Fitting That I Would have a Flower Child

I already mentioned my friend A and how she had a weekend full of parties and topped it off with a wedding. But did I tell you the most important part? Little One got to be the flower girl! Little One is a pretty cautious thing, so I wasn't sure how all the excitement would go over. And when She first arrived in the changing room, with the many bridesmaids running around screaming, "OMG! Hairspray! Who has HAIRSPRAY!" and "Where's my lip-gloss-not-that-one-the-lighter-pinkish-shimmery-one-I-need-it-now-where-IS-it?" well. She was a little overwhelmed.

She thought about hiding under an ottoman with Her puppy until it all just blew over. But then...

"Mom! What was that?"


"Do you guys hear that?!"


"Is this?.....I think it is!"


"DANCE PARTY!"


Once Little One got to be in the center of a circle nodding Her head like yeah and moving Her hips like Yeah, She was good to go. And I'm happy to say that She did a really good flower-girling job. She didn't balk at the sudden crowd staring at Her. She didn't run the wrong way, pick Her nose, or even (miraculously) try to dive into the fountain on the way down the aisle.


She did great, and then proceeded to rock the reception!


No, seriously, the rocks were Her favorite part.


Then Her aunt picked Her up for bedtime, so J and I could have a date night and do the rest of the rocking out for Her. Thanks Auntie!

It was a great string of pre-wedding events that reminded me how much I love my girls, and how much I am too old for anything that involves the paradoxical combination of really nice shoes and unintelligible sticky stuff.
It was a beautiful ceremony that reminded me how wonderfully happy I am to be married to J, and to have people in my life to stand beside on important days; because it's not all the time you get to physically show your friends how much you love to Be There. It was nice to have Little One there to focus on so that I wouldn't cry too much. And it was a really fun party.

A. You are welcome for getting married first and having a Little One just so that you could have a flower girl this cute at your wedding. You are welcome for being admitted into the OML club. Congrats! And for being such a wonderful friend, person, bride, and auntie, Thank you.