Fuqua-Landry Wedding!

The wedding was beautiful!

All the people were beautiful. All the tables were beautiful. All the food was beautiful. All the decorations were beautiful. Even the hay bales were beautiful! The day was a bit chilly and overcast, which isn't normal for this time of year in Navasota. But thankfully, the rain, which had been coming down for 7 days beforehand, stopped for the wedding day. So the wedding got to be outside as planned.

So let's start at the beginning of the day. I made the bride's cake that morning, which was a real privilege for me. I feel so honored that Faith asked me to do it! She chose carrot cake with cream-cheese icing (a family favorite!). This was by far the biggest and most challenging cake I've done yet. And it took me many, many hours to do it. Here it is, just after completion. You'll see another picture later, when it's set out on the table for guests.



All the serving and seating tables are set up and ready to go before noon (the wedding started at 6. Or maybe 6:30. I've already forgotten!). I love that this first picture shows you how windy it is. Look at those table cloths just a-blowin'!

Here you can see the hay bales being set up. These were the seats for guests at the wedding ceremony. When the ceremony was over, everyone just stood up, went to get food, and then find a place to sit and eat at one of the tables.

John found a tractor to play with before the wedding. He's all spiffed up and ready to go as the ring-bearer! (Or, as he has been referring to himself, the "pillow boy".)

This was the dessert table. A huge 11-foot wooden table that my parents just had custom-made to accomodate their growing familiy. It was set up in the middle of the grassy area, as the center of attention. Can you imagine an 11-foot table filled with all sorts of desserts (not just the bride's and groom's cakes!) for you to choose from? People kept coming back all night for "one more cookie" or slice of cake. My sister-in-law, Amy, made the beautiful flower arrangement in the center of the table. It think it was perfect for that location! She did a great job! And of course, there's the cake I made, right there in the foreground.

Here is the one and only picture from my camera of Faith and Felix (and it's not very good quality!). I'm hoping that other folks who took pictures with their cameras will send me some pictures, so I can increase my storehouse of pictures from the wedding! Even though the quality is lacking in this picture, the couple is still stunning! Look at those two... don't they look so happy and perfect together?

This is my favorite picture of all the pictures from my camera. Faith and Dad, just before he walks her down the aisle. They both look so great. And Faith is the MOST BEAUTIFUL bride I have ever seen. She was radiant and perfect! And so calm... not at all jittery like brides sometimes tend to be.

Here come the flower girl and "pillow boy"! (Notice how he's carrying the pillow. It was varying forms of a shield and weapon and swinging toy. Good thing I had the ring on my finger... no worries about it flying off and hitting guests in the head!) Evelyn relished her role as flower girl. She was smiling so beautifully the whole time, and was so honored to play this "most important" role in the wedding. Just the week before, she told me, "I'll never forget when Aunt Faith called me and asked me to be her flower girl!"

As we were waiting for Faith and Felix to leave, Brad and I got a picture of the two of us together. It's not often that we get a picture together, so I try to post them when we do!

And here they are... Mr. and Mrs. Felix Landry are headed away! Congratulations, y'all! We love you!!!

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And now for some non-wedding updates:

-I am a little more than 6 months pregnant! We're all ready to meet Baby Cuatro in January!

-In the past 5 weeks, I have had strep throat, a bad cold, and now swine flu. Yep-- I tested positive for the H1N1 Type A influenza 3 days ago. It was awful, especially that first 1 1/2 days. Thankfully, my dear mom came up and she's helping (translate: completely taking care of) the kids and all of the household responsibilities. I'm so thankful for her! So now that the meds are taking effect I'm starting to feel alot better. But I'm still in isolation in my room. Which is why I'm updating the blog now!

-John is turning 3 in about 2 weeks! And I keep forgetting to write this, but he has been potty trained for a couple months now! Good job, John! (He still has a wet accident every few days or so, but I believe it's still considered potty trained even though that happens!)

Prosthetics

My dad is the funniest person I know. Hands-down! I've never met anyone whose mind thinks like his. He is so creative, and so witty, and has perfect timing in the things he says and does. Often things that no one else would ever think to do.

For example, let me tell you about one of my college roommates.

Jessica loved to play intramural soccer. She was quite competitive! During one rough game, she hurt her big toe. A week or two later, the toenail fell off. Many of us know what that's like: a bit painful, a bit awkward, and quite a bit ugly.

Well, I was home visiting my parents, and I told them about Jessica's misfortune. My dad proceeded to get the milk jug we had just emptied, and cut out two pieces of plastic that were just the right size and shape for a big toenail. He painted one of them red. For both of them, he doubled up some Scotch tape on the back side. Then he placed them inside a small cardboard jewelry box, tied a bow around it, and sent them back with me for Jessica.

"Prosthetic toenails". One painted, one plain. Both conveniently ready to use (since they had tape on the back).

Seriously, who would ever think to do something like that? And for their daughter's roommate, no less!

So last week when I lost my pinky toenail (thanks to a bad run-in with our kitchen counter), I called the prosthetician. Maybe he'll have time to make me a nice prosthetic nail before I stand as the matron of honor at Faith's wedding this weekend. Because how embarassing would that be for everyone to see that the matron of honor is missing a pinky toenail!?!?!?