Bellingham, WA wedding of Meghan and Alex
We drove up with Elizabeth (because Takeshi couldn’t make it) to Bellingham on Thursday, stopping on the way in Tacoma for food and a memory lane stroll through the UPS campus. We shuttled ourselves back and forth between bridesmaids events, and close friend events, and guest events, and the hotel.
We joined the rehearsal dinner for pizza in a lakeside park. You enjoyed some Bachelorette parting, and then at the bachelor(ette) afterparty, we reunited and enjoyed mac and cheese bits and chicken tenders with dips at an arcade bar with pinball.
Friday we got brunch at Greene’s Corner, the best walk up bar with health food. I can’t even remember what we ordered but it was so delicious and healthy. I got a kombucha and you got a tea.
Having some time to kill, we visited the Big Rock Garden, where we met Turtle, and explored a bunch of beautiful and fascinating sculptures!
We arrived on time and waited to be let in, and Margaret looked fucking fire in her green silk dress. We enjoyed the beautiful ceremony with very personal and touching vows.
The dance party went all night long playing a list of songs the guests help curate.
And around the corner was a room full of pies and cookies! Woah.
The next morning, we joined the wedding party for brunch at a place overwhelmed for the day, having no espresso, too few workers, and out of some foods. But we had a great chat and coffee after. We stopped to get Jalapeño White Balsamic Vinegar and Cilantro & Onion Olive Oil from Drizzle.
We started heading back after that and stopped in Tacoma again at Fire House no. 9, Elizabeth’s father’s favorite.
New Years Eve Party
Matt came up from California to stay and helped prepare the house for the party. I didn’t have many fiends in town but I wanted to meet or get better acquainted with your friends, so they all came: Matt, Carl, Lauren, Jeff, Sherryi, Meghan, (Alex? Don’t think so), Maia, Dylan, Gillian, Kate, and Charlie. You were worried that they wouldn’t all get along, being from different worlds. With the exception of one bad combo of personalities, it went really well.
There was food and vegan food, drinks and alcohol, a Photo Booth wall, and for the big finale, at midnight I pulled a trap to release balloons from the ceiling down on everyone. I can’t believe that worked.. I don’t even know how I rigged that up…
I was not proud or happy with how I looked, and looking back I can’t believe I host a party in a house that looked like that, But I’m glad I did.
I am, however, very proud of the trophy on my arm and in my heart.
