We saw some of the ruins from the original canal, some old parks and waterfalls and some wildlife. In the one creek, baby duckies being taught how to fly through the school of hard knocks and a heron fishing with his coiled neck ready to strike.
Then, we witnessed the athletic prowess of the Hammel family. The bride had 30 immediate family members at the wedding, 7 of them were siblings, and 7 more were siblings in law. All of them seemed to have kids that could beat Jason in football.
After the rehearsal picnic, Jessica relaxed over a white chocolate martini. Buffalo is a good city!
The next day was he wedding day. Jason starte it off with a straight razor shave with Paul and the groom. Jessica had a bridal brunch in pajamas. Then, the wedding was in a simple, pretty chapel. The ceremony had a Croatian priest and a Buffalonian priest. The Croatian had all the personality. He even proceeded to give a standup routine with classic Croatian sexist jokes. Couldn't have been better!
After the ceremony, we head to the reception in a georgeous mansion. A guy named Butler built the mansion using money that he embezzled from a government program during the high times of Buffalo. He got caught and had to skip town immediately and the mansion wouldn't travel. The tax payers were paid back with the house and now the business school at the University of Buffalo controls the mansion (appropriately).
Jessica and I parties and danced all night, then woke up early (for us) to go to the Niagra Falls and then drive to JFK. Upstate New York is so pretty and we soaked it up (aside from a short nap that one of us took :).
Next stop, South Africa!!!
Jessica and Jason
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