Two Teetotaler Gatherings
The wedding reception on Friday evening was very nice, and my friend/coworker was beautiful and happy and put together a great party. I would just like to confirm that there was no alcohol or coffee served, as I suspected. (There was coffee at Ben's office party on Thursday, probably because of the number of "outsiders" who have recently moved to Utah for their jobs, like us.)
There were only a handful of people I knew at the reception, all through work. So when the dancing started, we weren't keen on joining the hordes of siblings and cousins rocking out to Snoop Dog and other songs like Fergie's "My Humps." Quite the difference from the classic crooning of Sinatra-type songs that had been playing as we came in and ate dinner. Whenever I hear "My Humps" (which is not that often), my mind drifts to one of my favorite music videos: Alanis Morissette on YouTube singing "My Humps" in her own style.
Love it!
Anyway, that was the second Mormon wedding reception that I've attended since moving here (Ben's first). It was more of a typical, semi-formal wedding reception (appetizers and mingling, dinner buffet, speeches, photos, cutting the cake, dancing), than the "open house" reception style that is more common out here (bridal party stands in a receiving line almost the whole time, guests arrive to say hello and eat from a buffet and then leave whenever).
We went to bed pretty soon after we got home Friday night (because we're lame). This weekend has mostly been spent cleaning, eating and shopping with a little holiday decorating and present-wrapping. There is still snow on the ground outside, but it's struggling to blanket the yard completely because the sun is shining and the temperature is hovering right around freezing. It's supposed to stay cold throughout the next week, with a 60% chance of snow showers on Christmas (according to the weather.com 10-day forecast, that is). Woohoo!
