I was so glad I was able to make the trip to my cousin's wedding. I ended up going by myself as plane tickets were too expensive for all of us to fly. Then my parents decided not to go because there was too much going on and they weren't sure how my grandmother would be doing.
My flight flew out of Omaha at 5:15 a.m. so I ended up staying the night in Lincoln at my Aunt and Uncle's house so that it would be a shorter distance in the morning. However, by the time I went to sleep at 10:00, my 1:30 alarm came way too quickly.
Of course I had to take pictures of the planes for Landon. We had a delay in Omaha as our plane's air and air pressure wasn't working which then made our flight late into Chicago. Needless to say I landed in Chicago with 12 minutes until my next plane took off. Then of course my gate was on the opposite end of the airport. I never ever again want to find myself running through an airport. Luckily I made it, but then of course we were on the runway and had a 20 minute delay due to rain!
My plane flew into Newark, New Jersey where I met my Aunt and cousin from Texas. We then drove to Milford, Pennsylvania where we stayed. The scenery was absolutely beautiful!
Right behind my cousin's house. The deer just came up like it was no big deal.
Thursday night after flying in we met up at my cousin's house to spend the evening and have super with family. After being up since 1:30 in the morning I was pretty exhausted by this time.
My cousin's fiancé was feeding the deer! He even called them in with his whistle.
My cousin Stella and I on our way to the brunch/shower!
Friday morning my cousin had a brunch at a local restaurant called the Water Wheel. It was the cutest little place and the food was AMAZING!! Of course I had french toast and fruit!
We were able to watch the wheels pumping water as we ate.
Kienda reading marriage advice from us all!
After brunch my aunt and cousins did a little shopping in Milford, PA. We then crossed the Delaware River to New Jersey and headed to a Creamery to meet up with my other cousin and his wife.
This was a petite (HUGE) brownie sundae!
That evening we headed to Port Jervis, NY for the wedding rehearsal.
My uncle was in charge of the supper and of course it was delicious. Since it was an outside wedding we couldn't really set a lot up for the next day; which made my aunt and I super nervous as we are such planners. My Aunt and I wanted to help so we agreed on coming in the morning and getting it all put together for my cousin along with a couple of her friends.
We got the tables all covered while her friends put together the flower arrangements. My cousin had some visions that she shared with us but then didn't give us too many directions so our creative juices got put to some good use. We'll just say I LOVED every minute of it.
When we were done it looked fabulous! It was very beautiful and whimsical. We couldn't wait for Kienda to see it.
It rained all morning, but was then beautiful for the actual wedding. It was a very small and intimate wedding with a few family members and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mandakis
They had beer sampling.
A couple of my other cousin's on my dad's side. We were actually all there except my brother and cousin Cassie.
Kienda forgot her guestbook mat so we came up with a backup plan.
I loved her cake!
Kienda's new sister-in-law had three boys and two of them were almost exactly the same age as my kiddos so being around them definitely made me miss my kids. However, I got some good snuggle time with the littlest one. The oldest one loved my cousin Stella.
My cousin Gus and his wife Kara.
My Aunt even got in on some of the dancing.
I can't thank my aunt enough for letting me tag along with her. It was definitely a fun trip!
My cousin Stella hates dancing. I made her dance with her brother and she was not enjoying it at all. She was a limp noodle!
She did though eventually dance with Conner.
New York City from a distance. Ahhhhhh, I was so close.
If I would have had more time I would have loved to stay an extra day and go into the city; maybe next time.
View of New York City from the plane. You can see the Statue of Liberty on the top right hand side. She looked so small.
Of course when I got home I had some clingy children for a couple days. We definitely missed each other. I am blessed though that I was able to make the trip. Unfortunately, I only see my dad's side of the family one time a year so it was soooooooooooo worth it!
Congratulations Kienda and Scott!
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