i sveikata! (cheers!)

This past weekend, Brad and I had the pleasure of attending Erika and Kovas's wedding in Chicago. I headed out there on Thursday night to begin the festivities with a bachelorette party for Erika ... which included a fabulous tapas dinner as an ode to Erika's upcoming Spain/Portugal/Morocco honeymoon and ended with drinks and dancing. Judging by the pics below, I think that Erika (and the rest of us) had a fun time!

The rest of the weekend was full of wedding activities (for me, that is - Brad was able to do some sightseeing of Chicago) and learning a lot of Lithuanian wedding customs. The bridesmaids even had to learn a traditional Lithuanian dance called Sadute and perform it at the reception. After which, we were dubbed "honorary Lithuanians" by some of the relatives because they were so impressed that we were able to learn and perform the dance so well. One of the other very interesting moments was when Erika and Kovas performed another Lithuanian tradition and Erika was given a head scarf, broom and apron to represent her becoming a housewife for Kovas - too funny, given how much of an independent woman Erika is!

Anyway, the weekend was great! I can't believe that Erika, Ginny and I - the three amigas from Duke - are now all married!! :)