Congratulations Rick & Katy!

This weekend Matt and I were in his hometown in South Carolina to celebrate and participate in the wedding of Rick and Katy (Matt was a groomsman). Matt and Rick have known each other since preschool and became especially good friends in high school. Rick played trumpet in their high school's band, and Matt played marching french horn. Actually, Tyson did too, and he was also a groomsman (Tyson was one of Matt's best men)! It was fun to see the three guys together again. :)

We arrived LATE Thursday night/Friday morning. On Friday we picked up Matt's tux and such (and saw Tyson). Then we had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner Friday night. It was a Catholic nuptual mass, which was a new experience for Matt and me (and Tyson), and I think Matt and Tyson were both glad for the rehearsal to learn some of the nuances of the Catholic mass. :) It was a great chance for me to observe, in addition to celebrating Rick and Katy, in preparation for Erin's wedding in October. :) The guys went bowling after the rehearsal dinner, and Matt finally crawled in bed with me around 2:30 AM!

-the rehearsal dinner-

We also got to meet Matt's sister for lunch on Friday, which was FUN! On Saturday, Matt had to be dressed and to the church by noon for the beginning of pictures. I joined him there just before 2:00 (the ceremony time) with his mom. It was really sweet. I walked in the entrance of the chuch and saw Matt, but he did not see me (I got dressed in my wedding outfit after he left for pictures). When he DID see me as I approached him, his face lit up. :) When I finally got to him so he could escort me to a pew, he told me he'd gone numb all over, his stomach did flip flops, and he went weak in the knees when he saw me. He is the BEST! :)

After the wedding, which was lovely, we were off to the reception. Rick and Katy had a fun little jazz band playing at the reception which provided a really cool atmosphere. I joked with Matt about how nice it was of Katy's family to throw such an AMAZING birthday party for him (Saturday was also Matt's birthday). :)

-the birthday boy in his "party" clothes-

After decorating their car and seeing off the new Mr. and Mrs. Shepard, it was back home to relax and crash! I'd forgotten how tiring weddings can be for the bridal party--or bridal party spouses. ;)

-back at Matt's parents after the wedding-

On Sunday we had church and got to see a few of Matt's friends. In the afternoon we celebrated his birthday with his parents--a yummy meal and the fun tire clock Matt reallllly wanted for the garage (and a ladder from them here waiting at home). :) He is really excited to clean out the gutters. :) hehe Then we got a little antsy and went out to find something to do. There's not much on a Sunday night. We ended up at Walmart and bought a 12x12 canvas, some paint, and some brushes. We are now in the process of painting a "Welcome to the Kubos'" sign for our front door or kitchen (by the garage door). I'll be sure to post a picture of it. We did a wash of the goldenrod color we have throughout the house, then the "Welcome to" is burgundy (again, the accent color of choice in our house), and "The Kubos'" is black. Then we have a verse we're putting around the border in a darker goldenrod, and on the sides where the canvas is stretched over the edges, we're going to do a vine in olive green. It's going really well so far. :)

Today we left to come home. Our house was waiting oh-so-nicely for us, and a neighbor even offered to start us some hydrangea from cuts of hers after she heard from another neighbor about ours getting swamped from the tropical storm! How sweet is that? All we have to do is take her some potting soil (which we bought when we got our hydrangea) and she'll get it going for us! We are so excited!!!

One last weird thing, a policeman is here right now, because a neighbor's child is missing (has been for 4 hours)--and has done this before--just wandered into a neighbor's home that he'd never been in before (that's why they're checking everybody's house). They checked the car we have parked outside, the backyard, and now the house. And there are choppers flying around above. Second time for choppers in a week! Weeeiiirrrddd. I'm sure glad my hubby's home!

Tonight we might go see Cars, especially after Dad's glowing review. :) We'll let you know if we do and what we thought of it! I'll close for now with one last picture. I found the skirt (and another one) for 50% off each the day we left for South Carolina. It was an exciting find! We hope you are all well and have a great day off tomorrow! We're so glad for another day of vacation. :)

Love and blessings,
Becca