book club

All the muchachas from book club.

the wedding.....after hours

A couple of snipits from the end of the night.

the actual WEDDING

Saturday, July 28th!

We had a mostly relaxing day, little hiking, little eating...the good stuff :) Then it was time to get ready for the big day!!!! The wedding took place in the amazing backyard of Shannon's grandparents "cabin".

At last! The moment arrives!
Mike and Jill busted being extremely cute :)
Trip won the travel award. His flight out of Baltimore was delayed, making him miss his flight out of Denver. He ended up with a hotel 35 miles away, instead of the 5 miles he had been told. The following morning, in classic fashion, his flight was cancelled. He made it to the wedding with about an hour to spare.
They were being sweet and cute there for a second, but really just didn't seem right. We all agreed this was much more fitting.
Even WeeCarter made a guest appearance!!

Marc & Shannon's Wedding

At long last, my blog laziness is at an end. We actually have so much to tell, but I can't let another day go by without sharing pix from Marc & Shannon's wedding in South Lake Tahoe. I've explained the story previously, but to sum up, this was my cousin Shannon's marriage to my brother-in-law's best friend. Surprisingly, none of them are Southern ;)
We shared a "cabin" with my mom & Allen, Thomas, Elizabeth & WeeCarter, and Ron & Bronwyn. We filled our days hiking along gorgeous lakes and mountain trails, then spent the evenings celebrating with the family. Needless to say, it was a BLAST!!!

Our hike along Echo Lake

Shannon (aka bride) with cousin triplets Jefferey, Allen and Clayton, with Jeff towering above.

I know it's blurry, but this picture of Lynn, mother of the bride, and Vivian, mother of the groom, was too adorable to pass up.

Thomas and Elizabeth charting out the tale of our wacky relations and how Marc & Shannon got together.

Our near-cabin mates, and Thomas & Elizabeth's other best friends, Rob & Rachel.

Murph!

A quick post to welcome our newest member of the household, Murphy! He is the most awesome cuddle chunk. The Murph-man could not be resisted. I saw a poster in the hallway at work describing a roommate situation that was requiring them to give up Murph instead of the roommate.....an arrangement that would have gone the other way in my house.

We arranged a meeting, and it was truly love at first sight. He a true love monkey, and of course reminds me of Cheesecake (aka Best Cat Ever in Universe). He has swirly stripes like Miles, is soft like Flounder, gives looks like Panda, is goofy like Ollie, and is chunky sweetness like Weezer. But he is definitely his own man....well, cat.