Wedding Weekend Recap

Oooooooooh I bet that title freaked you outttt. Nope, I didn’t get married. No way. Never.

But Matt’s friend did. On Friday morning, Matt and I jumped in the car and headed to Virginia for one of his fraternity brother’s weddings. Guess what we had for breakfast. And lunch.

On I-95, as you’re crossing the SC/NC border, you are greeted by one of the most magnificently trashy tourist stops EVER. Meet Pedro, the South of the Border hombre.

 

Matt had never stopped at the South of the Border, so it was necessary for us to get out. There are restaurants, mini-golf, creepy gift stores, and a whole bunch of statues you can pose with.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

8ish hours later, we arrived in Kilmarnock, VA and went to the rehearsal dinner and a party.

Saturday: We decided to check out the little town’s antique stores and have breakfast at the Kilmarnock Inn.

I had the Virginia Ham & Eggs with fruit and a side of fresh, homemade bread. These were some of the best eggs I’ve ever had…in Kilmarnock, VA, no lie. The bread was really good too.

I was really impressed with this inn, other than the fact that they don’t know how to spell restaurant. Pretty bad, no?

Around lunch time, the bridal party and their guests went to a barbecue at the groom’s parents river house. Look at their gorgeous view!

That evening, it was time for the wedding! It was a small wedding (about 100 guests) which made for an intimate, but very fun evening. It was fun meeting lots of people and getting dressed up!

The girls:

Sunday: Back to home sweet home!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

The 9 Hour Drive to Destin, Florida

Margaret and I planned on leaving for Destin at about noon on Wednesday. Because we are both super frazzled, we ended up leaving at 1:15. Correction: I am super frazzled and she just took Dental school boards yesterday, so we both had to pack this morning.

Our first stop off the highway wasn’t until we were almost through Georgia, at exit 3. We stopped here because Daniel insisted that we go to Blue’s BBQ at this exit. Apparently it is a quality barbecue restaurant next to a gas station that he frequented while stationed at ….Georgia. Hmm..it sounded sketchy but we were hungry.

Unfortunately Blue’s was closed, even though they were supposed to be open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oh, well! Maybe on the way back.

Lucky for us (mostly me), there was a Chick-fil-A at this exit! We stopped in and grabbed a sandwich, a fruit cup, and a strawberry milkshake. Out front there was a huge blow-up cow. You know I had to get a picture with it.

I also stole a flower from the bathroom. Sorry Chick-fil-A. I needed it for my hair.

Back on the highway we spotted an amazingly decorated vehicle belonging to a Marine Corps vet. I so badly wanted to take a picture of it, but we passed him too quickly. Almost an hour late, when we stopped for gas, he was at the same station! I snapped this pic before he could snipe us.

Next, we saw a beautiful billboard. Ok, let’s thing about this for a second. No needle? No scalpel? Wtc do they do? Laser the p-word? EW.

Almost 9 hours later, we were finally off the interstate with the windows down…91 degrees at 10 p.m. Holy cannoli. Suddenly, a “huge bug: flew into the window and right into Margaret’s lap. She freaked out a little until she could slow down. As she came to a stop, she actually drove like this…

Once she pulled over, she jumped out of the car, only to find that the “huge bug” was a fly. Yep. You can barely see it!

Today we are off to the beach!!

Pizza, Gelato, and Packing for Destin!

Three day weekends really freak me out. I felt so off today! Anyone else out there keep forgetting it’s actually Tuesday?

My friend Rob is moving to NYC in a couple weeks – sad! We went to our last work lunch today. We went to Vespa Pizza last time, so today we tried the other pizza place on Daniel Island: Orlando’s Pizza. Orlando’s brick oven pizza uses dough and sauces that are made daily and the freshness is evident in its taste. The crust was perfectly thin, with a fair amount of cheese, and lots of sauce. To me, this was the perfect slice of pizza, and for only $2.50. I will be back a thousand times.

I regretted not getting two slices!

After the salty came the sweet. We walked to Et Cetera, a small gourmet food shop. They had gelato from Paolo’s Gelato, which is located downtown on John St. I ordered the Bacio (chocolate and hazelnut) which is totally weird for me; I don’t like chocolate based ice cream. This little sucker cost $4 pre tax. What? My pizza was less than this ball of ice cream. Don’t be fooled by this pic – it may look like a full cone but it’s just a blob on the top. I ended up throwing out the cone because there was no gelato in it. Boo.

After work, I went to the gym for some cardio. It was 93* outside and it felt the same in the gym. I sweated like never before. I ran a little over 3.5 miles (1 regular mile and 2.5 miles of interval sprints) then headed over to Whole Foods to pick up my 7th CSA box. Goodies!!

I quickly showered and got ready because Mariah, Lucy, and I had plans to go to Mustard Seed for dinner. We shared an appetizer of sesame crusted tuna with wasabi ginger mayo and sweet soy sauce. We tore that right up!

I was craving vegetables like never before, so I ordered the stir-fried vegetables with brown rice and added chicken. This did not disappoint – I think it included every vegetable known to man.

It should be my bed time, but I have work to do. I’m about go to nuts with these markers – stay tuned for the fancy tank tops I’m making for our drive to Destin tomorrow.

Speaking of Destin, I thought it would be fun for Margaret and I to complete a photo challenge on the way there…kind of like a scavenger hunt with our cameras. I am trying to think of funny things we need to take pictures with. So far I’ve come up with the following:

1. A picture of SC, GA, and FL welcome signs
2. A picture of us with a truck driver
3. A picture of a “foreign” Chick-fil-A
4. A picture of Margaret pumping gas with her beef jerky and Mt. Dew – her car ride requirements
5. A picture of somebody else pumping our gas (Thanks for that one, Rob!)
6. A picture of us wearing our horribly ugly sunglasses/headbands…just you wait

Please help us come up with more ideas! I will be receiving all your comments while we’re in the car, so I can just keep updating our list! THANKS!!!

XO!