Okay. I'm going to start writing about this weekend. It started at 5:30 when I got up to get ready for the weekend.
We drove to Burlington and I got to hang-out and talk to bike racers while John warmed up for his race. He raced at 9:30 and did really well. It's not the best race for him because you have to go up a very big, very crooked hill eight times, but he got 7th out of 20, which is great. There are all kinds of really fast people from Chicago who race, so it's very competitive.
We watched a couple of races and then headed to Davenport, so John could pick up his tux and we could get settled in our hotel room and shower before the wedding rehearsal.
The rehearsal went fine, but Stinky had some issues with her dad, who was trying to make the wedding about him. Sigh. So, since she was so stressed, we told her to meet us at the martini bar next to where she was getting married to get a quick drink before the rehearsal dinner.
It was so nice to be in air conditioning, but most importantly, our bartender was amazing. His name was Chris and he was funny and charming and generous. When Stinky was venting about her dad, he came over with a free bottle of wine for her and he kept making extra of his martini orders and letting us try the leftovers. Such a good guy.
We all went to Happy Joe's for the rehearsal dinner. It was perfect because it was relaxed and fun and...TACO PIZZA! Yum.
At one point, one of the servers had everyone recognize the soon-to-be married people and Stinky got a little emotional and her fiance laughed and laughed, and it pretty much summed up their relationship.
After the dinner John and I decided we needed to get away from the drama and the crowds, so we took a little walk along the Mississippi River. There were pelicans all over fishing for their dinner, and it was great to watch them.
After that we headed to Analog, the arcade bar. It was in an old bank and the vaults were used to play Guitar Hero. John wasn't at all familiar with the game (apparently, he's been living in a cave in the outback somewhere for the last ten years...), so he spent some time trying to figure out the point. Yeah, I'm not that sure either.
We had a lot of fun playing pinball and video games and drinking a beer or two.
I think it was really good for Stinky to relieve some tension before her wedding the next day too. They played Hungry, Hungry, Hippo, Skee ball, Mario Kart and much pinball and Galaga too. One of their groomsmen didn't drink, so it was so much better for him than sitting around a regular bar with drunk people.
John and I finally had our fill and went back the hotel. The pool was open until 11, so we hung out there for a bit with Coadster. There were a bunch of kids being really loud and annoying, so we headed back to our room in order to get some sleep before the big day. All in all, it was a wonderful pre wedding 24 hours.
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