Anticipation

I've been excited and nervous over the past few days because we're leaving tomorrow to go home to MN for my sister's wedding. Travel always does this to me and so do big events. I always end up kind of depressed after they are done because inevitably they go by so fast! But the anticipation has been hard to take. We have a huge family and they really go all out at weddings so it should be a wonderful time. The final count for catering was 215 people but more will probably show up for the dance portion. The Maki's like to dance. We even have a family song that we all literally get down to. More on that later. Anyway, I'm going to really try to savor every moment.

The events start tomorrow night with a bachelorette party for Laura in Duluth that her friend Tamara and me have planned. No strippers, just a fun girls' night out with drinking and dancing. Friday my sister and I will head up north to get manicures and massages in Virginia. Then there will be the rehearsal and groom's dinner, and Saturday is the wedding. Troy and I fly back early Monday, so it will be a whirlwind but a really fun one.

Here are a couple of their engagement pictures. What a gorgeous couple!

It may be a while before I post again, so while I have a few minutes I'll post a couple of random pictures from last weekend.

I came up with a new recipe recently. It's a Spanish-style tortilla (kind of like a frittata) with potatoes layered on the bottom and then pesto, eggs, tomato, red pepper and Parmesan. The key ingredient to the flavor of the dish is an amazing, fresh, smoked mozzarella. Mmmmmm.... This picture doesn't really do it justice, I'll have to get some tips from our friend Vilde on taking close-ups with difficult lighting.

And here's a picture of Kyma waking from a nap in the sun. Oh to have a cat's life!