Yes I have to admit that we did indeed go and watch the wedding. We don't have cable on the boat so yesterday morning I looked online and found that Monarchy New Zealand was having a watching party at a hotel just around the corner from the marina we are in. We thought it'd be a pretty good time but I'll have to admit it was a little lacking. They had a few decorations (a poster of the palace and cardboard cut-outs of Will, Kate, and the Queen) but not many. There was a cake but it was dry and the bar was pretty high priced. I actually expected the event to be set up a lot more like the election results party that Mark and I went to on our fourth date a few years ago. It was a huge room with lots of decorations and round tables so people could mix and mingle. Last night was set up in rows so that you didn't really have the opportunity to chat while you waited. Maybe the idea was to set it up like a church? The large screens were good but you couldn't really hear anything which made it very frustrating. People were just talking so loudly and only quieted every so often. When people were arriving at the wedding there was a guy siting in front of us who kept getting excited but I have no idea why since I couldn't hear anything.

I was surprised when the organizer of the event actually toasted "to the future King and Queen of New Zealand." I'll be honest and say that I never really thought of the Queen as being NZs queen. I've always thought of NZ as its own country but it is still part of the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth countries are still tied to England. We also got a dose of English tradition when about half the room stood and sang God Save the Queen. I didn't expect the room to burst out in song.

Overall it was nice to watch since it was a historical event. The bride was beautiful, although I'm not really sure about the ruffles she had on her backside. And of course every princess should get to ride through town in a horse drawn carriage.


A little tip for today: Somehow I ended up with Mark's red wine on my white pants. No worries. I found a secret about 6 years ago that works wonders. A little palmolive dish soap and hydrogen peroxide. Mix it up, put it on and scrub. If it doesn't come out right away add a little more peroxide. This also works great on blood stains.