Wisconsin Wedding

Last weekend I finally made it to the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, for the summer's final wedding. We flew in to Minneapolis, rented a car, and drove about 5 hours up to Lac du Flambeau in Wisconsin.

Right after we crossed the border into Wisconsin we stopped in a charming little town called Hudson, and had lunch at a pub called Barker's. Brendan was happy to find that they served a beer (can't remember the name) that Michiganders swear by.
Doesn't he look pleased with himself...
Of course we weren't disappointed with the extensive cheese selections to be had at the grocery store, as well as the availability of cheese curds, even at the gas stations.
Sadly we were disappointed with the weather. It was really windy driving through Wisconsin, and we could see what was waiting up the road. It proved to be a wet weekend.
The wedding was held at Dilman's resort on Lac du Flambeau. Dilman's had a bunch of cabins of various sizes spread around the resort. Brendan and I, being cheap bastards, crashed on the couches in the cabin some friends were staying in. The cabins had clearly not been redecorated since they were built. The downstairs bathroom was intense. The counter looked like bowling ball material, and the floor was was a bit much after an evening of celebrator imbibing.
on the plus side, it matched my socks.
The crappy weather meant the wedding had to be moved indoors, so we scrambled to set up the tables under a tent, and guests sat at the tables for the ceremony.

It was a bit chilly, so traditional wedding attire was augmented by jackets and scarves, and eventually all the girls had gone back to their rooms and changed into tennis shoes. Finally, the guys in suits aren't the ones to suffer though a summer wedding!
On the way home I couldn't resist a quick stop at the Mall of America. Apart from the Nickelodeon themed amusement park in the center of the mall, it really wasn't all that interesting. I've seen similar sized malls, and I've seen much nicer/fancier malls.
The final excitement (if you could call it that) of the trip was my first ride on Seattle's light rail from the airport to downtown. It's not all that it could be, since the actual airport station will not open until December which meant waiting for a bus from the airport to the closest station. While it was quicker to take the light rail to downtown and a bus from there, it was still a long trip home from the airport, and at that point it is worth it for a $25 cab ride.