Labor Day weekend was a good one. Shelby was spending the weekend in St. Louis so she stopped in Columbia Friday night so we could hang out. She got in around 8:30 so we grabbed dinner at Broadway Brewery then headed down to McNally's. After getting our ears talked off by a couple of engineers, we stayed up until about 3 only to set the alarm for 5 so she could shower and be on her way. I packed for the weekend, went back to bed for about an hour, and got up to run before I had to head home. On my run, I found an iPhone in the street. It was still in working order so I logged on to his facebook to get a hold of him and returned it to him on Monday when I got back.
*side note: Karma actually came back to me this past Friday, when I left it on the hood of my friend's car and they saw it bounce when they drove away and it remained in 1 piece! Thank goodness :)
Saturday, I got my hair dyed before I had lunch with Megan, a friend from my sonic days. It is always a treat to catch up... even if I drove about 45 minutes in the wrong direction! That night, I got to see Meghan and Jesse in downtown Lees Summit. Meghan organized a surprise birthday party for him since they came in town for the weekend too. It was a great time and always such a treat to see that family. They certainly know how to have a good time!
Sunday after church, the siblings came over for biscuits and gravy followed by Irish Fest down at Crown Center. Mike and I ran into some on my friends and we decided to go out to Power & Light. Always fun to mix my family and friends!
The following week was a short wee and a BUSY one. I had to put in 40 hours in 3 days at work so I came in early and stayed late Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Matt Brand picked me up work on Thursday and we head to St.L for the rehearsal dinner. Since I didn't have anything planned on Friday, I slept in, ready my book until about 1, then went to a park next to the Mississippi where there was a 5 mile loop. I ran around twice while Matt worked on his toast, then came home to shower and read more. I played cards with the boys until about 10:30 and went to bed because they had to be up at the church early for pictures.
The wedding was at 11:30 so the reception and open bar started at 12:30, so let the daytime dancing begin! Oh... did I mention I had the best looking date there?!
Once the reception ended at 5, we went out to dinner at Tequila. The wedding party had a limo so we stayed afterward. My friend Carrie, who I met at the Bachelorette party, stayed there with us. This is a picture of the girls while the boys hung out in the bathroom with a bucket of beers making friends... I'm NOT joking!
We left the Mexican restaurant around 8:30 and went to buy a hookah for the rest of the evening. We played out on the deck, making costumes and head pieces with foil! Once again... I'm NOT joking!
This was a great weekend! It may be impossible not to enjoy a wedding!
