Brittney Loves Bob: Father's Day Weekend

This weekend kind of felt like a roller coaster of good and bad. I started Saturday morning off with a 7 mile run, which I barely finished without killing over, but I didn't have time to dwell on my tired body. I quickly got ready for Jeanine and Johnny's wedding. I have known Jeanine since I was 10 years old, and she even did the pictures for my wedding! Her wedding started with a Cambodian ceremony, which was something I had never seen before so it was fun and different. Unfortunately since the ceremony was in Cambodian as well, I had no idea what was going on or being said, which led to me throwing my handful of wheat seeds too early...OOPS! Rookie white girl mistake! After the Cambodian ceremony Sarah and I met up with Michelle (again, we've known her since we were 10) and Anya (who we've known since we were 13), and we found a table together to watch the 2nd ceremony, this one was Arapajo Native American ceremony, but luckily done in English! It was really short and simple, and fun to watch. Afterward dinner was served. Unfortunately I don't like Asian style foods, so with the exception of a little bit of duck, and wedding cake, all I had was some Hennessey and Mike's Lemonade. It was really fun to sit and catch up with old friends though so the lack of food I liked didn't ruin a beautiful wedding for me!

Part of the Cambodian ceremony

The bride and groom

Me, Michelle and Sarah

Jeanine's new outfit for the Native
American ceremony

Johnny and the Native American priest

Part of the Arapajo Ceremony

Johnny dancing around Jeanine as part of
the Arapajo ceremony

Another outfit change! Her traditional white
dress for the first dance

Me and the beautiful bride!

After the wedding, I picked up Bob and The Avengers for the last leg in the Bell Marvel movie marathon. My parents seemed to really enjoy the movie, though my dad seemed to like it more than my mom did. We didn't have too much time to sit and chat after the movie though because I needed to get ready and meet up with Sarah, Chelsea, Brittney and Lindsey so we could go clubbing for Lindsay's 21st birthday. We went to Maxwell's, a first for everyone but Sarah. We had to stand in line for a long time though and after my morning run and then standing in heels all day at the wedding, my feet were screaming at me for a break! We finally made it into the club and began dancing. It was a lot of fun, but it was hot and crowded not too mention there were guys getting a little too handsy with us, so we decided we were done for the night. As we left I got a phone call from my husband letting me know that my Father-in-law Wayne had finally gone in to have an injury on his knee looked at, and he was sent to the emergency room and eventually checked into the hospital for a blood infection and blood sugar that was nearly triple what it should be (he is diabetic). I headed home as fast as I possibly could, changed into sweats and then we headed to the hospital to sleep in uncomfortable hospital chairs by Wayne's bed to make sure he wasn't left alone over night. It was a scary situation but luckily he was in pretty stable condition!

The next morning we spent some time with Wayne and gave him his Father's Day gift (A pocket hose), before leaving him in the capable hands of his daughter Dani. Bob and I didn't sleep very well, so we went home to catch a few ZZZ's in the comfort of our own bed before heading to my parents house to celebrate Father's Day with my daddy. My parents BBQ'd ribs, and had corn, warm rolls, watermelon and potato salad followed by some delicious Strawberry Cheesecake. Then my dad opened his presents. He got a bunch of car stuff, as well as an Evanescence CD from my sisters and a fancy Marines Book from Bob and I. He seemed to really enjoy the book we got him, he couldn't put it down! Bob and I hung out with my family for a little while which resulted in my sisters and I starting a band with air guitars, drums and pianos. Savannah "hurt her neck" trying to keep up with the amazing head banging talents of me and Kelsey. We had a lot of fun, but then all too soon Bob and I needed to go back to the hospital and check on Wayne. Luckily he seemed to be doing much better, so Bob and I settled in for another night tossing and turning in the hospital chairs. As of right now, Wayne is doing much better, but is still in the hospital for observation and to make sure that the infection and blood sugar levels don't flare up again. We are hoping he will be able to come home again soon!