weddings and prisions

Almost a week has gone by since Jill and Dustin tied the knot. Life has calmed down from all the flurry of activities that were going on for a few weeks. the last few days preparing were fun. I was chosen to be Jill's personal assistant, and had a blast driving her around on Thursday gathering last minute things. The sparklers we found out weren't going to arrive on time, so we had to find an alternate solution. we called a couple places and bam! we found some at the gaslight theater costume shop of all places. Next came the programs and booklets. there were a lot of those to fold and put together which was done friday before and after rehearsal dinner. the booklets were kinda a pain because we had to poke holes in the middle and pull string through and tie bows in it. very time consuming but worth it! Finally Saturday came, the big day! we got to the church around 10:00 and almost immediately I was sent on errands. I had to get the bride food and fake nails. But than i got to get ready myself after that. :) the wedding was beautiful. One of the best i've been too. They made a fantastic point of saying at the  beginning of the service that it wasn't just a wedding but a  worship service too.very neat. I cried buckets of tears. it was so beautiful. :) The reception was gorgeous too. there was tons of great food such as crackers and cheeses and french fries and fruit and cheesecake and cupcakes! I was so full by the time it was over. We also danced a lot. the only thing i missed which i'm still bummed about was the cake cutting. I was in the restroom for that and so mad at myself for that. oh well. can't stop nature. The evening ended on a great note by sending them off with sparklers and off they drove into the sunset! it was then that i realized how tired i was and had to decline going to applebees and instead got to spend a nice quiet relaxing evening with the amazing Hawkins family, whom i absolutely adore! I did have a ton of cheesecakes left so if anyone wants any, just let me know. I can hook you up with some. :)

On a different note, you all probably remember how i  said i had to get braces. well today i got them! i showed up to the orthadontist half an hour late (they told me 12:30 but it was really supposed to be 12) and they put my teeth in molds than they put this horrible mouth seperater thingy in where you can't swallow! and then finally they put the brackets and wires on! i had heard horror stories where they would hurt a lot, but it wasn't bad at first. i felt fine! but now my bottom teeth hurt a bit. plus there are foods i won't be able to eat. the most sad ones are ice and gummy worms! i live on ice! poor teeth. it's like they are in prison and ice is right there in front of them but they just can't quite reach them, and won't be able to have access to ice till they are free from the prison cells. i guess there are worse things they could keep from me, like lasagna. good thing they didn't or else i would surely sue. haha not really but maybe i would. oh well, the end process will be worth it im sure! than i can eat all the ice i want. :)