My eyes have been sooo try lately. Maybe I will have to consider getting punctal plugs and drink more water. It didn't help that I went somewhere fairly dry for the weekend.

Mr. Nick and I went away for the weekend to his cousin's wedding. To my pleasant surprise, I had a good time. BWAHAHA You just never know with attending someone else's family events. I was also the only non-white person there. I hadn't had that kind of experience in a long time. His family is really nice, but I did get one ... interesting... question. "Your dress is beautiful. Did you get it when you went back home to China?" ... There is no back home to China for me. BWAHAHA China isn't my home, and it never has been.

We left right after work Friday and stayed at my uncle's home. Maybe I get my pack rat genes from my mom's side of the family. They looked like they were just moving in (or out). Boxes of stuff and piles of things were EVERYWHERE! And it was a big house, too. We went for brunch in the morning. I think the next time we'll all be together is in Hong Kong for my cousin's wedding in March next year? My cousin the princess already has plans to do stuff when we're there together.

... I love her to pieces but can only take so much of her. And she is really white-washed. I don't think I could do my usual stuff in HK with her. She doesn't seem to be very adventurous when it comes to eating, and she also said, "you're not just going to shop, are you? I don't really like shopping." Shopping is a huge part of my time in Hong Kong. I tend to replace my wardrobe during these trips! MWUAHHAA But also, I was hoping to just hang out a lot with Mr. Nick as if we were on a private vacation.

The wedding was really nice, and it was located in a very picturesque place in the mountains...lots of lush green and the weather couldn't have been more cooperative. Well, maybe a breeze would have been helpful. I got a little sunburnt.  I cried when the bride came out with her arms linked with both her parents. I think I was a little sad. And then I cried again when the groom read his vows. He wrote them himself. *swoon*

The reception was nice, too (but salad and carrots were the only vegetables available...bleh!). The speeches were pretty good. The brought tears to Mr. Nick's eyes (but not mine). It really annoys me when people write whole speeches down and then they just read them out. I have a difficult time paying attention to those. Anyhow, everything was really well put together.

I played this game called Bones for the first time. Sometime told me it was really big in the prairies. The game was originally played with horse ankle bones?! Anyway, this game is played with 2 teams of 4, and the point of the game is to knock down the other team's bones. It was a lot of fun! The wedding and its surrounding festivities were fun, too!

We flew home early Monday morning. It was 3:15 Vancouver time when we had to wake up and drive to the airport. As soon as we got home, we went to work. I could barely function!