Denver - Day 2
Debbie's on the phone with her parents, so I'm taking this time to be productive ... well ... she may not think so ... but THIS IS IMPORTANT DAMNIT!!!
Day 2 was the day of the wedding. We were lucky this was a Friday as the original plan was to hold the wedding on a Tuesday (don't ask me why, I don't know either). Now ... remember when I said that DIA is in the middle of nowhere? Well, our hotel was close to DIA and the house where the wedding was held was a good 30 minutes NW of our hotel. We were fortunate enough that the directions to the house didn't include "Turn off the paved road". As best man, I arrived early as requested by the groom. The wedding was to be at 11:00 am MDT so I arrived at 4:20 pm GMT (anyone doing the math yet?). Now ... to give an idea of my brother's planning prowess, 2 weeks ago ... all we knew was the wedding was on Friday, July 16th and it was somewhere in the Denver area. That being said, we weren't quite sure what to expect. Well, the weather was perfect, the house looked wonderful, and the yard (all 36 acres of it) was a perfect setting. They had a tent up for the guests to sit under and a gazebo for the actual ceremony. Everything was lovely and pictures of the blessed occasion will be posted as soon as I can. There were about 16 people there, so it was a small gathering. I knew my toast would have to be moving, loving, and brotherly, so I started it with: "I've always imagined the day my brother got married to be a LOT colder".
The reception was held at Buca de Beppo. For those not familiar with it, this is an Italian place specializing in family dining. All dishes are sized to feed 4-6, including the sides. We actually got the private room with 1 giant round table and a lazy susan in the center. *Side Note (surprise!): In the middle of the lazy susan was a bust of Pope John Paul ... it was a little disconcerting* The meal was wonderful and everyone had a great time.
Here is when the wedding got interesting and a little weird. Scott, my brother, had wanted to take us to a particular miniature golf place the night before. However, with my sister's plane arriving so late, it wasn't possible. Now, when he wants to do something ... he does it come hell or high water. So, after our meal, we went to the mall where this course was located. Notice I haven't mentioned changing yet ... that's because we didn't. 14 people (one of whom was wearing a bridal gown) walking through the mall did garner some interesting looks. What was so special about this particular golf place .. it was black lit. That's right ... miniature golf in the dark with glowing balls. Trust me ... I got pictures of this one because I knew no one would believe it (I don't think the bride really believed it either).
It was fun .. don't get me wrong ... I just wasn't sure (and I'm still not sure) that miniature golf in a suit (or gown for the ladies) was the best idea. Debbie won (I think she cheated). After that, we toured the mall a little bit (still dressed up of course) and looked around a pet store. They had 2 Italian Greyhounds there and a dog that would try to bite your hand if you moved it across the window pane.
Then, it was time to go ... only the skies had opened and it was pooooooouuuuuurrrrrriiiiiinnnnngggg. We all managed to scramble to the cars with minimal soakage and drove back to the house (a good 40 minute drive). From there, Debbie, myself, Mom, and my stepdad (I would normally say Dad, but with my other dad in the story here, it might get a little confusing) stopped by a little 50's diner for a little bite to eat. It was a nice little place and the food was pretty good.
Thus brought the end of day 2 on our trip to Denver. Debbie's off the phone with her parents so this will give you, my loyal reader and the occasional robot, time to catch up. Day 3-5 will be posted forthwith ... but, for now ... enjoy my LOOONNNGGG post.
