We traveled to Charlotte, NC this past weekend to go to the wedding of our good friends, Patrick & Becky. We arrived in Charlotte early Friday afternoon (Sept 18, 2009). We took a cab to our hotel, which was in downtown Charlotte, checked in, and took a nap! We then walked around a bit, made our way to a little restaurant with outdoor dining, had a late, leisurely, lunch, a couple of beers, and just relaxed! That evening, we went to the rehearsal dinner, and had so much fun catching up with friends that we haven't seen in a very long time (well, I haven't seen in a very long time - Jeff saw Patrick, Luke, and Matt at the bachelor party a few weeks ago). The next day, we didn't have to be anywhere until 4:30pm, so we headed out on foot again (my favorite part of staying in the downtown area of a city - you can walk everywhere!). We had a leisurely breakfast, and then I walked to a salon that I had called the day before, and got my haircut. Afterwards, Jeff and I decided to try to find a place to watch the Ohio State-Toledo game. We wondered if we would be able to find a place in the middle of Charlotte that would have the Ohio State game on? Boy, did we! As we were wandering around, we saw a giant, inflatable Brutus Buckeye outside of a bowling alley - http://strikecitycharlotte.com/. We entered, and were completely shocked at what we saw! The ENTIRE joint was filled with Buckeye fans! As it turns out, it's the location where the Charlotte Ohio State Alumni Association watches all Ohio State football games. I even won a door prize - some OSU chip clips!
After the game, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the big celebration. We walked down the street to The Charlotte City Club http://www.charlottecityclub.com/?vm=r. The wedding ceremony and reception were absolutely beautiful. We are so happy for Patrick & Becky, and we had the absolute BEST time on our trip!! Thank-you Patrick & Becky for including us in your special day, and thank-you to my parents for DRIVING to Nashville AND watching our kids for us! We could not have gone without your help! Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you! It is noteworthy to mention that today is Grandma & Grandpa's 40th wedding anniversary, and they spent it babysitting Dominick and Kirsten, and then making the 6-hour drive home to Ohio. We are celebrating with them next weekend, though....can't wait!!
P.S. Grandma & Grandpa said that Dominick and Kirsten were PERFECT the entire weekend. That is excellent news, because they don't know it yet, but we've been invited to a wedding in MEXICO in January, and we would really, really, REALLY love to go :)
