Quick warning...this is a long post due to so much FUN!!!!
The weekend of October 10th, MJ and I flew to Seattle to attend the wedding of a lifelong childhood friend of mine, Holly Foerster. Holly moved away when we were still young, but we had always promised we would make it to each other's weddings. She kept her end of the bargain 9 plus years ago and now it was my turn.
I struggled with the decision to go simply because of the financial aspect to the trip. The economy is not in too great of a place and the home building market has been suffering for well over a year now. However, I realized that I just couldn't miss it and we sacrificed a little bit more and away MJ and I went.
Another lifelong childhood friend, Alicia (Gomez) Merrill came to the wedding as well. Her husband Scott and her parents, Dave and Vicki, were able to come too. I am fortunate enough to have my oldest sister Kristin living in Seattle so she was my taxi and my hotel! It was great to finally be able to see Kristin's home and spend time with her and her family. They were absolutely great with MJ and made us feel right at home.
On Saturday morning, Alicia and her family came to Kristin's house to pick me up to go do some sightseeing. Kristin graciously offered to keep MJ so I could enjoy the sights a bit more. It was so nice of her to do that because the Pike Market Place and the Space Needle were incredibly crowded and the stroller would have been a nightmare! So, off we went to the Pike Market Place and the Space Needle. We had a great time just being absolutely nuts! The Pike Market Place was a zoo! It was incredible though. They have a lot of different people set up to sell things and then they have a TON of fresh fruits and vegetable and flowers, they are actually really cheap too. The fresh flowers that they have are already in bouquets, different sizes, and range from $5-$30 a bouquet - they were absolutely beautiful. I kept telling Alicia that if I lived there I would go to the market every week just to have fresh flowers! After the market, we went over to the Space Needle. That was really amazing. We stayed at the top for a bit and then we had to hurry and get back to the hotel so we could get ready for the wedding.
The wedding ceremony was very nice; Holly and Randy are very happy and lucky to have each other. Holly did an absolutely AMAZING job with all of the details of her wedding - she didn't miss a thing. We were able to get some pictures of the 3 of us together so that is something that will be forever cherished. After the wedding dinner, that party began! Alicia and I had so much fun just livin' it up on the dance floor. We decided that this would be the closest thing to a dance club that we would get so we took advantage. Alicia's husband had to pretty much drag us off the dance floor! A HUGE thanks goes out to my sister Kristin would got MJ to sleep right when the party started and kept her and "made" me go and have fun. Thanks so much Kristin, you made the weekend AMAZING! Alicia and family...thanks for letting me tag along. Alicia...thank you for being a forever friend and being totally crazy with me (and thanks for being my dance partner)! Ryan...thanks for the opportunity to go to the wedding and for missing MJ and I! I had an absolutely great time; it would have been better if you would have been there with me. (I know, totally mushy, but that is seriously the only thing that would have made the weekend better).
Congratulations Holly and Randy!
The weekend of October 10th, MJ and I flew to Seattle to attend the wedding of a lifelong childhood friend of mine, Holly Foerster. Holly moved away when we were still young, but we had always promised we would make it to each other's weddings. She kept her end of the bargain 9 plus years ago and now it was my turn.
I struggled with the decision to go simply because of the financial aspect to the trip. The economy is not in too great of a place and the home building market has been suffering for well over a year now. However, I realized that I just couldn't miss it and we sacrificed a little bit more and away MJ and I went.
Another lifelong childhood friend, Alicia (Gomez) Merrill came to the wedding as well. Her husband Scott and her parents, Dave and Vicki, were able to come too. I am fortunate enough to have my oldest sister Kristin living in Seattle so she was my taxi and my hotel! It was great to finally be able to see Kristin's home and spend time with her and her family. They were absolutely great with MJ and made us feel right at home.
On Saturday morning, Alicia and her family came to Kristin's house to pick me up to go do some sightseeing. Kristin graciously offered to keep MJ so I could enjoy the sights a bit more. It was so nice of her to do that because the Pike Market Place and the Space Needle were incredibly crowded and the stroller would have been a nightmare! So, off we went to the Pike Market Place and the Space Needle. We had a great time just being absolutely nuts! The Pike Market Place was a zoo! It was incredible though. They have a lot of different people set up to sell things and then they have a TON of fresh fruits and vegetable and flowers, they are actually really cheap too. The fresh flowers that they have are already in bouquets, different sizes, and range from $5-$30 a bouquet - they were absolutely beautiful. I kept telling Alicia that if I lived there I would go to the market every week just to have fresh flowers! After the market, we went over to the Space Needle. That was really amazing. We stayed at the top for a bit and then we had to hurry and get back to the hotel so we could get ready for the wedding.
The wedding ceremony was very nice; Holly and Randy are very happy and lucky to have each other. Holly did an absolutely AMAZING job with all of the details of her wedding - she didn't miss a thing. We were able to get some pictures of the 3 of us together so that is something that will be forever cherished. After the wedding dinner, that party began! Alicia and I had so much fun just livin' it up on the dance floor. We decided that this would be the closest thing to a dance club that we would get so we took advantage. Alicia's husband had to pretty much drag us off the dance floor! A HUGE thanks goes out to my sister Kristin would got MJ to sleep right when the party started and kept her and "made" me go and have fun. Thanks so much Kristin, you made the weekend AMAZING! Alicia and family...thanks for letting me tag along. Alicia...thank you for being a forever friend and being totally crazy with me (and thanks for being my dance partner)! Ryan...thanks for the opportunity to go to the wedding and for missing MJ and I! I had an absolutely great time; it would have been better if you would have been there with me. (I know, totally mushy, but that is seriously the only thing that would have made the weekend better).
Congratulations Holly and Randy!
4 comments:
You make me smile!! I had my blog private but my parents could never get into it! I made it public but I know how you feel. Your girlies are so cute! I will pray for you as they get older. They are still fun but woah how they can test your patience!! TTYS, Mindy
It was fun to read your experience in Seattle. It sounds like you had a great time. It was nice to see your pictures too. I haven't seen Alicia since high school.
How fun to dance the night away!
How cool is that to keep your promise like that. When I think of you, Holly, and Alicia, I think of playing in Alicia's basement. Fun times. We need to get together soon so we can update each other in so many ways. Now get to work on updating your blog woman!
Thank you for the kind works about my wedding. It was the BEST day of my life. It made it so much better having you and Alicia there. Love you FOREVER...
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