Winter wedding in review

(Full disclosure – some of this post is written with sarcastic undertones concerning my cousin’s wedding…. but all in good fun.  I have her permission and she’s always up for a good tease… Right Laurie?!)

Over Christmas break we traveled to (sunny) northern Michigan to my cousin Laurie’s wedding.  Her now-husband Todd is in residency in Detroit.  And where else would you want to have a destination wedding in December?! But Detroit wasn’t far enough north …no no… they chose Drummond Island Resort for their wedding- a stone’s throw from Canada.  The resort’s website boasted about their green golf course and hiking trails – which I’m sure are green in the summer:)  (I will dig myself out of this hole in the next paragraph:) Because of his wedding experience I’m sure, Laurie asked Max to serve as the ring bearer and asked Adam to officiate the wedding.  When we told Max that Adam would be marrying my cousin Laurie, he sat and contemplated this for quite some time and then asked (almost through tears) “Will he still be my daddy?!” We quickly explained what that meant and re-assured him that Adam was here to stay.

So on Dec 26th we flew to Detroit, met up with my parents, drove through the MI glove, caught the ferry to Drummond Island and settled into our beautiful cabin with a lake view!  Leslie and Harry came in from Alaska (with all of their cool, streamline, even fashionable (what!?) winter weather gear) while we came from pseudo-winter in Texas with our strange mod-podge of clothes – where bulk was the name of the game.) There were lots of cousins, aunts/uncles, friends which made for a great time!  Adam and I are quick to say that we prefer warm to cold… but this was HANDS DOWN the most fun we’ve ever had in winter weather!  There was a fresh blanket (think 12-inch thick blanket) of snow and we went hiking, sledding, and (our favorite) cross country skiing.  Todd and Laurie led us in a “leisurely” loop around the resort one day.

     

 

Turns out that the golf course makes a nice ski course, except on blustery cold days where the wind has covered the groomed tracks.  Todd humored us with “out and backs” while we labored behind him.  The resort also had a nice sauna that the guys happened upon one afternoon.

The wedding was spectacular!  The ceremony was held in the lodge and the snow was a perfect backdrop — Laurie looked stunning! Max did a terrific job as ring bearer (Bo did a not-so-terrific job as quiet, observant wedding guest… but I suppose a verbal 2 year old gets a pass right?!) and Adam delivered a sweet and personal message about Laurie and Todd.  It was so fun (and nostalgic) to see my “little” Laurie get married.  *Sigh*

On our last full day in MI, as Max struggled to get undressed (hat off, coat off, vest off, ski pants off, long-johns off, wool socks off) he looked up at us and said “Well guys, let’s go back to Texas.”