After graduation Marc and I went our separate ways. I went to college and Marc helped start a non-profit organization called Reach the World. Basically Marc sailed around the world and relayed his experiences to inner city kids in New York City. But even though we were so far apart we still kept in contact and continued our relationship.
To make a long story short Marc called me a couple of months ago and asked me to be a part of his wedding. I was so surprised and honored. Then not too long after that I got an email about a bachelor party from Marc's best man, Rush. I asked Maya if she thought that it would be possible if I could go. The reason why there was a discussion is because in a couple of weeks from now we are going to London so the funds are kind of tight. Well to my excitement we decided that I would go and enjoy a weekend with Marc.
So this past Friday I flew into La Guardia and meet Marc in New York City. I arrived in NYC at 8:00 PM and marc picked me up at the airport. We then traveled to his apartment on 82rd street and dropped my bags off. After that we went to dinner and Heather(Marc's future wife) joined us. We went to a diner called Jackson Hole. They had good hamburgers. We also had the best seat in the house, outside on the sidewalk where we can people watch. After dinner we went back to the apartment to pack up because we were going to Gypsy Trail north of the city to spend the night. We packed up and took the subway to the train and then got off the train in Brewster, New York where there was a car waiting for us. We took the car, up to Gypsy Trail. During this trip one of Marc's friends, Shawn, joined us in Gypsy. We got to Gypsy at 2:30 AM.
Saturday morning we woke up at 6:30 AM and started our journey to Burlington, Vermont for the B's & H's bachelor party. Our journey started with a stop off at Dunkin Dounuts for breakfast. It was so good to have Dunkin because in Indiana we don't have it. Our trip from Gypsy to Burlington was 5 and half hours. During those hours I really got to catch up with Marc and also get to know his buddy Shawn.
We finally got to Burlington around 12:30 and we had instructions to got to a Border's and look for a book called the "Best Man's Handbook." When we found the book we ran into another one of Marc's friends John. We all read the note inside the book and it told us to write our names on the name tags and head to a tavern down the road. So we took off towards the tavern while getting to know each other. As we are walking to the tavern Marc's bestman comes up behind us and suprises us and welcomes us to the beginning of the party.
We all head to get some lunch at a little place called the Red Onion. As we are eating it started to pour down rain. Bummer, or so we thought. We were going to go sailing but the rain changed that. So John, who lives in the area, made the suggestion that we should go to the Pizza Put. Pizza Put is a indoor gaming center with putt-putt, arcade, batting cages and much much more. It ended up being a blast. I think it turned out better for the grooup that we didn't go sailing because if we would have we would have been split up and with the putt-putt we all could be together.
After that we decided to go back downtown Burlington along the lake. It had stopped raining for a while so we thought we would go talk a strole along the lake. After the walk we went and had some apettizers and drinks at a local pub and had some great conversation. Then from there we went to a Mexican place to have some dinner. By the time dinner was over it was around 10:00 PM. We needed to head to our next destination for the evening, Sleepy Hollow Inn.
After a half hour drive we arrived at Sleepy Hollow. Once we got there it was pitch black with the stars above us and the light from our flashlights leading the way. We hiked about 20 minutes to our cabin. Once at the cabin we started the wood burning stove and sat around and talked. One by one we all started to fade and fall asleep in the cabin as the stove began to heat the cabin. Rush was the only one to sleep outside in a hamock that he always has with him it sounds like.
The morning came and we woke up to one of the most beautiful sites i have ever seen. It was surreal. We all continued to wake up one by one. At around 8:30 we began to gather our stuff together and walk down to the lodge for breakfast. When we arrived at the lodge it was so warm inside and they have the table all set and the food waiting for us. We had fresh fruit, bacon, Crepes and orange juice. Crepes are my new favorite breakfast food. They were so good. After breakfast we decided to go for a 45 minute hike before we all went home. It was a wonderful hike. After that we all went our separate ways around 12:30. The reason we did was that I needed to be back in New York for my flight and it was a 6 and a half hour drive.
This trip was amazing. It was so refreshing, but if I would have blinked I might have missed it. It was really cool how four guys who had never met but had a single connection could just have an amazing weekend together. It was like it was planned to be that way. Well, thanks to Rush, John, Shawn and Marc for a great weekend. I really enjoyed our conversations and the the car rides. Marc, that song game is still frustrating me.
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