Kim, Pat, Owen and Paige: Wedding!

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Wedding!

Pat's sister got married!! The kids were both asked to be in the wedding and it was in DC so Pat took off work on Friday and the kids got to miss school for the day so we could travel down and get there for the rehearsal and dinner. The ride down wasn't bad but we soon discovered that Friday traffic in DC is AWFUL. It was super stressful and I'm glad I wasn't driving...thanks Pat! We said hi to Lauren, Dave, and Pat's parents and then we headed to the hotel to change so we could be ready for the rehearsal. The wedding was at Lincoln's cottage so there were a lot of interesting exhibits and information we could peruse while we waited for people to arrive and for everything to get started. Pat was so stressed out from driving and then thrown off by being checked in by security that he (hilariously) told us we could not throw our trash into the trash can because it was government property. After the rehearsal, we headed to a nice Italian place for dinner and got back late enough that we were all exhausted and ready for bed. We did some sight-seeing the next day (more on that later) and then got ready for the wedding. The wedding was beautiful and moving and Paige and Owen did a fantastic job as flower girl and ring bearer. They treated themselves to some well-deserved Shirley Temples from the bar as soon as they were allowed:) The rest of the night was spent eating and dancing (looking at you, Owen) and we were all exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel!