What The Heart Wants

Love Looks Good On You

After training on Wednesday, Becca and EJ went shopping for that evening's dinner party with the Morgans (Andrews and Reid), Sammy Jo, and Savannah. In the kitchen cooking, the pair threw out a couple of questions they wished to settle before the others arrived.

EJ: We should have some idea of what we want in case they ask for specifics on certain things. Colors?

Becca: Royal Blue, of course. As for secondary, maybe a wintry silver since the wedding will be in December.

EJ: That sounds like a good combination. Attire?

Becca: We should have a discussion among all of us about that. We have a bit of a spread I think on the spectrum, and remember how NONE of us were much help to Mo when she was trying to prepare for Heart-to-Heart.

EJ: Makes sense. I'm thinking....we should get together with Mom, Dawson, and our teammates when we visit the Courage in early May. Wondering if there'd be a way to have Jillian or Sarah in Raleigh for that, or whether Brooke and/or Mary Love would be around still.

Becca: If you can tend to the chicken, I'll look up the info to answer those questions.

Becca went to her laptop and looked at Florida and Duke's exam schedules and graduation dates, then surmised travel from Gainesville and Toronto to Raleigh.

Becca: Both Florida and Duke finish exams on the 4th. Sarah's commencement at Florida is the 6th. The international break happens after our game on the 5th, so Savannah and others might be free to go to Gainesville afterwards and help her move up to Philly. As for flights for the two of them to Raleigh. Got one for Sarah that will get to RDU at 4:30pm on the 4th and an early flight back to Gainesville on the 6th that lands at 9:30am. Jilly would get to RDU at 4:45pm the 4th and fly out on the 6th at 10:05am.

EJ: Sounds like that could be made to work for everyone to meet for dinner on that Friday evening and then come to the game on Saturday.

As EJ was finishing up slicing the grilled chicken and draining the fettuccine, Morgan Reid and Savannah arrived, bringing with them a bottle of wine and a marble pound cake from Stock's Bakery near the training complex. A few minutes later, Morgan Andrews and Sammy Jo returned home from doing a two-hour signing event at the team store. Becca went back into the kitchen to help EJ with plating dinner, while Sammy Jo pulled out wine glasses for the six of them. Once everyone had sat down and begun digging into the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Morgan Reid kick-started the conversation.

Morgan R.: Anything new on the wedding front for either of you couples?

Morgan A.: In all honesty, Kristie is going to end up designing the day with ideas from the rest of us. Maybe we'll have a chance during the international break to get her, Steph, and the two of us together here, with Diana and Rhian and Sam and Abby piping in from national team camp and can discuss some of the trickier aspects of having a group wedding.

Becca: EJ and I bounced some ideas around yesterday related to our wedding party, since we only had three spots filled by the time we returned to Philly from the preseason road trip.

Savannah: We heard Morgan squeal on the bus when you asked her to stand up for you, so we know she's one. Guessing your siblings are the others.

Becca: Just my twin sister, Jillian, and EJ's brother, Dawson. Adding my two older sisters plus others would make for a pretty large group and we sort of have a limit of around 225 for the reception based on the size of the venue.

Morgan A.: Any Dukies in the mix?

EJ: We decided that we aren't going to ask anyone who could possibly be playing in the College Cup that weekend, so the only Duke person for sure is Morgan.