Something different
It doesn’t feel like Independence Day to me! For years we’ve spent Independence Day with my family on the Mississippi River in Iowa, but none of us are there this year (except maybe my parents?) since we were all together a week ago, in Alaska.
It feels odd to be at home today!
Coming home from Alaska on Wednesday was a bit of a downer. I had previously wondered if I’d feel a bit overwhelmed having another wedding to go to the weekend right after Nick and Alyssa’s, but it was actually really nice to have something fun planned since we had nothing else going on (besides housework and errands, of course!).
The wedding was for my favorite coworker, and was in Appleton, Wisconsin, at the beautiful campus center for the town university. My coworker was the only one I knew at the wedding, and I had a blast meeting a lot of the people she’s told me about over the years – we had a lot of fun conversations and enjoyed connecting with people.
And I had a blast in general. I really enjoyed their ceremony. Her uncle was the officiant, and my coworker and her husband (!!!) wrote a lot of ceremony/vows and I loved how personal and sweet it was. I had a stupid smile on my face for the whole thing. Probably for the whole night, really. Everything was so thoughtfully done (for example, she had a goody bag for every hotel room, but made sure our room had vegan snacks in it… and she made sure I had a vegan meal and vegan treats on my plate!) and I got so much joy out of seeing her and her husband so happy and loved. It feels good to see the people you care about so happy. Awwww.
And one last thing – their DJ was AWESOME. He played the piano and sang at the ceremony, then sang some of the songs at the wedding – and I even saw him playing the harmonica once! He rocked!
I feel honored we were invited and am so happy we were able to go! It really helped me get out of my post-trip funk! Now if I could find something to prepare me for an almost full week of work… ha ha ha.
Themocracy
Aw, sounds like a great wedding! That’s a fun way to get over the post-vacation blues!
Holidays have felt very weird and meh for me this year – I’ve been so burnt out from work that I usually just want to use the time off to relax.
It was!
It’s probably better you’re doing that even though it doesn’t feel like a holiday then. When I am all go go go at work then head out of town or have a big weekend, it kind of does me in – it’s hard to recover from that!
Love the picture of the two of you and glad you had something fun to go to to break the post-Alaska blues a little bit. Yes, it really can be a downer to come home after an amazing trip, can’t it?
Thanks 🙂
It is a downer!
I love weddings like this that are so personal and the guests feel taken care of. The DJ sounds amazing!
I guess you’ll go back to the river next year? It seems like that tradition is a pretty big one for your family. (Isn’t that where the golf cart parade is? Did I make that up?)
That was nice of your co-worker to have vegan goodies for you and nice of you to share in such a special day for her and her husband. Also, I really like your teal dress in the last photo!
Yeah, I’m sure we’ll be there! Good memory – the golf cart parade is Labor Day weekend! I think we’ll miss that this year. It’s fun to be there for that, too, though.
Thanks! It’s actually the dress I wore in my snister’s wedding. I was so brain-dead I couldn’t think of anything else :-/ I hope it wasn’t weird I wore it again! I am hoping not, since it’s not super brides-maidy.