Doug and I had breakfast at the hotel this morning with Brett and Karen before we left Green Bay. Nathan's first mass was at 2 p.m. this afternoon, but Doug decided that we would have to skip it as it would be cutting it too close for him to catch his flight out of Chicago. In the end, I was very glad that he made that decision as Brett said that the mass was over two hours long and that would have made Doug miss his flight completely. Brett did say that they thought the mass was beautiful as it felt like a continuation of yesterday's ceremony complete with a large number of priests in the audience. They also had time in between breakfast and mass to take a tour of Lambeau Field which they both found fascinating.
Although all four of us agreed that it took a lot of traveling to get to Green Bay this weekend, we were each happy that we were able to share this memorial occasion together. I really appreciated Doug telling me that he was glad that I really pushed for him to attend. When I first mentioned it to him, he was lukewarm to the idea because of all of the traveling that we would have to do. After everything was over, he couldn't have been happier. He enjoyed the ordination, reception and seeing his extended family, but most of all, Doug was glad to have shared it with Brett, Karen and I. That was very nice to hear.
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