Pictures! And catch up for two weeks (almost!)

Christmas rolled in with a bang. I arrived early and rested up for the non-stop events of the season. When Christmas day finally arrived, Mom was laid low with a nasty cold and Dad and I cobbled together a dinner for all of us, which everyone enjoyed. Thankfully Mom was feeling somewhat better by the next day.

By the time the two weddings of the Saturday the 29th rolled around, Mom was mostly back to fighting form. I dressed for the rehearsal dinner on Friday for my friend Missa's wedding. There is a difference between the rehearsal dinner pictures and the later wedding pictures. I think we look less tired here. The night started out as a chance to eat wonderful dinner and ended as a bit of a happy tearfest when all the stories of Matt and Missa, childhood and adulthood, were dragged out and enjoyed, many of them cried over. It was beautiful.

The next morning we gathered together, dragging in slowly to to get ready. Hillary and I posed together after having our hair done, self-portrait extraordinary. By later the curls would be a bit looser (ie. coming out, pins falling, hair flying).
Missa and Matt pulled off the day beautifully and looked happy throughout. The minor stresse s passed and after so many years of dating, they finally tied the knot. Before the fact we took pictures down at Pike Place Market. Hillary and I enjoyed showing our horror at the "gum wall". One of the groomsmen tried to the place his gum highest on the wall. Despite the rain, we had a wonderful time! We frozen our bums off for sure!

Next up was the reception at the Space Needle. By this point we incredibly tired. But we all danced 'til our feet hurt!