Whew! Busiest Christmas season I can remember in forever! Julie's wedding was amazing, especially because of all the coming together of all the family members and friends to help pull it off at such a crazy time of year. The cold front blew in at lunch that day, which was the only damper in the plans. Julie was shivering all day, and some of the guests were stuck outdoors waiting for the big event, exposed to the elements. Once in the Landa House with the candles burning and wassail scent wafting and the musicians playing, all was cozy and warm and inviting...
We were blessed by the long-time friends and family members who braved the cold and the traffic and the "busy"ness of the season to share in Julie's elegant but free-spirited wedding day event. The dancing was lively and fun, with Carla leading the moves and Joley dancing up a storm and turning heads. Cousins, sisters, friends old and new, all cutting loose to the chicken dance, samba, electric slide, and the stomp dance. What a release! Everyone pitched in to clean up and we shut the place down before eleven pm. I was grateful for a bed at Carla's apartment, while the bridesmaids and some Gordon friends and Carla and Robbie stayed up later to wind down and watch movies with pizza. The morning after was spent transporting various participants to the airports for long, and sometimes delayed, winter flights back to their respective homes further north, east, and west.
Just think--Julie and Jon are hanging out on some beach in Puerto Rico this week, just chillin'... I do hope this is what Julie needs to calm her spirit as she heads back to Houston to finish the second half of Law School. Praise the Lord! My prayers were answered for a happy, safe, successful wedding with everyone returning home safely. Now we say goodbye to 2007, thanking Him for the new additions to our ever-expanding family--Titus James and Jon Flanders. Jon's family was amazing in their help and support, especially Lois, his mom. We couldn't have done it without her. Sara, Philip, Carla, Robbie, and Gary were absolutely essential and selfless in executing every detail of Julie's dream day. She frequently commented throughout the day about how great it was to be so pampered. Carla promptly retorted with a smile, "Don't expect it to last, silly, it's just this day." She knew.
We are all still in recovery mode, as most of us started Christmas shopping and wrapping on the 24th, the day by which most of the out-of-state guests had departed. Can't wait to see the photos from Philip, the professional photographer with the precious British accent. Meanwhile, we are enjoying Nicki's and Ryan's photos so far.
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