When we left our home it was about 9:30AM. We were all dressed for warm weather. However, as we got to the more northern parts of California it began to rain. Hard. I would have guessed it to be December in the valley with the sheets of rain (and a brief hail storm). The heavy rain only lasted about an hour, but the gloom and sprinkles lasted all the way to Bend. Rain is always fun when you are in flip-flops. We arrived at our hotel around 6PM.
Sophia slept between us in the king sized bed, but at least she slept pretty well. Friday morning we woke up and I began to feel yucky. I got to share her cold. Yay. Having planned for this, I pulled out the great big thing of Tylenol I stuffed in the suitcase and took it easy most of the day. Franco had to pick up his suit, we got some lunch, and then hung out at a park near our hotel for a bit.
That evening we went to the rehearsal dinner. It was really nice and Sophia got to run around and play, which allowed me to sit and relax while I watched her. The gang did their wedding walk-thru, we all ate, then Franco and I headed back to the hotel. Sophia and Franco slept fairly well. I did not because breathing through my nose had become impossible and I kept waking up.
Saturday morning came and I felt like complete yuck. Sophia was entertained by some Dora the Explorer that Franco saved to his laptop for the trip. At lunch I sent Franco on a mission to find me some soup. He found a great place called Soba. The noodle soup he brought back was awesome. It had tons of white meat chicken, pad Thai noodles, green onions, bean sprouts and a nice broth. Sophia probably ate half of the chicken, but would not touch the noodles. We'll be actively searching for a Soba equivalent in our neck of the woods now.
Feeling a bit better, Sophia and I took a nap while Franco got suited up and headed to the wedding site for pictures. We went a couple hours later. It was a beautiful wedding.
As Kevin began reciting his vows, a huge hawk began to circle over the lake. Then it dove down to the water, made a big splash and then flew away. I can only assume it got a fish, but I could not see -- I was too busy trying to capture it digitally.
The rest of the reception included the usual food and fun. I had the added bonus of blowing my nose every two minutes. Hopefully the wedding photographer didn't catch that. He did get a kick out of taking pictures of Sophia. She actually turned to him and said "cheese" at one point. We did not have the same luck.
The happy couple were very cooperative about posing for a picture. I would have liked to get one us with them, but they were very busy and I wasn't as quick as usual.
We didn't leave the party until Sophia became a disgruntled guest. She behaved during the ceremony, stuck close when she played around our table, ate a few bites of dinner, enjoyed some wedding cupcake, but was "done" when the dancing started. That night we both slept a little better.
On Sunday morning I woke up feeling pretty human. We had breakfast downstairs (instead of up in our room) and then packed up to go. On the way out of town we stopped by Kevin and Christa's to say goodbye and drop off Franco's tux. The weather was clear and sunny on the drive home and I actually got a good look at Mount Shasta. We did not dare to stop and take a picture (making good time was way more important), but I got a decent one as we drove.
Overall, it was a good trip. Makes us think that a trip to Disneyland will be no problem. Baa was with Sophia everywhere she went and was a filthy beast by the time we got home. I'm going to need to wrap Baa in a plastic wrap "dress" for any other big trips.
Stay tuned for a link to all of the pictures we took on this trip.
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