It's been over a month since I last updated my blog. Last time I wrote here, I was worried that no one would RSVP to my wedding, that people wouldn't get fed, etc. Now the wedding has come and gone.
My good friend Lori from work threw me a bridal shower / bachelorette party, we invited all my girlfriends from the Cities (and Jill, too!). Lori cooked burgers and brats for us all, had made great cupcakes and taco salad, and had games for us to play, then we hit downtown for some bars to have a good night.
I was on a strict "no soda, no coffee" diet for the three weeks prior to the wedding - I had gone in for a fitting of my dress, and had to suck it in a little so the seamstress could zip it up. Yikes. Didn't want to have to worry about that on the wedding day! I even gave up my Friday Caribou Coffee that I had been getting for the last year or so.
I got sick the week before the wedding, could have been flu, could have just been a terrible cold. I had a fever of over 100 degrees for two days, and had to miss work Wednesday and Thursday of the week before I took two weeks off from work. I managed to make it into work that Friday to get as caught up as possible, and ended up working an extra hour that day.
Aaron got to have his bachelor party the weekend before the wedding, which was pretty low key and laid back, but he had a good time and didn't get too wild.
The week before the wedding, people started showing up to the Cities as early as Wednesday and Thursday. We were entertaining people for days, and had a constant stream of guests in our house. It was really a great time, and great seeing everyone again.
The day of the wedding flew by so fast. We got up, gathered our things, and Ashley, Jill, and I went to get our hair and makeup done, then we arrived at the Earle Brown Heritage Center with hours to spare. We got photos done by our good friend Jamie, which was great, because he didn't even have to act professional around us, because we're all practically like family now.
The ceremony had to be held inside instead of out on the green due to uncooperative weather. It never actually rained during the ceremony, but it was only about 50 degrees outside, and I didn't want everyone freezing their butts off, even though I felt perfectly fine in my 50 pound dress.
The reception was a BLAST. I was worried we wouldn't get people out on the dance floor after our first dance, but Henry made it happen, and he was out there all night, pulling people onto the floor. The meal was fabulous, the guests had a good time (I think!) and we had a great time. I have never danced so much in my life in one night. I went barefoot as soon as we got into the reception hall because my heels were killing me. Well, my feet were killing me the next day - I should have worn flip flops or something.
We didn't leave for our honeymoon until Tuesday. We headed up north to Duluth, the North Shore of Lake Superior, and Ely, Minnesota. We stayed at a mansion the first night at a bed and breakfast in Duluth, ate great elk burgers, and watched the Twins play through the 9th inning before leaving for bed. We stopped by Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Bay to see the lighthouse that used to run there until the 60s. We stayed in a little town called Silver Bay at a teeny little bed and breakfast above a gift shop/coffee shop and had AMAZING cranberry/orange scones the next morning. Then we headed to Ely and stayed in a huge lodge with a lakeside view. A different type of place every night - Aaron sure planned that well!
We headed home Friday morning, got home in the afternoon, and have been working on getting the house cleaned up and our lives back to normal again.
This morning, we headed out in search of a kitten for Odin. He needs some companionship, and we wanted to wait until after we'd gotten home from the honeymoon before getting one. We searched a couple of the Humane Society animal shelters in the area, and finally found a cute little kitten to take home. Her name is currently Suzie, she's 12 weeks old, and a calico. She is very sweet and snuggly. Odin isn't too pleased right now with her, they are currently in separate rooms with a door between them so no fights break out. Hopefully in the coming weeks, he'll learn to tolerate her, and she'll grow up big enough to fend for herself.
Monday starts the Real World again, which I am and am not looking forward to. I want to get back to my regular routine, but coming back to work after being gone for two weeks is going to be ROUGH.
So that's my last month in a nutshell. Now that we're not so busy every weekend, I'll try to keep the weekend updates coming along!
