Home for a Wedding - Day 1

There are very few events in life that I find more enjoyable than a wedding of a family member or good friend. So I was very thankful when we were able to attend our great friends' wedding back to our college home in Idaho. The week could not end quick enough for me. The anticipation of seeing our closest friends who we typically now will only see once a year at 4th of July and most of our family was making me all giddy. Unfortunately for my husband he had an Anatomy test Friday morning and another Behavioral Med test Tuesday. He was excited but also stressed.

Getting to the wedding consisted of three flights. We left right after his test and planned on arriving a little late to the dinner rehearsal. The entire time we were on the flight Peter planned on studying because he knew realistically he wouldn't accomplish much when we arrived. We just had one more quick flight to go - Seattle to Pullman. Still there was stress and tiredness in the air of all day traveling and not getting enough studying done because of the natural numerous distractions a plane ride hosts. We found our next gate and sat down when WHAM. I pretty much get tackled and hear the word "ROOMIES!".  An oh too familiar word that I had missed hearing these last couple of months especially by that man who says it. My brother-in-law, the one who we lived with for half our marriage was right there. It's amazing how one person can completely lift the mood and change your entire attitude. Immediately Peter and I were beaming. And of course the next sentence out of my wonderful brother-in-law's mouth was "We have 45 minutes, let's go get a drink to celebrate".

my brother-in-law and my husband at Seattle's airport

Sitting across these two and seeing them together again just made me plain happy. Apparently Danny had this planned and figured out our flight through others to surprise us and go on the same flight as us. It was a wonderful surprise and just set the tone for the whole weekend. 

When we landed in Pullman we had two old Buicks waiting to pick us up with two more bubbly siblings. The two that are still attending Idaho. (Danny made some quick-witted remark about buicks and how they could've parked in the handicap.)  I do not have a picture of their cute smiling faces waiting behind the chain link fence but I do have a picture or two of them from the wedding which pretty much sums them up.

Who wouldn't be excited to see these goofballs.

Next up: Dinner rehearsal. 

It is rare in life to find not just one friend that you share a unique strong bond with but a group of friends; one that regardless of time or distance does not ever weaken but only strengthens in the moment of reuniting. Unwavering love and support and also a whole lot of fun -  my friends from Idaho are just that. 

Walking through the doors and seeing these people who I hold so dear to my heart brought me abundance of joy that continued the rest of the weekend and I am so thankful and blessed to have each and everyone of them in my life. And very thankful to have had the opportunity to spend the weekend with them in celebration of one of the couple's love because of one very generous person who bought our plane tickets. 

... to be continued... sorry its getting late.


P.S. Go Vandals