Part III: Home

Good afternoon!

I thought I had posted about Day 3, but I guess not until now, lol!

Nothing much happened on Sunday, the day we came home from the trip, other than the 5-hour drive. Before leaving the hotel, we had breakfast with family in the lobby, then we said our goodbyes.

This was the outfit I wore, that day. Same grey shirt, but with jeans instead of leggings, this time, lol!

This was my breakfast from the lobby. Fruit Loops have always been a childhood favorite of mine, and I always have it with eggs every time I go to a hotel 😂. Childish, I know...but I don't really care 🤷.

We stopped, once, on the trip home for lunch. We had Dairy Queen for the first time in a long time! I didn't eat a whole lot, other than a cheeseburger and this yummy vanilla ice cream, lol!

Growing up, my favorite ice cream flavors were chocolate, mint, and rocky road. But nowadays, I think vanilla has taken over, as well as I think cookie dough. Every once in a very long while, I'll have peanut-butter ice cream, if it's available.

We drove past and over quite a few lakes, on the way home (many farms, too). I managed to get this photo of a boat! Not sure what kind it is...I have no knowledge of boats, but that's ok.

The sun was shining, and it looked like such a nice day on Sunday! I hope spring has finally decided to stay warm and this nice, from now on...as much as I don't mind rain, I've seen quite enough of it and grey skies for a good long while 🤣

Well, I think that's all for the posts on my trip up north! I had fun, spending time with family and seeing my cousin get married! Part of me wishes there could have been a bit of time for her and I to chat and catch up, since it's become so rare for us to do so, nowadays. But, it's alright. She has a life of her own, now...and someday, so will I...I hope.

Tonight, I have math class, so I must prepare for it. Thank you for reading my blog!

Have a good day or night!

✨

Part II: Wedding!

Welcome to Part 2!

It was the day of my little cousin's wedding! I couldn't believe she was getting married, and I felt like it was only recently that she, her sister, my brother, and I were all growing up and hanging out, together, as kids!

My favorite memory of us is when we would just pretend to be Mystic Force Power Rangers, lol! My cousins would be pink and blue, while I usually chose red. My brother was never really into "Power Rangers", so he didn't really join us in our superhero shenanigans 😂.

My other favorite memories were, of course, every family gathering we ever had at my grandmother's house. I usually stayed away from the noise, and stuck with Dad, for the most part...but the gatherings were still fun!

My cousins had also gotten me into shows like "iCarly" and "Victorious", and we would sometimes watch them, together. 

I kinda miss those days....

A rare selfie that I actually kinda like, lol! My mom had done my hair for the wedding, that morning.

And this was my wedding outfit. I wanted to try out an actual suit, but we were never able to go out and buy wedding clothes before the trip...so, this was all I had, lol!

Below are some photos I took before the ceremony began.

The ceremony was beautiful, and my little cousin looked gorgeous in her dress! Although...I suppose she's not so little, anymore. The first out of the four of us kids to get married. Wow.... It still feels a bit unreal. 

There were some adorable mini cupcakes and charcuterie cups for snacks after the ceremony. I only took a few cupcakes as it was all I was hungry for...but, I also didn't want to fill up before dinner. The cupcakes were yummy! They had fillings like cookie dough and strawberry, and I think mint, as well. I had 2 of the strawberry ones, and only one of the cookie dough cupcakes.

Just some wedding decor that looked very nice and simple.

This was the bride and groom's wedding cake. It was so cute!

This is a wedding altar that was used for pictures. Someone on the groom's side of the family was a photographer, I think. Many, many photos were taken.

I, myself, took a bunch of photos...mostly of the bride and groom, but for privacy reasons, I will not share them.

After the wedding, my family and I (except the bride and groom) went out to dinner to a place that was right next door to the hotel: "Engrained Brewery". 

I rarely get the chance to have red beer, and I've never had "Engrained" until that evening. This red ale was surprisingly yummy! 

For dinner, I had their salmon, which was also very yummy (I love salmon, anyway, so 😂). I didn't know the meal came with peppers, though, so I couldn't really touch the rice 😭. I don't like peppers....

This is a peanut-butter cheesecake that I had for dessert. It was really good, but I couldn't finish it as the slice was bigger than I had imagined :").Oh, well, I guess.

And that's all for Part 2! I hadn't been to a wedding, before this, since I was a toddler, so this weekend was fun! I miss hanging out with my cousins, but they have lives of their own, now, so it's really just my brother and I, despite not having much in common with each other.

See you in Part 3!