Wedding Week 2015

I made it to and back from the States for my sister's wild wedding in less than a week, and I survived--barely!  The week was exhausting, crazy, great, delicious, surreal, beautiful, laughable, busy, and far too short.  My sister married a nice Greek boy, and it was the first Greek wedding I had attended--it was definitely worth the trip!  I was able to keep jet lag at bay for the whole time I was in Utah, but I was a mess the entire week back, power-napping my way to a bad bout of insomnia, sadly.   I'm not really used to these quick turnaround trans-oceanic jaunts, sadly!

My cousin, two of my sisters-in-law, my dad, and I spent most
of the week making this happen.  Actually, the whole family
pitched in, and, thanks to the really great prep work my mother
did, we had everything we needed to turn your standard
multipurpose gym into something we were proud to show off.

You can't see it but there are lights behind the fabric on the screen
behind the head table--it was a comedy of errors when my sister,
sister-in-law, and I tried to figure out how to do make this work
one night!

My cousin who came in from New York for the festivities.
My brother and sister also came from Japan, my sister
and niece from China, and I came from Qatar--we were trying
to win the award for most miles traveled to get to a wedding!

My mom and I during the reception.  Do we look a teeny bit tired to you? 

The bride and I--she is probably looking over at the dance
floor--she spent most of the night dancing the night away.
Her newly acquired Greek dancing skills were impressive!

It really was a whirlwind trip!  We had so much fun; meeting my sister's new-laws and their family was a highlight, as was getting to see some of my own far-flung siblings for the first time in a long while.  And the food!  I had this pork dish at the rehearsal dinner I will be trying to replicate for years...just as soon as I move back to a country where pork is legal!  And I could have eaten my weight in spanikopita...delicious!  Hopefully, my sister learns how to make it all and teaches me soon!