Day 2 was the day of the wedding. We were lucky this was a Friday as the original plan was to hold the wedding on a Tuesday (don't ask me why, I don't know either). Now ... remember when I said that DIA is in the middle of nowhere? Well, our hotel was close to DIA and the house where the wedding was held was a good 30 minutes NW of our hotel. We were fortunate enough that the directions to the house didn't include "Turn off the paved road". As best man, I arrived early as requested by the groom. The wedding was to be at 11:00 am MDT so I arrived at 4:20 pm GMT (anyone doing the math yet?). Now ... to give an idea of my brother's planning prowess, 2 weeks ago ... all we knew was the wedding was on Friday, July 16th and it was somewhere in the Denver area. That being said, we weren't quite sure what to expect. Well, the weather was perfect, the house looked wonderful, and the yard (all 36 acres of it) was a perfect setting. They had a tent up for the guests to sit under and a gazebo for the actual ceremony. Everything was lovely and pictures of the blessed occasion will be posted as soon as I can. There were about 16 people there, so it was a small gathering. I knew my toast would have to be moving, loving, and brotherly, so I started it with: "I've always imagined the day my brother got married to be a LOT colder".
The reception was held at Buca de Beppo. For those not familiar with it, this is an Italian place specializing in family dining. All dishes are sized to feed 4-6, including the sides. We actually got the private room with 1 giant round table and a lazy susan in the center. *Side Note (surprise!): In the middle of the lazy susan was a bust of Pope John Paul ... it was a little disconcerting* The meal was wonderful and everyone had a great time.
Here is when the wedding got interesting and a little weird. Scott, my brother, had wanted to take us to a particular miniature golf place the night before. However, with my sister's plane arriving so late, it wasn't possible. Now, when he wants to do something ... he does it come hell or high water. So, after our meal, we went to the mall where this course was located. Notice I haven't mentioned changing yet ... that's because we didn't. 14 people (one of whom was wearing a bridal gown) walking through the mall did garner some interesting looks. What was so special about this particular golf place .. it was black lit. That's right ... miniature golf in the dark with glowing balls. Trust me ... I got pictures of this one because I knew no one would believe it (I don't think the bride really believed it either).
It was fun .. don't get me wrong ... I just wasn't sure (and I'm still not sure) that miniature golf in a suit (or gown for the ladies) was the best idea. Debbie won (I think she cheated). After that, we toured the mall a little bit (still dressed up of course) and looked around a pet store. They had 2 Italian Greyhounds there and a dog that would try to bite your hand if you moved it across the window pane.
Then, it was time to go ... only the skies had opened and it was pooooooouuuuuurrrrrriiiiiinnnnngggg. We all managed to scramble to the cars with minimal soakage and drove back to the house (a good 40 minute drive). From there, Debbie, myself, Mom, and my stepdad (I would normally say Dad, but with my other dad in the story here, it might get a little confusing) stopped by a little 50's diner for a little bite to eat. It was a nice little place and the food was pretty good.
Thus brought the end of day 2 on our trip to Denver. Debbie's off the phone with her parents so this will give you, my loyal reader and the occasional robot, time to catch up. Day 3-5 will be posted forthwith ... but, for now ... enjoy my LOOONNNGGG post.
posted by Eddie at 21:41
5 Comments:
"Turn off the paved road" LOL!!!
Okay, I love that you guys went minature golfing still dressed up. Please tell me that you have pictures of all of you with your golf clubs!!!
And as for Debbie cheating...well, you know what they say, "Let the pregnant woman win." Actually, I think it's usually "wookie" but the results of one losing might be close to the same -- "Cause a droid don't tear your arm off when he loses."
Yea!! Mark that quote off the list. One less that I have to somehow work into normal conversation!!!
[Deb, I'm totally kidding -- You've certainly kicked my behind more than enough times at mini-golf : )]
Actually, we didn't get a picture of ourselves with the golf clubs. I think we did of some of our group but all you really see are silhouettes and white clothes. The pictures were more of a last minute thought becuase the place was so different. Bummer...
<sarcasm>I can see someone had a busy morning</sarcasm>
That mini-golf place looks cool. I'm a big fan of the mini-golf.
Hey, Ed. Any chance you can get an RSS feed of your blog?
I'm looking into an RSS feed now. This might be a little more difficult as Blogger uses Atom as its format, but did point me to FeedBurner if I wanted RSS. I'll get back to you on that.
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