NYC wedding weekend day 2

Saturday Sept. 27 was a gray and overcast day. I heard one time that it was good luck for it to rain on wedding days. Yep, we will go with that story and cross our fingers for sun at some point today.

Our son, Michael, and our daughter-in-love, Amy came to our hotel to ride with us.

Umbrellas in hand the group met in front of the hotel to grab a taxi ride to the 35th. St. Pier. We were to take a ferry ride to the venue where the wedding itself and reception would be held.

In one of the cabs , Mikey was busy talking to the driver who then became distracted. They ran into the vehicle in front of them. Thank God no one was hurt.

We boarded the ferry and rode the short distance to the Brooklyn side. Some of the members of the wedding party were waiting with smiles and open arms to greet us. We entered the building and had a glass of champagne.

The wedding itself was so lovely. The background was the skyline of Manhattan. The bride, Kim, was radiant. She choose the most beautiful dress that suited her perfectly. Jared, the groom, looked very handsome although he also looked like he was about 13 years old!! Clean shaven face and a new haircut. That will do it every time!

What a happy couple.

The ceremony now over, it's time for a beverage and a feast of food! There seemed to be an endless parade of food plates being served and different stations of fresh fruit, veggies, cheese and the pasta table. We all seemed to have a very good appetite and enjoyed each morsel that was served. Jared, the groom, and our son are good friends. When they both lived in Chicago they brewed beer together and share the passion. Jared now living in NY has been brewing while living there. He even grows his own hops! Now that is a true passion. Jared's home brew was served at the bar. Pretty cool, we thought!

So we all ate our fill only to find out that we would soon be ushered into another room. When seated, we found out very quickly that we would now have a full meal served to us. Gosh, it was going to be difficult, but, we were going to eat again. It was so fun to have a live band and dance between courses. We had the best time dancing. I think that the 'old cheese farts' from Wisconsin showed the New Yorkers how to have a good time. The band was wonderful. Who cared that the weather wasn't very nice? We were having a wonderful time!

At one point near the end of the celebration some of us 'girls' noticed that some of the guys had gone missing. Sure enough, they had crashed the wedding being held downstairs so that they could watch a part of the Wisconsin Badger game! Pretty rude, right?

Now it was time for us to leave and we boarded a very big boat to tour the harbor and have a view of Lady Liberty and the skyline. A wonderful way to end a very special day. Thank-you for inviting us.

Michael and Amy left to join some of their friends for the evening.

The rest of us, not involved in the wedding party looked for cabs. Believe it or not, we were headed to another restaurant!! Gosh, how could eat again?

We succeeded in finding rides and ended at Rosa Mexicana. A popular place in NYC we had been told. One by one our taxis dropped us off. I along with Linda, Mikey's wife, were standing outside waiting when we heard a crash and a very angry BMW owner yelling at poor 'ole Mikey!! Mikey had opened his door on the traffic side of the cab and at just that time.....the BMW got in the way. Well, everyone calmed down and took information and photos and all the details. Our friend Donna, however, was not feeling too well. The last ferry ride and the taxi ride were too much for her. Donna and Greg walked back to the hotel for the night. The rest of us headed for our table. What to order now, I wondered. Well, just an appeitizer maybe. I tried the chips and salsa and yikes, the salsa was so very spicy. I hate when food burns your lips. I don't want anymore of that for sure. Mikey got up from the table. He walked into the wall. Bad day for him...poor guy. Our orders came and mine looked very tasty. I began eating it when I realized that the same salsa was on it. I couldn't finish. As I sat there, I realized that my burning lips were now swelling and in doing a quick survey of my mouth with my tongue, realized that I had hives on the roof of my mouth too. Oh oh, my voice is going..........could it be the broncitis acting up? Did the damp weather and talking too much cause it? I felt ok, but, just thought it was time to go back to the hotel and our room and take Benydryl. Bill went for one last drink. I stayed in the room, took the pills, got pj's on, washed up and brushed my teeth. I had found the night before that the bed was very comfy and at that moment it looked pretty good to me. Well, for about 5 mins., I was right. Then I was drenched in sweat and had such stomach pains that for a while I believed I was dying. A heart attack? Stroke? Bill didn't have his phone. What would I do? Got my cell phone. Maybe I should call 911? Just as I was at the worst, Bill was at the door. I couldn't even talk to him I felt so awful. There was nothing he could do for me I told him. Well, lucky for him, he had no problem falling asleep while I just lay there....dying.

I didn't die, but, that sounded like the best option when I started running to the bathroom. For about 4 hours I was as sick as I ever remember. Then I fell asleep and slept for the rest of the night. Guess it was a food allergy. I better find out, I never want to go through this again.....not ever!