Pogwatigue Perambulations: Best Man

Last weekend, I had the honor to serve as the Best Man for Andy Lanoix, a good friend since my undergraduate days at Michigan, at his wedding to Maureen O'Connor. It was a first for me and I think that I discharged my responsibilities fairly well. The wedding was in Cambridge, in and around Harvard's campus.

I drove up a day early to check out the mall we own along with some competition in New Bedford. Thursday night, I took Andy to dinner at a restaurant he chose near his condo south of Boston. Then we went to see Rio at a nearby theater. It wasn't the fanciest or rowdiest bachelor party, but seemed to be what he wanted. Friday, we drove in to Boston together and had a late lunch before the wedding rehearsal at Saint Paul's. The rehearsal dinner was at Radcliffe Gymnasium. After a light-hearted slideshow prepared by Andy's dad, I read my prepared remarks, which were well-received.

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The wedding wasn't until 3:00 PM in the afternoon on Saturday--about the latest Catholic wedding I've attended--which was nice because it allowed plenty of time to get ready, take pictures, etc. A thunderstorm rolled in about the time we started taking group shots, but the bride was happy because they had already taken some couple shots outside. The ceremony went perfectly. The reception was at the posh Harvard Faculty Club.

On Sunday, I drove back to New Bedford to visit the Whaling Historic Park. I've driven by it several times, but never had enough time to stop. I spent about three hours, mostly walking around the town that was once the center of the international whaling industry. I picked up lunch and topping of the gas tank before leaving town at about 1:30. I only stopped once on the entire drive back and arrived in Philadelphia just after 7:00 PM.

Statistics
Total Miles: 864 miles
Total Counties: 22
New Counties: 0
Fuel: 24.6 gallons
MPG: 35.1
Cost: $746.58