Day 350 | Monday, December 13 | 2010

Jackson...

Day 329 | Sunday, November 22 | 2009

Uncle Jim and Steph...

Today is the big day and everything went so well! The wedding was so touching and I was very proud to be a part of it. Here is a picture of my uncle Jim and cousin Stephanie before the ceremony. The wedding took place in a gorgeous hillside chapel just south of Austin. The chapel overlooked a valley full of mesquite trees and everything was so beautiful. The wedding was at 5:30 local time, the weather was clear (but a little cold), and all of the colors of the sky blended nicely and softly together by the time of the ceremony. Uncle Jim and I were in charge of the music for the ceremony -- we played Here Comes the Sun, Blackbird, and Danny's Song during the wedding and it was all very special.

I am so happy for Steph and Ben and everyone in the family. This was a special day.

Day 328 | Saturday, November 21 | 2009

Rehearsal...

It's been a long day of traveling. Me, Mom, and Dad woke up at about 5 AM to get to the Dayton Airport. It was about an hour's drive and then we had to get through security (another hour or so), and then our flight left at around 7:45. We flew to Atlanta (where we had a layover) and then we flew to San Antonio. Once there, we got in a rental car and drove about an hour and twenty minutes to Austin.

I slept most of the way and most of the day because I didn't get much sleep from last night. Once we got to Austin, we checked into the hotel, went to the airport to pick up Jim and Dustin, and then went over to Steph (pictured left) and Ben's (pictured right) house for the rehearsal dinner of sorts. I am part of the wedding (I will be playing music tomorrow with my uncle Jim) so the small group of people who are part of the wedding congregated in Steph and Ben's driveway. Here is a picture of them practicing their wedding vows and the putting on of the wedding rings.

Tomorrow is going to be so exciting. I wish that I didn't have to write this research paper due Tuesday but still, it's going to be great. In many ways, Steph has been like a sister to me. I remember fondly old memories of seeing her in Texas or New Mexico and having the times of our lives. It's unreal to see her grown up, with an adorable two-year-old baby boy, and getting married tomorrow.