September 03, 2007 - Joaquins Wedding in VA - Dan Krill's BLOG on BinaryBedlam

Joaquins Wedding in VA
September 03, 2007 10:52:43 PM

     I got to fly back to VA this weekend for a wedding. But because I was in the wedding, and not just an attendant, it was crazy hectic as always. Rob was best man, and I was the groomsman. With such a small wedding party, we had plenty to do.
     I flew to Richmond on Thursday night after work, then Rob picked me up at the airport. We headed to C-ville to spend the night at Khine's place. LoL, we got totally drunk on wine, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot I believe. Friday, while Khine was at class, Rob and I picked up our tuxes and got supplys to decorate Joaquin's car. After picking up Khine, we headed down to Lynchburg to help set everything up at the club house where the reception was to be held. Then we went over to the church for the rehearsal. Joaquin's sister, who was in the wedding as the bride's maid, was supper late that night, so she missed the practice all together, so Khine got to fill in! It was so cool, it was just like so natural too, allmost like she was there to be in the wedding, not just an attendant. After that we went to downtown L-burg for the rehearsal dinner. It was at an old train station turned into a steak house. They had some really good food. His sister showed up around this time.
     After dinner, we packed up the car and headed down to tech. There was a killer house party going on that night, and tons of alumni were in town, so we got to see lots of brothers we hadnt seen in a while. The next morning we got up bright and early to go to the tailgate party. Ray still has his sweet spot near the woods. After that we packed up again, and at 10am sharp, headed back to L-burg.
     I think it took us a lot longer than it should have to get back to the club house, because Rob got this new GPS for his car, and it took us through miles and miles of winding back roads over mountains and hillsides, etc. It was a nice scenic route though. After packing more things up, we headed to the church, got dressed, had some pics taken, and it was show time! The actual ceremony went very smoothly. There was a part of it where Rachel's brother read a bible passage via recording because he was serving in Kuwait, and man! let me tell you, I had never seen so many people in tears at a wedding before, very emotional, I had to keep staring at the ceiling to keep from tearing up.
     Of course more pictures had to follow, but next it was back to the club house. Again, it was a pretty smooth reception. Almost completely traditional in every way. I even gave a speech! I wasn't planning on it, but I was sitting next to the maid of honor, and after her speech she handed me the mic, and I didn't want to look bad, so I was like, what the hell, I had a good bit of beer, wine, and champagne in me already, so I winged it. Completely off the cuff, and I was nervous like crazy at first, but I was told that it was the best speech. I talked about how all 3 of us were engineers (Joaquin, Rob, and myself) and worked on all sorts of things together, then I mentioned about our beer brewing, and how it was the most fun I ever had, in a kitchen, etc, etc, got some good laughs. After all the talking, we got to eat. It was traditional greek food. Then there was lots of dancing, and I even got Khine up to dance with me for a bit!
     Joe, Alison, Alex, Joey F, and his g/f were all able to come to the wedding and reception. I'm pretty glad they could make it because I didnt get to see them at the ZBT house the previous night, and I think they made the recept even more fun. After everything was done, and Joaquin and Rachel drove off in their car to the hotel, we cleaned up, and changed. This night wasnt over yet! So all of us ZBT guys (and khine) went to downtown L-burg again to find a good bar.
     When it was finally time for bed, and we got back to the club house, it was completely locked up! Rachel's mom, who was spending the night there also, figured we werent coming back and locked the place up tight. I wasnt gonna take that, so I walked around the house for a bit, found an open window, climbed in like a monkey, ran downstairs, and unlocked the door. Ok, so were were in, but all the bedrooms were up stairs, and there was an upstairs door, which was also locked, there was no quiet way of by-passing that one, so I finally conceded. I was so mad. The whole reason I wanted Rob to take us back to the club house was so I could finally spend a night ALONE with Khine. Since I had no car, we were with other people the whole time. But it completely back fired and it turned out to be the worst night of the whole trip. We were all in the same room and had to sleep on the floor with no pillows or cushions, and had to try to stay warm with table cloths. All the while there were ample beds and couches up stairs all to 1 single person! AAAAAHHHH. Makes me mad just recounting the night.
     All in all though, it was a pretty fun time. I got to do lots of things that I hadnt done in a long time, got to see Khine, good times. The flight home was a sad one. I didnt want to leave VA. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. Anyways, I have all the pics up. Check 'em out!

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