Yesterday's Adventure!

Yes I have been neglecting my blog, Dan's been home and I have been reading. But instead of catching up I am skipping to yesterday and then will go back later this week. Can you believe it is September??? So these pictures are from last month! :)

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So yesterday I threw all caution to the wind and drove to New York by myself with the kids, in my honda. Yea, I know I am crazy! I have lived here almost 2 years and have avoided driving in New York and I can tell you it will take quite the miracle and a GPS for me to venture there again!

What was so important that I would do this? My good friend Michael got married to Dina! Michael and I have been friends since forever as our moms have been best friends since forever. We grew up together and tortured Mary together, it was great! :) After our drive, only 2 hours if you don't count the flat tire on the expressway, and getting lost; we arrived at the Swan Club on Long Island and found some seats! Look at those beautiful kids!!
It is a good thing I have been blessed with only one girl or I could not be as crazy as I am! Before the night before the wedding this was my shirt, but I decided Fern needed a new dress and so I used THIS tutorial and turned my shirt into her dress!
Here is the back (what use to be the front of my shirt)!

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Now the good stuff, that made the "adventure" worth it!

Here is Michael escorting his mom "Auntie Norma" down the isle! (My kids have lots of aunts, but only one auntie!)

And here is Dina and her Dad, she was already crying!
Riley snapped this photo of Norma and I during the "cocktail hour" before the reception!
And here we are with Michael and Dina, we got to meet Dina two years ago just before we left Calif. We instantly loved her and the kids instantly loved her all over again. Fern thought she was a princess! She did look beautiful!
When we did get to the reception part I got a couple good shots of the first dance!
And another!

We stayed for a while and enjoyed dinner and dancing (I got to dance with both Riley and Norma)! And then we started our adventure back home, this time dealing with getting lost again (why do they not believe in street signs back here!!!) and not being able to go over 50 mph because the donut tire would get squirrly! So I climbed into bed around 12:30am and am still in my pj's as I write this!

Please remember the very nice man who pulled over and changed my tire for me on the Cross Island Expressway in your prayers, he was truly a blessing to this mama wearing a long pale pink silk dress! :)

Happy September! Happy Labor Day!