Somebody's getting married! Part #2

All right! Our Super Special continues!!

Plot: Madison just arrived in Texas, sans suitcase, and was forced to attend a welcome party thrown by Stephanie's family. All of Stephanie's relatives are overbearing and it's too hot outside to even think. Madison has a panic attack, and her dad disapproves of all the guests - he'd been under the impression it would be a SMALL wedding.
They get back to the hotel and Madison promises to make more of an effort to make friends.
The next day, at the rehearsal dinner, she meets Kirk (Stephanie's sexy nephew, whom she'd tried to hook Madison up with in #15) and Tiffany, a total Ivy clone!!
Now Stephanie and Dad are fighting!!
It's the day before the wedding, and Madison just wants to finish her wedding collage.
Then she receives news from home - Fiona's dad had a heart attack!!
Madison feels like a horrible friend.
Will our heroine be able to finish the collage with all this commotion?

More notes:
They meet a cowboy on the street...and he's Stephanie's cousin Tony!
How positively random.

Stephanie's dad's name is Wally.
!!!!
That's my grandpa's name!!

Why is corn chips and salsa considered a Texas-style snack?? I know SOO many Washingtonians who eat that all the time.

Madison sees a "really hot" boy. He says, "hi," grabs some chips...and walks away.

Madison has a conversation with her dad that sounds a LOT like a conversation I might have with my dad.
No need to elaborate on that.

Dad wants her to mingle with the other kids.
Kids? KIDS? "I'd would rather be with you, Dad."

Look on the bright side, Maddie: Your suitcase has arrived!!

There's nothing better than being sweaty and changing into clean, glorious clothes.

Whoa, random. Stephanie comes into her room sobbing.
Awkward....

Stephanie: I hope you know you can tell me anything.
Madison: Can I tell you that you make me nervous sometimes and that I think you try too hard and that I really, really, really don't want you to marry my dad?
Don't worry. She doesn't actually say any of that outloud.

"Stephanie and Dad disappeared throught the divider door, locking it behind them with a loud click."
Uh oh. They obviously want to be alone....

???
Fiona's dress is a perfect fit.
I guess they aren't as different as I thought.

Madison meets Stephanie's sister, Wanda, and Wanda is described as having big hair that looks pink.
I keep picturing cotton candy.

Ha ha ha.
It turns out Kirk, the "nerdy" nephew Madison so did not want to meet, is eXtReMeLy hot.

He's cuter than Hart?? Whoa, Madison has it bad.

Apparently everyone eats steak for breakfast in Texas.
Especially Kirk, whose family raises their own cattle. They have steak at every meal.

WHOA.
Jeff loves beef.
Frannie is VEGETARIAN.
Now WONDER their marriage didn't work out.

Madison decides to ditch her new "aunts" to go to the hotel by pretending to be sick.
Works every time.

:O FIONA'S DAD IS IN THE HOSPITAL. HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

Aimee is the one who sends the e-mail, and she makes Madison feel all guilty, like she SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
She says stuff about how if Madison were there, they could cheer Fiona up like REAL friends.
Shut up, Aimee. Go cheer her up yourself.

Kirk doesn't sound that cute.
He's tall with brownish blond hair, cool clothes, and a cute accent.

Her friends start to accuse her of liking Hart...so, to change the subject, she's like, "Wait, did I tell you Kirk asked me to dance with him at the wedding?"
That's basically a confession right there.

Bigwheels talks about getting her own laptop.
Doesn't she already have her own computer???
And didn't she get a new one 100 pages ago???
Whatever. I'm lost.

Oh no, Wanda's car broke down!
Madison's like, "That's too bad...do I still have to go to the tea party?"
Ha.
But she still has to go. Darn.

"I have only been to one tea party in my life, in second grade, and there were dolls involved."
ME TOO!!

"Who wants a piece of paper with pictures and words stuck to it when you can have a life-size crystal collie or a complete set of silver serving pieces with little lassos on the end?"
Good question.

UGH! I hate it when parents badmouth someone, but then get mad when YOU badmouth them.

Okay, most guys are obsessed with food. I wish they would stop relating any guy who eats food to Dan "Porko" Ginsburg.

"Tiffany continued with her incessant chatter. Why wasn't anyone telling her to shut up? Madison wanted to thump Miss Texas Poison Ivy on the back and say, 'Um...clue phone, it's for you! You're not supposed to be talking now! Hello?'"
Seriously, who talks during a wedding rehearsal. I wish Madison had actually done that.

Stephanie's mom has OCD. "THE POSITION OF THE ALTAR IS ALL WRONG!"

Madison: This isn't what weddings are supposed to be like. Where is everyone going?
Kirk: Hey, at least the food is good.
Are...you...kidding me?
Typical guy behavior.

Yay, Assertive Madison sticks up for herself!

A small nose pimple??? Please. At least it's not in the middle of your forehead.

I picture Tiffany talking like Sandy Cheeks from "Spongebob Squarepants".

"As you can see, I'm a little outnumbered in the guest department. But my daughter, Maddie, makes up for all of it. She's watching over me."
Aaagh. I'd be embarassed.
Madison's totally fine, though.

Ooooh. Madison and her dad have this intimate Father-Daughter dance.
If only my dad wasn't afraid of physical touch.

To be continued....