Sam and I lucked out. Brad made breakfast for her, and Blake made breakfast for me (as well as a few others). Don't worry folks, Zach was fed in there somewhere along the way. After breakfast, folks started dispersing, each to their own task. Brad went to town with Diane to pick up flowers and Zach and I helped Allison and Sam make cupcakes for the wedding cake. Allison was in charge of making the 2-layer cake topper and we were in charge of decorating the 50-60 cupcakes to accompany it. The day progressed nicely; Brad and Sam made the floral arrangements including Allison's bouquet while I helped Diane make the wedding favors. When the guys came back from the rental place, the tent, tables and chairs were put into place. Everything was coming together and it all looked so great!
Before dinner, Allison and Sam were headed to town to pick up a few last minute things and invited me along. Yay! A fun girl's trip!! So as we were making our way down the mountain and before we made it out of the development, Allison interrupted our conversation with "Ut-oh." That's never good. Long story short, the car quit. Just like that. So one phone call and a few minutes later, the guys (Richard and his dad, David) came barreling down the mountain to our rescue. Okay, maybe it wasn't quite so dramatic. But there we all were trying to decide what the problem was. Finally, the guys concluded we were out of gas although Allison maintained that we most certainly were not. After a quick search for a missing oil cap, Allison proceeded walking up the mountain continuing to look while David, Richard and I pushed the car off to the side of the road while Sam steered. Alas, up the mountain we went, retrieving Allison about two-thirds of the way up. Come to find out a few days later, it was the relay switch that caused the car to quit, not an empty gas tank!
Back at the house, the final preparations for dinner were being made. Diane and Brad took over for Richard, who started dinner but was suddenly called to rescue his bride. A fabulous chicken enchilada dinner was finally served and all was good at the lodge...the food, the people, the conversation. Most of us turned in early for the night in anticipation for the big day ahead, and a few were left to celebrate into the wee hours...
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