Back in mid October, Cori and I took a little weekend away, only not together. I travelled to California to be with my mom and sisters. Sara invited us along for her final bridal gown fitting. We also got to attend a bridal shower her singles' ward hosted for her and hang out with the fabulous women that are part of the family she has married into.
The dress fitting was at a vintage clothing designer's studio in the old garment district in downtown L.A. Sara had taken in photos of Grace Kelly and the designer created the perfect wedding gown for her. Ivory silk taffeta, a flattering silhouette, and simple, elegant details.
I loved all the girl time, as well as getting to see so much of Sara's California life. We stayed in the apartment she now shares with her new husband. We toured the law office where she works. She has a super great office. We ate out at fun little places along the way. It was a great weekend.
Meanwhile, Cori flew out to Chicago to spend the weekend with a group of friends from his MBA days. Well, I say from his MBA days, but the truth is that these guys have stayed in touch and have continued to develop their friendship in the years since. They have maintained a conference call schedule since the day they graduated, and have made great effort to meet face to face as the years have ticked by. The group has whittled down to a core handful, and up to this point, their reunions have been centered around conferences at the business school. This year, they decided to plan a weekend that was all play.
The main event was the BYU vs. Notre Dame football game. They spent a day and a few evenings taking in the sites of the windy city and the rest of their time in South Bend. If Cori looks like he is laughing in half of the pictures it is because he probably was. Reportedly, he laughed to the point of tears daily. They had so much fun.
Chicago was stormy and rainy, but they took a river tour, wandered Michigan Avenue and ate out at some great places. Then they were off to Indiana.
The Notre Dame campus is so beautiful. Fall splendor everywhere. And they have a lot of fun game day traditions - Mass, candle lighting, parades, tail gating... the guys did it all.
"Touchdown Jesus." He looks down on the stadium.
The game didn't end favorably for the cougars, but nothing could rain on this parade. They are already talking about next year's trip.
2 comments:
Sounds like a great get away week-end for you both! Fabulous!
Yeah, the weekend pretty much rocked. Chillin' in the stadium while BYU led for half the game was pretty incredible. And the Notre Dame fans lived up to their hospitable reputation. And because Mordock and Cori were carrying footballs surgically attached to their bodies everywhere we went, we can literally tell everyone that "we played football at Notre Dame" (at least out on the grass not far from the grotto). From bad lip reading to nasty pre-game food, an awesome trip.
-Matt
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