Buuhh. I so don't want to blog three whole days! Three big busy days. Sometimes I like just leaving stuff in the realm of the experience and not document it. I'll be brief. My blogs have been getting briefer these past few years. Probably because I've been blogging for YEARS.
Saturday (the wedding)
It was a spectacular beautiful day. We took separate cars to Pulali. I packed mine with my stuff and ma accompanied me. Nate and Dad went in the Prius. We had about an hour to relax in Pulali and then it was time to go. I put my hair in rollers and did my makeup and I probably have never looked better. I got a nice amount of compliments.
We arrived early because the wedding participants were told to be there early, but there didn't seem to be an extra practice. So I hung around and met people. Melissa and Jeremy. Phil. Ben and Averie's Josh. Scores of people. There was shrimp starters. Yum. The wedding was on Janet and Steve's property. To the far side of their lawn there was a platform and the chairs. In the middle was a tent and two long tables with assigned seating. And on the farthest side was the booze tent. And since the wedding was on no rented space's schedule, it went when it went. And it was beautiful. I was in the front row, as I had to get up to read a poem. It was so very hot. Everyone was sweating. But Carmen was beautiful in a perfect lovely gorgeous dress. And Josh looked so right for my wonderful second cousin. The ceremony was wonderful. Personal. Excellent. And a bit funny when both the best man and maid of honor forgot the rings. But they went on without them.
The chairs were moved over to the tables, the cocktail hour started, and I tried the beer that Brian made. Chatted up all sorts of people. Everyone was super nice and very easy to talk to. The first course was soup. Then came vegetables and asparagus and vegetarian options and salmon and ahh so much food! And so delicious. I was seated with Phil, Eric, Ian, Hannes, Ben, Courtney. It was a good section. I gorged and drank and people clinked glasses and Carmen and Josh kissed and people gave toasts. It was lovely.
Their first dance was choreographed to It's Oh So Quiet by Bjork. The sun set midway their number. Then we all lit sparklers. The band came on. I danced with Brynne and Phil on the lawn but no one joined. It got darker. The bouquet was tossed and I didn't catch it. There was more dancing on the patio. With Ben, Brynne, Phil, Josh (Averie's, not Carmen's). It was awesome. I'm not the best dancer but I still had fun. It was over all too early and I regretted not driving my own car to the shindig. Just being able to stay a few more hours would have been great.
Back to Pulali we went.
Sunday (Pulali):
Breakfast was pancakes. It was a lovely day. We went and collected the kayak and ma, pa, Nate, and myself rowed down the way. Dad harassed the star fish. Nathan took pictures with his fancy phone. It was wonderful. Back on the beach some ugliness happened, but we won't get into that here.
While we were out at sea, Dan, Brynne, Ben, and Josh arrived at Pulali. We snacked and chatted and showed Josh old photos. They left and we had hot dogs and corn. Then Hannes (who stayed the night after the wedding) left for home. We left, Nathan in my car, Ma and Dad in the Prius.
Nathan and I were about a minute too late. A tree came down, and took a powerline down across the road (live wire and whatnot). The way people were gathering, it was obvious that it had just happened as we were approaching in the car. We pulled over and stopped. And then waited for about an hour and a half. Ma and pa were in the queue of cars. And some bikers. Lots of people. So close to highway 101, no other way to get on it...or so we thought! Based on someones advice, we took a really overgrown dirt road right past the fire station. The Prius went ahead and the Contour followed. It was probably the roughest terrain my baby has been on (unless Nathan hasn't told me about something). It was banjo country for a bit. Annnnd it came to a dead end. So Dad turned around and Nate and I switched, and Nate reversed till he could find a place to turn around. And THEN we found this Y that the guy mentioned (going in the other direction, and easy miss) and VIOLA we were on 101. The Prius was dragging ferns and who knows what was sticking out of the Contour.
Got home at 8ish. Computered it up. Then everyone went to bed early because Nathan had to go back to San Jose. But he will be back in a week, so whatevs.
Today's Portrait Is: JK Rowling.
Monday:
Ma and Pa did their Ma and Pa stuff. I wasted the day on the Internet. Did the missing portraits. Ma paid for my supplemental courses (hurrah, back to school for me) and said that I should go to Barbie's and remind them about my job application. They went to bed at 8. I didn't.
Today's Portrait Is: HP Lovecraft.
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