This weekend we had the privileged to celebrate the marriage of Brittany and Sean. We are so happy for them. Brittany met Sean at work. Her friend finally talked her into inviting him over to hang out, and they became fast friends. It didn't take long before they were dating. We have them over for dinner most Sundays, and it has been so fun getting to know Sean and seeing them together.
The cabin was about four and a half hours away. We left after Ellie's preschool class. She had a field trip that day, and I felt bad having her miss out. Apparently that wasn't the best idea. We were supposed to grab some pizzas and salads to bring to the cabin with us. We didn't realize at the time that those were for dinner that night. As we were driving it got later and later, and it dawned on us that we were the source of food for the wedding party. Once we were about two hours away we had to stop because of a poopy diaper. I thought it was Avery's diaper, but alas, Ellie had pooped in her pull-up. Cleaning her up was one of the grossest experiences I've had in awhile. It didn't help that I had to do it in a single stall. After we got the poop figured out we grabbed a kids meal for the girls to eat in the car, and off we went for the last leg of the drive.
The final hour and a half of the drive was on a windy highway. This, apparently, didn't sit well with Ellie's kids meal. About an hour into the highway we hear from the backseat, "I need to throw up." I immediately tell Jeremy to pull over. He promptly did so then grabbed Ellie and she successfully tossed her cookies on the side of the road. The final thirty minutes of the drive were so long. I swear this was the longest car ride I've ever been on, including the fourteen hour drives we have made to Washington. We made it in once piece, however.
Britt and Sean asked Ellie to be a flower girl with her cousin Emma. Ellie was beyond thrilled! She did such a great job dropping the flowers instead of throwing them at people. She followed Emma around all weekend and wanted to do everything Emma did.
The wedding was near Zion National Park. We all stayed at a giant cabin. The wedding itself also took place in the cabin. It was so seamless and was a beautiful ceremony. Brittany wore a gorgeous red dress. When Mitch passed Brittany chose the color red to associate her grief with. It was such a fitting dress for the occasion, and she totally rocked it.
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