It was so much fun! There were a few courses where there were a lot of bumping going on from people trying to pass others on tight turns. The best part was one of the times, Joshua ended up with the SLOWEST car and I had one of the fastest cars and I ended up passing him 4 times. I felt so bad for him so when the time came for us to come in, I slowed down and drove with Joshua to end at the same time. By the time we left that place, my head was spinning from inhaling all the fumes and the vibrations from the go-karts.
After the Speedpark, we went looking for a quick place to eat a late lunch. I suggested Five Guys, an awesome burger joint that's also in Madison and as we drove into that area, we saw a building that had a Japanese, Italian and Thai restaurant. We thought we should be different and decided to do the Thai place called Thai Thani.
The three restaurants were really in one place. Servers could walk from the Thai dining room to the Japanese dining room to the Italian dining room...very interesting. We order an appetizer...Thai spring rolls that were delicious. We did the lunch specials which came with salads and an entree and it was all great. We were full and headed back to the hotel.
Since we had some time to kill, we decided to hit the whirlpool in the hotel to relax our bodies from the sleeping on rocks the past few days. Ahhh, that felt amazing. We wished we could've been in there longer but we had to get ready for the wedding so we reluctantly went back upstairs.
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| Cleaning up after not shaving for 5 days or so |
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| We clean up nicely |
We head over to the B&B area again where the entire wedding was going to be. The ceremony area was really cute. Chairs were set up and there was a gazebo where the ceremony was going to take place in front of. And the background? The Smokies...absolutely gorgeous. We could see the tent reception area was off to the side away from the ceremony area.
The wedding went as smooth as can be. The bridesmaids and groomsmen looked great and the bride and groom looked amazing and were too cute. They had a friend officiate and they wrote their own vows. And we got some awesome fans that were on our chairs.
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| At the ceremony |
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| Fanning away the heat and bugs |
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| Ceremony area |
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| View behind the ceremony area |
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| The B&B where the bride and groom where staying as well as a bunch of their guests |
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| The groom with his parents |
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| My friend Diane |
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| Melissa and her dad |
After the ceremony was cocktail hour on the veranda with some snacks. I love veggies and everything but I was starving and ready for some real food but we had to wait another hour and half for that. Joshua was schmoozing people I didn't know and I relaxed with some peeps I knew.
When it was time for dinner, we all gathered into the reception tent. But before we entered the tent, Melissa's sister was taking photographs with a Polaroid camera. Interesting idea! Instead of a traditional guest book where people just sign their name and maybe a message, they had a small picture album book. Once you took a picture and let it develop, they'd put the picture in the album and there'd still be an area to post a message and sign your name. I wished I thought of that!
Dinner was amazing just like the night before! Kebabs, fresh salad and a bunch of sides. What was even better were the cakes. Yes...cakes! Even I as a non-cake person thought they were fabulous. They were well decorated and absolutely delicious. I can't remember all the cakes but the one the stood out was the red velvet cake. I've never heard of it until this year from all the bake-off shows I watch on tv. It was just as delicious as it sounds or looks. If I were to eat cake all the time, I'd want the red velvet cake.
The wedding was awesome...the reception was awesome...the whole week was awesome! Now it's just a 13 hour drive back to our apartment and to get back to reality as much as we don't want to.
When it was time for dinner, we all gathered into the reception tent. But before we entered the tent, Melissa's sister was taking photographs with a Polaroid camera. Interesting idea! Instead of a traditional guest book where people just sign their name and maybe a message, they had a small picture album book. Once you took a picture and let it develop, they'd put the picture in the album and there'd still be an area to post a message and sign your name. I wished I thought of that!
Dinner was amazing just like the night before! Kebabs, fresh salad and a bunch of sides. What was even better were the cakes. Yes...cakes! Even I as a non-cake person thought they were fabulous. They were well decorated and absolutely delicious. I can't remember all the cakes but the one the stood out was the red velvet cake. I've never heard of it until this year from all the bake-off shows I watch on tv. It was just as delicious as it sounds or looks. If I were to eat cake all the time, I'd want the red velvet cake.
The wedding was awesome...the reception was awesome...the whole week was awesome! Now it's just a 13 hour drive back to our apartment and to get back to reality as much as we don't want to.
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| Don't worry...Joshua's just sniffing an herb that were left at our seats |
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| The happy bride and groom |
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| Decorations in the tent |
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| The various cakes |
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| My favorite decorated cake |
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| The reception tent |
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| Dancing!!! |
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| My friend Diane and me |
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| Joshua may be a little blitzed here...just a little |
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| These two boys always have to have a serious face pose |
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| Attempting a classic shot in pure darkness |
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