Vacation....part 4

I'm going to see if I can speed through the rest of our vacation so I can get back to boring, everyday posts, haha.

On Wednesday, we took Brooke to have her pictures taken at Penney's with her cousins, Jenna (3 and a half) and Thaddeus (almost 2). It started out terribly. Thad started crying and wouldn't sit down. Jenna was sitting on the floor smiling, so I put Brooke next to her - and Brooke joined in the crying! Then the photographer started getting grabby and looking at Jenna's necklace, etc., so she didn't want to do pictures. I finally got Brooke calmed down, and she had a few individual pics taken in a rocking chair and started playing ball. My brother put Jenna in the picture next to her, and we got a cute one of the girls. Thad still wouldn't get in, so my mom promised him money to buy a whole bag of "lello" (yellow) lollipops. He got in, and we got a few cute ones (although none really of all the kids looking at the camera and smiling). Then they wanted me to put Brooke on the floor...that was pretty much the end, because she kept crawling away! After pictures, we had dinner with Jim's parents since they were leaving the next morning.

Thursday, Jim, B, and I dropped my mom off at work and went out for breakfast. Then we met my best friend Becky (the bride-to-be!) at the mall, where Becky and I got pedicures and had a chance to spend some time alone and catch up (way overdue!). Jim, B, and I did some shopping and spent the afternoon with my dad - then we all picked up my mom and headed to Johnstown for the best Chinese food ever! It was delicious!

Friday, we did some more shopping and had lunch at King's with my parents. Then I got ready and headed to the rehearsal & rehearsal dinner. At the rehearsal, I met Becky's other bridesmaids - friends from college & teaching who all seem so sweet! I especially liked her bridesmaid Leann, who rode to the rehearsal dinner with me - we pretty much hit it off right away! I recognized some of the groomsmen from Bellwood - some who were several years ahead of us and I'm relatively sure didn't recognize me, and a couple that were closer to Kevin and Kelly's ages and probably still think I'm, like, 5! haha. The rehearsal went quicker than mine, and we had a cookout at one of the groomsmen's houses!

Saturday was jam-packed fun! I had my hair done by An, who has cut my hair since I was a junior in high school, if not earlier. I met Becky where she was getting her hair done and went to breakfast at Panera Bread with her little cousin Tori, then we all headed to Boscov's to get our makeup done. Afterwards, I went home to spend some time with Brooke, but the only thing I got to do was get her to sleep for her nap. A little before 1, I headed to the church to get dressed.

Becky's gown was GORGEOUS, with a full pick-up skirt and beaded bodice. Our gowns were strapless with pick-up skirts and were a beautiful dark purple color. We all carried a single pink rose (except for Becky, of course). The ceremony was beautiful, and Becky did a great job picking out the music (even the Michael Jackson we exited to). We went to Legion Park in Hollidaysburg for pictures, and then to the reception at the Casino. We had stuffed chicken breast dinner, and Jim and I enjoyed our night out listening to music, doing some dancing, and having a couple beers. It was a beautiful wedding, and many congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs.!

Sunday, we left to come home. :( We were delayed in Pittsburgh, and when we were close to Ft. Lauderdale, the weather was so bad here that we were in a holding pattern and not allowed to land. We were almost 1.5 hours late landing, and then we had to find the shuttle to the parking lot, drive home in the rain - until we did that, it was after 8! We had a late dinner and got to bed to late. Now, Brooke and Jim are still on vacation until Sunday, and I've been slaving away at work again.....