Burgers, Friends, and a Beautiful Wedding

You know the person at weddings who cries... a ridiculous amount? Well, that used to be me. I think it stopped when I got married. That sounds bad, but it's totally true. I would cry at weddings on TV, weddings of people I barely knew... even weddings of those I had never met. Something about them just made me cry- alot. At a friends wedding, just 3 weeks before ours, I was a bridesmaid and cried the entire time, beginning with the rehearsal the night before. Luckily Katie cried too. And of course, no one cared if we cried- they were there for the bride and groom. So, I was terrified when we got married that I would make a fool of myself during the ceremony. I just knew that I was going to cry all through the vows. But the opposite was true- I couldn't stop smiling. There was no room for tears. Chris cried- but he doesn't like to talk about it. Since our wedding we have been blessed to watch two couples get married and I didn't cry at all. It was the weirdest thing. Maybe because I know how happy they are? But I always cried because I was happy for them. Who knows. At the wedding we went to this past weekend we got to watch a great friends of ours get married. Zack and I have known each other for years and have shared lots of memories. I only recently met his beautiful bride, Cris. She is wonderful though. They are both very deserving. One confession on the crying that I have to make, is that although I didn't cry at the wedding, I cried two times the week before when I heard love songs on the radio. I don't know if I was just tired, but I felt pathetic. Who cried the week before a wedding- other than the bride and parents? I guess close friends maybe, but geez! I didn't think I would be emotional. the wedding was beautiful and so much fun! Zack and Cris are a fabulous couple and I can't wait to see what all God does through their relationship! Chris and me at the wedding.

Chris, me, and the groom (Zack)

Me and Zack

Other than the wedding, we were able to visit with all sorts of people! We left West Lafayette around 4 on Friday and got to Little Rock around 2 am. The drive was good, except for a small traffic jam... that left me hitting the steering wheel in frustration. :) Saturday morning we were able to go to the farmers market with my parents and visit. When we got there, we got out of the car and immediately saw Will (Chris's friend from college) and before we left we also ran into quite a few of my sorority sisters! It was so great seeing everyone! Then, we met a few friends at the Middaugh's house for burgers and fries! We were so blessed to see everyone- including a few that made the trip from Jonesboro just to see us breifly.It was good to catch-up with friends who are such an important part of our lives! We got to see people from church at the wedding, which was fun! And of course, the wedding was a blast anyways! Sunday we got to see some of Chris's family at lunch and then visit with my family and grandma before heading back home. It was such a refreshing weekend! I didn't realize how much I missed everyone- which of course makes it hard to leave. We were happy to get back home early this morning. We couldn't have bee more blessed with such a great weekend.