My October was pretty special; the Band's 50th Anniversary during Reunion Homecoming Weekend was full of fun and family. Being a part of an historical panel was awesome, and you would think that nothing could surpass that honor. Wrong!
In my November, there was a lot happening. Our daughter Charisse got married to a wonderful young man. So, as soon as we got back from Stanford, I was plunged into final wedding planning and a lot of driving around the Los Angeles area. Since the bridal couple and his family live outside the area, we had lots to do! Pick up stuff here, last minute runs there, making welcome bags for the hotel guests, dinner with the soon to be in-laws, getting the dress after it was delivered to my dad's house! Our living room was awash in wine bottles (yum), delivery boxes, one very cute chalkboard, and lots of stuff from Costco. The ladies got together for mani-pedis and had lunch in Venice. It was a wonderful time.
The wedding morning was great. I got up and showered before heading out to the hotel, where all the ladies got their hair and makeup done. We then piled into cars to head out to the wedding venue. Charisse's dress took up its own seat in my SUV, as well as part of the back deck area, and I made my way out to the Pacific Palisades with it, Charisse, plus Dave's mother, sister and nephew. The day was beautiful and sunny, just as we had predicted and hoped.
A couple of glitches, which included a stuck passenger coach on a speed bump, made for a bit of stress, but all turned out well. The most fun? The flower girl. She and the ring bearer managed to look adorable coming down the stairs, and then she just took off running. But isn't that the job of the flower girl?
It has taken a few weeks to come down from the wedding high. My office is full of wedding left overs, and even my dad is housing a few of the decorations that were at the reception. The kids had a wonderful honeymoon and are now back in NYC trying to fit all the new stuff into a small space. Yep, the wedding was perfect.
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| The flower girl photobombs the picture - thanks to Jeff Newsom (www.voltronofawesomness.com) for this awesome scene |
