I gasped when I saw the girls. They were so beautiful. Everyone stopped to tell us how beautiful and grown-up the girls looked. They were immersed in the moment with huge smiles.
The groom's family was dressed in traditional Polish outfits. When we walked in, my aunt said, "Where do we sit?" I said, "What?" She said, "Which side?" I looked at the church. One side was dressed in fancier-than-normal church clothes. The other side was wearing traditional Polish outfits. Clearly she hadn't looked in the church before she asked where to sit.
As the wedding party left the church, I looked at our relatives and said, "You better take a nap this afternoon. You are not ready for the wedding reception. We barely survived the shower. I don't know that we'll all make it through the reception." Everyone laughed, but I wasn't kidding.
We took my advice and went home to relax. We walked Holly. We puttered around the house and then we headed off to the reception, refreshed and ready to celebrate.
