Seems like the theme carrying from one reception to the other is coffee.

May everyone have a fully-caffeinated good time!

Sounds like a great time, Steph!

And, yes, Shir, so happy I was able to meet and hug you!!!

I just renewed my drivers license. Which only expired [checks notes] seven weeks ago. One more onerous task off my list.

Bunch of my students are out today (half-day, holiday weekend) so, it's an easy day for us all. I'm doing random searches on Etsy and they're enjoying free computer time until I take them out for the extra recess they won yesterday (after finding all the scissors they SWORE other people had STOLEN!!) and then we'll have lunch and then specials and then go home.

Your education tax dollars, hard at work.

More recess, less stabbing. Sounds like a win-win situation.

Shir, it was a delight to meet you in person finally and hang out! And it reminded me of all the great places there are to be around here... I need to get out more. I'm glad your travels have been more or less smooth and that you're reunited with your luggage and home.

Aims, what are specials? Need to figure out if I need to add specials to my day...

I just renewed my drivers license. Which only expired [checks notes] seven weeks ago. One more onerous task off my list.

Way to go! Mine expires in a little under a month. Since I decided I better get my "RealID", I have to go in in person rather than just mailing in a form. Le sigh. At least I was able to get an appt (1 week before my birthday/DL expiration date, so I've got time in case anything goes wrong) by picking an office a little off the beaten track.

More recess, less stabbing. Sounds like a win-win situation.

Todd sums it up beautifully.

Shir, glad you and your stuff are safe and sound.

The Hindu wedding was just a delight! The groom and his friends and family processed from the host hotel over to the bride's family waiting at the temple -- the hotel was 2 buildings away, and they could parade entirely through parking lots, and it was loud and joyful and so much fun!

The ceremony was entirely in Sanscrit (which I thought wasn't a spoken language, only written, but I was clearly wrong), but one of the groom's aunts explained in English what was happening in each part of the ceremony (prayers to Ganesh, exchanging flower garlands, etc). It was really lovely. The bride's parents walked the groom down the aisle and the groom's parents walked the bride down the aisle.

Lunch afterwards was an amazing Indian buffet, topped off with pistachio ice cream. We ate so well. And then we came home and napped.

No reception tonight -- the giant shindig will be after the Lutheran ceremony tomorrow. I have to fortify myself.

I'm so jelly, Steph! That sounds so great!

And now we're ordering a shit ton of Chinese food. I am ravenous!

This is the dress I'm wearing for the Lutheran ceremony and reception tomorrow, since eShakti has fallen off the face of the planet and taken my dress with it: [link] . I figured that's pretty damn festive.