as i was driving to this mansion, listening to the GPS and the kids play..fight...what ever you want to call it! lol.....i realized that this was going to be the first wedding i've gone to without my husband. Kenny and i usually do everything together....most of the time, i'm not complete unless he is next to me! i just feel lost!
but, we pulled up to this beautiful small little mansion, and it was very stunning. it really belongs on acres of manicured land, but its a historical site, so its unfortunately stuck where it lies. but we go inside, and kathy meets the kids at the bottom of the stairs, and directs us to the bridal quarters. (we were a few hours early! i know shocking huh? lol) we chat with mom for a bit, and i decided that it really wasn't the place for Allen, he may be a boy, but i don't need him to be watching girls dress and undress and fix their "war paint" and what not! so we head upstairs to the main part of the building, and meet Greg, who was surprisingly nice to me! (Jennifer wasn't there! lol) i see Kenny who was a total nervous wreck, he couldn't sit still, always moving, always mumbling to himself......it was so cute. so Greg and i go out for a smoke, and he shows me pics of Jennifer's granddaughter, i know, i really didn't care, but i was being nice and letting him show off this baby that a child had given birth to, with a smile on my face even!
we let the kids play around, and for about an hour we just kinda all hung out and enjoyed each others company. bouncing from Kenny to Greg while letting the kids roam around to explore such a pretty place!
and then, my knights in shinning shoes, and curly hair showed up from okc.....oh thank god..........i feel so at home with my Oklahoma city family, they actually let me be myself and don't mind who i am! and yes, i was wearing my brown shorts and a nice top....but they had brought this beautiful black and white dress down for me to wear, and it was so pretty i actually wanted to wear it! lol.......i know odd huh? so i just changed right there in the parking lot! lol.......yup, I'll admit it.......I'm a hillbilly from Turley! lol
when i am with my okc family, i just have fun and enjoy myself and never worry about time or anything, so the next thing i realize, is i'm out front with Darla, smoking, and my grandpa comes up behind me......i usually always try and respect him and not smoke in front of him.......Darla laughed at me, and i visited with my grandparents a bit, and took a pic of them in front of a flower bed.
anyway, soon, the wedding kinda begins, well, it was supposed to start at 7, so we were all seated and waiting, i was bouncing between my "family" and my grandparents, trying to conceal by cleavage sticking out of my dress! and yes, Donna, and Darla, got quite the kick out of that! lol....
and the wedding party finally started showing up, ahhh, finally! lol....mom asked me to get her comfy shoes cause she was tired of the ones she was wearing......so.....i rush downstairs and see her tennis shoes.........to me....comfy shoes are tennis shoes! so i grabbed them, ran back upstairs, ignored the fact that the wedding party was all lined up to enter the room and begin the ceremony, and rushed over to mom......she was horrified...."not those! the black ones!" ummm okay mom where are those? she rolled her eyes a bit, and tells me nevermind and to get out of the way.......huh??? and i look behind me and they are all waiting for me to get out of the way! oh duh! lol...so i back off to the side, and wait for them to do their little walk down the isle, and as soon as the bride walks down the isle, i rush back downstairs and grab the right shoes, (i mean really, how many shoes do you need at a wedding? lol) i rush back upstairs and lay them in front of mom, who is the photographer so she is standing and taking pics, and she slides them on and i strap them on her feet, yup, on my knees in a dress! lol....so not to get in her way of taking photos i crawl over to my seat! lol......
they say "i do" and kiss, and off to lord knows where! mom rushes me and the kids into the kitchen, where she tells me to go get one of the boys........so i go get Greg and he tells me it will be a minute, "okay, mom, what do you need" i guess she thought since i was in a dress i wouldn't want to pick up heavy stuff and arrange it out of the way and crap.........come on.........i just crawled on my knees to my chair in a dress.........why not life heavy things too? i'm not your typical girl........so i did that, and had the kids set up the food, and blah blah blah.......
my kids were the first ones to grab a plate and eat.....yup, that's my kids! if you say food, you better make them a clear path! lol. my grandparents sat by the kids and kept them company which was nice. and i stood and snacked a bit....
it was a nice wedding. i loved spending time with my grandparents, and my okc family! and even Greg and i got along great, though i think Kathy had a stoke noticing we didn't fight! lol...
Kenny (my husband) made it to the reception after he was done with class, which he tells me as he walked in the door, he didn't know anyone, looked around, saw my aunt darla, and headed strait for her.....and really enjoyed the short time he got to spend with omar. kenny just loves my uncle omar!
we had to leave around 10pm because it was a school night being a Monday......but maria told me to keep her dress, which was nice, now i have a dress to wear when i need it! and it is really pretty! i love it.
and my mom was just stunning! her dress was beautiful and she looked so happy! i even got some pics of her admiring her son! they are really cool pics. you could tell she was just beaming with pride and joy!
it was great seeing a lot of people i hadn't seen in forever, and seen how much they've grown up!
all in all....kenny had a very nice cute little wedding!
