so i have returned from my foray into the nations capital. seems these days i am always "returning" from somewhere. trip was really good. here is what we managed to get done:
1. found julie's dress
2. agreed on bridesmaid dresses
3. met with 2 cake people and picked one.
4. met with events planner at the ceremony/reception site to work out some logistics
5. began looking at flowers.
what you don't realize is that it is only 5 things, but they were some big steps. should leave julie in a pretty good place for moving into the holidays and not having to deal with holiday stress and wedding planning. she can claim a moritorium on planning until after new years.
i would like to caveat that dress shopping is exhausting and i got really used to a nap in the late afternoon to get me through the day.
also in true style, julie and kicked back a pitcher of margaritas, and 2 bottles of wine on our first night there.
we rock.
i also had a chance to go to a moroccan resturant while there. cool gig. great food. all family style and with your hands. it helps to not get too wigged out over germs, etc in an enviroment like that. and they had a bellydancer. she was amazing. i took some bellydancing classes last winter and it is hard. to watch this woman move was simply fantastic.
what else? saw my other sister that lives in virginia. she is good. she has some growing up to do. i mean she has come a long way since she moved out there, but she is a few real-world slaps upside the head from being all the way there. she needs time. and it is a slow transformation, but man. one day and night was about all i could handle. plus she is not a big, sit at the bar with some friends and hang out kinda girl. she would much rather be in a club...but a little change of scenery never did anyone any harm.
so now, back to work. i had a 8am meeting today, so i am going to bail out of here at 4:15..
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