The Wedding Reception

Jesse and Brittany had a wonderful trip to Macchu Picchu for their wedding, and the reception on June 26 was a well-deserved celebration after all the traveling and planning (and hard work to get time off for the trip). The reception was on Watts Bar Lake at the home of Bryce and Sue, friends for almost 40 years. They were gracious enough to share their huge lawn and great new dock and boathouse for the celebrants. Jesse shared his home brew (in bottles and keg), and the event was catered by Green Life, where he works. We got to meet some of the relatives and friends we hadn't met before, and got to reacquaint with some we hadn't seen in quite a while.

The huge tent was big enough to accommodate all the tables and food for 100 guests (and even a small table for the little ones -- granddaughter Madison and great-niece Samantha). The photo booth (in lieu of a guest book) was a big hit, and will be a great memory lane trip for years to come. There was lots of laughter and fun, a beautiful slide show from the wedding trip to Peru, and lots of catching up for the friends of the bride and groom. When the crowd dwindled to about 10 people, the guys jumped in the lake for an after-party swim. Rumor has it that the parents of the groom didn't come into the house till 5:00 a.m., so it must have been fun! Jesse made it to the passenger seat of the Blazer (see top photo), but didn't make it back out till 9:00 a.m. Sunday.

Trip pictures, wedding pictures and photo booth pictures are at http://web.me.com/greenspacesintern/peru/Our_Photos.html if you want to check them out.

New Palace for Old Friends

Good friends Lee (nicknamed Blender Buoy for being in charge of making the 10:00 a.m. pina coladas on previous charter trips) and Ann (his wonderful and somewhat new bride) have completed their gorgeous new home on Watts Bar Lake. Not only is it a beautiful place, they've got the best view....no exceptions...on Watts Bar. The photos don't do it justice, of course, but it's a meager attempt to share the splendor.

They're happy as puppies (they even kiss while cooking our breakfast), and it's fun to see them enjoying their new home. The shot of corner cabinetry and sinks is the BATHROOM, not a kitchen in a resort!! I highly recommend their B&B, and hope to visit it again soon. We even share some of their storage, since they've been kind enough to keep our photos since we moved on the boat 6 years ago (and they even moved it for us!). We'll use that as an excuse to go back -- we need to visit our pictures.

Distinguished visitors, laughing lunches

We've been busy. Some of these posts are overdue, but certainly deserving of attention because they continue our theme of enjoying our friends (even if we're slow to mention them).

We had a great surprise one morning in mid-June before we headed to Tennessee for the wedding reception. New best friends Bob and Nancy Bishop (m/v Miss NanSea; mentioned and captured on film in the Marathon version of our debauchery) came by the marina for a visit. It's always nice to have visits with people you've met before, but they get special mention because they brought Buffy, their gorgeous yellow kitty. He was very calm on the boat, even though he's used to more spacious accommodations on their trawler. We enjoyed the surprise and hope to catch up with them again soon this summer.

We also got to meet Paul and Gail (s/v Puffin) and Pat (s/v Jade) for a wonderful lunch in St. Pete. As witnessed in the photos, the other patrons of the restaurant weren't quite as active and jocular as we were, but then again we know how to chuckle it up!