Mom and Bob’s Reception
Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Our family wrapped up its trilogy of wedding receptions at the Eagles Nest on September 29, 2001. This ‘tradition’ had begun with my wedding to Lisa in 1999, continued with my cousin Lori’s wedding in 2000, and was now seeing its third occurrence following my Mom and Bob’s wedding. Several of the key ingredients were once again present. Namely my uncle Jim was manning the DJ station using some of my CDs and the beer was flowing like water at the helm of Ed the bartender. The catering of the buffet was provided by Davidson’s. After the wedding photos were taken, the wedding party made their entrance at the Eagles Nest, where the wedding-goers were already waiting. Read the rest of this entry »
My Mom and her boyfriend Bob Chandler finally decided to get hitched on Saturday, September 29, 2001, at 5:00pm. It had been a long time coming. Mom and Bob met on New Years Eve, as 1989 transitioned into 1990 at the Libation Lounge. Oddly enough, my Mom thought that Bob was another guy that looked like Bob – and was also named Bob! – and denied him his first request for a dance. We will mercilessly leave out any reference to the Bobbsy Twins. After running into each other now and then and the bar, they finally had their first date about a month later.