Can Can Cancun!

So here I am on the gorgeous Mexican Riviera, bum happily plopped in the sand at Playa del Carmen, celebrating the wedding of my former roommate Cristen (far right) and the dapper gentleman she met while we were living together in LA. 

It's been fun to reunite with old pals, as we've all moved away from California in the past few years. Ali is now is San Francisco, Brittany in Florida, me in NYC and Cristen in Denver. Lots to catch up on and a super fun reason to get together.

The view from our balcony is amazing, the food is delicious, the animal sightings alarmingly plentiful and the people-watching endlessly entertaining. 

And it just so happens to be my birthday. What a way to spend it! 

Don't worry mom, I'm wearing plenty of sunscreen.

KK's SUPER Belated Bday Post

My lovely cousin Kristin's actual birthday was in the middle of the week prior to the week I came to LA, but figured I'd wait until Saturday to post her Happy Birthday wishes since I was actually in town to celebrate with her!  WISHFUL THINKING... ended up not posting the entire week I was in LA because there was just too much going on.  But better late than never, right?  Back in NY now and incredibly grateful reflecting on my two weekends in a row with the fam, celebrating KK's birthday the first weekend and then having a good ol' fashioned Arcadia slumber party with K and her adorable daughter TI the next.  Happy very belated birthday, K.

You are a super fun mom and have taught your daughter to live with humor and faith.

You find great joy in silly moments and crack me up like no other.

Wishing you a wonderful year ahead!  Love you so much!

Pick a Postcard

 

One of the alternative-to-dancing activities we had at the wedding was a postcard station. I found all these nifty vintage-looking Lake Arrowhead postcards, so we spread them out on a table near the door with some pens and hoped people would participate. Thankfully, people jumped right onto this activity and actually ALL of the postcards were used up before the end of the evening! There were some super sweet notes to friends and family who couldn't make it, some thank yous for babysitting the dog/horse/husband, several in languages I couldn't easily decipher and of course a few really weird and random ones. 

 

   

 

One sweet guest sent one to my parents as a thank you:

 

Other award winners are as follows..

 

Most enthusiastic:

(it seems multiple exclamation points run in the family...)

 

Super creeper who-the-heck-did-we-invite-to-our-wedding stalker award:

 

Sweetest note to a loved one:

 

and Grand Champion goes to...

 

Good thing, indeed.

Highlights Reel

Self-absorbed maybe, but I just can't stop watching this!!  So many things I didn't remember happening (he called my future husband a "tall drink of water" and I somehow missed it??), so much fun to recall and relive.

Meg Dave HIGHLIGHTS from Ryan Lee on Vimeo.

Speeches: Sister of the Groom

From the delightful Sophia, Dave's sister and our neighbor (4 blocks away!) in Manhattan:

I don't think anyone here will feel slighted when I say that Dave Cederquist is the coolest person in this room.

You, Dave, are the coolest person in any room.  It is your gift.  Your wit, intelligence, and breadth of knowledge dazzle in conversation.  You know I have a habit of bragging about my friends, well, I talk you up big time and you've not once made me look like a fool.  With humor as your medium, your art is disarming the dull, the tragic, the maddening.  You boldly illuminate dark corners with laughter.

Megan, the same levity that Dave has brought to so many, you have managed to bring to Dave.  The sweetness and excitement with which you view the world has changed him.  You have shown him the possibility of a warm and loving family of your own creation.  I wish you a long life of happiness and adventure.  I wish you infinite beautiful photographic backdrops for Megan to leap through, and a thousand nieces and nephews for me and Ani.

Congratulations!