PEOPLE GETTING MARRIED AND STUFF!
A super cool venue to be sure.
I got home on a Wednesday and had exactly one day of R&R before my parents and I packed the van and headed to East Tennessee for my cousin Ted's wedding. You remember Ted and Carrie from this post, right?
I don't remember doing much of anything at home except not moving a whole lot. I DID revamp my bike setup though and shed probably 20-30 pounds off of it. After the wedding, I knew I only needed about a week's worth of gear, which wasn't that much. I also decided to lose the front rack and fenders, which shed another five pounds or so. It was a totally different bike. And without all the weight up front, I could finally ride without holding on to the bars for the first time of the trip! A huge boon to anyone who rides a lot.
Bawwww! Dad rented a cabin in the woods a few miles from the venue and it nice still really nice to have a proper bed to sleep in. Tons of family members were there of course, including some family that now lives in Costa Rica. It was a complete surprise to see them as I was just sitting on the couch when one of the cousins poked her head around the corner. Ana and I both freaked out! It was so good to see all of them. =)
Lots of setting up of things and prep work. Mom and I tied name tags to a bunch of mason jars with pieces of hemp rope for everyone to write their name on their own class for the wedding/reception. Dad was helping in the kitchen most of the day along with his sister Patty (Ted's mom) and a few other family friends for the rehearsal dinner. Later that afternoon, the rehearsal happened. It was pretty nonchalant and funny to watch as everyone was goofing off most of the time. If you haven't figured it out yet, it was a pretty informal wedding.
The next day the everyone was sobbing tears of joy as they watched Ted and Carrie bind their lives together forever on a gorgeous day in the mountains of Tennessee. Post haste, the champagne was popped along with a lot of beer tabs and the reception dinner commenced! It really was perfect weather up there. The dinner was awesome and lots of people got up to say nice things and with the two of them well. Naturally I ate a ton but that wasn't a problem because everyone else overate too. It's what you're supposed to do at a celebration! The party started some time after that once the sun started to go down. They booked the Captain Midnight Band to play and they were amazing! Totally funky hippy hipster peeps that could play the most rockin songs in cover form as well as their own collection. I'd definitely go to see them in concert somewhere.
Lots of setting up of things and prep work. Mom and I tied name tags to a bunch of mason jars with pieces of hemp rope for everyone to write their name on their own class for the wedding/reception. Dad was helping in the kitchen most of the day along with his sister Patty (Ted's mom) and a few other family friends for the rehearsal dinner. Later that afternoon, the rehearsal happened. It was pretty nonchalant and funny to watch as everyone was goofing off most of the time. If you haven't figured it out yet, it was a pretty informal wedding.
The next day the everyone was sobbing tears of joy as they watched Ted and Carrie bind their lives together forever on a gorgeous day in the mountains of Tennessee. Post haste, the champagne was popped along with a lot of beer tabs and the reception dinner commenced! It really was perfect weather up there. The dinner was awesome and lots of people got up to say nice things and with the two of them well. Naturally I ate a ton but that wasn't a problem because everyone else overate too. It's what you're supposed to do at a celebration! The party started some time after that once the sun started to go down. They booked the Captain Midnight Band to play and they were amazing! Totally funky hippy hipster peeps that could play the most rockin songs in cover form as well as their own collection. I'd definitely go to see them in concert somewhere.
Boogie down! Festivities went on for quite some time as people continued to snack and drink and dance and be merry. Towards the end, the singular duo disappeared and then reappeared wearing tie-died onesies complete with butt flaps. So wonderful. Around 1p, people started heading out and so did we. All the efforts of the past two weeks crossing the Plains and the Ozarks was absolutely worth it even though I was completely miserable at the time. Glad I made it for ya, T and C! Hope to see you again soon!
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