What a great week...

Wednesday (6/30- happy birthday Dad) we headed out of Cleveland to Milwaukee for TJ and Chrissy's wedding. Actually, the wedding was in Sheboygan, Wi. For some reason, the locals there call it SheVegas...I don't quite get that, but it is what it is.

It was a great time...Wednesday night, we had dinner and drinks with the wedding party at the Blue Harbor Resort. Then Wendy and I drove to Green Bay and went to the Oneida casino. It was a lot of fun. On a quarter machine, I even hit my first royal flush which paid $1000!

On Thurday (after three hours of sleep) I got up and went golfing with the boys in the wedding. We did a scramble...but only got through 15 holes, as TJ was getting nervous about getting to the tux shop before they closed.

After golf, we all went to the rehersal dinner. An Italian restauarnt called Lino's right on the water across from the hotel. The Blue Harbor resort is a beautiful place. If someone blindfolded you and drove you there, you would have thought you were in Florida. The town just has a boating feel to it. Very laid back- just my style. Maybe one day we'll get a boat?

We went to bed really early after the staying up late the night before.

I woke up on Friday morning about 5:00 AM and watched a dozen or so boats make the trip through the marina out to Lake Michigan. Then crawled back into bed and watched a couple of re-runs of Married with Children.

On Friday we got up and went water slidin' at the Blue Harbor indoor water park. It was really a great time. We followed that up by hamburgers and hotdogs and french fries poolside. Wendy laid out while I got my tux on.

We took some pictures down by the Lake, and then went down to the John Kohler Arts Center to get TJ married. It was a nice, quaint ceremony in the middle of their courtyard. Very nice, short ceremony where TJ and Chrissy were surrounded by the people who care for them the most.




After the ceremony, we drove around in the limo for a while, and then went to Margaux's for dinner. Dinner was fabulous...appetizer was a lobster springroll, followed up by shrimp wrapped in bacon, and a short rib. Dessert was a trio...cheesescake, chocolate mouse, and a tart. All good stuff.

Of course, dinner was followed up by dancing, and drinking. It's always entertaining to hang out with the Dubeansky's- never a dull moment, they are good people and a fun family. Good to see old friends, and new friends, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Travel is tiring, but the trip was a ton of fun. When we got back, we took a nap and then got ready for Wendy's 20th high school reunion at the Rusty Nail banquet room. It too was a great time.

...(Wendy is the fourth one from the left in the front row).

I had a great time with my wife, but we both missed Coop and Mr. Knox. Today, Papa and Mammy brought them back home. It was great to see them both. We took the kids in the back yard and put them in the kiddie pool. Mr. Knox really enjoys that. Coop rode the tractor around for a while, and he too was in and out of the pool.

We were a bit sad that we couldn't get to see fireworks with our kids this year, but hopefully next year we can make that happen.

Happy birthday America.

Smile, today could be your last.