"I Now Present To You: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Westman!"

Well, I just gave away the most interesting and exciting part of this post, so I guess you don’t really have to read the rest.

As I write this I am sitting in the Washington Dulles airport waiting on my direct flight to Sacramento. I’m pretty sure we don’t even get peanuts now, so I’ll probably have to grab an over-priced and over-processed snack to bring on board with me.

Hold on a sec...

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... So after writing that last bit, I was informed that my plane to Sacramento had been switched out for a smaller plane and that if enough people didn’t volunteer to give up their seats, I would be kicked off. At first I was anxious about it, but then I realized even though I leave for New Zealand in less than 3 days, it’s not going to kill me to get home tomorrow. It actually started to sound kind of fun. A small adventure! 

Half an hour later I was standing outside with my half-eaten starbucks muffin, waiting for a shuttle to the hotel… and am now sitting on a huge bed, about to go to sleep – praise the Lord!

Ok, back to the important stuff.

The last week before the wedding was insane. There were masses of people (mostly the bridal party, but also some friends and family) at the Spann’s house during the day, and countless projects to delegate and complete. Somehow, of course, they all got done, and I even got a strange sort of exhilaration out of the craziness – again, praise the Lord. It was probably one of the most fun weeks of my life.

Yesterday was the day of the wedding, and around 10am the bridesmaids, make-up artists, hairstylists, babies, babysitters photographer, and other helpers all arrived. I won’t go into the details, but lets just say that after a few hours, several cans of hairspray, a few hundred bobby pins, a few layers of makeup, dresses, shoes, and bouquets, we were ready to go. The ceremony was amazing, and the reception was a blast. It went by so fast. Congratulations to Dan and Linzy Westman!

I have to pause here to say that Linzy was without a doubt the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. She sparkled and glowed and radiated... simply flawless. 

Goodbyes were hard… especially because I don’t know for sure when I will see many of these people again (lucky for me, Chicago weather can’t beat California, which almost guarantees me a visit from Linzy sometime in the not-too-distant future). The Spann family was so gracious in letting me stay with them, and for the entirety of my two-week visit I felt like I was part of the family. I will miss them, and I hope it won’t be my last visit.

Summer Adgenda Item #1 - Wedding: COMPLETE.