Wedding and Fall Activities

I know i'm late in posting this entry, but it has been a busy couple of weeks! But better late then never right? :)

The first weekend of October was Dave's best friend Ben's wedding! Many of you know that Ben and his new wife Kate are living in Dubai for the next 3 years while Ben is teaching over there. So their wedding weekend was the big party before they left. All of our activities that weekend started on friday night with the Rehearsal and rehearsal dinner! Friends were coming in from all over the country for the wedding and the rehearsal dinner was a great chance to sit and visit with friends that we had not seen in a long time! After staying up late friday night talking with Ben and Jeremy and Dave's brother Andrew and our nephew Luke....Dave and I were able to sleep in a bit the next morning at the hotel and enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel restaurant before we parted ways for the day. Dave was going to be busy with groosman bonding and wedding preparations and I was headed to WLC's Homecoming football game.

This is the 2nd year in a row that Dave and I have had a wedding to be at on the same day as WLC's homecoming....but all of my girlfriends get together and go to the game so I wanted to be there...espeically since the wedding wasn't until later in the afternoon that day. I met up with Erin and Landon from IL for lunch before the game and then we bundled up and prepared to sit in the cold for the rest of the afternoon. Chelsie and Andy were there, and then Josie and her husband Brian and their daughter Emily who is and their 2 month old little boy Joseph came. We had a wonderful time passing the baby around. Right before I left another friend, Jess and her husband and 11 month old Jonathan came...so i'm glad i got ot see them before i left at half time to head back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.

Their wedding was beautiful! Dave looked so nice in his tux and he was so happy to be able to stand up next at Ben's wedding. The reception was so much fun! Wonderful food, drinks, friends and dancing filled the evening. we stayed till just after the bride and groom left and then we headed back up to our room. the next morning we went to the 'gift opening brunch' which really wasn't a gift opening because Ben and Kate wouldn't have been able to take any gifts with them. But it was a good chance to sit and chat for a few more minutes till we had to say goodbye to them.

After the brunch...I headed out to go apple picking with Erin, Landon, Rachel, chelsie, marie and Jen. I managed to pick a whole peck of apples and so far they have made a wonderful applesause and good apples for dipping in carmel! I plan to freeze most of the rest of them and save them for pies for the holidays that are quickly coming!

Next week we head on vacation down to southern IL to visit my aunt and uncle and cousins and also see my parents and sisters! I'm sure we will have plenty to write after that week of vacation!

you can see some pictures from these events at this link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2010976&id=125600011&l=06adbd5767