Frances and Mel's wedding banquet

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVE.. I hope you have a great one today! :) It was fun with you in school, all right.

The banquet was lots of fun.. didn't have Chinese banquet-style stuff. Lots of cold food, and some hot.. cocktail shrimp, smoked salmon, fruit, cake, roast beef, scalloped potatoes, fish, scallops, salads, bowtie pasta, cold veggies, oysters, buns, etc. Definitely good food, and great conversation to go along with it. Talked about Sarah's burns (she goes to pastry school), the wedding, our lives, and lots of other things.

There was a money dance.. no, it did NOT involve what you might be thinking of. :P In this Philippines tradition, you can dance with the bride or groom if you pin a bill on her gown or his suit. (the money then goes to the newlyweds) The guys were urging Billy to go dance with Mel.. eventually, he did for a short time. That was pretty funny. It was also great to see Frances' grandpa on the dance floor with everyone else.. looked like he was having fun. (Mel's uncle made a pretty neat-looking ice sculpture, too)