Before The Big Day...

Jonnie and I flew over to Northern Ireland on September 13th, 2008, with only two weeks to get everything sorted for the wedding. We again had good flights, and all our luggage arrived safe and sound. My parents and sister again were at the airport to meet us. It was a little easier I'd say for both Jonnie and my parents, since they had met a few months before and knew each other some already.
While we were there, prior to the wedding, Jonnie met my extended family on both the Walker side and the McIlrath. They all really liked him, and a few even told him how handsome he was. Not too embarrassing I hoped! He got along great with everyone and took on the new culture very well. Tea and bickies at British supper time(10PM), chrisps for chips and chips are fat fries, lorries are semitrucks, lots and lots of more tea...we nearly had five to eight cups a day! A lot of getting used to in the language and the accent, but after a few days Jonnie had caught onto the accent, and couldn't help but talk like them too. Why not, I guess, since he was eating and living like them.
A few days before the wedding, Jonnie's parents and brother (Mark) came over. We drove around a couple of days to see the country's beauty. We went to the Giant's causeway, the Armagh Cathedral's, an old farm house. Lynanne took plenty of pictures, and Dave bought a bagpipe cd to help set the N. Irish mood. They had a great time seeing a new place, not quite the queen, but Lynanne still loved it.