This past weekend, I brought Matt up to Pennsylvania to meet my family, and to see my beautiful cousin Stephanie get married. After a long drive through 5 states and a detour for a wine and whiskey tasting, we made it to PA!
My cousin got married on Friday 14 October, and it was a lovely Catholic ceremony. It was so funny to see Matt with the standing and sitting and standing and sitting and standing and sitting that a Catholic ceremony has. After the ceremony, we went to the reception.
Oh. My. Gosh! It was absolutely gorgeous! They had 314 people so it was HUGE! The food was delicious, the drinks kept coming, and the DJ was good. It was so nice to have it as a whole family affair: me and matt, my parents, and my grandparents had all come up for the trip. One of the funniest parts was my Grandfather (who though Mike's Hard Lemonade was just regular lemonade, bless his heart) had me polka with him during the bride's dance. He was so happy and having so much fun I didn't have the heart to tell him "Grandpa! Only people dancing with the bride are to be out on the dance floor!"
One cool thing they had was an ipad photo booth. So after a few beers (mom), glasses of wine (me), glasses of bourbon (matt) and glasses of moonshine (my father, obviously) we took our turns in the photo booth.
What you are about to see is a proper insight into my family at celebrations. We always make sure we have a good time. We always rejoice in the happiness of our family members. Most importantly, we ALWAYS know the good value of an open bar.
After the wedding was over and we had all recovered, I took Matt into Pittsburgh just so he could say "The farthest North I've ever been is Pittsburgh!" Afterwards, we went to my cousin's house for a post-wedding afternoon and so I could grill her and ask questions for my own upcoming nuptials. We've already found my 'something borrowed', but it will be a surprise until the wedding day for all of you!
It was a wonderful weekend, and so great to see my family. Being raised so far away from them isn't something I think about often, but it does allow me to fully enjoy them when I do get to see them. I also am always reminded of how pretty their part of Pennsylvania is: rolling hills, huge fields growing corn and wheat, and beautiful mountains in the distance.
Luckily, we will be back in not too long for my cousin Derrick's own wedding. I guess its that time where all of us are hitting the same age and getting married at the same time. Which means it is a fun time indeed. :)
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