Two down …

Another from my group of college friends just got married. 

That phrase is a bit misleading, as I was the first in the group to go.  But anyway, Steve Tiszenkel recently wed the lovely Melissa Blumer.  The ceremony and reception were on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing.  It was all ridiculously fabulous and fun and a whirlwind of activity packed into a too-short weekend that included:

(Friday) 4.25 hours driving to Michigan, dinner and drinks with Larry V, completely missing out on the rehearsal dinner – we never got an invite, and we were hanging out with Larry!

(Saturday) beer and wings starting at 11am, watching Northwestern stage an AMAZING comeback victory over Iowa, making a fairly disorganized liquor run, sprinting into the hotel to get ready for the wedding, helping Steve with his pocket square and cufflinks, helping Chris with his tux shirt buttons (does no one know the finer points of formal dress anymore?), getting the Man to the chapel on time, building a chupah – while wearing my newly tailored and pressed suit – pinning boutonnieres, signing the ketubah (a HUGE honor for me) and then the state forms (in triplicate), ushing to the best of my ability …there’s a blank spot in there and then a lot of dancing and drinks, then more drinks in the best man’s room.

(Sunday) wake up, not be dead, drive 5 hours back to Chicago, rescue the puppy from the kennel (eh, she loves it there), collapse

It was a good weekend in all.  Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Tiszenkel.  (I’m sorry that Ms. Blumer has to change her last name to something that ridiculous.  It’s almost as bad as my wife going from Dreyfuss to Traubenberg.)