  I had the most wonderful weekend.&nbsp; Thursday night Rich and I took the train up to New Haven to spend the night with Kate and Joe.
We went out for Pizza, and had possibly too many laughs, it was a riot. We awoke to the sound of Katie putting on the finishing touches&nbsp;to the travel kit she made&nbsp;for our trip. It was complete with trashy tabloids and enough diet coke and m&amp;m's to&nbsp;set us up for hours. I have the nicest sister in the world- she amazes me, with how hard she works I don't know how she manages to be so thoughtful , but she always is. The trip to Ohio took a bit longer than expected due to construction, we listened to one CD ( the new Beastie Boys, which Joe had given us, again, how nice are they? ) over and over and over again. Once in Columbus we went to the Groom's house for a party where Rich played Poker and I got to meet all the family. Saturday we had breakfast with Rich's Mom and Grandma, who were lovely. And after the utimate dude-lunch at BW3 w/ Rich and his Dad, we got set for the wedding and took off for the church. The wedding was lovely, his cousin was a beautiful beaming bride, and all went well.&nbsp; The reception was WILD! Rich's family certainly knows how to party- The bride even did a kegstand on the dance floor (on a $100 bet from the father of the groom).
It was SO FUN! I got to know Rich's family much better, and had a wonderful night. Sunday we got a late start heading pack to New Haven, we'd planned on dropping off th car that night and taking the late train back to NYC.&nbsp;Again the traffic was not on our side, and we&nbsp;ended up relying on The Smentek's hospitality yet again. We missed the drop off time for the rental car&nbsp; and didn't get to New Haven until about 1am. Joe (katie was on-call) waited up and got us all settled in for the night. This morning we were supposed to make the 6:30 train to NYC so that Rich would make it in time to his new temp job at 9....unfortunately we overslept. Typical. We rushed in enough time to dress, drop off the car at the airport, and make it to the train by 7:45.&nbsp; We got to NYC at about 9:30.
Luckily&nbsp;Rich's boss was very understanding. The Showcase is one week from today so I spent the day shopping for an outfit...it's coming along.&nbsp;I set out to find pants, shoes, and a jacket, and as of right now-&nbsp;I have a top. I'm going for something kind of casual but slightly elegant,&nbsp;and I guess I'm being just a bit picky,&nbsp;hmph. My two best friends from&nbsp;Marquette, Megan and Laurel are coming&nbsp;into town this weekend and I may enlist them to be my shopping experts. Tomorrow I start a reception job in Jersey&nbsp;City for the rest of the week, I just hope I can find the place!&nbsp; 
