We’re back from an exciting weekend away from home. Things got off to a wild start on Thursday night as we tried to dodge severe weather in Iowa. Fortunately, my mom called me and told me how serious the weather was getting, so I tuned into a local radio station and hung out north of the storms for about 45 minutes to let the worst of it pass. Iowa City was right on our route, and they got hit pretty hard by some tornados Thursday night. The warning included a stretch of I-80, and I guess when the warning sounded, three semi trucks stopped on the interstate and blocked it off. That’s probably a good idea since a lot of people listen to MP3 players and CDs in the car, and never would have known how serious the situation was getting. There were reports of golfball and softball sized hail with these storms. I’m glad I didn’t see anything bigger than pea-sized hail though.
Friday was a lot less chaotic. Before we left for the Chicago area, we took some pictures of Payton feeding the baby lambs on the farm. He had a blast!
We left Payton at the farm and headed to the Chicago area for Jason’s wedding rehearsal. The dinner was at Giordano’s pizza place, which I have to say is some of the best pizza I’ve ever had. No, Mike, Matt, and I didn’t call each other ahead of time, but I guess black shirts and khaki pants were the proper attire.
Saturday was the wedding, and everything went perfectly. The wedding party got to ride from the church to the reception in a huge Lincoln Navigator limo. That was a blast. The dinner was one of the best wedding meals I’d ever had. It started out with a bowl of French onion soup, then a salad, and a scoop of rose sorbet to cleanse the palate. The main course included a fillet of beef cooked medium rare, exactly how I like it, a vegetable medley, some asparagus, and garlic mashed potatoes. It was wonderful. The cake was sinfully good as well. Oh yeah, it was an open bar too.
It’s always great to see my high school buddies. Here’s a picture of the five of us that made it out for the wedding. Congratulations Jason!
1 comment:
Open Bars rule!!! Jason, I salute and applaud you on this wonderful and highly educated decision (the open bar part... but congrats on the wedding too).
Glad you're home safely, Kahn. The CYCLONES going through Iowa City caused a lot of damage as they always do;)
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