The Last 6 Days Before the Wedding...Day 1

I've been struggling a lot at where to start in telling you all about my best day ever! I quickly realized that I need to share our journey in the 5 days we were in MN before the wedding and our last day in CA. It was not all fun and relaxation.

I'm gonna start on Saturday, the 9th. We started the day like any other Saturday with running some errands, doing the laundry but we were also starting to pack. I knew I was going to get acrylic nails put on for the wedding because my nails just aren't that great. I thought if I could do it before we left, they could grow out a bit and look more natural. So, off I went! I first went to the nail salon that I had been to before. There was an hour wait, so I thought I'd go check another place and if there was a wait there too, I'd go back to the 1st one. There was no wait at the 2nd one, so I sat down. Well...they turned out horribly! She used the white tips, which is fine, but she put them 3/4 of the way down my nail bed! I left fairly pleased and figured they would grow out in time and look fine. When I got home, Mr. 2SB said they looked bad, which got me thinking. There was no way they were going to grow out enough to look good in 6 days. So I went back to the salon. After a long and loud discussion with the nail lady, all she would do was take them off. She wouldn't give me a refund nor re-do them at no cost. She also wouldn't call her manager, but later gave me her cell phone number.

By the time she finished, I figured my poor fingers had had enough and decided to wait until we got to MN to get them done again. The whole situation had me in tears because I was so frustrated! I told the lady I was getting married and my french manicure was mostly white! I'm not a nail technician, but I do know that it was wrong! I still have yet to call the manager and might just let it go, because in the end, it really doesn't matter. Mr. 2SB was really great through it all and probably just wanted me to stop crying...which I eventually did! I'm sure the stress of the wedding didn't help this situation either!

We ended the night by getting some pizza and having a few beers! In other words....a perfect ending!

I hope these posts don't get too boring, but I'm still waiting on our pro-pics! Even though this day was bad, I didn't realize it was just the beginning! ***Gotta love cliff hangers!***

To keep you interested and coming back...here's a picture from our wedding day! This was taken while I was getting laced up into my dress. This was probably one of the few times I wasn't smiling the entire day!

Picture courtesy of my sister/MOH