Awake: 6:34 Inside hotel sleep 7+20 overnight @ Norfolk, Virginia.
I have breakfast downstairs with Nick, Eriko, & Jerry in the hotel. Jerry is quite the guy; he knows what he wants & knows what he doesn’t want. Zack & Katie join us a little later. Kathy & Katrina are attending the 9:00 am Bridal Shower/breakfast for Billie Anne on the 2nd floor.
Later, Katrina & Kathy both shop @ the Mall for special bras for the evening occasion. Not to be outdone, Zack with Katie shop in the Mall for the perfect shoe laces for Zack’s dress shoes.
The votes are in: all in favor---yes, another day @ the beach! We arrive @ 12:45 & finish @ 4:00pm. Today the Virginia Beach was more crowded with warmer temps. 30 min @ the beach & the girls were hungry! I volunteered to buy (4) big muffins, banana/nut and blueberry. I heard no complaints.
Time went fast & we soon found ourselves in a traffic jam en route to pick up Zack’s suit @ the dry cleaning store. It was close, within (20) min of closing. Zack must be living right; new shoe laces & now a clean suit!
Next, the girls are hungry again, but so are us guys. Katrina has a good idea; a stop at “Panera Bread,” a delightful café & sandwich shop in the same area as the dry cleaner. We all arm ourselves with a takeout lunch to eat @ the hotel while getting ready for our next adventure: the Billie Anne & Jason wedding. Nick, the skillful driver, has us @ the reception house of Evan & Tony in no time flat. We were advised to park here, then walk the (3) short blocks to the Ghent United Methodist Church; thus avoiding a parking hassle.
While the center row of pews was already ¾ full when we arrived, the side rows were less filled. Matthew, one of the ring bearers, looked very cute in his tuxedo and did his stint well, as did the flower girl. Since Kevin, one of the ushers, was standing at the altar with the wedding party, Melissa brought Andrew and Matthew to us while she honored the bride and groom with a clear and meaningful reading from I Corinthians: 13. She retrieved her boys after the reading. The solo singer had a beautiful voice. The bride & groom were very happy throughout the 45 min service. Once outside, bird seed was tossed on the happy couple as they ran toward their nest! Oops, I mean get-away-vehicle. The rest of us, who were invited to the reception, walked with the wedding party the (3) short blocks to Tony & Evan’s house.
There was a large crowd (@150 people); even though there were (4) floors, it was difficult to get around in the big house. We heard no complaints however, as there was plenty of wine, liquor & good food to go around throughout the evening. A “DJ” had the bride & groom dancing by the time we slithered into the main part of the house with our drinks.
Jerry handled all of this wild action & loud audio extremely well for his age; we were proud of him & his parents for such fine & resilient baby sitting methods. Melissa & Kevin had their boys upstairs in bed soon after returning from the church service as they are usually asleep around 8:00pm anyway.
Kathy & I danced a little; then Katrina honored me with a modern dance + I was coerced into a few other dances with some of the other young & senior smoothies.
Later, Katrina & Kathy volunteered to give Eriko & Nick a break from Jerry sitting & they enjoyed some time on that dance floor as well; they looked mighty good together. It was a fun evening. We are back to our hotel close to midnight.
Lights out: 12:30am
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