"I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance, A church filled with family and friends. I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for, He said one that would make me his wife."

Saturday was the wedding day of two of our favorite friends, Jackie and CK. I love Jackie because she is spunky, kind, thoughtful, and always fun. And her wedding day was no exception. She looked absolutely beautiful and so very happy, which made me very happy. They got married at a church on Beacon Hill, and the reception was at Sodo Park, which is a wedding venue I have always wanted to go to, so thanks, Jack! It was a beautiful wedding and reception complete with salmon, dancing, and dragons. Why didn’t we think of dragons at our reception?! I feel so lucky we got to celebrate with them, and I couldn’t be happier for them. Congratulations!!!

Not to be outdone on the partying, on Sunday my mom and I hosted a mini surprise baby shower for my best friend Jenn. We have a tradition of game night with myself, my mom, Jenn’s mom, and margaritas, so we decided to make it a special baby shower themed game night for Jenn as I won’t be there for her actual shower. We played baby shower games (did you know a baby rooster is called a cockarelle??), opened presents, and had a pink dessert. The men also got roped in to some of the games, which later John said was “fine” with a stern look on his face. But he got a growler of beer from Mick, so I don’t feel too bad for him. It was so good to see my friend, and next game night we’ll have a new little teammate!!!

The mens' faces when we told them they had to play our shower games too.

This was Jenn's ribbon... apparently she was going for what she will be in a few months.

 

We left on Monday on our long flight back to our other home. Not surprisingly, TSA left a nice note letting us know our food suitcase was searched. I can’t imagine what the bag scanner guy thought when it came up on the x-ray. We got a Starbucks to go at the airport… until next time, Seattle home.