There and back again... Erie, PA

After Québec, we were going to go to Toronto since I'd never been there. But, from the sound of it, it was a huge city and we definitely had a time schedule to keep to since we were due to be in Erie for the wedding of Dave's sister, Leanne.
The rehearsal dinner was at a French restaurant and when the waiter came by, Dave ordered a "Kir"... to which the waiter said "a what?" Dave proceeded to tell him what was in a Kir and when the waiter left, he turned to me and said, "it's not a good sign when a waiter at a french restaurant doesn't know what a Kir is." A Kir is a quintessential French aperitif... and very good, especially (in my opinion) if you order a "Kir Royale" which substitutes the white wine for champagne instead. I digress... the rehearsal dinner was great since it allowed us to meet John's (the groom) family, who all flew in from Ireland. I LOVED hearing them talk...when I understood what they were saying, that is. After the dinner, we went to Molly Branigan's, the Irish bar that John owns. We had a good time there, gossiping about the priest who was a little too much into his liquor and Lisa (Dave's sister) even tried to say that her phone was better than mine... WHATEVER!!!
On the next day, the wedding was beautiful, of course. During the reception, there was naturally some drama. The father of our brother-in-law accidentally spilled red wine all over the bride's dress. Fortunately she was 3 sheets to the wind and despite chastising Laurie for what her father-in-law did, she didn't make a scene... as I'm sure most Bridezillas would have. I'm sure it will come out in the wash when she gets it preserved anyway. Fortunately she herself was drinking white wine because she was spilling it all over herself throughout the night anyway. :) Good times. At any rate, we made many promises to the Irish clan that we'd be visiting them soon enough. I'm guessing that might be the next European trip. So many trips, so little time!!!