People don't dance no more, they just stand there like this...
This past weekend might have been among the most fun in my entire life.
It all started with a mad dash Friday night with Radhika to finish getting ready for Tara's wedding in Springfield, IL. We frantically searched for a salon willing to take us as walk-ins to make sure that we both got pretty-fied enough to at least look somewhat fierce the next day. From there, we sprinted to Olive Garden where we had a fabulous meal with Sarah for her birthday and we went out to the Vine afterwards. Long story short, I ended up drinking/staying out for way longer than I had anticipated. Megan and I went to a concert at the Yacht Club and she proposed to me. All was well and good until the plastic came apart and my ring broke. We took it as a sign and decided that we would postpone any further plans of engagement...at least until we fixed the ring. :*)
The wedding itself was a blast. Megan, Paul, Ana and I drove down to the boonies together. Somehow we managed to get everyone (all 12+ of us) to the same location in one piece and relatively on-time. The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, and Tara looked like she could've been on the cover of a bridal magazine. Srsly. The reception was hoppin'...great food, great drinks, great people (terrible D.J....the only complaint of the night). I was beyond impressed by some of Tara's friends from Springfield. They were very easy to get along with and they sure knew how to have a good time. The hotel was very nice, especially for the price, though I suppose I wasn't really there for a heckuva long time. While there, I made two extremely fabulously fierce friends, Alex and Deshawnee. They were both beyond fantastic and we simply must plan a reunion of sorts in the near future. Perhaps I can convince them to venture up to this neck-of-the-woods to party it up in the I.C. with the Gill-Stones (by the way, that's officially what I'm calling you two, Tara. pretty much the coolest name EVER) and all of the Iowa gang.
I'll probably comment more later, I should probably get studying for an exam coming up at 6:30. heh.
It all started with a mad dash Friday night with Radhika to finish getting ready for Tara's wedding in Springfield, IL. We frantically searched for a salon willing to take us as walk-ins to make sure that we both got pretty-fied enough to at least look somewhat fierce the next day. From there, we sprinted to Olive Garden where we had a fabulous meal with Sarah for her birthday and we went out to the Vine afterwards. Long story short, I ended up drinking/staying out for way longer than I had anticipated. Megan and I went to a concert at the Yacht Club and she proposed to me. All was well and good until the plastic came apart and my ring broke. We took it as a sign and decided that we would postpone any further plans of engagement...at least until we fixed the ring. :*)
The wedding itself was a blast. Megan, Paul, Ana and I drove down to the boonies together. Somehow we managed to get everyone (all 12+ of us) to the same location in one piece and relatively on-time. The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, and Tara looked like she could've been on the cover of a bridal magazine. Srsly. The reception was hoppin'...great food, great drinks, great people (terrible D.J....the only complaint of the night). I was beyond impressed by some of Tara's friends from Springfield. They were very easy to get along with and they sure knew how to have a good time. The hotel was very nice, especially for the price, though I suppose I wasn't really there for a heckuva long time. While there, I made two extremely fabulously fierce friends, Alex and Deshawnee. They were both beyond fantastic and we simply must plan a reunion of sorts in the near future. Perhaps I can convince them to venture up to this neck-of-the-woods to party it up in the I.C. with the Gill-Stones (by the way, that's officially what I'm calling you two, Tara. pretty much the coolest name EVER) and all of the Iowa gang.
I'll probably comment more later, I should probably get studying for an exam coming up at 6:30. heh.