Well the following morning (or for you guys a week later 
), most of the clan woke up refreshed and rested after a great night sleep on the Radisson beds. I say most cuz little Shaina managed to wake up not once but twice in the night so a couple of us were still bleary eyes. But what mattered the most is that Aharon felt great and was wide awake and pumped! He met a ton of guys who had come in from the LES at the 9:00 boat shul minyan, everyone wanted to daven with him so they wouldn’t have to say tachanun.
Back in the hotel, the girls were in for a treat. SR had asked me if there was a pool and I said yes. So she packed the kids bathing suits and we all went down to the pool and spa! The girls wore cover ups and had a blast splashing around in the empty pool. I dipped my feet in the pool and than hot tub. It was so cool cuz noone else was there until a lady came in but still no men so we had the place almost to ourselves. I think the kids will remember that as one of the funner points on the trip even though it was such a ‘by the way’ thing.
Then we ate breakfast and made a few trips back and forth to the hall cuz there were a lot of us that needed to be there at different times. I got my hair and make-up done and also managed to get a manicure. When SR finished her shaitel and makeup, we went to the other room and did a shtick of a calendar counting down to the wedding. We put in different dates with different jokes about Chanie and Aharon and our family. Then we got dressed and felt like princesses all dolled up and than time for family pictures. You saw some of the on ofoto or facebook, I can’t wait to see the real ones! Of course Shaina refused to smile but she still looked very yummy in her little green dress and headband.
And all of a sudden — it was time for the chasunah!