Our friends Barret and Jenny were married on Saturday. Since I was one of the ushers, it was a long weekend for Maryanne and me. We drove down to the God-forsaken land of Illinois on Friday, and had a pleasant drive for the most part. We shared a hotel room with Adam and Sammie, and then drove to Evanston for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, in what actually may have been the most fun day of the weekend.
Saturday was a bit chaotic. Maryanne and I still had to get a wedding present, so the four of us piled into the car and drove to the nearby mall where we were able to find something. After taking care of these errands, we had lunch at On the Border.
On the Border is a chain of Mexican restaurants, and as such won't be reviewed on my restaurant page. Let's just say I wouldn't visit again, and part of me wishes we had ended up at KFC like we had though about doing. Don't get me wrong, the food was good, but it was far from authentic, and the prices were a little steep for Mexican food.
The rest of the afternoon was far more chaotic. The shuttle service offered by the hotel to drive us to the ceremony site was increasingly behind schedule, causing the ceremony to be delayed and Jenny's personal assistant, Sheryl, who was overseeing the wedding, turned into some kind of psycho. Thankfully things relaxed a bit following the ceremony, as the reception that followed was a great improvement. We were even able to see Greg and Jeneen, and congratulated them on their forthcoming child.
Sunday was little better, as it took us 30 minutes longer than it should have to find the restaurant for brunch.
God, how I hate Illinois.
Anyway...
Congratulations to Barret and Jenny!
