Bridesmaids

Sometimes there are friends you don't see for years on end but somehow stay close to.  Anne and I were both asked to be bridesmaids in Erin's wedding, which meant me flying home from Charleston (via Tulsa) and Anne flying in from Germany. We timed our flights to arrive at SeaTac  a few hours apart, with Erin coming in on the Bolt Bus a few hours later. Marcus chauffeured us back to Anacortes. We girls chattered nonstop the entire way home, through a stop at the church, and foosball at the pub - until those of us who were suffering jet lag collapsed.

I love these girls!

The next few days are a swirl of laying up carbon fiber, flowers, dinner with friends, shopping, coffee, rehearsals, catching up, hanging out... all things wonderful and home-y. Anne and I decided that we each need a house, one in Germany and one in Washington. Maybe we'll support it by opening a consulting company that does intercultural business training for German and American companies, or companies that do business in both places :)

Erin and John's wedding was on Saturday. Anne introduced me to Store Grocery muffins for breakfast, and then we were off at a breakneck pace to prep, preen, photo, and get in line. The bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, and bridesmaids and groomsmen were looking sharp. The reception had good food and so many old friends... After the newlyweds escaped and the cleanup was finished, three of us wandered back home for a hot tub and Dad's Basque-style cider (yum!!) and a movie that we didn't make it half way through. Perfect exhaustion!

I think I had the handsomest date there :)

Anne and I both flew out the following Monday. We aren't totally sure when we'll see each other again, but plans are in the works for an escapade on her side of the pond next summer. After all, now it's my turn to visit!