Our whole family, except Caleb, Risa, and Benji, came out to North Carolina for the wedding! It was so much fun. We left on Thursday (23rd of April) and came back Sunday night (26th of April). The wedding was on Saturday.
We flew out of Sacramento at 10 PM and arrived in North Carolina at 6 AM. So, yeah, we didn't exactly get any sleep. It was about a five-hour flight. And North Carolina is three hours ahead.
Once we landed, we picked up our car rental and then went to Starbucks for some much-needed coffee. It was about a two- to three-hour drive from the airport to the Airbnb, but we stopped at some stores to get food for the house and some shoes for Sophie.
The White family (Elizabeth's family) owns the Airbnb we stayed at because that's their business, and they have many more Airbnb rentals in different areas. It was a gorgeous house on a ski slope. The house could accommodate about 30 people. And actually, we shared the house with many different families. It was a lot of fun and cool to see all the different rooms. So yeah, it was a full house!
The day we flew in, that night, there was going to be a bonfire at the White's house. We went and had a great time! We got to meet her family and friends and have a delicious dinner with homemade bread and stew. So good! 😋 I also made a friend named Daniel. He was so cute! I think he was three years old. He just started hiding from me while I was having dinner, so I played along, and eventually we made a secret handshake, played lots of tag, and he let me hold him a lot, too. I had no idea whose kid it was.😂 One thing that made me so happy was when he crawled into my lap without me even knowing he was there. I just felt something trying to crawl up. It was so cute!!
Saturday, we just rested at the house and hung out. We walked to a nearby store/coffee shop. We explored it and then went back to the house to get ready for the wedding.
Once everybody was ready, we headed to the wedding about an hour early. It also takes about an hour to get there. We got into our seats and waited for the wedding to begin. Here are some pics and vids from my phone:
We had a blast!! Lots of dancing afterward, too, which was so fun! I also got to help serve cake to people with some other girls. At the end, we all made a line, and Gideon and Elizabeth went through it while we threw rice at them. One of the groomsmen held Gideon down and stuffed rice in his shirt. Then they were off!
Even more dancing began after they left, but we started cleaning instead of dancing since our family was about to leave. The rest of the day, we hung out with family and went to bed kinda late.
The next morning was Sunday. We went to Elizabeth's family's church and then had lunch at their house afterward. It was such a beautiful sunny day! After that, we went to the airport and got dressed in our travel clothes.
After landing at Sacramento airport, we drove to In-N-Out and had dinner. We finally got home at 1 AM on Monday.