluff at night again.
Saturday we were up early to set up for a brunch for the bride and groom. Fiftyish people descended on our house and Laurie kept assuring me that we were not bursting at the seams (but we were close). Now we know our house can hold that many people (there were less than fifty people at our wedding!).
Sunday we had some of Matt and Laurie's friends over for a boat ride and (Mexican) brunch leftovers. We went to Nau Ti Gal for dinner with the Rutlins and their beautiful cherubic baby Zoe.
Sophia is seven months old today! She is still a little baby among giant (babies) but I swear her legs are getting chubbier. She is eating 2-3 times a day and getting a bottle supplement once a day. She still nurses much overnight but I don't mind so much except I really don't know what to do with my arms while we co-sleep so there is some soreness there.
We realized at Becky's wedding there is a lot more to eat in Madison. On the list this week was Dotty's (overrated) and Mickie's Dairy Bar (good and old school breakfast joint).
So - here it is - a more robust update. Hope you enjoyed our crazy week!
Too big for the seal!
The happy couple two days before the nuptials:
Sophia loves classical music and her sister!
Sleeping through classical music:
Ringbearer and flower girl practice time:
Rehearsal:
Bride getting ready:
The ringbearer and the flower girl (thanks Uncle Randy for the photo!):
Dan Line and I:
Dan Line and I:
Brunch:
There are many iterations over many years of this very photograph:
Dan Line not so happy about sharing a seat:
Bower Family:
The happy couple!
Dense seating at Mickie's Dairy Bar:
Six dollars buys much more in the US than in Singapore!
Aunt Laura and Sophia:
Sophia!
Zoe, Matt and the birthday girl Nicki!
Aunt Laurie and Sophia:
Charlotte stains:
Charlotte in pigtails and naked spaghetti!
Sophia wakes happily during classical music!
And laughs in Madison!
