Cathy Visits- October 2006

Cathy visited this weekend. She got here on Thursday in time for Bar Review, and we ended up going on a bit of a bar crawl. Cathy, Sarah, Donald, Josh, Jon, Brandon, Becky, Kevin, and I started with Dinner at South Street Brewery.

Cathy and Sarah at dinner at South Street restaurant

Kevin and me at South Street

Jon, Brandon, and Becky

Then we all went to the Bar Review at X-Lounge.

Getting Josh and Donald to smile for a picture for a change

Smooshes and martinis at X-Lounge

Then Jon, Cathy, Kevin and I went on to Millers for a beer. It started pouring as we left. We ran to C&O.

Cathy outside Millers.


Wet from the rain at C&O

Rain hugs

Jon's shot face!

Joseph and Ana's Wedding 2006

Joe and Ana had such a beautiful wedding! It was at the Queen Anne Marina, in Stevensville, Maryland.

Ana and Joe- married!

Cathy has been friends with Joe for a long time and I met him through her, but I've probably known Joe now almost as long as I've known Cathy now- about 5 years. I've never seen Joe as happy as he is with Ana! And she's obviously gorgeous and so sweet. I'm so excited for them! Congratulations!

Just perfect!

Me and Cathy appropriating the perfect setting

Group picture is missing Cathy, bride, and groom

Wedding cake


Beautiful sunset view during first dance

Best wedding favor ever! Cultural and fun.

With the groom!

Joseph's friend Chris, me, Cathy, and Cathy's childhood friend Larry 

Anna's Baby Shower 2006

Surprise baby shower for Anna!

She was very surprised!

Anna and Mike opening up baby presents

Cathy and I went together.

Baby shower cake!

We played one baby shower game where we used toilet paper to estimate the size of Anna's belly. Kind of funny. Anna was good sport and gave us the real measurement to pick the winner.

Anna's sister trying to guess how much to measure.

And the winner is!

Anna with her baby shower hat and mom, dad, and sister

Cathy's mom, also named Catherine, and Cathy 

Becky and Brandon's House-Warming 2006

Becky and Brandon had a house-warming party yesterday afternoon at their new place on Arlington Blvd. I talked with her about it beforehand and she invited a bunch of my friends that are here for the summer. She mostly knows them. Brandon is going to be a 1L this year, and he also invited a few of the new classmates he's met so far. Becky also surprised Cathy with a birthday cake! Her birthday is coming up. How nice!

Celebrating Cathy's birthday!

Jon, Becky, Cathy's cousin, Cathy

Sarah, Cathy's cousin's boyfriend, and Brandon

Donald and Josh... in love.

Cute little 1Ls

Blowing on dice during game portion of the evening

Busch Gardens 2006

Cathy really wanted to go to Busch Gardens and Josh, Jon, and I were all game so off to Williamsburg we went! Apparently, Busch Gardens in Williamsburg has an "old country" or Europe theme.

We started out near Ireland

Ireland

Then we went to Scotland for the Loch Ness Monster Rollercoaster ride. And back to Ireland's Corkscrew Hill for a 3-D show.

Rollercoaster selfie! With an old school camera no less.

Jon and I got distracted by a beer and liquor tasting. England?

We went hat shopping in France, as one does. We we rode the flume ride in New France, "Le Scoot."

I think each hat captures our personality.

Le Scoot, the flume Ride- Josh is amazing in this photo.

The Alpengeist ride!

We had lunch in Germany's Oktoberfest.

Festhaus

Oktoberfest

Cathy and I at "Oktoberfest"-- haha.

I think we took the sky ride from Germany to England called the "Aeronaut- Zeppelin Landing."

Aeronaut- Zeppelin Landing

I'm on a sky ride. Woo!

In Italy we did the Apollo's Chariot ride and a little bit of wine-making and shopping. Normal stuff.

Josh, Cathy, me and Jon on Apollo's Chariot

Making wine! Blurry but I still like it.

I also forced persuaded the others to take these dress-up old timey photos.

Polite Western folk.

Contrary to my politics, haha.

One last night time roller coaster ride! Wooo! !12 hours means it's time to go home.

Thanks for a long wonderful day, buddies!