6:45 AM
Wednesday, January 05, 2000
Day 31
Pier 66 Marina
Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Well it's official......Steve and Chris are married. (that's why I sent so many pictures) There were two ceremonies yesterday. The legal one took place at 10:30 in the basement of the Hyatt, in the business office. I must say it was less than romantic. We were all rushing around trying to get this done before they went for a boat ride with Butch Mock and his wife on their boat.
It was interesting when the Notary Public found out she was going to actually sign for their marriage. She got a little shook for a minute and was trying to decide if in fact she could do it or not. Chris set her straight, and told her how to do it, which in the end she did with no problem. Only two other issues. One Deb, and I didn't have any ID's so we had to go back to the boat and get them, and just as I was signing the papers, as a witness, my cell phone rang. So I ended up talking on the phone during the final process of the marriage. Not to cool.
Phase two of the marriage was neat. At 5:30 Carl got the cameras set up, and filmed Deb, and I, as we talked about Steve and Chris on video camera. That was Carl's way of starting the video that he will edit, and give to them. At 6 PM we gathered on the back deck of the boat. In turn, Carl, Deb, and I all said a few words about how we felt about, and to, Steve and Chris. After those words, Steve and Chris said some things to one another, as they exchanged rings. This was somewhat of a surprise for Chris, because she wasn't expecting another ring, but Steve gave her one that goes perfectly with the BIG one she already has. After the rings, I said the final vows, which I had written in the form of a poem. The bride kissed the groom, and it was now official.
Carl took over from here. He had the largest limo I have ever seen waiting for us with a big bottle of champagne on ice, and a dozen roses for Chris.
We were whisked off to one of the finest seafood restaurants in Ft. Lauderdale (Blue Moon Fish Co.), and had a great meal. Once finished, the limo brought us back to the boat, and we had a big wedding cake waiting, which we all enjoyed for desert. I think when they look back, they will have fond memories of their wedding day.
Besides the wedding yesterday, my day was made up of working on the boat, and Pro Source. While everyone went on Butch's boat I stayed behind to catch up on things. We got the holding tank pumped out, the boat washed, the cake delivered, and about 20 phone calls followed up on.
Late in the day, two representatives from Cruisers (the make of my boat) showed up to do some warranty work. I had written a letter to the President of Cruisers, and he ended up flying in two folks from their corporate headquarters in Minnesota. We talked about what needed to be done, and they left and said they would be back at 7 AM.
At 7 AM this morning the guys from Cruisers we here. They are hard at it, as I write this. At eight this morning Carl, Steve, and I are going to sit down, and work on a project that we jointly have going. The rest of the day, will be occupied with various projects, and early afternoon our management team comes in, as we begin our managers meeting.
Talk to you one more time before we end this part of the trip.
BK.
Wednesday, January 05, 2000
Day 31
Pier 66 Marina
Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Well it's official......Steve and Chris are married. (that's why I sent so many pictures) There were two ceremonies yesterday. The legal one took place at 10:30 in the basement of the Hyatt, in the business office. I must say it was less than romantic. We were all rushing around trying to get this done before they went for a boat ride with Butch Mock and his wife on their boat.
It was interesting when the Notary Public found out she was going to actually sign for their marriage. She got a little shook for a minute and was trying to decide if in fact she could do it or not. Chris set her straight, and told her how to do it, which in the end she did with no problem. Only two other issues. One Deb, and I didn't have any ID's so we had to go back to the boat and get them, and just as I was signing the papers, as a witness, my cell phone rang. So I ended up talking on the phone during the final process of the marriage. Not to cool.
Phase two of the marriage was neat. At 5:30 Carl got the cameras set up, and filmed Deb, and I, as we talked about Steve and Chris on video camera. That was Carl's way of starting the video that he will edit, and give to them. At 6 PM we gathered on the back deck of the boat. In turn, Carl, Deb, and I all said a few words about how we felt about, and to, Steve and Chris. After those words, Steve and Chris said some things to one another, as they exchanged rings. This was somewhat of a surprise for Chris, because she wasn't expecting another ring, but Steve gave her one that goes perfectly with the BIG one she already has. After the rings, I said the final vows, which I had written in the form of a poem. The bride kissed the groom, and it was now official.
Carl took over from here. He had the largest limo I have ever seen waiting for us with a big bottle of champagne on ice, and a dozen roses for Chris.
We were whisked off to one of the finest seafood restaurants in Ft. Lauderdale (Blue Moon Fish Co.), and had a great meal. Once finished, the limo brought us back to the boat, and we had a big wedding cake waiting, which we all enjoyed for desert. I think when they look back, they will have fond memories of their wedding day.
Besides the wedding yesterday, my day was made up of working on the boat, and Pro Source. While everyone went on Butch's boat I stayed behind to catch up on things. We got the holding tank pumped out, the boat washed, the cake delivered, and about 20 phone calls followed up on.
Late in the day, two representatives from Cruisers (the make of my boat) showed up to do some warranty work. I had written a letter to the President of Cruisers, and he ended up flying in two folks from their corporate headquarters in Minnesota. We talked about what needed to be done, and they left and said they would be back at 7 AM.
At 7 AM this morning the guys from Cruisers we here. They are hard at it, as I write this. At eight this morning Carl, Steve, and I are going to sit down, and work on a project that we jointly have going. The rest of the day, will be occupied with various projects, and early afternoon our management team comes in, as we begin our managers meeting.
Talk to you one more time before we end this part of the trip.
BK.
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