Audra and Rob's Wedding 2008

It was lovely white wedding with snow! Audra and Rob got married while Audra is still attending law school with me at UVA, but they plan to live in North Carolina together after she graduates so they can start their married life there. We will always remember Audra's wedding ceremony, not only because one of the groomsmen locked his knees and took a tumble, but also because their ceremony was very personalized for them. The minister talked in terms of both religion and life practicalities, Audra's stepfather sang during the ceremony, and Audra and Rob read their own vows to each other. After Rob lifted Audra's veil and kissed her, their first married act was to pray together. And you don't need me to tell you because you can see for yourself in the pictures, but Audra was a beautiful and stunning bride.

Coming down the aisle together after getting married

A bunch of our friends from law school traveled to the wedding together. It was at the end of our law school Spring Break so we spent the whole week in North Carolina relaxing and looking forward to the event.

Roger, Brian, Kevin, me, Audra, Sarah, Donald, Katy, and Josh

We had a lot of fun at their wedding reception. After the first dance, Rob danced with his mother, and Audra danced with her stepfather who sang to her as well. She has the same sort of close relationship with her stepfather that I had with mine, which is to say that they are our real fathers.

Rob and Audra's first dance

 

Father-daughter dance

After dinner we had two flavors of cake, a white cake with strawberry coulis, and a groom's cake made of chocolate. I enjoyed the groom's cake so much that I dubbed it my birthday cake.

Wedding cake and groom cake decorated just for Rob

I like that the strawberry is dressed up

We spent the rest of the evening hitting the dance floor with Audra and Rob's friends and family. I spent a little time dancing with Audra's California friends who are as awesome as they are beautiful, and some time photographing and chatting with Audra and Rob's Charlottesville friends, who I already knew a little because of pre-wedding events. Brian made friends with every last person at the wedding and led a few line dances. I am not talking about the electric slide because it was already 2008-- I'm talking more along the lines of Cupid Shuffle and the Cha Cha Slide. There was even a conga line that basically the entire wedding got in. Even Donald!

Slide to the left, slide to the right!

Conga line with everyone!

Dancing!

Roger spinning Katy

Sarah and Donald being super cute

Edisto and Charleston, South Carolina 2008

Edisto Beach, South Carolina is a family beach town. For Spring Break, my law school friends and I piled into cars and stayed at Katy's family beach house. There was a lot of eating, drinking, Wii playing, and photo shoots on the beach. Perfection.


Hanging out on the beach with buddies Katy, Brian, Sarah, Julie, and I drove down to South Carolina on Sunday and the first thing we did was eat cheesy grits. Monday we spent most of the day wasting time on the beach. Tuesday night we visited Katy's parents.
The beach makes Sarah happy 3/3   Brian in the hammock 3/4

Our beautiful host Katy

Sarah and I at Katy's mom's Yum!

Making a fantasy dinner of putter balls 3/5

Our dedicated frozen drinks bartender Brian

One of Brian's awesome concoctions

On Thursday, Josh and Donald arrived. And then Friday, Katy, Brian, Sarah, Donald, Julie, and I drove into Charleston, walked around, and had dinner at a Bistro.

Josh strikes a pose in his velour suit

Sarah filling Julie's law book with sand

Julie's revenge

All here!

Dinner in Charleston - Julie, Brian, and Sarah

Donald, Katy, and me

Spring Break happiness

3L Bonfire 2007

Kind of a crazy night. Kind of standard around here though.

Brian, Audra, Josh, Katy, me, Sarah, Elizabeth


Serious smores technology


Ray and others making smores

Supreme Court 2007

Some member of the ACS group did a little fieldtrip to the Supreme Court of the United States to hear oral arguments and meet Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The oral arguments were for the cases U.S. v. Rita and U.S. v. Claiborne. They are both about sentencing guidelines. This was my second time sitting in on oral arguments, as I visited the court when I was an undergraduate at George Washington University.

Meeting Justice Ginsburg was especially wonderful and she told us a number of stories including about the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Such a wonderful experience.

Photo with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

Our fearless leaders Richard and Brandon

Me in front of the Supreme Court 

At lunch with Elizabeth and Aaron

Gena and me

Barrister's Ball 2007

Barrister's Ball is the law school formal dance held every February. Kevin and I went with a group of friends. We had a nice dinner at Vivace before. Then we drank and danced the night away at the Omni Hotel. The decorations this year were so nice.

My favorite picture from the night

Dinner at Vivace

Awkward group pictures yay!

Brooks, Selina, Donald, Sarah, and Julie

With Roger and his date

Brian and Marina

My "little sister" Sarah

We look classy but we're taking shots.

Slow dance!

Love.

Feb Club: Prehysteria 2007

Thursday night's theme was Pre-hysteria. It was a general caveman and dinosaurs kind of thing, so Jackie and I went full Flintstones. Two Betty Rubbles is better than one! Brian and Roger were still in full basketball gear when we got there, haha.

Jackie and I discover fire.

3L Cave women

Geico Caveman!

Jackie, Roger, and I hunting dinosaur

Chris and Tifani

Allissa, Brian, Kate, me, and Jackie