Howdy friends, and happy Monday! I’ll admit, Mondays are always rough, especially when they start off with a surprise meeting, but c’est la vie! I rewarded myself for a productive morning with a delicious salad of epic proportions:
Greens make me feel like a lean, mean, machine!
Today’s salad consisted of:
- Romaine lettuce
- Half a GIANT green pepper
- 2/3 of a small tomato
- Reduced fat mexican cheese mix
- Black beans
- Salsa
It is was DELICIOSO!! I wolfed it down like a ravenous were-Jordan. And now, onto the topic of the post.
My Best Friend’s Wedding!
My dress looks exactly like this.
No, definitely not the movie. THE REAL LIFE THING!!
My dearest friend, Caitlin (of Chicaito, her new blog!), who I’ve known officially longer than I have not, is marrying her college sweetheart and they’re starting a beautiful life as husband and wife in Chicago. When Caitlin asked me to be one of her Maids of Honor, it obviously wasn’t even a question, and I feel so honored to be a part of her magical day and all the things leading up to it!
Last month, we gathered in her hometown for the Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party in Philadelphia.
Bride to Be Cait and her Co-MOHs Breanna and Jordan
It was an excellent weekend, and a great way to meet some of the bridal party who I’d never met before. Caitlin and I have been friends since FOREVER, but as we went to college 470 miles apart, we only got to see each other now and then during the past 6 years. We never lost touch, though, and every time we’re together, it’s just like we’re teenagers dancing at the All-Camp Dance at Camp Tockwogh.
That'd be our wedding photo... if Eamonn weren't in the picture, of course!
I will admit, I never knew what was involved in being a Maid of Honor, and it’s a whole lotta stuff that I’d never imagined. Who knew how many ways you could organize cupcakes on a table for a shower, or how many peen shaped accoutrements ther were for the bachelorette party. Not I!
Luckily I already had 4 tiaras for her to choose from...
All those hours of saying yes to marathons of Say Yes to the Dress, though, and the hours of looking at bridal sites are about to come to a head, as the nuptials are in less than 2 weeks!! I’m so excited to be a part of the big day, and you know I’ll be there with hankies in case she cries, a tiny sewing kit (that I will have no idea how to use) if she rips her dress, and a shot of vodka to get the party started.
That being said, getting prepared for the big stuff (standing next to her at the altar, giving a speech at the reception) is started to make me a little nervous! I haven’t given a big speech in a while and, as someone prone to tears, I really don’t wanna lose my cool and start bawling in front of a bunch of loved ones and strangers… I still feel like I’m that teenage girl getting ready to send her besty off to be with another best friend! I know no matter what happens, Caitlin will be happy and she won’t hold it against me if I break down into tears, but I just wanna make her day as special as possible!
Do you have any advice on how to be the best MOH in the world?
Have you ever been in a wedding? What was it like?
Whatever happens, I know we’ll have fun…. because honestly, when don’t we?
Food, Sweat, and Beers 