Dancing Queen

First off, only 8.5 days of work left!!!! woo hoo!!! I am really pumped about moving on and becoming a full time student again. Yeah, part time work and full time school sounds a lot nicer to me than the craziness I have been putting myself through these past 2 years. :) Good times ahead.

Now, on to the crazy fun weekend I just ended. So, Thursday consisted of a kick ass bachlorette party. We went to dinner at Gloria's (mmm, great food) and then headed out to Club Clearview for a night of continued dancing with lots of beautiful men. Wonderful fun. Have I mentioned I love to dance? It really was a fabulous time and seeing Natalie all prettied up and having a fantastic time out on the town made it all the better. Then, we headed back to Denise's place for some girls fun. It was a great evening.

Friday morning, we got all prettied up again and headed to the bridal tea. It was a very unique experience for me. I actually wore a tea party hat. :) We drank tea and ate mini quiches on beatiful china. It was so cool. Natalie made a speech at the end that started the tears flowing for me. It was very rude of her to make me cry so early in the weekend. :) Then, we headed out to get our manicure and pedicure on. Well, I first chose a pretty purple with sparkles in it, but then with the help of Nat and Denise, I settled on a french manicure and red for the pedicure. I dont think I will do this whole french manicure thing again, but it was nice for a wedding. :) Now, I am not the kind of woman that takes time out of her life to pamper, but let me tell you, the spa manicure and pedicure was wonderful. Someone did my nails for me while I sat in a chair that massaged my back. It was wonderful!! I wish I could afford to do it more often. Oh well, if I do it every now and then, it will make it that much nicer. :) After all that was said and done, we headed out to the mall to purchase a final few things for Nat's amazing day. I actually bought a few things myself, it was nice. Then, off to the church for the rehearsal (or as Zaidun calls it, the tryout :) that went well, the coordinator was a little bit on the control freak side, but that is what made the wedding the next day run so smoothly. :) then off to Nat's parents house for some excellent mexican food and some wonderful company. The dinner was a very fun evening, which consisted of great food, much shiner, good conversation and a pinata. What more could you ask for? Then, everyone said their goodbyes, which for me consisted of more crying. Man, i am such a sap. Well, all the women headed back over to Tricia's (where the tea was held) to crash out. Sara and I made a quick pit stop to put some air in her car tire and along the way we had a nice heartfelt conversation. Thanks, Sara, it helped.

On to the much anticipated wedding day. We were all up bright and early, made ourselves look very pretty and headed to the church at 9:00. All the way singing, "we're going to the chapel and we're gonna get married". Ok, maybe I was the only one singing that, but i thought it was funny. :) well, we hung out in the bride's room for a while helping get everything all set up. Then, Denise and I attempted to complete our assigned task of handing out programs and making sure everyone signs the guestbook. If I do say so myself, I think we did a pretty good job. Pat yourself on the back, Denise. :) then, the wedding began. So, the tears started flowing again. I think I cried through most of the wedding. It was so beautiful to see two people I love so much share their love for each other with all the people they love. Too much love for my poor sappy self. :) Then, off to the reception, which was much fun. There was much dancing. Nat even played "I will Survive" for me. It was a good time. There were plenty of occasions for crying at the reception also. While Sam (one of the best men) gave his toast, he started to cry, then Mark started to cry, then Denise and Nada started to sob. I believe I was actually making sobbing noises at this time. I am just so happy to see the life that Mark and Nat have created for themselves. It is so beautiful. Ok, if I dont end this, I think I will start crying again. Anyway, the reception was great. One of the best parts of the wedding and reception was that I was able to have William there through it all. Will, you are always there for me when I need you and I love you for that. Unconditional love is hard to find nowadays, thank you. so, after the reception, Mark and Nat headed off for an evening full of newlywed fun, we all made plans to see each other that evening, but when I got home, I didnt move from about 6 till the next morning. I was completely exhausted from a weekend of amazingly good times. One more thing, Denise, thanks for the moral support this weekend. you rock!!!

This weekend was all I could have imagined it would be and more!!