Due to corn chopping, Kris told me he was not going to be able to go to the wedding. But, then amazingly the corn was too wet and he DID get to go! This made me really happy, because it was the first time my whole family was getting together in a long time - and for such a happy occasion!
The five of us flew from Grand Rapids to Oklahoma City, and we met Gage at Skydance Brewing Co. We sat outside in the shade, and the boys played cornhole in the sun. It was a nice place. We all piled into Gage's car and went to his house to hang out. Will and Charlotte were there, and the rest of his kids! We saw the property and the kids played Wii golf together.
Gage drove us to our Airbnb in Guthrie, which was only two blocks from the Dominion House - the hotel where my parents were staying and the events were all taking place. We met up with my sister and family, parents, and we all went to the rehearsal and dinner. All pretty, lovely, and fun.
Everyone came back to our Airbnb and we played the games Headbands and Family. The kids wanted to watch a movie, so Gage, Tracy, Kris, and I went to downtown Guthrie for some karaoke! It was September 11, and the first song a man sang was Toby Keith's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We sang karaoke and sang along karaoke - so fun. We took a great picture in the empty street. It was late!
The next morning, Tracy and I went running. We saw a river and a huge bridge, bales in a field, and lots of nice nature. We met up with Kris who had walked to get donuts at Missy's. He joined us on our walk downtown. Tracy got coffee and a breakfast sandwich at the Boxcar Bakery, and Kris got some at Hoboken Coffee Roasters. There were a lot of options for a little town!
We watched some football and got ready for the wedding. John made it into town, so now we were all officially there. Even though the venue was only two blocks away, we RODE IN THE CAR because it was so hot. I'm not used to being so hot. It was so hot! But inside was great.
The wedding was perfect. Beautiful, moving, special. The reception was AMAZING. So much fun, SO MUCH DANCING. It was one of those moments where you look around and you're surrounded by people you love and it's just joyful. I am so happy for Charlotte and Will!
We didn't want it to end. Kris arranged that everyone would go to the Guthrie Brewing Company. We ate pizza and talked about how great the wedding was, and we had a wonderful time. I just love being with my family!
We woke up in the dark and my mom drove us to the airport. We had an incredibly smooth trip back, the boys returned to school, and we look forward to the next time we're all together.
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