Mehndi Day

Hello hello! 

Well it’s safe to say that despite my best efforts the jet lag has set in. I got up at 4 am and could not for the life of me fall back asleep! So I decided to start my day by calling Kelly, practicing my maid of honor speech for Jes, and writing my blog. I thought I saw dolphins in the sea only to realize that it was just swimmers in the distance. I forgot that Britain has killed all of their marine life along with any predators on land. Oh Brits. Around 8 am I set out for coffee and pain au chocolate because FINALLY a shop opened and enjoyed the sunshine on the beach. I think I’ve been extremely lucky considering the fact that I expected it to rain half the time here. Am I still in England? 

Afterwards I met up with Jes and did her wedding henna. I was so nervous! Usually professionals come in for this. We played all the classic Hindi mehndi songs and I even hid Pete’s initials. If Jes finds them, that means she wears the pants in the family. It was nice just sitting around enjoying each other’s company without rushing to do things. The future bride and groom actually got antsy because they felt like they should be doing things. But I death glared them  and said if they ruined my henna I would never forgive them. Turns out I can be quite scary when I want to be. 

Jes, Pete, and I walked to the wedding venue where we checked out the specials for Sunday and enjoyed coffee, snacks, and drinks! Poor Jes still couldn’t use her hands so she ended up sipping beer through a straw lol!

We even picked up Lana, Pete’s daughter, there. She’s adorable! The whole way home Lana and I compared British words to American ones. Jes told Lana she had to teach me “proper English” before I left. We had a lovely pizza dance party dinner and then Mumma Bailey and Gemma, Jes’ sister, joined us. It was a full house but so much fun! Even though I had been up for 20 hours I didn’t want to sleep! My eyes must have started dropping though because before I knew it Mumma Bailey gave me a lift home and I was fast asleep before my head even hit the pillow. 

All in all, I’d say it was a pretty great day. 

Love you all,

Carolyn