The last weekend in June we flew out to Colorado for Tom's cousin's wedding. We landed late Friday morning and went to pick up our rental car. A piece of advice: when renting a car that will be driven through steep mountains, do not get a four cylinder engine! With five people and our luggage for a long weekend, it is a miracle the car survived all of those winding roads.
By mid afternoon the sun was shining and the weather was much warmer, just in time for the ceremony to begin. Chairs were set up outdoors and the view was one of a kind, mountains and trees at every turn. The bride was walked down the aisle by both of her parents and the couple recited a quote from the Dalai Lama. I loved the personalized touches!
Cocktail hour was very relaxing with kegs, wine, appetizers, and two bags sets for guests to use as entertainment. Wildflower arrangements were at each table in glass mason jars, they were beautiful. At the reception, local pizza was cooked on site and totally to die for. I had one slice of each kind, there were at least four varieties! For dancing, a blue grass band performed. Dancing to blue grass? The craziness! But let me tell you, the floor was packed all night with various moves such as jumping over a bottle, doing a jig of sorts around the bottle; and you cannot knock it over, or else! Everyone's feet were covered in remnants of dirt from all the dust we kicked up in the festivities. After staying through a few strongly demanded encores, the band packed up and we went back to our room.
The next morning, the four cylinder car was all loaded and we headed out. Getting the dirt out of my shoes took a few weeks, but that night was well worth it!
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