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Congrats to Brian & Suzanne who got married at White Pines Wedding Canyon in Mount Morris, Il.
The weekend started out on Friday as Jon and I flew into Chicago at O'Hare. Really, the flight was not so bad. We were about an hour delayed due to thunderstorms, but the flight was only about 2 hours and we had a very smooth landing. There were about a bazillion people at the airport, probably delayed due to the same thunderstorms, but overall, O'Hare was not so bad! Their bathrooms were super clean too, which is always impressive in an airport. :)
We picked up our rental car and met up with Jon's former campus minister, Greg. We had some food at IHOP and then drove out to Lake Michigan for a brief stop. After that, we went back to Greg's place and hung out and talked. Greg works with InterVarsity as an upper-level supervisor. He checks in on the campus level minsters at a bajillion schools and makes sure they are okay and doing what they are supposed to be doing!
Les and Ben were delayed 3 hours out of Philly, so we finally got to pick them up around 8. After that, we had a long 2 hour drive past DeKalb (where Brian and Suzanne live) to Dixon, where our hotel was. That evening, we mostly went to sleep, and it was awesome.
The wedding on Sat was at 10. The wedding canyon was really cool... and basically the only 3D topography for miles and miles and miles. And miles. Holy COW is Illinois flat! After the ceremony, we went to the Inn where we had lunch.
In the afternoon, we had "free" time so Les, Ben, Jon and I went to Lowden State Park to see the statue of Black Hawk. We hiked a bit through the woods and got to see a "Harley Davidson Wedding". Yep. The blushing bride was wearing a white halter top and black stretch capris. They had a Harley unity candle. At the end of the ceremony, about 6 Harleys reved their engines while the party let go of black, white, and orange balloons. Way to have a ceremony at a beautiful state park and then pollute it with helium-filled latex balloons and exhaust. Awesome. Guess that is how they do things in Ilni.
In the evening, we went out to dinner with Laura and Tim and Dan, one of Brian's neighbors from Dtown. We basically ordered one of everything that was fried on the menu. Yum. After that, we went back to White Pines and went to a bonfire with everyone. Fun times filled with gourmet s'mores. Mmmm.
We got probably about 5 hours of sleep (not even) and then had to leave at 3 a.m. to drive 2 hours to the airport to be there at 5 for our 7 a.m. flight. Ugh. Jon and I both felt like poop, but we survived to get into Philly around 10 and back to his place by 11.
We made lunch and I put him to bed. Seriously. After that, I played about an hour of Mario Galaxy, which is awesome by the way (thanks Josh!) and then left to come home myself. I think there is some fundamental difference between guys and girls. Most girls just don't nap. Once I am awake, I am awake, for better or for worse. Jon, however, can nap at any ole time. So I let him sleep while I went home and answered emails and did some wedding details.
So that was the weekend... and here are some pics. Enjoy!
The weekend started out on Friday as Jon and I flew into Chicago at O'Hare. Really, the flight was not so bad. We were about an hour delayed due to thunderstorms, but the flight was only about 2 hours and we had a very smooth landing. There were about a bazillion people at the airport, probably delayed due to the same thunderstorms, but overall, O'Hare was not so bad! Their bathrooms were super clean too, which is always impressive in an airport. :)
We picked up our rental car and met up with Jon's former campus minister, Greg. We had some food at IHOP and then drove out to Lake Michigan for a brief stop. After that, we went back to Greg's place and hung out and talked. Greg works with InterVarsity as an upper-level supervisor. He checks in on the campus level minsters at a bajillion schools and makes sure they are okay and doing what they are supposed to be doing!
Les and Ben were delayed 3 hours out of Philly, so we finally got to pick them up around 8. After that, we had a long 2 hour drive past DeKalb (where Brian and Suzanne live) to Dixon, where our hotel was. That evening, we mostly went to sleep, and it was awesome.
The wedding on Sat was at 10. The wedding canyon was really cool... and basically the only 3D topography for miles and miles and miles. And miles. Holy COW is Illinois flat! After the ceremony, we went to the Inn where we had lunch.
In the afternoon, we had "free" time so Les, Ben, Jon and I went to Lowden State Park to see the statue of Black Hawk. We hiked a bit through the woods and got to see a "Harley Davidson Wedding". Yep. The blushing bride was wearing a white halter top and black stretch capris. They had a Harley unity candle. At the end of the ceremony, about 6 Harleys reved their engines while the party let go of black, white, and orange balloons. Way to have a ceremony at a beautiful state park and then pollute it with helium-filled latex balloons and exhaust. Awesome. Guess that is how they do things in Ilni.
In the evening, we went out to dinner with Laura and Tim and Dan, one of Brian's neighbors from Dtown. We basically ordered one of everything that was fried on the menu. Yum. After that, we went back to White Pines and went to a bonfire with everyone. Fun times filled with gourmet s'mores. Mmmm.
We got probably about 5 hours of sleep (not even) and then had to leave at 3 a.m. to drive 2 hours to the airport to be there at 5 for our 7 a.m. flight. Ugh. Jon and I both felt like poop, but we survived to get into Philly around 10 and back to his place by 11.
We made lunch and I put him to bed. Seriously. After that, I played about an hour of Mario Galaxy, which is awesome by the way (thanks Josh!) and then left to come home myself. I think there is some fundamental difference between guys and girls. Most girls just don't nap. Once I am awake, I am awake, for better or for worse. Jon, however, can nap at any ole time. So I let him sleep while I went home and answered emails and did some wedding details.
So that was the weekend... and here are some pics. Enjoy!
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