okay was Josh and hannah’s wedding.. It was a really fun and long day

We started with a run down to Barton Springs.. I used to hang out there in high school.. and get up to all sorts of mischief there. 

On the way we stopped to pay respect to Stevie Ray Vaughn.. a great folk/rock/ameriaona icon from Austin who died young..   I’ve always been a fan..
 Now Stevie’s a Sam fan !

Great sights along the trail to barton springs.. and the springs themselves brought back great memories !

Diane found an interesting graphic that explained what I already felt.. that Austin had grown huge since I was here as a kid.. When I was here in high school , Travis county had about 125,000 people .. now it’s closer to 1.5. million !

After we ran back home we washed up.. and walked up Congress to meet my friend Karmanyaah. He’s  a member of Hackclub and is just finishing his first year at UT Austin. He’s  an amazingly bright and helpful person. who’s helped us soooo much in our Project OnBoard .
he made one of the amazing boards we use to advirtize ONBord.. Its called SparkleTilt.. its an electronic level that sows the levelness of things using colored lights.. .. and it’s in the shape of the UT longhorn 

We all had a yummy breakfast then drove over to Wonderspace.. an interactive museum in Austin.. It was a little like MeowWolf in its visuals.. but with none of the story telling. its more like Hopscotch that gabe took us to in Portland.. Super fun. !> in addition to all the LED art.. they had some cool mechanical stuff. including some automated sewing machines that performed in synchronous beauty..  and some amazingly effective stats=ic 3D printed objects that were illuminated by a strobe.. 

My favorite was a set of there simple robotic arms each equipped with robotic cameras that drew a pen and ink drawing of the subject.. I sat for it.. it was so cool !

then back to drop off Karmanyah.. .

Next stop was a great visit with our niece Betsy.. It was so great catching up and hearing about her life in Austin..  She’s such a sweetie !

Finally it was time to prep for the wedding. It had gotten pretty hot.. about 95 and humid. Reminded me of growing up in Houston !

It was an outside wedding right on a beutiful lagoon. We all walked down to the river.. the wedding folks handed out and to use to keep cool.. 
It gave us time to talk to  a few folks. My ferried Lisa wa there with her husband Daniel.. Tim, Ann and Mike C’s wife were there.. … 
Soon the wedding party started to come down

Then here comes the bride !

There was a very sweet and short service right by the river. A few readings, an exchange of rings and vows..  a criushed glass.. And just like that .. Josh and Hannah were Married !

We all walked up tot eh banquet tables and mingled.. Meanwhile, the new couple got a chance to settle and eat in a special little fenced off room. I was glad to see that as it’s pretty easy to forget to eat at your own wedding 🙂 

Then there were some nice short speeches.. One from Mark, One from Josh’s older brother Justin.. a few friends of both Josh and Hannah also spoke. They are well loved people !

Then the first dance and more mingling .. and eating. I got to meet my friend Brad’s daughter Maddie !  She really reminded me of Brad !.. great family !  

I remember the time that Brad, Jim, Bill and I went from Fishkill to the Statue of Liberty in a small ski boat. It was snowing.. we picked up bill’s brother at the Statue of Liberty then dropped brad off at the pier behind the airport.. Crazy times !

Then dancing.. that included both Josh and Mark being hoisted in the air in a chair and danced around. There’s a jewish tradition for doing that when all your kids get married .. 

We had a nice time talking to folks… spent some time taking to my cousin in law Adrianne.. and my cousin Steve and his wife (also Kathy)/ also spent some more time talking to our friends from Vermont.. 

By about 10:30 folks started to head out.. We said our goodbyes.. then walked to our car..    As we did we passed the Bride and Groom’s car.. pretty nice !

It had been a great day !

Congratulations Josh and Hannah ..  you guys look like a fantastic match. We wish you all the best !

nite all, nite sam

-me