Weekend Away

We said goodbye to Donna this past weekend. Her 10 day stay ended with a trip to Wisconsin for a friend's wedding. William and I had never travelled north; William is not a big fan of driving and is usually tired after a long week of work anyways. But, we made the effort this weekend though and were rewarded with a lovely, relaxing time in Madison which is, I might add, oddly Canadian-like. Our friend from Donna's and my co-op living days in Canada planned a weekend of events to mingle with friends and family prior to the wedding itself. We arrived Saturday afternoon just in time for the barbecue in the park. After eating our fill, friends of the bride and groom armed everyone with water guns and our barbecue soon became an all out water-war. William managed to chase me down although I do think hunting down a girl with a heart-condition can hardly be called tough sport. I was an easy target. William was rewarded though with a dousing by other members of the Edmonton contingent. He then set all his energies towards revenge. After Donna and I recuperated from the water fight, which was for us vigorous exercise, we attended our first Mendhi party. All the girls got together to henna their hands and feet. The bride and groom who is from India incorporated indian traditions into their modern wedding. The ceremony itself was lovely, serious, and light-hearted and the indian food at the reception was, of course, fantastic. :)