Well, we went to the wedding. One of the strangest affairs we'd ever been to.
It started an hour late. It was a back yard Hawaiian themed affair, and kind of confusing to boot. They didn't announce when they were going to throw the bouquet or the garter....Didn't let anyone in the garage area while the bride and groom were cutting the cake - so no one saw the cake until it was cut up into pieces and on plates. The bride and groom never talked to us, even though we tried. And there was never a receiving line, where you hug the bride and groom after the ceremony.
The menu was kind of pot luck, but the main dish was a whole roasted piggie. It was YUM!
It was kind of an up and down day. My brother was up from Cincinatti, and none of us knew he was coming. We found out they were spending the weekend up here, so we tried to talk them into spending time with us after the wedding, and they said no and then informed us that they were going to stay with our aunt and uncle tonight - who also happen to be the parents of the groom. They also seemed to be a little disgruntled that it was a dry wedding. :/
Our kids had fun, and we got lots of compliments about how well behaved they were.
The hardest part for me was when my other Aunt and Uncle showed up with my Grandma.
Little explanation is needed here. Grandma has Alzhiemer's. (sp?) I haven't seen my Grandmother since she had stopped recognizing people. She lives in a nursing facility. I know it sounds horrible to say that I haven't gone to see her, but I didn't want my last memory of my grandmother to be her not remembering me. Yes, I know that's selfish.
My Grandfather also had Altz and my last memory of him alive his him NOT remembering who we were and staring off into space.
Grandma looked very thin and frail. She no longer talks, just mumbles a bunch of gibberish and is in depends. She had a matted look to her eyes like a dog that has tear stains. Don't know how else to describe it. She no longer walks, so they had her there in a wheel chair.
Since Grandma was there, and even though I wasn't wanting to have memories of Grandma not knowing me, we decided to make the most of it. Pictures were taken to day of my immediate family (E, me, and all 5 of our kids) with Grandma. I figured, why not? We may not get another chance to get a photo with Grandma.
Then we made sure that we got a 4 Generation photo. That would be Grandma, my mom, me, and my DD. Here's the neat thing about that photo - My Grandmother is the Oldest child in her family, and is the oldest daughter. My mom is not the oldest child, but she is the oldest daughter. I am the oldest child AND the oldest daughter. My daughter, while she is the only daughter, is the oldest child.
So it's a 4 generation picture of firsts.
This is the third 4th Generation picture we've taken. I have one from when DD was 4 months old, another when my DD was 4, and now when she is 11.
Since I had forgot my camera, other family were taking the pics so I do have to wait to get my copies.
My SIL, the one who just got back from Germany, took the most adorable picture of my 5 kids standing in a row. The kids are all like 1 head shorter than the next, standing in birth order. The running joke today with that pic was, "More bars in more places." My Uncle said we need to send that pic into the cell phone company that uses that slogan
Over all it turned out to be a good day. There were a few downer moments, but we shrugged it off as no big deal.
The best part was, the kids were soooo well behaved!!! We got many compliments on how well behaved our kids were - and my mom took Baby Boy for a little while so E and I both got to visit and relax.
I opened up my dress and discovered that my veil had not been put inside with it. One of my cousins drove like a mad man to go get it from the bridal shop. That and my photographer showed up 45 minutes late too.
He was pretty happy with the second wife brought home today, and wasted no time in consumating their union. 
AND his eyes are RED! An Albino Lop!! I never knew that could happen!! 
