The Week of the de Laveaga Wedding

So, as I mentioned in my last post, Dave's good friend (and now my good friend too), Adam, got married last Sunday. We packed up the Subaru on Wednesday after we got off of work and sped off to Central Oregon. Adam and Jamie's families has set up for us to be there with them for most of the week. There was so much to do and so many new friends. Let me break it down for you:

Wednesday: Dave, Jess, Brian, Romo, and many others drove from Corvallis to the main house (also known as the girl's house because it was were the bridesmaids stayed with the bride's parents). It was also Jake McGinnity's birthday, the bride's little bro. So a BBQ and party soon commenced. There was hot tubbing, glow-golf, and shot-gunning of beers. There was also a giant banana.

I passed out at about 11:30, the boys stayed up late.

Thursday: We awoke to a smokey house. Even though the doors and windows were closed, the wind was bringing smoke to the resort from a wild fire south of Sisters. Mrs. McGinnity (a.k.a. Boss, yup, that's her real nickname) made "egg squishy", and fruit salad for breakfast. Soon after that, the boys and I packed up all our stuff and moved into the bachelor house, a condo on the other end of the resort. We then proceeded to organize a large river float in Bend. The boys all piled into their cars and took off while I waited for Sarah to arrive at the resort. She arrived not too long after they left, so we caught up with them in Bend. By then they had realized that a float was too much effort, so we settled with hanging out at a river front park and wading in the water.

Dave and I decided to celebrate our 2.5 "anniversary" with dinner at Deschutes Brewery (alone) and had a nice drive back to Eagle Crest together. Then more hot tub action (8 dudes, and Sarah and I in one hot tub, all at once) more beers, then bed.

Friday: We woke, some of us in a more delicate state than others, to a day full of celebrations. The boys had planned an all day bachelor party for Adam and left quite early for disc golf on Mt. Bachelor, mountain biking, eating, and other boyish activities.

As for me and Sarah... we layed around. I had a nail appointment at 11, followed by lunch with Sarah, then we popped in on Jamie (the bride) to see if she needed anything. We then all went and laid by the pool for a few hours. Then we all showered and met back at 8 for the bachelorette party! We took a few cars to Bend and started at a nice restaurant called 900 Wall. We were there for a bit before we decided to move, and it just so happened that we went to the same bar as the boys! After that the parties joined forces for a night to be remembered, and forgotten ;) I was up until 3:30ish. The boys were up until 4:50. Yikes.

Saturday: We all woke up on Saturday morning really late. (And for me that's like 10:30). The boys need to get a fitting in for their suits in Bend. So we all piled in cars and drive out. We went to lunch, then went in for the fitting. All the boys had really bad gas by this point, so it ended up a pretty funny event. By the time we had finished that, and got back to the resort, it was time for us to get all cute for the rehearsal dinner. I was considered a "spouse" in Adam and Jamie's mind, so I got to attend. It was so much fun, and I even got a few tears in thanks to Gus, the bride's little sister, when she started to talk about Adam and Jamie and their love for each other.

Sunday as the day of the wedding. It was amazing. We all cried, and danced the night away. I will miss all of those people so much, and can't wait to get everyone together again!

Jackie's Second Visit and Ragnar Relay

So after a week of being away, Jackie drove back up to Corvallis (all in one day, might I add) and helped me to prepare for Ragnar. In the days leading up to the relay, I didn't have much to worry about but getting everyone together and hitting the road (I set it up this way... I have anxiety about leaving on time and being places on time...) The day of our departure finally came, and, thank goodness, I had volunteered to work a short morning shift at work. Had I not worked, I probably would have been having a heart attack by the time we finally left.

Annie, Dave's baby sister, came down the night before. Jackie was there. Sarah came over. Lissa drove up early. Kasie and Justin came and got coffee from me, then came over later. Schwartz, Persons, and little Persons all showed up (with minutes to spare). Everything seemed to be going to plan. When we arrived in Salem to meet Romo and John Wulf, the stressful bits began to bear their teeth. Romo, Schwartz and Wulf all wanted to drive their own cars up so that they could part with us after the race to go to various parts of Washington. Well did that turn out to be a fiasco or what?! A caravan 5 cars long on I-5 though Portland, Olympia, Tacoma AND Seattle is a tricky thing. By the time we got to Everett, where we were leaving the spare vehicles, Dave and I were both so frustrated with the situation that we were yelling at each other. Not to worry, 5 minutes later we had kissed and made up... per standard procedure. :)

So we got the campsite by 10pm, set up, had a snack and hit the hay. Of course, I could only sleep in until 5am. I was really tired. As I emerged from my tent, I found that Lissa was missing. Only to find her asleep in her car, because she had been up all night throwing up. Food poisoning. Awesome. We packed up quickly and set off to the starting line.


There's Dave at the start in the white shirt, pulled up black shorts and stylish head band. By 9:30am, we were off! We didn't run into any problems until the second van's night run. Lissa was feverish and unable to run... So they had to shuffle runners around in order to complete their legs. Well Kasie got hurt in the process and they fell 2 hours behind schedule. When I woke up at 5am on the grass at Deception State Park, and no phone call from the other van, I panicked. We were far enough behind that the clean up crew for the exchange set ups would be catching up quickly. I had to make a quick decision and have Sarah skip her leg, and have Dave start straight away, so as to make up for lost time. The other van was hurting so bad that they skipped a few of their third legs as well... unfortunate but we finished in a timely manner.


Team Photos at the finish :)


I am still recovering. Have yet to run... I attempted a run a few days ago... only to find that it hurt REALLY bad. For all Ragnar pictures, good and bad, check Facebook ;)

Dad then came up to visit us on the Friday after... it was good to see him! I miss him lots and lots. We are constantly attempting to talk him into moving up here closer to Dave and I, because when Jackie leaves, he is going to be really lonely. Hopefully, Dave and I can get a bigger place and maybe he can come up for Christmas and all that. Hopefully.

So now, without even blinking, we are moving on the final event of the Summer of 2010. Adam, one of Dave's good friends, is getting married this weekend in the Bend, Oregon area. We are all REALLY excited to get the WHOLE gang together and celebrate our bro tying the knot with an AMAZING girl. Lots of pictures and stories to come. :)