After the worst turbulence I’ve ever experienced on a flight, Kim and I arrived exhausted Friday morning in Connecticut. We spent the day with Kim’s aunt and grandma. We played Skip-bo, looked at pictures, and took naps.
Effie picked us up that night and we hung out at her place. I hadn’t met their dog Winston or seen their house they bought before. Winston is a Basset hound and very cool. He’s fun because he’ll play like a puppy, but he’ll go to chill mode instantaneously.
Saturday we just hung out waiting for Kim’s surprise to be setup. Kim was very pleasantly surprised by her bridal shower. Her mom had flown in unknown to me even, and a ton of her friends and family were there. I escaped quickly with Jack and Mike to watch the U.S. world cup game and get away from all girls. We came back and had to sit outside while the girls continued their party. It finally wound down and we were allowed back in the house. We hung out for a while drinking and singing karaoke.
Sunday morning Effie, Kim and I took off for Vermont to start the wedding errands. We got to the Inn at Baldwin Creek to do our food testing. It looks like Kim picked a good spot and some good food. I’m looking forward to having a big party there in the fall.
We camped with a tent Effie got from her boss. The thing was huge! It must have measured 7 feet tall when we finally got it setup with the help of some of our camp neighbors. You could easily fit more than 10 people in this tent.
Monday we found rehearsal dinner locations and scoped out a park for a little picnic the day after the wedding. Those were all the major things that we needed to do, so I feel very good about how the planning is going. We headed back to Connecticut through a thunderstorm to relax a bit.
Tuesday was very chill for Kim and I since Effie and Jack both had to go to work and we had no transportation. We took Winston for a walk before Effie came home to take us to the airport. Our flight was a pain in the ass again. The worst for me was there was a problem with our plane, so they had us change gates during our layover and we got an old one. It was soooo uncomfortable. Of course, my seat didn’t recline, but the person’s in front of me did. Okay enough complaining, but Northwest/Delta are lame. At least they got me where I wanted to go.