I got ready with no issue. Here's the final product.
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| The bracelet is a set of pearls my dad gave me as a teenager. I wrapped the necklace as a bracelet. |
I was ready early but didn't want to head to venue TOO EARLY so I waited. MISTAKE. 30 minutes travel time to venue seating at 2:30 -- wedding started at 3 o'clock. I called for an Uber at 1:30 -- nothing. Cancel after cancel. Turns out there was a Broncos game and no Ubers (even scheduled ones).
Finally I got picked up -- rap blasting, windows down, ac broken and a smoker (cigarets on the seat and the car stunk). He was a nice guy -- some English ... and we were off. ACCIDENT on the highway -- 20 minute further delay. Then GPS took us to a gated neighborhood. So we programed into phone and it took us to a non-existent street.
OMG. Now I wasn't worried about being late, I was worried about getting there at all. I gave him all the cash I had on me and asked him to help me find the place. We drove around and finally found it. (Turns out the historical mansion venue redid the entrance to the other side of the property so GPS flopped.)
We arrived windows down, music blasting with the entire wedding party lined up waiting to go into the gate -- video cameras already filming the wedding that had started. I got dropped off in the exact spot about a minute before the bride arrived in her car -- good lord. I snuck around and went into the mansion -- skipping the outdoor ceremony in the middle of a huge yard space. No way I could get to the seating without interrupting even more.
I sat inside, scheduled an Uber for the end of the night with special instructions, cleared my head, found a bathroom to put myself together again. BTW, incredible place -- the antiques were stunning. I should've taken some pictures.
Cocktail hour was lonely and I tried some conversations without a lot of success. I found a standing table in the shade, grabbed ice water (no buffering this uncomfortable feeling with alcohol yet) and waited. Wedding party arrived (son and DIL) and the girls from my DIL's wedding noticed me not too long after (I didn't see them at first). Conversations finally!
The wedding was nice. Met lots of my DIL's extended family. The food was good -- I stuck to veggies because I wasn't up for chicken or pasta. Had a couple of glasses of red wine. And, of course, 3 pieces of cake. Had to try the 2 flavors and then get another of my favorite (so much leftover cake so I didn't feel like I was being greedy).
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| Look at that gorgeous vintage bag from my table mate. It was her mother's. NOT an icing fan, but cake was delicious. |
No dancing except the first dance for the bride and groom. The music was a singer with a guitar -- very nice. I had a fun table -- all peeps from VA where we used to live.
Uber home with no issue. The driver said she submitted an Uber direction correction for the venue for future issues (all the Ubers had the same problem).
Next day I called for an Uber to the airport super early -- just in case. No traffic because I was so early and the driver spoke Spanish. Got a little Spanish speaking in -- proud of myself. It wasn't my best because I was tired I had trouble thinking straight, but I did it.
Flight home was no problem either. Found the car hubby parked, battled traffic but home by dinner time.
And that's a wrap. I'm very glad I went and I'm even glad everything wasn't perfect -- building up braver chomps for future adventures.
Today is a hardy day of re-entry. I'm also learning I need that after a big trip. It's not just the actually trip, but the lead up that leaves me needed some downtime so I don't have a crash and burn.
Have a great day. Later gators.
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