Weekend Update: Wedding in New Mexico!

Despite the illnesses and ailments, we had a fantastic time in New Mexico! Read the descriptions of each days events below:

Tuesday:
We arrived in New Mexico around midnight. Cheryl (the bride) drove us to our hotel. For the first three days, we shared a hotel room with Brad and Dana (Russ's best friend and his girlfriend), but for the last three days we got some more space and went into adjoining rooms.

Wednesday:
Slept in and went to lunch at Weck's with Jacob. The food was fantastic. Then Dana and I joined the bride, Cheryl, and some of the bride's maids for a manicure and pedicure. It took forever, but it was nice to relax and chat. Then we headed to Cheryl's and got ready for the bachlorette party. The party was super fun. We played games and ate at Cheryl's and then went to a huge club called Graham Central Station. It had 4 bars: a hip hop bar, a country bar, a kareoke bar, and an old school bar. We had a blast dancing and singing.



Thursday:
Thanksgiving. The groom's mom was nice enough to invite Russ, Brad, Dana, and me over for Thanksgiving dinner. We had super tasty food and pie, and then I napped on the couch for a bit. We also played a bunch of games on the Nintendo Wii. I rock at tennis, but suck at bowling. We got a sudden urge to see the James Bond movie and headed over to the movie theatre with Matt (the groom). What an awesome movie. After the movie we just headed back to Matt's house and hung out. Bryce and Lauren came over so we caught up with them.

Friday:
Dana and I went to the bridal shower while the boys picked up their tuxes. Then Dana and I ditched the wedding rehearsal to drink wine and chat with Bryce at the hotel. We met up with them later at the rehearsal dinner though. We had very yummy food and drinks at Copelands. We spent the rest of the night partying at the hotel room.

Saturday:
The day of the wedding! I woke up with a bad cold, but took lots of drugs and tried to push through it. We got ready and headed to the church early. The ceremony was at 1:00 and was about an hour long. Everything seemed to go well, though it was a Catholic service so I had no idea what was going on. After some pictures, we headed to the reception at a country club. The reception was gorgeous. We ate, drank, and danced the day away. The bartender really added to the fun, he gave us lots of interesting shots. My favorite were the shots he poured in little chocolate shot glasses. Instead of taking the shot, you just put the whole piece of chocolate filled with alcohol in your mouth. Yum. After they kicked us out of the reception around 8:00, we headed to Dan's (one of the groom's men) to celebrate his birthday. I wasn't feeling well so I mainly just hung out on the couch until someone gave us a ride home.



Sunday:
Slept in of course, and then Bryce picked us up and we went to see Happy Feet. What an odd, but funny movie. Then we met up with Cheryl, Matt, and some of their family for dinner. After dinner we hung out the hotel some more with Jacob, Bryce, Laura, and Lauren.

Monday:
Dana and Brad took off early for the airport, and Cheryl's mom drove us to the airport around noon for our 2:00 flight. A very successful trip!