The eleventh day of our trip to the Pacific Northwest was what our entire trip had been building to, my sister-in-law’s wedding. It was also what I had been desperately been trying to feel better for.
Fortunately, when I woke up on the day of the wedding I felt better, not great but better. Apparently, the massive amount of sleeping I had done in the two previous days had been enough for a small miracle. Since the wedding was in the afternoon, I was still able to sleep in and take my time getting ready. By the time I was dressed for the wedding you would have never known I had been feeling awful the two days prior.
My husband’s stepfather picked us up and drove us to the wedding venue. It was a cute little place in Maple Valley that was designed inside to feel like a country barn.
Both the wedding and the reception were nice.
For about eighty five percent of the time I felt good but after the sunset I began feeling sick again. As the reception wrapped up, I started to feel awful. Unfortunately, we were going to have to take a Lyft back to our hotel and since Maple Valley is kind of in the middle of nowhere it took forever for our ride to arrive.
As much as I would have liked to have gone to sleep as soon as we got back to our hotel, I was still (at least at that point) a loyal fan of “Game of Thrones”. My husband and I had turned our phones onto airplane mode as to avoid getting spoiled on anything from the second episode. Since out hotel had HBO GO we watched the episode before going to bed. After a solid premiere I recall being underwhelmed with that episode in which nothing happened…. little did I know how much worse that show would get before it ended (what a sweet summer child I was). Looking back, I wish I had just gone to sleep and watched that stupid TV show when we got back to LA, but oh well.
I was ready to head back to LA, between my cold and sleeping on the couch of our hotel, I had gotten to the point where my travels were no longer fun.
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Justin Gomez and his sister, Terri, have never been close. Separated by nine years and distant in adulthood, Justin and Terri have little in common, except for the love of her three children. In the days before they embark on a road trip to visit the father that once abandoned them and their now deceased mother, both Terri and Justin are dealing with unexpected changes in their lives. Justin surprisingly realizes he might want more than a series of one night stands after a first date goes unexpectedly well. After a lifetime of being a strong type A personality, Terri is forced to confront the reality of the end of her marriage. As they hit the road, with Terri’s children in tow, they find themselves forced to rely on and confide in each other following a devastating event. Confronted with memories from the past and challenges from the present, Terri and Justin must dig deep and unearth the truth about themselves and their parents in order to build a new family based on their love for each other.
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Great post 🙂