Abbie & Jordan tie da knot

I’m back in LA and though I don’t miss the humidity, I already miss my family and of course Kenny. I left work early last Thursday to go to LAX and arrived in KC about 10 ’til 11pm. Kenny was there to greet me and it was like a scene right out of a movie (sorta). So great to see him! I had strategically packed light so I didn't have to check-in my luggage, but alas, I was one of the last to board in LA so they ran out of overhead compartment space so I ended up checking in my luggage anyway. In Kenny’s car, he had a small cooler and when I opened it, a nice card was on top, wishing me (us) a happy 9 mensaversary. Also, a ham sandwich, gatorade and Hershey’s Cookies‘NCream bars welcomed me. Kenny is such a sweetheart. So we drove to Kirksville and got there around 3am (must be lonely). I stayed up all night talking to Joyce. No literally, it was the first all-nighter I had pulled since like sophomore year. It was so great to talk to Joyce and catch up. It felt like we were trying to cram as much as we could (which we were) into the little time we had to catch up. Before we knew it, it was 8:30am and we headed to Rosie’s for a small breakfast get-together.

After breakfast, Kenny and I headed to Quincy, IL. We stayed at the Holiday Inn and it was super swanky. At least for Quincy and at least for a Holiday Inn. We hung out before Kenny got his tuxedo (rico suavé) and then we went to Hannibal for the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner. It was nice and even during the rehearsal, there were teary eyes. After the rehearsal, we ate dinner at a place called “Fiddlesticks,” kinda looked like Fuddruckers. They had really yummy chicken strips. Afterwards, K and I went back to Abbie & Jordan’s house and hung out for awhile. I met some of Kenny’s bros, it was a good time. After the dinner, we watched Inception. IT. WAS. AWESOME. But I’ll leave that for another post.

The next morning, Kenny and I had overpriced breakfast at the hotel and then Kenny had to go get his pictures taken. I got ready for the wedding and when Kenny came back he looked so, so handsome in his tux! Took my breath away how absolutely dashing he looked in his tuxedo. I’m such a lucky gurl. We went to the wedding and the ceremony was great! Abbie looked beautiful and you can really tell that she comes from a super close family. After the wedding, the wedding party took a trolley to Quincy so I rode back with Justin in Kenny’s car back to Quincy. I watched some 90210 until I had to go back downstairs for the reception. The reception was a BLAST!!! Kenny and I danced the night away and drank a bunch of beer. Good times were had by all. Best dance of the night was Love Shack. Kenny tried to grind with me but I would not allow it. (sorry to out you, babe)

The next day, Kenny and I traveled and we ended up eating some Coldstone and watching Toy Story 3. Two great movies in one weekend! Kenny had never seen a Pixar movie in theatres so it was the first time he saw the animated short beforehand. He was into it, I think.

Monday rolled around and we visited with my parents for awhile and Kenny headed back to Knoxville. I hung out with Fran and H and ate a lot of ice cream and watched Wife Swap, Grey’s and Maury. My flight was due to leave at 8:15pm, but when we got there, it was delayed an hour, causing me to miss my connecting flight in Denver. All of this resulted in me taking a flight out early this morning and being 30 minutes late to work. I’ve never been so tired sitting through a work day. It felt like Capstone after a good Wednesday Woody’s Trivia Night.

So right now, I’m just messing around on the Internet, thinking about how I wish I had air conditioning and video chatting with Kenny. I am also talking to Eric Dickerson whom I haven’t talked to in almost a year! It’s great catching up.

More updates later,

- J.