Phoenixville Fun 2006

Saturday night after we went to Valley Forge and then Philly, we went back to Ash's town for dinner and drinks. We had sushi, and then went to two bars in her town and I think Kevin said something which challenged Ash to bring us to a "sketchy dive bar." Kevin wasn't sketched out so he made lots of jokes and picked something awkward on jukebox.

Sushi in Phoenixville

Mango on top! So delicious!

Just interacting with sushi like Ash and I do

At The Moon Saloon with Pirate Ash

Still in the honeymoon stage of dating haha.

We starting acting out emotions. I think this was "righteous victory" or looks like it.

Innocent joy?

On the "bad side" of Phoenixville. jus kidding that's an antique store.

Ash's evidence that it's a sketchy dive bar- NO Weapons Permitted

Our response: guestroom door sign: NO WEAPONS ALLOWED

Philadelphia with Ash 2006

After Valley Forge, we headed into Philly together.

Ash drove us to South Philly

Awesome mural

The Sounds of Philadelphia' mural in South Philadelphia (Frankie Avalon,

Chubby Checker, Jerry Blavat, Al Martino, Fabian, Eddie Fisher and Bobby Rydell)


The Italian Market area


Face-in-a-hole at the Italian Market


Di Bruno Bros.


Lunch at Di Bruno Bros. Pronto store


Kevin's imitation of Frank Rizzo


Market East, Jeweler's Row


Random Christmas Tree inside an office building


Dubious about the Christopher Columbus Memorial at Penn's Landing


Penn's Landing

Valley Forge with Ash 2006

Kevin and I went to visit Ash this weekend. She took us to sightsee at Valley Forge before we headed into Philadelphia together. It was awesome.

Me and Ash in front of a replica Valley Forge cabin

Inside the cabin

Sometimes a cannon is just a cannon (Artillery Park)

Kevin and Ash in front of National Memorial Arch

The Visitor Center

Philadelphia for MLA 2006

Kevin and I stayed in New York Thursday and drove to Philly for the Modern Language Association Convention. It was at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Kevin went to some MLA events, and we took a break at a nearby gelato shop. After the MLA we headed to Ash's place in Phoenixville.

Philadelphia Convention Center

The art on the ceiling is cool

Having some coffee at Capogiro Gelato shop

I had gelato obviously

All done!

Rachel and Tim's Wedding 2006

I missed the wedding of these two wonderful people because I couldn't figure out a way to get to Pennsylvania for the wedding. I managed to get hold of these pictures though, and I think you can see that they are lovely- inside and out- and very much in love!

Rachel and Tim's wedding in August 2006

Her dad walking her down the aisle of the church

Getting married!

The bride with her parents and sisters

Tim and Rachel with Rachel's family

Tim and Rachel with Rachel's family

Cutting the cake!

Rachel and Matthew are both crazy

Cheers!

Cathy and Mike's Wedding 2005

Cathy and Mike got married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saint Clair, Pennsylvania. People say that Catholic wedding ceremonies are dull.  Well, Mike's childhood priest certainly livened up the day with stories about other married couples, questions about Mike and Cathy's travel history and plans, and observations about the wedding guests. I continue to ask Cathy for a copy of the wedding ceremony tape recording but she continues to politely decline.

Mike and Cathy during the ceremony

The Catholic church where they got married

The reception at the Pottsville Club in Pottsville, Pennsylvania was really fun, and one particularly fun thing was that the Cathy and Mike both danced one-on-one with a lot of the wedding guests.  It was a fun and personal way to spend more time with the bride and groom.  I took a turn dancing with Mike, but I think due to the presence of some beverage shots at the wedding, I might have accidentally cut a long line of female guests. Well, you snooze, you loose.

The wedding party dancing during the reception

I first met Cathy through my sorority sister Becky.  The two of them had gone on Semester at Sea together during college, and Cathy moved to DC after college in 2001. Cathy didn't know many people in DC, and Becky was living in Las Vegas at the time, so she asked if we could get to know Cathy. I'm so glad I did because Cathy became one of my closest friends.  I first met Mike a little while later at a party in January of 2002. Before they were even married, they'd been at my side for birthday parties, a graduation, and even break-ups. I was so pleased to be able to attend their wedding in Pennsylvania. Congratulations!

Mike, Cathy, me, and our friend Anna at Mike and Cathy's wedding

Becky and me (Becky moved to Charlottesville the next year!)

Secret reception sneakers!