I'm a Grown Up--When Did That Happen?: Chapel of Love

Our friends Beth and Akshay got married this past weekend (on my birthday to be exact) and the whole Walnut Hills gang + significant-others came back to Cincinnati to celebrate. This was the second Adam's-high-school-friend-wedding of the summer and since we're all so far-flung now it's been really nice to get to see each other without so much time in between visits. The ceremony and reception were really beautiful, held at the French House and French Park in Cincinnati. There were some weather-related issues to deal with but everything came off beautifully and we all had SUCH a good time! Beth and Akshay tried to combine their respective family and cultural traditions and the result was lovely and very "them." My favorite part was that for dinner they had an Indian station, a pasta station and a "Fun Fusion" station. (The Indian station was easily the tastiest.)

Adam had to work on Friday and was taking his boards on Monday so we drove from NC to Cincinnati Friday after work, got in late Friday night, spent Saturday hanging out and bowling with friends, attended the wedding that night and then drove back to NC on Sunday. Adam's parents made me a birthday brunch on Sunday morning complete with candles in the french toast and both of them singing "Happy Birthday." It was very thoughtful (and delicious) and I appreciated it!

It was a really busy weekend but we managed to cram family, friends, Skyline and Graeters all into less than three days...it was impressive. On the drive home I quizzed Adam for the boards (when I wasn't sleeping). I hope the next time we get to see all these friends it won't be quite so rushed!