After a fortuitous late night run in with Shawn outside of our room, Sarah and I helped her and many of her family members put away flowers for the next day and “Fluff Balls,” which consisted of us all fanning out folded tissue paper to make decorative paper balls. Once we finished helping out, we went back to our room, finished our wine, and eventually went to bed.
The next morning, we woke up around eight and went down to the dining room to be greeted by Shawn and her family as well as a nicely prepared buffet style breakfast. After a few plates of food and many cups of coffee, we decided to take a ride to find the nearest gas station (something we desperately need to be able to make it to tonight’s accommodations). We were told by one person to take a left out of the Inn and then take the next left and we cannot miss “four corners” where the small town of Hubbard lies. Another person said to take a right and then a left. It led to a humorous conversation over the difference between right as in direction versus correct. 
We head out on the bikes and decide to venture left then left. We are greeted first by a long uphill battle which made Sarah’s sciatic nerve burn, but at least flying downhill made it worth it. We then encountered two more intense hills on a dirt road. We ended up making a loop and decided to forget the goal of reaching the gas station on the bikes. We just rode in the other direction until feeling like turning back. It appeared as though the road was going slightly downhill, but, as Sarah kept commenting, it did not at all feel as though we were riding downhill. After hitting about three miles, we decided to turn around and were pleasantly surprised to find out that indeed, we were not riding downhill, but rather, slightly uphill. We flew back to the Inn reaching a maximum speed of 24 at one point. We were hoping for 8-10 miles, but feel as though the 4.44 miles we accomplished were well earned.
After getting cleaned up and checked out, we help out with setting up chairs and other wedding tasks. Then, it’s time for lunch. Upon Shawn’s recommendation, we decide to check out Smokey’s with Jen, Alex, and Robin. While the service was lacking, the food was pretty good and the beer selection was decent given the location.
After lunch, we headed back to the Inn, where we helped out with random tasks. All the wedding preparations and the wedding itself went off without a hitch. Shawn is an amazing woman and looked gorgeous! Jason is a lucky man. We had a nice time during the cocktail hour and the reception, although we had to leave early due to accommodations. Unfortunately, we had to stay 2.5 hours away in Saginaw, MI. We wanted so much to stay longer, and the party was just getting started when we had to go. We made it safely to the motel, however, and hope to have a nice smooth drive to Toronto tomorrow.
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