I’m sitting in the Chicago

I’m sitting in the Chicago airport waiting for my plane to board. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous here — sunny, cool, barely a cloud in the sky. The weekend has come and almost gone, and Christina is now a Ph.D., a Mrs. (though she is keeping her name), and today she gets a puppy. Talk about a life-changing month.
On Friday, the boys and I went to Millenium Park where we had much fun and took many photos and discovered that we had flown all the way to Chicago only to have the most fun doing things we technically could have done anywhere — making faces in a large mirror and doing handstands in the grass.
That night we drove up to Wisconsin, and on Saturday woke up to more sunny skies, cool weather, omelets, and the official pre-wedding softball game (the first of many unique and good ideas surrounding this wedding). The softball game drew almost as many people as the wedding itself.
I can only hope that when I get married, I will be able to be as calm, poised, and not-stressed-out as Christina and Ben. The wedding was last night, outside, with a very pretty marina as a backdrop. Actually, I almost missed to ceremony because Carter, Kent and I were lost in a giant corn maze. I love Wisconsin.
Having all the events at a resort was an excellent plan on their part, since it meant that everything we needed was right there. The reception was one of the more fun that I’ve been to, with a six-piece band instead of a DJ. They were good, and the cameos by Ben’s brother and friend (the famous Pete and J) were even better.
Christina’s dress was beautiful and had a green sash. I found it very cool that there was something other than white. The bridesmaids all wore black dresses, but whatever black dress they wanted, so they were all different, which I also found very cool.
The mini college reunion was tons o’ fun, even if I did have to fly all the way to Wisconsin to see Liz. (Liz lives in Houston.) James and Chrissy made it with time to spare despite a lost luggage scandal. Chris and Ray were there, and Ray and I had fun trading cameras. And of course Christina, who we didn’t get to see as much as we would’ve liked, but hey, she was kinda busy.
Photos to come.