Recap and Re-entry Day

Back in the ATL. 

Here's a recap of the long weekend.

Thursday flight was delayed a couple of hours (storms) so we got in, got takeout from Wegman's (best grocery store in the world) and called it a night.

Hubby had a great time golfing Friday.  Shopping with my aunties was a mixed bag.  My other aunt wasn't in a happy mood which was uncomfortable.  She changed up the shopping itinerary and we shopped in basically souvenir shops for all things Buffalo related (saved me money lol).  NO AIR CONDITIONING and 90 degree, humid weather (what's the deal, Buffalo).  I was masked and miserable.  Lunch was outside on the canal and that was the highlight of the shopping day.

Selfie on the canal.

Market in an old church.
Aunties checking out.

Headed to my aunt (who was stressed) house for dinner (also no AC, but we were outside).  Pizza, wings and salad.  I ate ahead and had salad and a few wings at her house.  My un-vaxed cousins were there (ugh) so we stayed clear of them and wore a mask whenever I had to go inside for bathroom and such.

Keeping our distance.

Saturday was the wedding and we hung with my sister and BIL all morning.  Visited the "falls" in downtown Buffalo and a farmer's market.

Sad to say, the wedding was one of the worst we've been to.  It was at a the father of the bride's uncle's deli hall because they forgot to pay an installment at the original wedding venue.  Food was HORRIBLE.  My beef was actually raw -- not rare, raw.  The microwaved chicken was so hard I couldn't cut it.  I didn't eat one bite of dinner.  Even the wedding cake wasn't edible.  It was HOT, poorly ventilated, overcrowded and no outside area (in an old strip mall).  They ran out of glasses, never bussed tables.  Nothing to do with affordability, everything to do with a too few staff and no idea how to cater a big wedding event because the uncle wanted to handle everything.  Apparently, this was a first wedding at the deli.  It's a shame because my cousin tried hard to make everything else nice.

What was GOOD -- long, Catholic service was air conditioned.  Fun photo area.  Fun to be with family.  Bride and groom were happy.  Lots of Polish dancing and boy can his family dance -- loved to watch.  We danced a bit and the entire family danced to We Are Family.  Big circle, taking turns in the middle.  Highlight of the night.  

Flight home on Sunday was uneventful.  One of my cousins was on the same flight so we killed time at the airport with a good chat.  Landed just as a HUGE storm hit.  That made getting to the car interesting and very wet lol.  Traveled the rounds picking up dogs and went to bed smothered in cuddles.

Tomorrow, I'll chat about how it went with future-me thinking and doing this weekend.  This chat is already long.

Today is re-entry day -- a term from an Influencer on IG.  Such a great idea.  It's a transition day and that takes so much pressure off of getting back to everything immediately.  Unpacking, wash, grocery shopping and my morning routine, nice and slow.  No plans, no timeline. 

New week.  Fingers crossed for no COVID issues from the weekend.  Stay well.  Later gators.