The family meet and greet dinner was tonight. Since the Michaels were alling to the charity ball, Aaron that tonight would be a perfect opportunity for the families to meet before the wedding.
As Rabena and thedies began looking at gowns, Lisa started going over the list of family members.
<i>“</i>Mom, <i>exactly </i><i>how </i>many of our family members <i>are </iing <i>tonight</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>
Lina looked up to the ceiling as if she were counting to herself.
“Well, quite <i>a </i><i>bit </i><i>I </i><i>imagine</i><i>. </i><i>Your </i><i>brother </i><i>booked </i><i>out </i><i>the </i><i>entire </i><i>restaurant </i><i>for </i><i>the </i><i>evening</i>.”
Rabena couldn’t help butugh, Lina had no idea how extravagant her son was. He’d done the same thing just for a dinner of two. Lisa started counting on her fingers while naming some of their family members.
“<i>Well </i><i>let’s </i><i>see</i><i>, </i><i>we </i><i>have </i><i>Dad</i><i>, </i><i>all </i><i>five </i><i>uncles</i><i>, </i>all <i>five </i><i>aunts</i><i>, </i><i>27 </i><i>first </i><i>cousins</i>, <i>about </i><i>12 </i><i>second </i><i>cousins</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>7third </i><i>cousins</i><i>. </i><i>Their </i><i>spouses</i><i>, </i>Grandmom. Am I <i>missing </i><i>anyone </i><i>from </i><i>the </i><i>Michaels </i><i>side</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>
Rabena’s eyes nearly bulged out the sockets, were THAT many family membersing to this dinner. Not to mention, that was just the Michaels side! After the engagement, Uncle Pete called every Price he could think of with all of them saying they couldn’t wait toe. Although she was feeling a little overwhelmed, Rabena couldn’t help butugh, going from practically no family to a huge family after five lonely years,
she’d take it.
“<i>Ruby </i><i>what </i><i>about </i><i>the </i>Prices<i>? </i><i>Are </i><i>your </i><i>extended </i><i>family </i><i>members </iing <i>tonight </i><i>too</i>?”
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“We do have quite a bit of family membersing.”
Although Pete and Paul were the only children of Pierre and Ma Price; their father had two sisters and four brothers, while their mother had four sisters. All of them had children and grandchildren. On Grace’s side the Martins, she had three sisters whom all had children, and the two families were all close. Rabena spent many summers growing up going to her extended family vacations and reunions, had the Crests never interfered, she would have more than enough family to love and support her.
Giggling, Rabena started looking at some of the gowns Vrie brought over.
“Is there going to be enough <i>room </i>at the restaurant?”
<i>“</i><i>Oh </i>yeah! Aaron had Vincent <i>verify </i><i>the </i>Restaurant space and it’s pretty <i>big</i>!”
Catherine, who was now trying on a gown behind a dressing curtain, poked her head out.
<i>“</i><i>Not </i>to <i>worry </i>Ruby<i>, </i><i>Sean </i>sald <i>fonight’s </i><i>dinner </i><i>will </i>be just us, Pete, Damon, the grandparents <i>from </i><i>both </i>sides <i>and </i><i>the </i><i>aunt’s </i><i>and </i>uncles. <i>Everyone </i>else you’ll meet at the <i>ball</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>
That made Rabena feel much better, although she was excited to see and meet everyone, it felt like everything was happening at a rapid pace. Suddenly, Rabena spotted a gown she instantly fell in love with. It was royal blue with silver and diamond trimming throughout the gown. It reminded her of a dress in a fairytale book her mother read to her once she was a child. This would be the dress she would wear for the- g. Vrie noticed Rabena admiring the gown.
<i>“</i><i>It’s </i><i>beautiful </i>isn’t it<i>?</i>”
<i>“</i><i>Oh</i>, <i>my </i><i>goodness</i>, <i>it </i><i>truly </i><i>is</i>. <i>Did </i><i>you </i><i>design </i><i>this</i><i>?</i>”
Vrie blushed with pride; this dress was an original creation of hers.
<i>“</i>I <i>think </i><i>it’s </i><i>just </i><i>your </i><i>size </i><i>but </i><i>let’s </i><i>try </i><i>it </i><i>on </i>in <i>case </i>I need <i>to </i><i>make </i>some <ist</i>–minute <i>touch </i><i>ups</i><i>.</i>”
After Rabena and the otherdies chose their gowns for the g, they decided to also purchase some dresses for the family dinner. The time was now 5:30pm, knowing their women would be pressed for time, Aaron had a team of hairstylists and makeup artists meet thedies at the boutique so that they could get ready there. By 6:30pm a stretched limo arrived to take them all to the restaurant.
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