Wedding Weekend

Phil's good friend Jason got married this weekend in Maryland, so we left the kids with Nana and Papa and headed north. We drove all the way to Annapolis on Thursday. It was an easy drive until we hit D.C. traffic at 5 pm! We stayed in the historic district, so we got to walk around near the water and through the old buildings and shops. After some sightseeing Friday morning we headed across the Bay Bridge to St.Michael's, Maryland. Check out the Bay Bridge website for images. It is an incredible four mile long bridge that spans the Chesapeake Bay!

We got to Galena and checked into the Kitty Knight House on Friday afternoon. The rehearsal dinner was held here, so it was wonderful to finish dinner and walk upstairs to our room. The groomsmen decided to go to the casinos at Dover Downs on Saturday morning. This was our first time gambling at a casino and we walked out $6 richer. We are so conservative that we just played penny slots, but it was a fun experience.

The wedding was held at St.Dennis Church and the reception was at the bride's family farm. Phil and I had envisioned a small farm like here in East TN, but we were informed that it was 400 acres. The Eastern Shore is a lot of flat farmland, which was way more rural than we expected. The ceremony was at 2:30, but the party was still in full swing when we called it quits at 9:00. We had a wonderful weekend filled with great friends, good food, and lots of celebrating!

Chick and Ruth's Delly ~ a great little diner in Annapolis

Sunset in the Annapolis harbor

Phil with the groom's cake

Congratulations Jason and Alyssa!