Visit to DC

Sorry for the absense...we've been busy! Time to play catch up! We spent a long weekend in Washington DC at the end of October visiting Chip and Vanessa and their beautiful new home!

We had a fun and busy weekend that began as soon as our plan landed on Thursday night! Dinner at Matchbox on Thursday night, a fun run around the Capitol on Friday afternoon, drinks at the swanky W Hotel with an awesome view of the White House followed by dinner at Founding Farms on Friday night.

On Saturday, Vanessa and I carved pumpkins, while the boys worked on projects around the house.

On Halloween night, we had tons of trick or treaters! We had some friends over and sat out on the porch handing out candy. We even ran out of candy - there were so many kids!


On Sunday, we went out to a local restaurant/bar and watched the Colts game!


Thanks to Vanessa for supporting the Colts (even though she comes from a Patriots-loving family)!

Vanessa's Bridal Shower

While the boys were busy fishing, the girls put on their dresses for a lovely bridal shower for Vanessa. Margaret, Vanessa's cousin, hosted the shower and did a fabulous job. So many of Vanessa's friends made the trip to DC for the party. It was wonderful meeting all her friends who I have heard so much about. We chatted, drank mimosas, ate a delicious brunch, and watched Vanessa's open her presents. Margaret had asked Chip several questions ahead of time regarding his relationship with Vanessa. At the party, Vanessa was asked the same questions. The test was to see if they answered the same. Chip was asked when he first told Vanessa that he loved her. His reply, "Hopefully sometime before we moved in together!" Needless to say, it was all quite hilarious!


More pictures to come from Vanessa.

Apparently I was too busy talking to take pictures. I know, I know, I need to work on my picture taking if I want to be a good blogger.

Chip's Day of Fishing

On Saturday morning, the boys woke up early for a day of fishing off the coast of Maryland. Justin had spent weeks organizing a bachelor party which involved renting a charter boat for the day with Chip's closest friends. The boys packed up the cooler bright an early that morning and were off for a day of manly activities!

I think everyone had a wonderful time!

They caught 22 BIG fish. We even have some in our freezer now. Anyone have any good fish recipes?

Chip has all the pictures so stay tuned for an update.

Washington DC: First Night

We enjoyed a short, but sweet, trip to Washington DC last weekend to see Chip and Vanessa. While it was a lot of car time for a short visit, we wouldn't have missed it for anything! We made the 9.5 hour trip to the east coast on Friday, arriving just in time for dinner at the Carlyle with Chip, Vanessa, and two of Vanessa's college friends.

The group at dinner.

Somehow all the glasses ended up in front of me!

Chip thinks the patriotic tux would be very fitting for his 4th of July wedding!

Then, it was to bed early for a full Saturday of fun!