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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Wedding Eve

Dustin had to catch a 7am flight which meant we were up by 3 except Dustin struggled a bit with that and we ended up later than usual. My anxiety was through the roof because if you aren't early you're late. Ha! It worked out fine and not only did we make the flight with plenty of time but we YOLO'd into a first class upgrade (that we paid extra for). Can't take money to the grave so why the hell not. Neither of us had ever flown first class so it was quite a treat. The seats were of course so much more spacious and we only had to sit next to each other so no awkward stranger interactions! We also got a full on meal. Dustin didn't want his because he was still in the process of waking up but I took mine because when in first class... There were slices of cheese, grapes, a turkey sandwich, nuts, etc. Honestly it was TOO much food for one person and I didn't finish it. I did however finish the new documentary Britney vs. Spears which was heartbreakingly necessary. I also got some reading in. So it was a very productive morning to say the least. 

We gained an hour when we landed at 8:30. We had plenty of time to get our rental and head on over to the brunch. The problem with our rental (an new Ford Escape) is it didn't have Apple CarPlay and the navigation system that came with the Escape was straight out of 2010. It was hard to use and looked so dated. We just ended up using our phones which was annoying but it did the trick. 

We arrived at Erin's sister's house for the brunch she was throwing for the bridal party and some close family that were also in town already for the festivities. 

When I walked into her house I was blown away by her decor. The front sitting room is a VOIBE. It's so my jam with it's pops of color, plants, and eclectic grouping of art. The rest of her house was just as stunning. I loved the black wall in her living room! Erin and Meagan can decorate a house like it's no one's business.I'm always blown away with their talent. 

We said some hellos and then Meagan let us go into her bedroom where all the keeties were hanging out. They have THREE orange cats (Pico, Chip, and Queso). You know I'm a sucker for a food named cat! They all were drawn to Dustin's shoes which Cheeto lays on quite frequently. 

I was excited to see Erin's Aunt Ali (whom I used to work with when I was in high school at a law firm and is how Erin and I met!). It had been so long! I also got her sweet new mother-in-law and her sweet cousin Mia. I pretty much knew everyone else. It was a really sweet and welcoming group of people. 

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We followed Erin and Jon through the pot-holed first roads of middle-of-nowehre Texas to their house. They moved in earlier this year and we hadn't seen it in person yet. We pulled up to their Halloween decorated lawn. I've of course seen their house via FaceTime but it was so nice to see it in real life! The whole place screams ERIN with it's cozy, classic, brightness except for Jon's room which is floor to ceiling sports memorabilia and honestly cool as hell. I could totally see Dustin doing something like that but we just do not have the room. 

We also got to see their babies Sadie, Charlie, and our old friend Peach! I love those three so damn much. They are basically my own fur-children. Ha!

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Dustin and I went to our hotel to check in and to take a nap. We'd been up since 3am and were dragging. But once again Dustin wouldn't wake up from his nap and we ended up being 15 minutes late to the rehearsal dinner. I was really upset about this because I hate being late to anything but especially important things. Also, I didn't want to let Erin and Jon down. I apologized and we got on with it. 

The dinner was at Maggiano's which I didn't realize was a chain that even exists in Orlando. Who knew. Not me, apparently. Erin and I were practically twinning in our very similar navy blue dresses. So much changes and so much stays exactly the same. 

The night was filled with Italian food, funny speeches, and lots of drunk girls in the bathroom (a wedding party and apparently some homecoming high schoolers). Meagan found an unopened bottle of champagne in the bathroom and didn't want it to go to waste so... Maggiano's was hoppin' to say the least.

We ended the night with a walk-down-the-aisle-run-through and called it. Only one more sleep and Erin would be a married woman! 

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