Weekend of Love (Though Not Rivaling Cait, Paul, & Kristina's DC Weekend of Love)
A lovely weekend for this busy girl! I took the day off on Friday because my friend Curtis was getting married. Curtis is a former instructor of mine at Penn State and was very very helpful after I joined the working world thereafter. We became really good friends in the past year and a half... another one of those "big brothers" in my life that I value so much.
Although Curtis' family is from New York City and many of his and Tiffany's (his bride) friends are from the Central PA area, the wedding was in Schenectady, NY (Tiffany's family is from that area). It was a long drive (about 6 hours from here), but absolutely gorgeous. I was lucky enough to be escorted by my dashing brother, Doug.
The wedding itself was wonderful. They rented out a beautiful old mansion/estate that overlooked a little waterway and the ceremony was held outside - http://www.glensandersmansion.com/. The reception was a wonderful mixture of classy romanticism and Penn State pride (33 of the 130 guests were alums, so you can imagine what kind of party it was... props to Tiffany, also a PSU grad, for allowing her husband to play fight songs at the reception).
Curtis' friends were outrageously fun, too. Doug and I had met a bunch of them last fall tailgating at games and got to party with them again this past January in Miami (at the infamous Orange Bowl tailgate). Curtis also had the foresight to bring "Class of" buttons for all us alums so that we could easily identify each other. Needless to say, the combination of a) a huge group of Penn Staters, b) an open bar, and c) a reason to celebrate, we all had way too good of a time. To put it in perspective for those of you who will understand, when sat down at our tables at the reception, someone started pounding on the table across from us and shouting, "We are Table #8, #8, .... etc." Congrats, Curtis!
Since it was also the weekend of our annual extended family camp out , Doug and I drove back to Centre Hall (near State College) after the wedding. We didn't roll into the farm until 5:15 am. Laaaaate night. Thank God Doug was my DD..... I had a little too much fun at the wedding.
The camp out was relaxing and beautiful, as always. I have a wonderful family and have such a genuinely good time every time we all get together. I also ate some amazing food.
An all around lovely weekend. :-)
Although Curtis' family is from New York City and many of his and Tiffany's (his bride) friends are from the Central PA area, the wedding was in Schenectady, NY (Tiffany's family is from that area). It was a long drive (about 6 hours from here), but absolutely gorgeous. I was lucky enough to be escorted by my dashing brother, Doug.
The wedding itself was wonderful. They rented out a beautiful old mansion/estate that overlooked a little waterway and the ceremony was held outside - http://www.glensandersmansion.com/. The reception was a wonderful mixture of classy romanticism and Penn State pride (33 of the 130 guests were alums, so you can imagine what kind of party it was... props to Tiffany, also a PSU grad, for allowing her husband to play fight songs at the reception).
Curtis' friends were outrageously fun, too. Doug and I had met a bunch of them last fall tailgating at games and got to party with them again this past January in Miami (at the infamous Orange Bowl tailgate). Curtis also had the foresight to bring "Class of" buttons for all us alums so that we could easily identify each other. Needless to say, the combination of a) a huge group of Penn Staters, b) an open bar, and c) a reason to celebrate, we all had way too good of a time. To put it in perspective for those of you who will understand, when sat down at our tables at the reception, someone started pounding on the table across from us and shouting, "We are Table #8, #8, .... etc." Congrats, Curtis!
Since it was also the weekend of our annual extended family camp out , Doug and I drove back to Centre Hall (near State College) after the wedding. We didn't roll into the farm until 5:15 am. Laaaaate night. Thank God Doug was my DD..... I had a little too much fun at the wedding.
The camp out was relaxing and beautiful, as always. I have a wonderful family and have such a genuinely good time every time we all get together. I also ate some amazing food.
An all around lovely weekend. :-)
posted by Kristina @ 3:52 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Kristina!
I always love your blog. You're like a kindred spirit only younger - lol.
I didn't know any other way of contacting you, so I thought I'd post in your comments section. Hope you don't mind.
I want to put some fun girls' night out locations on my website. I was wondering if you might have a couple of great locations in your area to share. If you do could you let me know at Diva Girl Parties and Stuff
Thanks. I'm confident that any place you suggest would be fun.
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