Wedding Time - Day Of

It was a gorgeous day in Louisville. It was going to be high 50's and sunny all day.

Everyone got up and over to the venue bright and early. Well, everyone except me, Tom, Ry and Bad Bob. Ry and Bob had to be there by 12:30 and me and Tom needed to arrive by 3:30.

So I got to enjoy a lazy morning, coffee, aimlessly scrolling. I even took a short nap.

We got ready and headed over.  

I've known this boy since he was 6. So like 33 years? And as soon as we got in the car, I realized that I have never and I mean NEVER been driven around by Tom. Ever. He's always been the guy who was picked up. Since we were kids. It was so weird. 

Gorgeous venue! 

Because of Tom, I met my my BFF. She is the most legit person ever. And I love her so much. And that baby in the middle? I met her at 7 days old and have been in love with her since. Yes. She's 5'8" at age 12. She's wearing heels in this pic. Nik is 5'10" with no shoes so....not to mention Liv is just stunning. 

Where the ceremony will take place

3 generations! That's MOB Cheryl. We love Cheryl. 

Her new husband is a pilot so this was cute.

Another pic of the cute fam. Notice how much Olivia looks like Tom? She was born his clone. LOL. 

About 75 people. One of the most if not the most intimate wedding I've been to. It was so lovely. 

FOB Bad Bob getting down!

Fixing the bride's hair

It was a beautiful night and we al had so much fun. I'm so glad I was invited to be a part of it.

Us old folks headed out around 11 when the venue shut us down, but a limo bus was there to take the young ones downtown. Which I couldn't even THINK about. LOL. 

Tomorrow we hit the vineyard! 

Wedding Time! Travel Day and Rehearsal Dinner

I've traveled a lot these last couple of months. I think it's been about 2 times per month for the last 4 or so months?

This time I'm traveling for personal reasons and I'm SO EXCITED. 

My best friend in the entire world - her baby sister is getting married in Louisville, Kentucky and I've been invited. 

It'll be my first *real* time in Kentucky. Not that I'll see much of it. 

I leave Thursday and I'm excited for so many reasons.

I started packing DAYS in advance because I'm so excited.

It helps me visualize everything to lay it all out.

I've gotten pretty efficient when it comes to packing for 2-5 days. 

Not only do I get to see my BFF, but we get to hang for multiple days in a row...and it's a family wedding. 

And I won't know many people - just her family basically. So that's awesome. They invited me to stay with them at the AirBnb they rented. 

We joked that I should make up some crazy story about who I am, just for funsies. 

But not only am I considering this a few days of vacation with my BFF, but I decided to upgrade my flight to first class on the first leg of my flight. It was only $50. And while it's only to NYC, I figured it'd be worth it to try it once in my lifetime. 

I also upgraded to Comfort+ for the rest of the flight because why not??

I finally figured out my TSA Precheck issue and was able to go through this line. Grateful because it was INSANE at the airport at 4:45am! 

Sunrise

First Class

LaGuardia renovated and it's gorgeous.

The rehearsal dinner is Thursday night, so that will be a long day for me, having been up since 3am! My flight out of Rochester is at 5:40am. Which means I need to be at the airport by like 4:30 so I can get through security (hopefully my TSA Precheck is sorted out!!) and be ready to board right away. I want to get the most out of my first class experience as I can! 

I'm going to wear the black jumpsuit, new little bowtie belt and new gold heels for the rehearsal dinner.

Beautiful room - my BFF's gorgeous daughter Olivia

My Bestfriend for the last 18 years

Kentucky = bourbon

The rehearsal dinner was lovely. It was nice to see everyone, catch up, eat and drink. Great start to a great weekend.

The young kids wanted to go out downtown after dinner, and us old people were ready for bed. Funny how things change so quickly. Those kids are between 25 - 30 and they seem so young to me! 

Friday was going to be a chill day for me and my friend's husband, Tom, since neither of us are in the wedding (but stay tuned for my next post and find out how we became "grandpa and grandma" for the day, LOL). The rest of the folks were in the wedding party, so they had to be at the venue at 8:45am for hair and makeup, pictures, etc. 

Hoorday for weddings!