Put your hands up and shout!

This past weekend was Mindy and Bobby's wedding in Buffalo, NY. To set the tone...I typically refuse to dance to songs like "YMCA" and "Shout" at weddings...but this wedding, I was rocking out when "Shout" came on. It was a good time and inspired participation in these sort of "traditional" wedding ballads.

Becky and I headed to Buffalo Friday morning and had a really fun road trip there. The 8 hour drive didn't seem bad at all. Perhaps it's because we always have great conversations or because we were catching up after not having seen each other in a while or what, but it was fun. We got in to our hotel and met up with Penelope, Colin, Elisa, Brett and Zoe and all went for a nice dinner in a cute neighborhood. P, Col, Becky and I then went to the Chocolate Bar/Martini Bar at our hotel for some fancy pants drinks...although P almost got sick after drinking her spiked Coke Float. Saw a crazy trashy girl talking smack to another girl...very Jerry Springer-esque. K Dogg (as his new shoes say) joined us for a beer then we all turned in.


Saturday we took a trip up to Niagara Falls on the Canadian Side. It was pretty impressive...the massive spray of mist coming from the bottom was one of the most impressive parts about it. We took a trip into the VERY touristy area right by the falls for a some trashy food (candy store, dairy queen soft serve and hot dogs) and did a Ripley's Motion Movie...it was lame. We almost got in trouble crossing back into the US...apparently even though the Canadian border patrol doesn't even ask for any form of ID, the US side is requiring Passports...Becky and I only had ID's...alas. They let us through...we must have looked normal.



The the wedding. Mindy and Bobby looked great. The ceremony was short and sweet, a nice cocktail hour w/some yummy hors d'oeuvres then to our awesome table...just the 8 of us, it was perfect. Good food and conversation, many laughs, definitely the cool table :-). Then the reception. The band was AMAZING. Total Zoot Suit type band in full on Zoot Suits and everything. They rocked it and we danced along the whole time. Tons of fun. Lots of cool people at the wedding (no surprise since Mindy and Bobby are the coolest!). Becky and I stayed past the reception and went to check out downtown Buffalo "nightlife" with some other Burlington people (the rest of our crew retired early) and some of the grooms party. Pretty interesting "scene".

Another 8 hour drive back on Sunday. Again, we were both surprised by the fact it wasn't too bad. Granted, we were exhausted but we kept it fun...I laughed until I cried, literally. Good times. Fun weekend. Great excuse to sit down in one place with such great friends...we've all had a hard time getting together, all of us in one room so this was great. One wedding down, one to go this coming weekend! Naples, FL here I come.