Lori's Wedding July 31, 2008

7/31 – We woke up early on Thursday, July 31st in the hotel. Lori and I went and got our hair done. It was stressful not know who was doing and just hoping it would all work out! We got back and got the guys going. We were supposed to be on the boat at 10am but the shuttle was running late picking us up. Lori was freaking out! She called and told the wedding planner. We got there about 15 minutes late and they let us go to the front of the line to get on the ship. We had to go through security, etc to get on the boat. Once on there, Lori and I headed to her cabin and the guys headed to Bobby’s Mom’s cabin. While getting ready, I gave Lori all the sentimental items from home…something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Mom had written her a letter and given her an anklet with the charm that Dad gave Mom 35 yrs ago so needless to say, she and I both sat there and cried. It was very emotional. And, I know Mom was a basket case because she couldn’t be there. I know she was jealous of Bobby’s Mom too. Jeff came and took pictures of us and took some of Bobby and Devyn. We then made our way to the chapel. It was very emotional watching Lori walk in. I had to read a poem and couldn’t even make it through. Devyn was crying the whole time because he finally had a father. Bobby started crying. It was a wonderful occasion and something I’ll never forget! After the wedding, we went to one of the restaurants that was closed except for us. We had an awesome meal and some champagne and thoroughly enjoyed just being together. After that, we heard the announcement that we had to get off the boat. Bobby changed and we packed everything up and Jeff, Devyn and I said our goodbyes. We were sad to be leaving…especially Devyn. He wanted to stay with them. We left the boat and caught the shuttle back to the hotel about 3pm or so. After we got back, we changed clothes and headed to the tuxedo shop to return the tuxes. While we were out, we took Devyn to Ron Jon’s. He bought a boogy board so we decided to take him to the ocean to give it a try. I sat on the beach while he and Jeff played in the water for a while. We ate dinner after that.

8/1 – Woke up in a frantic…forgot to set the alarm or set it wrong! Got everything ready to go and headed out. This was Devyn’s first time on a plane so he was pretty nervous. It’s probably a good thing he was with us and not his Mom! I think the 30 minutes drive was the worst part. We were running behind so that was stressful and then he had that time to think about it. We made it in plenty of time and just hung out. He asked lots of questions. He and Jeff sat together and we told the flight attendants that it was his first time. They brought him a barf bag signed by all of them filled with a deck of cards, crayons, etc. It was nice. He and Jeff played “War” with the cards. He had also brought a notepad and periodically wrote down his feelings about flying, etc. It was neat to watch him. We made it home safe and sound and had a great time!