congratulations kelvin and christine!

it's a little past 2am. friday evening was spent at the wedding rehearsal for kelvin and christine's big day. the bridesmaids were goofing off a little...talking and so not paying the appropriate amount of attention. :) dinner was at red robin's were we pigged out and still felt full...many, many hours later. we spent the night at bridesmaid na's house on inflatable mattresses. it was like sleeping on a raft.

this morning, we woke up and started the long process of hair and make-up. a good four hours later for all five of us bridesmaids, the bride herself, and her momma, we were ready. the ceremony went well and it was just the right length, meaning nobody passed out :) as with all things, not everything went according to plan, but still worked out just fine. i don't know about any of the other bridesmaids, but my walk down that aisle was as awkward as ever...you would think that two previous runs would have given me some experience...but you would be wrong. my feet started to feel all sweaty [overshare...i know, but so relevant to the awkwardness} and then i had to walk all weird to keep from sliding in my shoes and having something crazy happen...like tripping and falling. there was lots and lots of picture taking. we were so tired and when we were finally able to get back to na's house, we rested and watched the end part of the terminal. jen opted to nap for the whole time.

and then it was off to the dinner reception for family, close friends and helpers of the wedding. we ate an 10/11 course chinese dinner at noble court...or was it palace? well, it was somewhere in bellevue. during dinner, kelvin's brother, the best man, toasted the couple and surprised them with their honeymoon destination, a trip to greece. how amazing is that? makes me long for another trip to europe. after dinner, we went to the kelvin and christine's townhouse to dawdle for a bit and then i drove jen to a gym on mercer island, where her man, and other guys were playing basketball. one of the high schooler guys had rolled his ankle. having two experiences with such an injury, i was all over it with the ibuprofen, elevating the bad ankle, and tightening the sneakers to keep the swelling down. who would've thought i'd be all handy in such a situation. :)

pictures will follow...sometime soon...