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A Visit to the Mass Gen ER Before Heading Home

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The day after Rob and Colleen’s wedding we all got some free hotel breakfast and then started parting ways. We dropped Billy at the Portland airport where he was catching a flight to LA for business. The rest of us drove to Boston. Killian and Liz then rented their own car and continued on to see a friend in Connecticut and Liz’s brother in Brooklyn. Ging was working in Boston for a few days and took the T to meet some friends.

Dallas and I planned on having dinner with Ross, Matt and Molly and then catching our flight from Boston to Chicago. One little thing. When we got to Ross’s house in Beacon Hill he didn’t feel well. His shoulder hurt… like really bad. Turns out he’d dislocated it. He’d done it a few times in the past and is to the point where it comes out easy, I guess. We all walked him down to the emergency room at Mass General and sat there as long as we could with him. I’ll spare Ross the embarrassment of posting the photo I have of him in a wheelchair.

While waiting we looked at photo albums from Matt and Molly’s wedding, which we attended in Connecticut in June. Finally we had to leave to catch our flight. We stopped at Anna’s Taqueria, Dallas’ favorite, to grab food to eat at the airport and then went home.

Rob and Colleen’s After Party

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Chatting in the sunset.

Kids playing on the lawn.

Lounging on the lawn.

One of the Jonas Brothers. Just kidding. I think this was one of Colleen’s cousins.

Playing guitar along the river.

Mingling in the yard and on the deck.

Talking in the driveway.

Emily, Ging, Billy, Dallas and Phil playing frisbee game.

After Rob and Colleen’s wedding reception everyone headed back to Colleen’s parent’s house. The kids played out on the lawn all night, we drank the beer that Rob made, and there were lots of smores. I think this was the first wedding that featured frisbee game!

Billy, Ging, Killian, Liz, Dallas and I were all staying at the same hotel in Harpswell. When we got back we hit the free nacho bar and then ordered some late-night pizza from Papa John’s. Man, I hadn’t had Papa John’s for about a decade. It was good. We gorged on it while watching one of the Lord of the Rings movies.

Keegan and Cael Fishing in the Sea

September 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

At Colleen and Rob’s wedding reception, Keegan and Cael, two of Colleen’s nephews, were having the greatest time pretend fishing with their “fishing poles.” Could they look more classically New England?!?

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Rob and Colleen’s Wedding Reception

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Homemade cranberry jam.

Candy for the kids.

Wedding cakes (they were actually good!)

Flowers

Rob getting a glass of the beer he made.

Billy & Ging during dinner.

Killian & Liz during dinner.

After the wedding ceremony and some posed photos we all walked or took a ride in a golf cart down the road to a property that was rented for the wedding reception. We kept our wedding outfits on for an hour or so during a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres period, but after that we all changed, bride and groom included, into more casual clothing.

Cutting the cake.

Dallas, Billy, Ging & Colleen used to all live in Boston when Rob did.

Liz, Killian, Rachelle, Dallas, Billy, Ging

Colleen, Ging, Josh, Jessie, Killian, Liz, Rob’s parents

Rob has spent the last year learning how to brew beer. He had 9 pony kegs done in time for the wedding. Rob’s family owns a cranberry bog and he even had one cranberry beer. Of course there was also cranberry cheese and cranberry jams as giveaways.

Lou contemplating life’s big mysteries.

Dallas

Dallas & Josh

Harpswell, Maine

I loved that the wedding reception was like a casual yard party, except with everyone you know invited. The waterfront was beautiful and we had fun visiting with everyone while enjoying Rob’s delicious concoctions.