Hi y'all.
It's been awhile. Sorry about that. It's been a crazy couple of days. Since returning from the wedding I've been getting up at the crack of dawn to get ready for each day. I've been also getting a brand-spanking-new project off the ground in the lab.
To give you an idea: I've been teaching a molecular biology class for NYC high-schoolers in the mornings from 8-noon and then going to the lab from approximately noon to like...ok not kidding like 9 at night. Shit's been crazy. Pardon my french.
We left with the little dogs on Thursday morning. Got to Chatham, NJ. Pool-partied it up at our friend Geoff's house (ok, his parent's house...none of us are rich enough for pools yet). Dogs galore, people galore, beer galore. Sofie literally swam for 6 hours. When she got tired, people in the pool just stuck her on a floaty mat and she floated around for awhile before jumping back in. That dog is a WATER RAT I swear. Bear mostly watched from the sideline and felt nervous. He also hung around quite a while underneath where the mini hotdogs were being consumed by Geoff's younger sister and her friends....hmmmmmmmm......When we got home we were BEAT from being in the sun all day. It was great. On Friday we ran around with Brian's mom - they helped me pick out my pretty dress at Anthropologie and we also got some baby shower gifts (which were so adorable they made me want an infant immediately), and then Brian got some fancy socks - apparently brightly colored socks with suits are SO IN RIGHT NOW.
We barbequed that night (veggie kebobs for me), and some burgers for them. Also some pasta salad - mayo-less for me because I just can't have mayo...I just can't do it.
Saturday we got up and went to Philly. I'm sorry...I will not go in to every detail. You can kind of see from the pictures. We got to spend hours with my friend Molly getting ready and drinking wine like old times (when we were single and getting ready to go out on main street in Manayunk - only then we were drinking Bud Lights ;-)) She helped me pick my shoes and everything. I advised her on hairstyles. The ceremony was beautiful. I was a mess. Brian was even weepy (he and Katie are very close whereas Megan and I have literally been friends since almost the first day of school at SJU). Both sets of parents walked both girls down the aisle to give them away to one another. It was very sweet. Their vows were very personal, poetic, spiritual, and well-thought out. After the ceremony there was a cocktail hour with hors' d' oureves (that can't possibly be spelled right), and an old boardwalk-style photo booth to take pictures in with props and stuff. There was a full sit-down dinner with the toasts, followed by dancing, wedding cake, profiteroles, and finally...at the end of the night...Philly soft pretzels ...a cute and very "philly" touch. Mike told me the next day that I literally force-fed him a cream puff.
We went out to a bar afterwards and got even drunker/danced even more. The next morning Molly & Mike, Brian and I all went for brunch (a FABULOUS brunch I might add - seriously). Meg and Katie were off to Antigua for their honeymoon. I got to hang with Molly and Mike for longer and then it positively HURT to say goodbye. It still kind of hurts. The whole perfection of the weekend should never have ended. I can't even believe how nostalgic I felt for Philly. Every little turn was bringing back happy memories.
When we got back to Jersey, we were reunited with our 2 littles furry loves who were graciously watched by grandma Edna (I know...I'm a nutcase). I'm so grateful that Brian's mom was so happy to watch them - it's so much easier to leave them when I know they're somewhere where they are loved and well taken-care of.
We hung with Maggie and Edna for a bit and chatted over sandwiches before heading exhaustedly back to the city.
It was a beautiful thing to watch 2 people who love and cherish each other so much finally get to openly proclaim their love and fidelity for one another in front of all of their family and friends. These two have been together for almost 5 years - lived together for 3 and have seen each other through all sorts of ups and downs. I know they will make wonderful parents someday and will always look out for one another. They're also pretty successful ladies. Katie is a Project Manager at a market research firm and Megan is a 3rd grade teacher at a Charter School. They've got a sick apartment with great views in the Art Museum District and have toured all over Europe together. Feeling inspired by them.
It's back to the grind today and yesterday. I'm getting back into it...slowly. :-)
And just in case you need proof of how sleepy we were on the train ride back to NYC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17zbhszN-Gk&feature=youtu.be
Sleepy, sleepy runk.
Peace,
J
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