Grand Weekend in NE

Friday night, we packed up our little Miss and headed towards Nebraska for my cousin, Nellie's, wedding.  We Traveled about 250 miles until we could no longer drive, which left us in a nice little town called Des Moines.  We checked into The Country Inn and Suites (later to find out my aunt and uncle are pals with the owners).  Olivia slept the whole way and when we got into the room, she was PUMPED UP!  We giggled and jumped on our huge bed until she was sleepy again.  The next morning we got up and I ate my weight at the continental b-fast.  English muffins with jellies were so delicious and I just couldn't stop eating.  Poor Rob had to dine on an orange.  : ( After a hearty b-fast we headed back to the room to change into our swim suits but were too distracted by the fluffy white bed and had to take another nap.   So, once we woke up, again, we packed up our things and headed to BW3's for lunch.   Then, it was back on the road for a 3 hour trip to Lincoln.  We arrived to our destination about 3:30 and felt like taking another nap.... But, it was time to prep for the wedding and get dressed.  We hurried into our attire and to my dismay, I realized that might thick black tights were all the way in MN. My legs and outfit were in no shape for a tight-less evening, but I did what I had to do!  The wedding was lovely and was held at the Grand Manse.  It was an historic courthouse with lovely decor.  The dance was also a hoot!  A party is never dull when the Barry's are invited!  ; )  We enjoyed our evening and called it a wrap about 10.  Miss Olivia was exhausted and it was time for all of us to hit the sack.Sunday, we packed up, met  my mom and step-dad for breakfast and headed back on our 6+ hour trip home.  We had thought about stopping at the Omaha Zoo, but we were so tired and longing for our home.  about 1/2 way home, we decided to stop and purchase a dual DVD player for our little princess.  She slept most of the way and we were uncertain how she would handle the remaining portion of our trip.  So, we bought the DVD players, Charlotte's Web (my favorite kids movie) and Smurfs per Rob's request.   She danced and sang the entire show and even fell back asleep for a while.About 7:30ish, we finally hit home and were SO HAPPY TO BE HOME!  Congratulations to Nellie and Adam, what a lovely wedding and the weather was astounding!