Saturday was my cousin Katie’s wedding in Old City, Philadelphia. The wedding ceremony was in Old St. Joseph’s Church, the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Philly. Katie looked absolutely stunning; her dress was gorgeous. I loved how different it was — white mermaid style bottom with a strapless silver glittery top, separated by a gorgeous belt. I loved seeing all of my dad’s side of the family; it’s been so long since I’d seen everybody.

Aside from the food being great, the speeches and time on the dance floor were just as good, if not better. Katie’s dad, my Uncle Mike, gave a great father-of-the-bride speech; he had everyone cracking up at his stories of Katie throughout the years. Emily, Katie’s sister, kept us laughing with her speech, and then Ed’s best man made our cheeks hurt because we were still laughing during his. The band was really good and we all had so much fun for the rest of the night. Now, one thing you need to know about me is that I have a pretty outgoing mother, especially when it comes to anything involving a dance floor and music. If you don’t know my mom at the beginning of the night at any kind of event like this, you WILL know her by the time you leave. There is no question about this. You probably even will dance with her. You’ll probably be in at least 5 or 6 pictures on her camera, too. This is not an exaggeration. She is one with the dance floor no matter where she is or who she’s around. You’re bound to have a good time, because if you aren’t, she will make you. Needless to say, I was dancing for most of the night. I think my sister still gets embarrassed by her craziness, but I’m past it — you’ve gotta embrace the crazy and roll with it!