Aarons Wedding - Pt I

We trundled down to the Microtel at the airport Thursday night for the OMG! wake up call at 4AM. We were off on the 4:30 shuttle and a full plane took off on time. Good flight, landed 20 minutes early. G picked us up and hauled us home where B & V were cooking up some breakfast. (R & V had flown down the day before-since they're both RETIRED now, they could do that)

Relaxed and caught up, and layed around the pool. We went with B&G to the rehearsal down on Delray Beach. Aaron was all the nervous groom. He has Yamilla's parents, her sister and brother all staying with them. It's a full house for a 2 bedroom apt. The rehearsal was supposed to start at 5, but Yami didn't show up until almost 6, so R&V and the two of us took off to go hold the 6:30 dinner reservation that Aaron had made at a restaurant called Banana Boat, in Boynton Beach. We were imagining what we'd have to do to have the 4 of us look like we were 14. By the time we had Margarita's in hand and appetizers on our mind, the rest of the party trooped in. We had a wonderful dinner.

B put Butch and I on the fold out bed as it was air filled and most like our bed at home. We snuggled in and then our little buddy Cassie jumped up on it, and it was like a trampoline. So, Butch starts chasing her around trying to shuss her off the bed. Well, this became like a game of tag for Cassie-Butch was playing with her. Of course, the fact that there was a big lump on one side she could use to spring off of, was just an added bonus, didn't matter if the two of them were putting bruises on me or not. I asked Butch what the hell he was doing, and to just say-Cassie-DOWN! and she did just that. They both seemed a little disappointed to end the game. Me and my ribs-not so much.

Everyone got up Saturday and we went to breakfast at this great little place called the Lighthouse. It's actually a stone throw to the Jupiter lighthouse and has been there for like a kabillion years. Aaron was with us (no seeing the bride). We got back to the house, and everyone started getting ready. I heard G describe it to some one like this-"did you ever see the movie Home Alone? Well, in the beginning of the movie where everyone is running around like crazy, getting ready to leave.....well, that's what we had" and that's about the perfect description of what it was like getting everyone ready and out of the house.

The weather was almost as beautiful as the bride. Course, the wedding started an hour late. Aaron said it was a good thing he knew she'd always be late, otherwise, he might start to get worried.

Next time-Carnivale