Summer Weddings

This is the summer of weddings for us. It has been a while since I have had so many friends get married, but this summer we had three weddings.

We went to CA in April for my close college buddies wedding, he just so happens to also be one of Ben's frat brothers. It was a beautiful, traditional Indian wedding. I wore a traditional sari for the ceremony and changed into American clothes for the reception. The Barat was perfect, it began at 8:30AM the groom rode in on a horse and the groomsmen danced to traditional Indian drums (the groomsmen were all mostly Caucasian so it was amusing to watch them try to dance. I was able to tease them later since they were mostly Ben's frat brothers as well). The ceremony ended around 1ish and we had an amazing lunch with the most tasty Indian cuisine. After that I headed over to the Long Beach Aquarium with the kids for an afternoon of touching sharks and watching jelly fish with Ben's parents.

The reception began that night at 6:30PM..more tasty Indian food. We ate, danced and celebrated until nearly 1:30AM, I was exhausted. We got up early the next morning to go to church with Mike and Jackie for Easter. It was a wonderful wedding.

Nearly a month later I flew to Lexington, KY for a wedding of an old co-worker. It was an amazing day, the weather was perfect and Lexington is a very pretty city. The wedding was held out at an old horse stable and race course. The scenery was breathtaking, during the ceremony the horses were running in the fields and the trees were a bold green, such a beautiful setting for a wedding. I had a great time reconnecting with co-workers from the past.

Both April and May weddings were great but I was missing a very important part...Ben. July however we (yes Ben too) made a quick trip to CO for the wedding of one of my High School friends and bridesmaids.

The wedding was in a little town called Granby. It was beautiful, way up in the mountains, outdoor ceremony, and fantastic food. It was great to see my friends Katie (the bride) and Beth (her twin sister). Katie looked fantastic, the bridesmaids were in bright, sunshine yellow and her dogs presented the wedding rings. It was also very nice to have Ben there, we were able to have a nice romantic dance and a brief but nice weekend without the kids.

All in all I need a break from weddings.