The Mile High State

Here are a few pictures from my trip....

I'm back from Colorado, unwillingly. I, like many, wish that vacations could last longer than they do. It was so nice to be away from work and away from the hussle and bussle of my life to just spend some quality time relaxing and enjoying life!

I flew out on Thursday, it was actually a great flight, they showed us the movie the Proposal, so that took my mind off the flight and I was there before I knew it. My friends Emily and Colin picked me up from the airport and we went and had a nice sushi dinner. Of course, leave it to me to get lost in the airport. I walked around for about 20 min trying to find the baggage claim, and instead of asking someone where it was, I just continued walking, stopping for a nice carmel cooler from Starbucks. I wasn't in too much of a rush. Then when I went out to meet Emily and Colin of course I was on the wrong level. Directions and me don't work out the best. All I know is that if I were ever in charge of following a treasure map to the treasue, my group would never find it and we'd probably end up on the opposite side of the island! haha. My friend Emily is pregnant and due in a couple weeks so it was great to see her, I can't wait to meet the little guy! I may have to make another trip out to Colorado once he's born.

Friday we got up and headed to Golden Colorado to the Coors Brewery.

It wasfun to see how beer was actually made, I did learn a few things, and it wasn't too shabby to have that nice cold, free beer to try at the end! Then we drove up into the mountains, because I wasn't able to see them when my family went into Estes Park the day before. I love the mountains, it is so fun to just stare out the window and see every rock and curve and edge.

The wedding was gorgeous! My cousin looked absolutely stunning and the venue was unbelieveable! It was literally built into the side of a mountain so it overlooked the mountain range and and all the valley's. They got married outside, and right as Marcie walked down the isle a double rainbow appeared over the valley. We said it was my grandpa, who passed away 2 years ago, making sure he was able to be a part of her day. The irony of it is the day my cousin got married was the same day my grandparents got married, so it was their anniversary. Of course I bawled...who wouldn't when something like that happens! I had to do a reading in the ceremony, a cute poem about True Love, and it went off with out a hitch. I'm not a big fan of speaking in front of large groups of people, but it worked out alright. My unlce was the pastor and I think I was a bit more comfortable doing it with him being up there. The reception was great! I even got to take my first stab at crab legs, boy are those hard to eat! Prickly little suckers :) It's funny being in the industry I am, I look at things differnetly than another guest attending, I never get away from work! My weddings for work I guess ended up going great, so that was a big sigh of relief!

The wedding went so well that by the end of the night I was driving my aunt and uncle home! haha. My uncle had gotten so nervous that after the ceremony and speech was over, he had a good time! It was fun being with everyone. I decided my cousin, Diana's little boy, may have to come visit me a bit more often, he's the cutest little thing. It made my biological clock tick a bit faster I think.

Oh and can't forget that I caught the boquet. I stood in the back row because I really didn't want to catch it, I hate attention on me, and literally she threw it and it landed right in between my feet. I looked down and stared at it for a bit before one of the other girls picked it up and handed it to me. Haha, oh geez. I looked over at my family and they were all cheering, my grandma was on the hunt for a man for me that night so she took that as a BIG sign! In all the weddings I've been to/been in, I've never caught the boquet.

Sunday was the gift opening back and my aunt and uncles house and it was fun, they got a lot of nice things and it was fun just having one more day to spend with all of them. I don't get to see them all that often and we always have a great time!

The only down side of the trip is that I decided I love Colorado but I don't think it loves me! The altitude really bothered me, I felt sick the very first night I got there, almost like I had the flu, it got better, but I continued to have a bad headache most of the weekend. I guess it can affect people differently!

Now it's back to the grind of things, weddings this weekend! I'm booked straight through every weekend until November...I never thought I'd say I'm excited for winter.