The Trip

Day One

The first day of driving wasn't too bad. A and I started out in the back seat catching up on Lost. That only lasted until our first pit stop because she heaved her guts up on the side of the road. The good new is that was the only time that she got sick. She road in front with Frenchie for the remainder of the trip. We stopped at Twin Falls for the night. We decided to check out the town. There is this totally beautiful canyon. This thing is huge and breath takingly stunning. Then we to see the most beautiful waterfall that I have ever seen. I'll attach the picture so that you can see this thing.
Day Two
We were still on the road. A and I traded off with Lost between her in the front and me in the back. We learned that you are not allowed to pump your own gas in Oregon. Silly I think, but it's a $5000.00 fine. So naturally we let them go for it. We got to N's for a late dinner. After that A, Frenchie, and I headed towards the Queen Anne district of Seattle to our hotel. Mom and dad stayed with the bride and groom. The hotel was nice, but we got the worst room in the place. There is no air conditioning so you have to leave the window open and the ceiling fan going all night. I had never stayed in a hotel room with a ceiling fan. Anyway, our room was about five feet away from the next building and that's the direction our window faced. I'm thinking that it was a building of apartments. There was this insane lady screaming her guts out all night long. We think that she was either crazy, drunk, or both.
Day Three
Mom and dad went to meet with Nate's (my new BIL) grandparents and take a tour of some fort or something. A, Frenchie, and I had breakfast at this local favorite called Cafe Mecca. The waitress hated us! It was the funniest thing ever. She literally never said hello or any thing. Just took our order and showed her open disdain. She was a dark girl. I'm not talking about her skin, just her presence. Black hair, lots of piercing, and a pirate shirt. We thought it was super funny. After our lovely breakfast we walked over to the Space Needle. It was cool. A and I thought that it was really just like the Stratosphere in Vegas with better views. Oh, I forgot to mention that we were freezing our asses off. Once we had taken in the views from the Space Needle we went to Pikes Market. It was fun. A bought her first outfit for the impending baby. It a tie-die onzee with a little hat. It was so cute to see her that excited. I have to say that my favorite part of Pikes Market was the flowers. They were just beautiful. We then walked down to the water and had some lunch. Yummy! Frenchie and I both love seafood. We don't always get the best stuff in Denver so we took full advantage. After lunch we headed to downtown where we met up with the rest of the group. The boys left to go check out a movie while the girls headed to the spa. N works there so she got us hooked up with some discounts. We each had massages and manicures. I think that N got hooked up a little more, but it's cool. After all, she was the bride. I really liked the girl that did my massage. She listened when I told her to hurt me. Don't judge, I like me massages rough! We met back up with the boys and had a lovely dinner afterwards. That second night in Seatle was much better. The crazy lady from the night before didn't make a peep.
Day Four
Mom joined up with the three of us as we headed down to China Town. I was hoping for some jade, but no such luck. It was still cool to be in the international district. We headed over to a mall to wait for Dad and N. By that time we were all a little cranky and in need of some space. Finally at like 5:00 we were on our way to Ocean Shores. It only took us about 3 hours, but it seemed like so much longer. Ocean Shores is an itsy bitsy little town that has 6 miles of beach. Our hotel was good and very comfortable. It's located about 1/4 of a miles from the beach. You have to walk through the dunes and bushes to get there, but totally worth it once you do. I had never been to a beach like it. There was no smell coming from the water. There was no salt in the air. The big thing was that it was SOOOOO damn cold. That first night Dad, Frenchie, and I were the only ones willing to brave the cold to go play. I love the ocean. I love being on the water. I'm not going to play like the cold didn't bother me, but I enjoyed it all the same.
Day Five
