First of all - for those that loved Caringbridge because of the email notifications, I have found a way to do that here, too. Simply click on the link to the right ----> input your email address and then fill in the confirmation word provided. You will receive an email to activate the address so make sure you do that, too! Each night, if I have updated during the day, you will receive an email so you can check out the blog!!! I hope it works :-)
Well, this past weekend, my little brother (a.k.a. Uncle Justin) tied the knot! Friday night was the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner which turned into a karaoke party before too long. The rehearsal went good; well up until my phone starting buzzing off the hook - when I was finally able to check it, it was text messages from Stewart indicating that the smoke alarm in the clubhouse where the party was going to be held was going off and no one knew how to stop it. Finally, they just cut the power to the whole building and it was the first disaster averted.
The party theme was a pig-pickin' and there was plenty of barbecue, grilled chicken, and sliced pork for everyone's liking. My brother is addicted to Cheerwine so my mom had him a Cheerwine cake made ... very interesting, but people said it was delicious! I must admit that it made me nervous so I just stuck with the bite-size brownies! However, it must have gone really good with Blue Moon beer because that was definitely the drink of choice - in fact, we had to send the DJ's assistant out on a beer run to divert the second disaster!
We stayed late singing and dancing and I think a great time was had by all! The twins made a showing but only for a little while ... they were so sleepy after dancing for a couple of hours! Ha!
Saturday's ceremonies went off without a hitch. The bride was beautiful; the groom was on time; the ceremony was short (really short, in fact; only 11 minutes); and the reception was great! The wedding was in the chapel at First Baptist Church of Simpsonville; Taylor had to walk down 17 steps all by herself but she did it without even a slight stumble! The reception followed at the Brick Street Cafe in downtown Greenville with a full sit-down meal and another delicious cake! Of course, alot of football was going on with the rest of the world so many of those in attendance were texting to get score updates and staying in touch with their fellow fans! GGOOOO DAWGS!!
Here's the bride! Her dress really was beautiful and she looked stunning!
Sunday, we went down to the lake to see the family that had come into town for the wedding. That was fun seeing them and catching up for a little while.
Monday it was back to the old grindstone - work and school :-) The kids continue to enjoy Mother's Morning Out - from here on, though, I will only refer to it as SCHOOL so that it makes me feel better.
Tuesday morning, we went to Kindermusik. We tried Gymboree a while back and while Ian thoroughly enjoyed all the climbing, Bonner didn't leave my leg. So, I thought we would try something musical which she normally enjoys so Kindermusik it was ... and while neither cried, I wouldn't say that they were exactly attentive :-) Ian was more concerned with the blinds until they brought the drums out and Bonner was more into the cabinet until she found the cubby holes filled with everyone's shoes. I signed us up for the semester and hope that we will get to hear some "Staying Alive" next week :-)
The children were playing this afternoon while I was doing some laundry. When I came out of the laundry room, they were sitting in their rocking chairs with books in their hands - I guess SCHOOL really is having an impact. It was so cute; I just had to snap this photo! See all that drool on his shirt -- CRAZY ... you wouldn't think the child had more ounce of saliva left after all the drooling he does all day!
Nothing much else planned for the week; other than gearing up for another big football weekend! Hopefully, we can camp out in front of the TV and enjoy a relaxing day watching Clemson and Georgia both whip up on their opponents!
Ian does have a cardiologist appointment on Monday so that will be exciting. Please pray that his echo will be a good one! We are leaving for Phoenix on Monday evening for a conference, but I will update about his visit ASAP!
Love to everyone and have a great weekend!
Jennifer
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