royal treatment

Another baby-related wedding story:

I'm pretty sensitive to eating times, when i need to eat, i need to eat NOW. If i don't eat NOW, i often start feeling pretty sick and then the rest of the day is shot.

So we're sitting at the banquet hall between the ceremony and reception, as we're supposed to be in some of the pictures that are taking place on-site, and about 30-40 mins before the reception is scheduled to start, i have to eat. Being prepared for situations such as this, i had a bag of trail mix in my purse, so i took it out and had a bit of a snack.

The bride's stepdad (who we had met on a previous trip down there - imagine Paul Sr. from Orange County Choppers and you have him cased) saw me eating and was like "What's this? Cheater!" I said "Look, it's for the baby, i can't help it that baby needs it right now....!" (in friendly banter).

I finished my snack, and didn't notice, but Shayla's stepdad had left and come back - he had bought Harvey's french fries for all of Shayla's nieces and nephews to snack on before the reception, and then he came over to our table and gave Ang and I a bag of fries each, for the babies!!! So we had a pretty sweet pre-wedding snack (even though fast food doesn't sit well on my tummy these days, if i'm hungry enough i'll eat it!). The dads-to-be tried to convince us that somehow by proxy they should get some of the fries too.....we were nice and actually shared with them.

(and for those of you who are clamoring for pictures, here ya go! - belly shots to come as soon as i notice a change in them that doesn't just look like pudge).