The Road Trip

We loaded up the car and headed out for a three day road trip. Here's what we did.

First Stop... Ashville, NC

We travelled to the Richmond Hill Inn in Ashville, NC for Donna and Bill's wedding. We had so much fun meeting so many new people and being a part of this special day.





Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Donna and Bill Hood... can you see Bill's sweaty sideburn?

L.C. liked the cake so much she ate Jim's.

Linda did a great job on the flowers. They were beautiful.

The scenery was spectacular. Get out of the picture, Jonathan.

Second Stop... Knoxville, TN

After the wedding we stopped by Knoxville to catch the Tennessee vs. Northern Illinois game.

The stadium was awesome and Megan and Walker were great hosts.

Megan and Becca tailgating again like old times.

Jason even wore a Tennessee hat to try to fit in. He looks hot in orange. We had such a great time and we can't wait to do it again.

The Big Engagement

Who would leave a picnic here in the woods... with champagne... Oh well, we'll enjoy it. Rebecca thought the other riders were going to go out on an "advanced trail" while we had a little picnic. Our new friends set this up so well. They said they would come back and get us after they explored this area.

Rebecca would give the first toast. It was sooo sweet.

Jason's was better. He had some hardware.

It's official. We're engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To be continued...

Engagement Setup

Rebecca thought we were going to try something new and do a little trailriding... Little did she know Jason had something else in mind.





Rebecca rode a horse named Levi. He liked to tailgate the other horses on the trail.

This is Jason and his horse Joey... look how long his tail is. Jason was jealous. He thought it was a weave.

Here we are learning how to ride. I would like to point out that Jason has never been on a horse before so this whole thing could take a turn for the worst at any moment... what a risky move.

Labor Day Weekend

We've been quite busy...tis the season for more and more weddings (I really thought after all of you guys were married that I would be finished...then I met Jason and he has soo many friends! I really think we're close to wrapping up with all the weddings ;)). We did manage to fit in a few cookouts with my family, and watched the WEBN fireworks at an apartment overlooking Cincinnati. It was beautiful!! Enjoy pics from our Friend's Jay and Lauren's wedding too.

Angie, Andy, Jason and Dad grillin' up some beer brats....yummy!

The sunset before the fireworks...

I thought we were going to fall over the balcony! it was a great view.

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Jay and Lauren's wedding was filled with "over-the-top" details.....here is just some of their day.

The handsome groom...The "barbie" bride...notice the ice martini luge in the background

Lauren in her reception dress with some of the groomsmen

The sweetheart table with the wedding cake in the background. It was waay taller than me!

Jason in his groomsmen tux with tails. It was "black tie" so I got to get another wear out of my prom dress! Remember this one guys?? ha....we ended up having a great time! Congrats Jay and Lauren.

Stay tuned to more wedding pics from this past weekend!

Kenny Chesney!

Our friends invited us to listen to the Kenny Chesney concert on their boat....so, we navigated on the Ohio river, and got a pretty nice spot. We could actually hear the music really well :) It was a great way to spend a beautiful night. (I think we were the only boat that wasn't bonging beers...we felt a little old! ha!)

The sunset...

Jason got a few shout outs of people thinking he was Kenny...too bad Jason can't sing like him! ha ha!Mike and Clare about to take a dip....

I wouldn't dare get into the Ohio river...but cheers to those who did. Hopefully Jason doesn't grow a third arm from his back!