Sun & Shower

Ben and Carrie got married Saturday evening (Congrats!).  Brian and I wanted to enjoy the night without having to worry about Braeden so I took him out to Crystal Lake Saturday morning to spend the night with Grandma and Paw-Paw.  It was his first night away from mom and dad!  Brian and I even stayed at the hotel so we’d be completely away from anything kid-related.  It was such a nice break!  I actually got some really good sleep although it probably would have been better if I had skipped that last beer.  As good as drunken sleep can be, I think I really need some good sober sleep.  Oh well, sleep is sleep, right?

The wedding was beautiful.  It was at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago.  The flowers were amazing!  My favorite part of the night, aside from “I do”, was welcoming Carrie into the wives’ club and watching the band play.  And by “the band”, I mean Zero Ground (or whatever name they decide to go by).  They sounded great and got me dancing!

The report from Grandma was that Braeden was good and slept fairly well.  On Sunday morning, he went to Easter Sunday mass, brunch at Walker Brothers and Wal-mart.  He then got to meet his Great-aunt Tracy and a bunch of cousins.  Braeden and Sean were so cute sitting by each other!  Being so close in age, it’s going to be fun to watch them grown up.  I bet they wind up playing hockey against each other someday!  Grandma Helen and Aunt Annie joined us in Crystal Lake too so Braeden got to spend Easter Sunday with the whole family.  I’m glad so many people showed up and that my mom was willing to host such a large crowd.  It was a lot of fun!