Wedding Week Extravaganza!

Well we survived and that’s the most important thing though right?

Well let’s re-live the wedding week aka most pure awesomeness in the best-est awesomeness form the universe could ever behold... Let’s start with Friday before the wedding. I had my bachelorette party that night which my two of my best friends put together with my sister, and they did a smashing good job! We literally “pre-gamed” it via playing Lazer Tag!!!! Me, Kristy and Shaun were our own teams and it was so much fun having the place to ourselves. Note to self: pink flip flops = slip n slide on the ramps. Poor Shaun kept getting the butt end because her color glowed the brightest and her laugh made her easy to pin point in the area. Kristy won the first round by a couple of hundred points; however, I annihilated them in the last round BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! P.S. I wore my “bride to bling” sash the whole time underneath the vest. After we got our fill, we went to Chilies for dinner where Jessica & Andrea met up with us. It was fun and good food with a side of random people telling me congrats! I don’t think I’ve laughed as hard as I did that night in the longest time (dang school taking over good times). Then we headed to my sister’s house for a slumber party, and let’s just say that Shaun is now regretting being a wuss for not trying out one of the products lol It was a ton of fun and a great way to end the night! My friends rock!!!! 

Sunday came bringing with it the bestest wedding present ever! My little brother came home- which he literally flew around the world just to be home for my wedding. I love him so much; words could not express the gratitude I have for him making such a big sacrifice to be here. His flight actually came in early, but luckily me and my folks made it there in time, the Cleggs got there right as we were leaving to go find them. I made a poster as well as Jordan and Jaxson. It was so happy! I think my mom was the most emotional!

AH the work week before the big day…
Monday came and brought with it so much stress from my school load. But I pushed it aside and went to go get my hair colored, well fixed more like it. When I got it colored for my bridals, these 2 girls didn’t do what I asked, but I didn’t want to stay there any later than what I was there so I just said whatever and left. I blame it on the front desk lady, I made sure I was clear when I asked for Cassie and yet I still didn’t get her. Ugh! So Monday Cassie was actually there and she was trying to fix the coloring and cover my roots. I trust Cassie with my hair and still do, even though I left Monday looking like a cheetah- well it’s what I feel I looked like. Add school stress and I was a hot mess that night, but I still went to Olive Garden with my family because that’s where Austin wanted to go- one of his goals for his home trip was to eat American food made by Mexicans lol

Tuesday I wore a hat to work and still was so upset. I have to bestest co-workers ever! Sherrie basically locked me in the office so I could work on homework and then Bonnie and Marty made me go home after 3rd period so I could do homework there and get my hair fixed, again. Cassie sent me to a lady @ Hot Candy down on 25th street to see if she would work some magic over my hair. She did ok, but my hair was still not the color I did not want nor where the roots in the FRONT OF MY FACE covered. I was still so upset but what else could I do right? Bonnie gave me her hairdresser’s number but I was so worried about my hair getting more fried and fall out that I just threw my hands in the air and said whatever!

I had taken Wednesday off of work so I spent the vast part of the day doing homework and I got a pretty good rough draft done of my final paper to send for feedback that I felt like I could breathe! The Nelson Ladies came this day also: Grandma, Aunt Marj and Aunt Namoi. I’m so excited that they were able to make it! I hadn’t seen my Grandma in a few years and my Aunt Namoi even longer. Aunt Marj came in the beginning of the year to help out my mom with things, so it was like a super bonus that I got to see her 2x in one year! Namoi made sure I knew that my cousin Mark really wanted to come and was sad that he couldn’t because he couldn’t get off of work. It’s understandable although it would have been so awesome if Red did end up coming 
Thursday: the wedding rehearsal dinner. Went just awesome! It was great to have all my family and friends there eating yummy food! My cousin Arolyn flew in, which was also amazing that she was able to make it. I can’t even remember the last time I saw her, I think maybe at Grandpa’s funeral but I’m not sure. She told me how much Kimmber wanted to come but they only had funds for one ticket. I’m just glad that she came! Jordan took a liking to her ASAP! She was like, his new bff and didn’t want to ever leave her side. Twayna flew in latter that night, which of course, I was super happy about considering I can’t remember when I saw her last either! Aunt Marj kept singing:
“There’s just a few more hours...”

And by the end of the night I was humming the whole song, well it didn’t hurt that it was my ringtone the whole week either...



Seriously, who doesn’t think of this song the day before they are getting married?
Well the dinner was a Hawaiian theme, and my mom bought some leighs, including animal print! It was awesome, Derek came in traditional attire of one of the tribes that live in the islands. My dad grilled some chicken and my sis in law Kris found these awesome zebra print plastic sups which just added to the most awesomeness which was that dinner. After the dinner we took up some stuff to the church for my décor lady to use. There were some kids there playing ball in the gym, and I did not hesitate in informing them that if the valued their lives they would leave without argument and that I was stressed enough that I would not hold back. They left without any problem. Kristy, her bf Chris and Shaun helped load things into the gym and organize my center pieces. Kristy and Shaun have been so helpful through all of this, I am so lucky that I have such awesome friends!

Stay tuned for the Wedding Day entry and Pictures when I get them! :)