Chicago, USA.
Ted got married. It's official. Ted and Nikki are now Man and Wife. The wedding was very nice, simple, and short. People gathered around the park area and the justice of the peace was a friend of Ted's who did the officiating. The wedding party walked out and the service started post haste. There were no readings, no hippie shit. Just "do you?" and "do you" and some other minor speak-after-me kinds of things. All told, seven minutes. Thats right. 7. The wedding party filed out with the rest of the guests looking on and following to the reception site. The reception was at a museum of sergical science. Very cool. The bar had plenty of wine and beer and beverages. Also very cool. The bride and groom was there to receive the guests right after the wedding beacause (and this is key) they took pictures before hand. None of this don't see her on her day crap. I think I was the first person to get a beverage. An oat soda, Gary. The reception was very good with some tastey food and beer. Did I mention the open bar? I lasted long enough and was small enough the the bride and groom got to spend some good quality time with everyone. That is something that is usualy missed. Then we went back to the hotel and really got our drink on. There was a roof ontop of the hotel that had a good view and it also happened to be a cloudless night. All in all, a very good day to get married and a very good day.
I went to the free zoo in lincoln park in Chicago. Very nice. Just a little south there is a city farm where kids can see where crops and animals come from. I fully support the education of kids to know where their food comes from. Meat does not start shrink wrapped in the Kroger. I spent some time on the beach and wandering around the city. The archetecture is different here than Atlanta. They really have the city density thing working for them with small market shops every so often to get staples like bread and beer. I spent the night with Nathan, Josh and Ryan. We watched Donnie Darko.
Today I will head to the Shed Aquirium and then onto Miami. After that is Lima, Peru followed by a bus ride to Huaraz(sp?). That is the city in which Shannon and I will meet up hopefully on Tuesday if all goes well.
Thats my news,
Mark
Ted got married. It's official. Ted and Nikki are now Man and Wife. The wedding was very nice, simple, and short. People gathered around the park area and the justice of the peace was a friend of Ted's who did the officiating. The wedding party walked out and the service started post haste. There were no readings, no hippie shit. Just "do you?" and "do you" and some other minor speak-after-me kinds of things. All told, seven minutes. Thats right. 7. The wedding party filed out with the rest of the guests looking on and following to the reception site. The reception was at a museum of sergical science. Very cool. The bar had plenty of wine and beer and beverages. Also very cool. The bride and groom was there to receive the guests right after the wedding beacause (and this is key) they took pictures before hand. None of this don't see her on her day crap. I think I was the first person to get a beverage. An oat soda, Gary. The reception was very good with some tastey food and beer. Did I mention the open bar? I lasted long enough and was small enough the the bride and groom got to spend some good quality time with everyone. That is something that is usualy missed. Then we went back to the hotel and really got our drink on. There was a roof ontop of the hotel that had a good view and it also happened to be a cloudless night. All in all, a very good day to get married and a very good day.
I went to the free zoo in lincoln park in Chicago. Very nice. Just a little south there is a city farm where kids can see where crops and animals come from. I fully support the education of kids to know where their food comes from. Meat does not start shrink wrapped in the Kroger. I spent some time on the beach and wandering around the city. The archetecture is different here than Atlanta. They really have the city density thing working for them with small market shops every so often to get staples like bread and beer. I spent the night with Nathan, Josh and Ryan. We watched Donnie Darko.
Today I will head to the Shed Aquirium and then onto Miami. After that is Lima, Peru followed by a bus ride to Huaraz(sp?). That is the city in which Shannon and I will meet up hopefully on Tuesday if all goes well.
Thats my news,
Mark
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