Meant to Meet: Lauren's Wedding Weekend

Thursday night Dan and I flew down to SoCal to celebrate Lauren and Colin's wedding weekend. We had so much to do beforehand, manicures, pedicures, waxing, hair color, etc. Well, Dan was only involved in the haircut but I needed it all. Since moving to Tahoe I refuse to find a new hair dresser, nail salon or esthetician. I got my eyebrows waxed down in Reno and they ripped off my skin, so that was the end of me trying new places. Dan was such a trooper driving me all around town to my appointments and didn't complain once. We went to lunch at one of my favorite restaurants Taleo Mexican grill. I had never seen Dan devour his plate so fast like he did that day. Their food is incredible and definitely underrated, it also helps that they are one of my most favorite clients and give me 50% off.

Saturday was the rehearsal and dinner before the big day. Since Lauren works for the Ritz Carlton they upgraded our room to a huge 1600 sq ft suite, which was perfect for all the girls to get ready in. We also had club access, which means all the food and drink you can eat for free. Saturday night was my last night to cuddle with my Lolly before she became a married woman. =) All my friends know that if you are sleeping in a bed with me expect to be cuddled.

Sunday at 4:30 am was our wake up call to get ready for the wedding. Nicki and Sarah were arriving at 6am to start our hair so we had to be showered and ready to go. Note to self... have an evening wedding so I can sleep in. 11 am arrives and the wedding is about to start. I see Dan for a quick moment before the wedding and he hands me a little note. Lauren's wedding day was exactly 1 year since Dan and I first met and fell in love and we can't wait for our big day to come. I got a little nervous standing there waiting to walk out, as I look behind me I see Lauren and her Dad Bill and I start to cry. I try to be strong throughout the wedding because lets face it I cry at people's weddings I don't even know. I have to say that I did pretty well throughout the ceremony and only got a little choked up when I saw my friend Kristin crying. The food was amazing and we danced our little hearts away. Nicki caught the bouquet, she does have a significant advantage being about 8 inches taller than me. But by being such a great friend, she gave the bouquet to me. We drove home to have dinner with my parents and get a good night's rest before the big drive back to Tahoe.

Monday had arrived, we checked the weather and chains or 4wd were required to get over the pass. Since we were driving Dan's 350Z back home this was not going to be an easy task. We decided that I should fly back so I would be able to get to work on time and he would wait until the storm was over. As we were packing the car we seemed to have lost the car keys. We couldn't figure out where I had put them, I remembered seeing them on the bed and Dan thought maybe I packed them in the car. Now with the car locked we had an even bigger problem than the weather. AAA came quickly and it seemed that Dan's car was impossible to break into. After several tries and Dan hyperventilating that they were scratching up his car it was finally unlocked. To our surprise there we no keys in the car. We searched the house several times and decided that I would fly back to Tahoe and overnight the spare keys to Dan so he could drive home. My brother picked me up and drove me up to Incline to get some clothes and the spare keys, on the way back down the hill my mom calls to tell me that she found the keys under my bed! Really?!! I looked there twice and Dan did as well and we saw nothing. It didn't surprise me that she would find something that we couldn't since she is a total clean freak. But I couldn't believe that after all that went on that day and all the money that was spent, the keys were there all along.
I guess now we have a great story to tell and can laugh at ourselves.