So last Friday we loaded our car down with EVERYTHING we needed for a three day weekend in Stella MO for the wedding of Kanen and Alexis. Kanen is my stepson, I have known this boy his entire life. We couldn't be more proud of the young man he has become. Alexis has been in our lives for a few years but we feel like we have known her forever and love her that way!!
So of course the weather is totally different on Friday than the 80' on Thursday. We experienced cloudy cool sometimes misty weather all weekend, but no one complained about being hot! Thank goodness.
Stella Springs Wedding & Events was a beautiful place for a wedding. It had everything you could need. A large pond for barbless fishing, hunting spots for arrowheads if you are lucky enough. Which my son in law was the big winner there. He just walked down to the dock and whamo picked up a pretty little arrowhead. Lucky, lucky, guy! The "Bridal" house was aka the rock house, and the guys stayed in the blue modular on the hill, aka bunk bed central! The barn was so easy to decorate and make really pretty. They kept it very warm and the bathrooms were nice and close.
Friday night we had the rehearsal. It wasn't real organized and we all just kinda stood around and talked. Had some good ideas of what the next day was going to go like but we were wrong, lol. Nothing bad just felt a little too undirected to me. But it all worked out great.
Me, Alexis, Brennan, Cara and Babyboy hung out in the Rock house, which it seems is haunted by a small Indian girl. The guys: Derek, Kanen and Levi ran into Neosho for food and snacks and left us alone in the "haunted house". Well the Indian girl made her presence known by unlocking and opening that kitchen door for us! 👻 Not cool at all! We all figured Cara was going to be the first one taken since she isn't scared of that crap!! Me I am running in the opposite direction!
Well up kinda early the next morning ready to get things done. We went into Neosho and ate at Sam's Cellar, great foods and a neat atmosphere in the basement. One scary moment in the restaurant was when a baby carrier fell out of a chair. Thank goodness no baby was in it. Scared us all!
Decorating for the wedding was fun but coordinating the guests was not. It was like herding cats! All in all the wedding ceremony went great nobody fell down the steps and everyone cooperated well mostly. The kids took some beautiful pictures and I cant wait to see them.
Food was amazing and we actually had plenty for everyone, lots left over. I really think everyone had a great time. Cleaning up wasn't too bad at all. We stayed Saturday night in the blue house just because we were exhausted and not wanting to drive that hour home so late. Kanen and Alexis got to stay in the haunted house!
Sunday morning it was misting and colder. We explored around down by the creek and looked for arrowheads, no success at all. Then we headed home to try and relax. Derek and I crashed on the couch and in the recliner all afternoon. According to my Garmin watch I had over 15000 steps each day over the weekend, my feet and legs hurt so bad.
This was a magical weekend and I am so glad it is over, I know the kids are. Now they can just relax and wait on our baby boy who is coming in April 2021!
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