USS George H. W. Bush

We went to Norfolk, VA for the commissioning of the new George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier. Bec's grandfather served on the USS San Jacinto with George senior so we got great seats for the program... and cowboy hats!



Here we are on the flight deck of the new George H. W. Bush... with our new awesome hats.

That anchor weighs 60,000 lbs. The wind almost took Jason's hat to sea.

The ship is almost as long as the empire state building is tall. It was huge!!

Wedding Planning

Jason, Mom, and I went to a wedding expo this weekend and were able to get some really great contacts for our wedding :) I think Jason was a trooper b/c he was one of three total grooms-to-be in the whole place! I told everyone it was a punishment for going to the bowl game! ha ha jk! Anyways, here are a few pics of our Vineyard Venue. The grounds look a little dry, so hopefully they'll be flourishing by Sept. 5th



The pond next to the stone pavillion where the ceremony will be.

The lodge/bed and breakfast

part of the grapevines, overlooking the pavillion

Updates

Hey! Sorry for the lack of blogging :(! We haven't been up to anything exciting really...so, I'll just update you with mundane news! ha! We did go to our cabin in West Virginia for Halloween--had a blast with friends and family! My parents are such good sports! We enjoyed the holiday season and were very busy going back-and-forth to each family's events. Jason went to the Orange bowl to cheer on the Bearcats....and I'm on call for this holiday, so I stayed in town.

Wedding planning is going well, and we plan to head to the vineyard sometime soon to get more details ironed out. Hopefully, we'll be able to post some pics of the venue soon. We want to wish all of you a safe and wonderful 2009. We are looking forward to soo much!!! :) Here are some random pictures since we have no recent ones to post ;)

Rainey Red's game in August

Jason, Me and Myiah(Jason's friend's daughter) at her Hannah Montana b-day party


Wedding season picture!

Bearcats Homecoming

UC vs. Rutgers. Bearcats win 13-10. It was an unbelievable day for an October. The weather was perfect.

Check out these hillbillies in "wife beaters." This is the result of tailgating at 9:30am.

It's nice to see the stadium full. The bearcats are on their way!

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.