Everything is Awesome!

Kali here! Sorry I have been a little MIA this past week. I was working a ton, and then took my mini vacation to Florida this weekend! I am still here, hanging out with my brother, and my parents, and flying out at the crack of dawn tomorrow. As I mentioned in my last post, I headed south for Bekah's big day, and also to escape the icy hell scape that is my home. I actually was not sure I was going to be able to make it out of Boston, because it had been snowing all week! Thankfully, Friday was the only day it didn't snow, and even with a layover in Cleveland (which was somehow COLDER than Boston), I was able to make it to Orlando without any delays.

The first leg of my trip, from Boston to Cleveland, I was on the tiniest plane I've ever seen! I stand at a towering 4'10", and I almost had to duck walking on board! There was only one row of seats on one side, and two rows on the other. I guess it makes sense that no one would want to fly to Ohio this time of year, so we got the baby plane. Of course, the flight from Cleveland to Orlando was jam packed, and a full sized aircraft! Everyone was practically running on board, as if they could already feel the sunshine on their skin. The second we landed in Florida, I heard the guy next to me say to his wife, "Why do we live in Cleveland again?". I feel ya bro, I feel ya.

I got to spend my first night in town with my family, which was lovely as always. The biggest thing that bums me out about not living in Florida anymore is being away from them, so I soak up all the time I can get! I got to have a nice little Saturday morning with my dad, before I headed out to see Bekah get hitched! I don't want to make this entire post about her wedding (I'll let her do that), but I will give you the highlights from the amazing time I had there. I got to spend my day with the loveliest date, Miss Jen Denhart; once of my best friends, and blogging buddy from over at Amity Island!

Rebekah and (her now husband) Jerry got married outside, in front of a beautiful lake at the Hickory Point Recreation Facility, in Tavares, FL. Their wedding party and parents joined them down on the walkway, while the rest of us guests got to experience their ceremony from the wraparound deck of reception building behind them. Jen and I had a hard time keeping it together during their hand written vows, those love birds were pulling on our heart strings! All in all, it was a beautiful
ceremony, and we felt so lucky to be able to share this day with our long-time friend.

I wish I would have taken a video of this band! They were a Rockabilly cover band, playing on the second floor deck of the reception building, and they rocked all of our socks off! Seriously, they were amazing, and adorable, and Jen and I wanted this lady bass player to be our new best friend.

Here is a picture of me and Jen at the beginning of the wedding! Don't worry, there will be an 'after' picture.

This was probably my favorite thing about the entire night, the dessert table! First of all, can we all take a look at the custom cake topper our super talented friend, Brandon (B-Rex) Smith made for the newlyweds?! I can't even. It was the cutest. Second of all, DONUTS. I know I work in the cake business, but I was absolutely thrilled with these delicious treats! I can't tell you all of the details of where they came from, but I am sure Bekah will fill us in with all of those details when she gets back from her honeymoon. I'm not gonna lie, I definitely snagged a donut off of the table, while dancing in a conga line, and kept right on dancing with said donut in hand!

This is when we got the first up close look of the happy new couple, and during their first dance. The song was "I Wanna Grow Old with You", by Adam Sandler (from The Wedding Singer, duh!). Talk about another scene to turn on the waterworks, it was almost too cute to handle!

The most beautiful bride we have ever seen! The dress! That hair! We could not stop gushing about how fantastic Bekah looked, and how happy we were for her. Everything was perfect, and we all got a good workout, shakin' it on the dance floor the rest of the night! 

 Remember when I said I was grabbing for donuts whilst dancing? It happened a second time, and then I refused to eat the donut until I was absolutely ready for it, turning me into Kali Donut-Beerhands. This went on for far too long.

Here it is, the promised 'after' photo. About 6 beers, and countless dance songs later, I still had not taken a bite of this donut, and we made poor Brandon take stupid pictures of us in the elevator (which had surprisingly amazing lighting). I would say this is a sure sign of a solid night!

It was finally time to say goodbye to the newlyweds, and gave them an adorable send-off with sparklers. We had a fantastic time, and I am so glad that I decided to make the trip down, and be a part of this special day! A huge thanks to Bekah and Jerry for showing us such a good time, and I hope you two are having a blast on your trip!

After our fun filled Saturday night, Jen and I decided to spend our Sunday at the Rennigers Mount Dora Flea Market and Antique Show. Joining us was her roommate Ashley, and her sweet as pie daughter, Zoe. I had never been out there, and I don't think anything could have prepared me for what was to come! Here was the best shot I could get of how huge this antique extravaganza was:

Seriously, there was no way we could have seen everything there! It was almost overwhelming, there was so much stuff to look at, I did not even know where to begin. Lucky for my wallet, I only had limited cash, and couldn't possibly take anything substantial back with me on the plane! All I wanted to do on my weekend here was spend some time in the sun, and boy did I get what I asked for. It was a high of 80 degrees on Sunday, and the sun did not spare us one bit! I know the girls were hating it, but I was trying to soak up all I could get. 

Even though I could have spent hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars in this antique heaven, I managed to escape with only spending $10! I did a good job of remembering how small my suitcase was, and how much stuff I had left at my parent's house before, which was going to have to come back with me this time. These are the few little treasures I scooped up:

 Some cutie vintage hair scarves, that I am just now realizing are very patriotic, and were 3 for $5.

A couple of Florida coasters, so Eddy and I can have a little piece of home with us back in the tundra. 

I spent Sunday night with my family, and forced them to watch the Oscars with me. I have a strange obsession with all of the award shows, and get weirdly excited to watch them, as if I actually know any of the famous people who are winning? I will say that I was disappointed in NPH, although his opening musical number with Anna Kendrick and Jack Black, was amazing. My favorite winner was Eddie Redmayne, and my favorite performance was Lady Gaga (um, who knew she could sing like that?!), although the Tegan and Sara/The Lonely Island "Everything is Awesome" performance was a close second. I watched The Lego Movie for the first time with my mom and brother today, and now we all can't stop singing 'everything is awesommmeee!' over and over again. I can not believe that movie got snubbed for best animated film, it was fantastic! Anyway, my weekend was a success, and I think I may have kicked the winter madness, at least for a little while. Did you guys do anything awesome this weekend? Oh crap, EVERYTHING IS AWESOOOOME!