Weddings, Friends and Family

This past weekend Rob and I got out of town and flew to Rochester, NY. The main reason for going was a wedding of one of my college friends, but we managed to squeeze in some visits to places and with people. The wedding is going to get it's own entry because it's that cool. :)

Friday we landed and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Rochester Airport Marriott Hotel just north of the airport. I was impressed with the hotel as it was one of the nicer hotels I have stayed at in a while. From there we drove east to meet Josh for dinner and general visiting. I only get to see people in NY about twice a year, so it's a big deal when we do. Computer and telephone hugs can never beat the live ones. :)

Saturday we got up and went to Wegmans for some muffins and coffee. Let me just say, DELICIOUS! From there we visited my alma mater, RIT. A LOT has changed on campus. What used to be a grassy corner on the far side of campus is now filled with our future bookstore with some shopping centers, apartments, and town homes. It is called Park Point at RIT and seems like it's trying to bring the city feel to a campus on the outskirts of town. They also built two brand new buildings and are clearing spots for the next few. A lot of existing buildings were updated from total brick fronts to ones with tall glass fronts on the bottom floors. This allows a more modern feel as well. I popped by my old work place and said hi to Paul, my old boss for a short visit. I randomly drop in every few years or so just to keep them on their toes. :) We hit up the very tasty Dibella's Subs for lunch and went back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.

The wedding was was a lot of fun, but you'll have to read more about that later. :) *Enter Jeopardy music here*

Sunday proved to be the day of visiting = eating. For each person we met, with we shared a meal. This works out well, however, by the end of the day, you feel like you ate an entire buffet. Not that you did it on purpose mind you. Just sort of happens. We started with breakfast with the newlyweds and then traveled over to visit with Rob's grandfather who lives in Victor. He and his wife Linda were very nice people and greeted me with a giant hug. We went to lunch with them and then headed slightly more east to meet up with my sister and my brother-in-law. We ate dinner and just enjoyed each others company chatting about whatever came to mind. I miss my sister and brother-in-law a lot, so it's great when I can see them.

That's probably one of my biggest gripes about being this far south. Visiting friends and family gets to be a real struggle any time you enter the respective home states. You are only home for such a short period of time and you want to visit everyone, but then all the visits are short and hurried, but it's what you can do. It sucks, but will have to do for now.

We left the gray skies of Rochester on our 6am flight back to Atlanta. The flight was cheaper, but my productivity at work was about a 3 on a 1-10 scale. Granted, even with a good nights sleep, it would have only been a 6 at the most (can you say beach weekitis?), but still. Overall, it was a pretty fantastic weekend. Now to coast until vacation!