Dad, Frenchie, and I took horse back rides along the beach. That was something I had never done before. I had been horse back riding and I had been to the beach, but I can now recommend combining the two. It was kind of silly. My horse was on the verge of death. They told me before we left that you have to kick the bajesus out of her to get her to move. I wasn't too happy with that idea. I was sure that if I was just nice to her we would be fine. I was so wrong. I still never managed to get the nerve to get that mean, so I was always trailing behind. I swear that we kept looking at the ocean dreaming of ending it all. Once we got back I got to meet Nate's brother. What a little cutie. I've decided to adopt him too. We have figured out that he can share a room with Beau from work (since I'm planning on adopting him too). They can have bunk beds! We also met Nate's best man and adoptive parents. They were all really great. There was supposed to be a wedding rehearsal, but that never happened. We spent the rest of the night making shawls for us. We had not planned on it being that cold so we had to improvise. We are some crafty women and make that kind of stuff happen when we need to. We had no sewing machine, so it added an extra element of difficulty. No matter what they turned out great. They were warm and matched our dresses.
Day Six
Wedding day! The wedding wasn't until 5;30 so we had most of the day to sit around and ask one another what we wanted to do. So instead of doing anything we just kept asking each other. We headed over to get N and the bridal party ready about 2:00. I have no idea why we didn't start earlier like we should have. It did get a little tense for a bit. It's not easy for both sisters to be getting married so close to each other and to both be pregnant. They don't do the friendly comparisons. It's more like a contest. That really showed through while getting ready. I honestly tried to keep things happy and focus on the happy wedding part, but feel like I fell flat on my face. I guess that it's good that it was my face that I fell on because my ass hurt so bad from the horse back riding the day before. That was the one thing that brought some common ground to the girls. They both thought that it was insanely funny that I had to cry every time that I had to sit. I didn't mind it. At least there was some shared laughter. Oh, I forgot to mention that the other bridesmaid, Tynesha, showed up that day. She had not yet tried on her dress and it did not fit by a good two sizes. So my mom altered her dress using one of those hotel sewing kits. Seriously she freak'n saved the day. Unfortunately Tynesha's dress issues didn't end there. She had picked a halter top for her dress. The thing is that she didn't bring a bra that she could wear with it. She's a big boobed girl like me so going without a bra was not an option. In the end the shawls we made ended up saving her. It was a small nightmare. N looked beautiful. It was too crazy for me to see her in a wedding dress and veil. Needless to say we were late for the wedding. I don't know how to explain; it was stressful but not so much. Anyway by the time that we got to the beach the wedding should have started 45 minutes before hand. We had no idea how this thing was going to work. They had skipped rehearsal so we had to make it up as we went along. Yikes! The ceremony ended up being great. Neither N or Nate cried or even got emotional. I don't know how they managed to keep it together. Both Frenchie and I were stupid emotional during our ceremony. Anyway, we headed to the hotel for the reception. The food was very good. Nate and N looked so damn happy. I could have used a drink, but I was a good girl and stayed with soda. I got to meet Nate's grandmother. LOVE HER! She's a total glam gram, but in put together way. More flashy than trashy. N was really worried that the reception would not be that great, but I think that she was surprised at how nice it was. It was not a big shin dig, but it was perfect to talk to everyone. I thought that it turned out well.
Day Seven
Frenchie and I started out the day by making our last trip out the beach. There was this huge fog that set in. You couldn't even see the ocean until you were in it. I thought that it was cool. We couldn't stay long, but it was nice to take that extra time just the two of us on the water. Once we got back to the hotel it was time to load up the cars and hit the road. That day, the road actually hit us. We drove for 13 hours. It was a long rough drive. We were so happy to hit the hotel bed that night.
Day Eight
Frenchie and I decided to take a shorter route home for us so we split from Mom, Dad, and A. It rained 80% of the way home. It was a cold gloomy day, but at least I got to sit up front like a big girl. We really made some nice time. When you travel with a pregnant chick you have to stop and feed her every 3 hours. I think that it was the lack of food stops that improved our time. It was so great to come home. There is just something about your own home and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling.

Today I'm just trying to get caught up on all the laundry. I don't mind it. I'm just happy to be home. Frenchie's sister called today to tell us that she's going to have baby. This will be her second. She is such a great girl and her husband is pretty great too. Congratulations to them!!