A wedding (or two) is such a good excuse for a road trip! Valerie and I are ready to head out to Oklahoma. The car is loaded down with lots of food, gifts, and yes, clothes. We both enjoyed not packing with a weight limit. I couldn't have asked for a better car buddy than Valerie, we had such a good time together as the miles flew by. (Valerie is home from Indonesia so that means # 77 from my list of
101 things in 1,001 days has been canceled...save money to go visit Valerie in Indonesia. Maybe I can go back with her on a future short-term trip).
Andrea and Kara are all excited as there are just a few short days left before they both get married. Melissa, Valerie and I are also super excited, which means that there is lots of fun to be had!
It's the future Mrs. Trauger and Mrs. Velsor!!
I took over Andrea's kitchen. Just like I do in any kitchen. We had an extremely small fridge to work with, though thankfully we had a back-up fridge where my parentals, Rob and Naomi were staying.
The laundry room became my pantry. I had planned a week's menu and was the head chef all week long. I loved it!! Seriously, if I could spend every day at home cooking for 6-12 people it would make me so happy!! It was nice too, because I would get up early and clean the kitchen or make breakfast and have a nice hour or two before the first riser would stumble out for a cup of coffee. I enjoyed serving everyone with one of my favorite things, cooking!
I did have lots of help with the cooking and cleaning up. Here Kara and I are testing the red pepper hummus we made for the Girls' Night.
It was fun to spend quite a bit of time with Naomi and Jada throughout the week.
Jada and I match with red fingernails!
And here we are on our
best worst normal behavior as we head out to get manicures and pedicures.
Vanetta was such a lovely Mother of the Brides. All three are just glowing, they are so happy. It was so nice to be able to spend a week such wonderful friends! I am so thankful for all of them and the blessings they are to me.
This trip definitely counts as a Girls' Weekend-check! One more thing crossed off the
list.
More pictures and stories from the trip to come!
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It was so much fun! You're amazing for cooking for everyone all week, coordinating both weddings, and adding lots of fun :)
Thanks Kara! It was so much fun to be out there all week and help you and Andrea celebrate in style. I loved being there with you both and seeing you get married. My Kara is all grown up!!
looks like there were a lot of high-jinks going on!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your pictures
Oh that would probably be the understatement of the year (a lot of high-jinks going on)! :-) But what happens in Ve..Oklahoma stays in Oklahoma! Thanks for always commenting.