KEY WEST----
Well, the wedding weekend in Key West has come and gone, with lots of memories to be had by all. I hope you enjoy the review of the entire trip to Key West as we celebrated the union of Colleen and Thomas.
Friday
We picked up Jen from Kinkos and we were on our way to Miami. The ride wasn't nearly as boring as I expected, and that was probably aided by the fact that I watched Changeling (with Ange(lina) for about 2 hours of the trip. BAHP had pre-purchased Publix subs, and we ate those along the way. We arrived at the La Quinta Inn in a town south of Miami. We were the only white people in the hotel, and possibly the entire town. The room for Jen, Ginger and I had two beds that barely fit one of us. We slept in separate beds in the same room for the first time in our history. Bri and Deanna arrived a little while after us, and they got to share a room with BAHP and Ted. Unlucky them.
Saturday
We woke up early in the morning, loaded up the van and headed out. I had never driven to Key West before, so I wanted to stay awake. We were pretty much surrounded by water for the entire trip, including on the famous Seven Mile Bridge, though I'm not sure what the big deal is since the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater is like 11 miles. Ted, in all his infinite driving wisdom, decided to go speeding through a construction zone, and the red and blue lights began flashing. A state trooper, who Ted would later name Snickerdoodle, issued a speeding ticket, but claimed he didn't cite Ted for the construction zone issue. Lucky Ted. As it turned out, we were only about an hour outside of Key West. We then continued on to Key West, and when we got there, we immediately went to Timmy's Tuxedos to pick up my tux. We met Colleen and Thomas there, along with Jenn Bai Rossi (Colleen's best friend) and her nephew Daniel. After trying on my tux, we headed to our "hotel", which was a two-bedroom condo on the complete other side of the island. I was in total "jerk" mode, overreacting about everything while refusing to eat lunch or go hang by the pool. Instead I staying inside with Ginger and watched the Rangers game. We then got ready and headed to meet everyone at Colleen's hotel for the Sunset Cruise. Bri, Deanna, BAHP and Ted went to dinner themselves and walked around the town, while we enjoyed the "Commotion on the Ocean". The live music was good, the cheese plate appetizers, along with the meatballs, was very good, and the sunset was absolutely marvelous. We had a good time with Colleen's family, including her Uncle Joe and his partner Scott, her sister Heather and her boyfriend John, Jenn Bai Rossi and her fiance Brian, and a few others. Jen and I were still hungry after the cruise, so we stopped at the grocery in our condo complex and had Boar's Head sandwiches. The weekend had only just begun.
