A perfect wedding and Man vs. Food.

This weekend we went to Portland for my best friend from college, Courtney's, wedding.  The wedding was perfect!  We had an amazing time!  We left Seattle on Friday around noon to begin the festivities.  We figured if we left by 12:00, we would have plenty of time to get there, check into our hotel, relax a little, and then meet up at the rehersal dinner by 5:30.  However, by two o'clock, we were only to Tacoma.  (For those of you that don't know, this should have only taken us about 45 min. max!).  I was a little stressed about the time and about the fact that Evan had been asleep for the whole two hours.  All I could think about was how WITHOUT the traffic, we would almost be there already and he would have slept the whole time.  At this rate, he was going to wake up before we hit the Tacoma Dome and we would be doomed for a very long trip to P-town!  As it turns out, he slept until about 45 min out of Portland, we stopped for some carrots heated up in the AM PM microwave, a quick diaper change, gas fill up, and were back on the road.  We made it to our hotel by 4:30, changed our clothes, and headed out for the dinner.  I was panicking that we were going to be late and then, to top it all off, the navigation system was possessed in Portland and kept telling us to take roads that didn't exist.  At one point, it even showed us crossing a river in the middle of the river when, in fact, we were actually driving on a road.  We made it to the dinner a little late, but well before anyone else, which was a relief.
 
On Sat., Steve, Evan, and I got up early (thanks to Evan) and went to a local breakfast place.  There were no tables, and no chairs.  Just a bar with stools and the french toast was phenomenal!  After breakfast, I headed out with the girls to the salon so Court could get her hair and make up done.  Steve stayed behind with Evan.  The salon day was really fun. Courtney was SO calm. 

After the salon, I headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.  We got dolled up in our finest and headed for the wedding under the bridge.  Courtney looked amazing and I couldn't hold back the tears!  Afterall, I give myself full credit for her and her husband getting together in the first place, and it was an emotional moment seeing her so happy!  I am so happy that she and Sean found eachother.  If there is such a thing as a soul mate, they were made for each other.   Seriously!

I look evil here, but at least you can see how happy she looks.  (I really need to stop doing that horrible neck thing.)

Evan fell asleep at the wedding even though there was a live band cranking out classics and a photo booth complete with props for never ending entertainment.  He and I danced as the music started and he slept through the rest of the evening.    

Here is a photo of Steve and Evan with the evil monkey Steve brought him back from Dallas. (Steve was gone all last week and when he came home and handed the monkey to Evan, he just kept hugging it. It makes a terrible shrieking, monkey sound when you drop it and it is SO UGLY. However, Evan really likes it so I have not thrown it away... yet.)

This morning we got up late and headed out for Voodoo donuts.  It is a strange little donut store that I saw on Amazing Race and then again on Man vs. Food.  They have a giant glazed donut the size of a dinner plate, can do weddings right in line, and are known for their maple bar with bacon on top.  When we got to the shop, the line snaked around the block.  We waited for a bit, but then opted for waffles from a food cart down the street.  Every town should have waffles available, to go, from a food cart.  They were delicious!  (As a side note, I was not going to give up on going to Voodoo donuts.  I am a sucker for things seen on TV!  I asked the Bell Man at the hotel how to get to the other store location and we navigated ourselves there - without the navi system (see above for info on the possessed machine!).  When we found the store I felt I couldn't leave with just one donut, so a dozen little treats of goodness packed into a pink box later, we were on the road back to Seattle.) 

In summary:  The trip was really fun, despite the traffic on the way down.  Courtney was so happy.  I was so happy.  The photo booth was awesome.  Evan can sleep through anything.  Waffles to go are a good thing. And I am always going to seek out the places featured on Man vs. Food.  :)