Time for a Wedding!

Our New Bigger and Better Family

NOOOO, not mine!!! haha That requires two people who are in love! :) My dad met a truly amazing woman, Djaylan. Although they weren't super forthcoming with letting everyone know that they were planning on getting married when we were in Vegas, that was indeed their plan! Originally, I wasn't going to be able to go to the wedding as it was on Wednesday, and I was meant to go home on Tuesday. As luck would have it, though, Mother Nature really wanted me to be at the wedding!!! :) She had another one of her little shit fits and puked a bunch of snow in Denver on Tuesday afternoon (and night!). My flight got canceled, and I'm pretty sure I was the only person in the airport doing a little hallelujah dance!! So, after a couple of hours at the airport, I hopped on the shuttle back to our hotel just in time to join everyone for dinner.

My lovely sister Tori and me

Before I left my sister and I been talking about how much fun it would be to go to a Cirque du Soleli show, and once my flight got canceled, I thought...we can make it happen! I mean, we only had 2.5 hours to have dinner, sort tickets, and make it back down to the strip, but, I was determined! All 11 of us crammed into the 7 passenger mini van (Tori and I had cozy seats in the boot with the strollers and some luggage), and we headed down the strip. As we got closer to Treasure Island Casino, we made the "Let Us Out!" call at a red light, and a pseudo chinese fire drill ensued! I think we about gave my grandmother a heart attack, since we were in the middle of traffic, but it worked out perfectly! We got to the ticket box office and talked the woman into giving us a discount. We weren't prepared to pay $129 for tickets, but we decided $72 was doable, and we were only 1 minute late for the start. The show was awesome, and it was a lot of fun to get to hang out with my sister.

The Bride and Groom

Wednesday we got up and got ready for a wedding! The wedding was set for 1:00. We all got ready and headed to the Chapel. My dad, Djaylan, and my new little step sister, Monique arrived in style in the limo.

Monique, the Little Princess

Auntie Monique with her nephew Marshall

After a nice ceremony, we had a super photo taking session and then headed back to my uncle's condo for a little reception. I haven't seen my dad so happy in as long as I can remember! I couldn't be happier for him and Djaylan (and Monique!). I'm psyched to have a stepmom and a new little sister! Welcome to the family Djaylan and Monique! :)

Our New Lil Sis

Our Extended Family