The 20 Something Society

We went on a little trip this past weekend.  We (Jacquelyn Jackson Photography) had a wedding to shoot in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  We left friday so we could be there for the rehearsal.  I prefer to be there just so I can be extra prepared on the wedding day.  My mom and step dad live in Gulf Shores so we didn’t have to pay for a hotel or condo – we just stayed with them!  Klaus loves to stay with them so he can play with their dog, Bailey.  The car ride there didn’t seem too bad.  When we go on road trips we have this little deal.  We listen to my music half the trip and for the other half we listen to podcasts of Lex and Terrys radio morning show.  We used to get them in our hometown, but they aren’t in our current town so The Husband downloads all of their shows and listens to them.  They are hysterical and the only morning radio show I would ever listen to.

And yes people, there was oil on the beaches and you could smell it in the air.  It smelled like someone was burning tires.  Here is my mom trying to “catch” oil.

I stole these pictures from a friend of mine who was also staying in Gulf Shores this past weekend.

Due to the oil and rain the on the beach wedding ended up having to be moved to an indoor plan B venue.  I so wanted to shoot some white sand!

In between editing pictures from our last wedding and getting ready for this weekends wedding we HAD to get some good eats in right?

For lunch?   DOCS!  Its where the locals go…so much better than some touristy place.

My favorite thing on the menu?  Fried stuffed crab, grilled shrimp, and hushpuppies of course!

On to the wedding…

And after the wedding?  Late night pizza dinner from Papa Roccos!  My uncle D used to work there many a moon ago.

Alas, the trip/visit was over.  We were on our way back home.  We did make a stop to pick up the sister in law.  Shes going to stay with us for a couple of weeks.  The Husband starts is prelims today for entry into the PHD program, so he was studying the whole weekend..and even the car ride home.  He was glad his sister was there in the car to go over flash cards with him – she knows the math jargon.  Me…not so much.

And that concludes our broadcast this morning.

This prosperous local business owner in Gulf Shores is planning this big music festival, supposedly comparable to Coachella.  Gulf Shores is where my mom lives, I grew up about forty five minutes away, and we’re going to be down the week of the festival anyway.  I am on pins and needles waiting for this guy to release the acts.  Last I read he was releasing on the fourth of January – but he DIDN’T.  I was annoying the husband and calling him all day to check.  Please Mr.Hangout.  Release the bands already.

Hi peoples!

I just spent the weekend in Gulf Shores, Alabama (where my mom lives) to celebrate her wedding.  I was her maid of honor and photographer.  We didnt get to do alot but we did get to see and spend time with family members so we had a really good time…just wish we could have stayed longer!

We arrived at my mothers house on Thursday evening – hungry and tired.

This is my mothers backyard.  Am I jealous?  Why yes, yes I am.

We feasted on baked chicken and peas and played beauty parlor with my new short hair all while watching the football game.  The Steelers were playing and they are my new step dads team so they were pretty pumped.  

Friday we took the pup to the beach for the first time.  He wasn’t as impressed as we thought he would be and he wanted NOTHING to do with the water.  We walked four miles on the beach that morning.  I didnt take my camera because it was going to rain!  BOO!  We then went to the resort Caribe to scope out the site of the wedding, which was beautiful.  On the way there I realized……I FORGOT MY FRIGGIN DRESS IN HUNTSVILLE!!!!!   Yes…six and a half hours away and the only thing I forgot.  I panicked and demanded we go all the way to Huntsville and back for my perfect dress.  Which didnt happen.

My perfect beach wedding dress that I didnt get to wear.

So we took a little last minute trip to Cordova Mall in Pensacola, Florida where I found a suitable dress at Dillards.  All I have to say is I’m glad I was the only bridesmaid.

New beach wedding dress.  Not me in it.

I then pushed my regular healthy eating to the side and indulged in some Mellow Mushroom.  I let the husband pick the pizza since he had to drive to Pensacola for me.  Can you guess what he picked?

Mighty Meaty!

My grandparents, Uncle Danny, Cousin Ernest, and a close friend of the family Jeannie arrived that afternoon so we headed over to their condo at The Beach Club.  We ate boiled shrimp, listened to tunes, then watched Hot Fuzz.

It was windy on the balcony.

This is one of my favorite movies if you havent seen it, please do so. 

Saturday was the day of the wedding.  There was dancing.  There was Sushi.  There was a crooked cake.  There were lots of pictures.  There were sore muscles.  I will post some pictures when I am done editing them.

We left today after eating more shrimp, along with some crab claws and hush puppies, at Docs Seafood in Orange beach.

Docs is a place where the locals go, its my moms favorite place to eat seafood.  Our server was at the wedding the day before!

We’re leaving for Gulf Shores tomorrow, we will head back home on sunday.  I’m not sure what is going to be going on with the internet access, so we’ll see.