wedding, cancer and a sister

as a little girl you think your dad is the toughest, strongest guy around. for me that feeling has never gone away. my dad has always ran marathons, worked crazy overtime hours, put in years upon years of serving in the army reserves and definitely has the personality that fits his day job of being a cop. all in all he is one tough sun of a gun. I would not want to run into him in a dark alley,  and for a 60something guy he is freakishly strong.

my dad has issues with cancer..simply said, cancer likes him and he…is not so much a fan back. so when he called a few months ago saying he had his third type of cancer I was not surprised. he kicked the first two with surgeries but this cancer (throat) was gonna be a killer if he did not do chemo and radiation along with the surgery. it is a very difficult thing to watch your strong, independent, ornery old dad go through that. this week I was especially proud! his step-son-Justin was getting married and dad…of coarse was expected to be at all the festivities. man was he a trooper! third degree burns in his throat, not able to eat a thing in two months. the pain is incredible when lying down, let alone mingling and talking and trying to be sociable!

meg and  little step-bro Chris

my beloved sister meg came for the crazy week and we played as much as we could around her grad school papers, my working and all the wedding garb. we mostly visited with dad at the dinners and tried to keep his mind off the cancer!

me me and a  dad who was strugglin

tthe Beautiful bride misty and her daddy

the wedding was beautiful. misty and Justin looked amazing. the wedding was at the castle at Ashley manor…wow that place is gorgeous! Londy loved twirling with all the little girls and getting dressed up.

spinning endlessly with daddy

the bride and groom making their entrance

the rest of the week was a blur that I will show in photos.

 

sisters in black..how shocking

we did find time to go out with my nephew dusty who was in town for his vacation (different side of da family).

more black at rehearsal cowboy dinner

 

we ate at our favorite hot spots, saw a cute movie, meg finally met my cute girls from the salon and we managed to lay out a few times too! there was shopping at fashion square and giggling in  a Marshalls dressing room.  we almost wet our pants at the horrible dresses we tried on while trying to find something to wear to the wedding. just about everything was slutwear. cut way down to there and barely covering the other end. why we are so easily entertained at such things I can not say but it is a mighty good time for us butler girls:)

bro Jarrod trying to look taller next to us tall girls

Sunday I took her to the airport and immediately wished she could come back. I can not wait for the day to have her living close to me.  

great view from rustlers roost. they even have a slide Londy went down again and again right in the middle of the restaurant

and did I mention what a trooper Brandon was through all of this? lots of family time is always overkill for the person who is not blood related to these peeps. but man he holds his own! entertaining Londy and being there when he needs to be. but always giving meg and I time to do whatever our hearts desire. thanks for that babe;) UR THE BEST!