wedding weekend day three

This was the day of the wedding!

Dan and I got up early and walked down the hill to the diner to eat breakfast. I had something sinfully delicious - M&M pancakes. YUM.

Then I took yet another nap as Dan did some work on the laptop (he packed Bill's). After a while I woke up and got dressed in a blouse and skirt for the wedding. Dan dragged his feet a bit because he was in the middle of something, and we got out of the hotel room only a half hour before the ceremony, which was to be held at noon.

Now, half an hour should have been plenty of time to get from Newburgh to Montgomery, but we ended up waiting at one traffic light alone for twenty minutes. The hotel was around the corner from this convention center, and they were having some sort of huge motorcycle thing there, so great big groups of bikers were out and about, and plenty of car traffic, as well. Once we finally got by all of that, it was only five minutes until the wedding.

And then Dan got stopped by a police officer for speeding just outside of Montgomery.

Aye yi yi.

The cop let us go with a warning, once we explained the circumstances, and Eric called just as we were turning into the arboretum, as they were holding up the wedding for us. (blush).

The arboretum was gorgeous and glorious. The tulips - thousands of them in every color and color combination that tulips come in - were in full bloom - as were the trees, daffodils, and other spring flowers. Bees were buzzing around and butterflies were flitting around. it was sunny and hot - just a perfect spring day for Eric and Christy on their wedding day.

The ceremony was simple and meaningful, out in the garden under the sun, surrounded by those tulips and the blossom scented air.

The reception hall was a little class room building in the middle of the gardens. Eric and Christy again went with simple and classy, and they had enough food - good food! - to feed an army.

It was one of the most enjoyable weddings I have ever attended. but then again, Eric and Christy are both very laid back and good people, and their wedding reflected that.

After the reception, Dan and I went for a drive on country roads, just because it was such a lovely afternoon. We drove through a little town called Goshen, through those state parks that form a greenbelt north of New York City, and by West Point. It was all very beautiful.

Then another nap. Yes, I really am pathetic!

We did not want dinner after the huge spread of food at the reception, so we just went out for a dessert that night.

Then early bed, for the long drive home.