Staycation

Last weekend, our friends, Preston and Ashley, got married in Chapel Hill.  Eric was in the wedding party and we shipped the children off to Newton with their grandparents for the weekend.  Most people in the wedding party, including the groom, were visiting from out of town, so Preston rented a house for the groomsmen and their wives.  I was unsure about staying in a house in the same town we live in, but it turned out to be a great decision. The "house" we stayed in, which also was the location of the rehearsal dinner, was a 7 bedroom lodge on the outskirts of Chapel Hill. 

 

 

It felt like we were on vacation, and besides running some rare child-free errands during the two days, my weekend was unproductive, and therefore enjoyable. 

 

Lots of lying by this saltwater pool:

  

 

The weekend was not without some excitement.  On Friday, Eric took the groomsman to play basketball in the Smith Center.  He returned with a sprained ankle.  Terrific timing, since Eric started basketball camp this week.  Not exactly a sit-down job.  He did make it down the aisle though, albeit a bit slow.  Here's us after the rehearsal dinner, utilizing the ice bucket the drinks were in.

 

Unfortunately, the excitement did not stop there.  45 minutes before the guys were supposed to depart for the rehearsal at the Fearrington, Eric was tossing a football into the pool for a lively game of 500.  It was all fun and games until the groom caught a stray elbow and busted his face open.  It was immediately apparent that he needed stitches.

The "calm" before the storm

Eric was able to call the Sports Medicine clinic to get Preston in to get stitched up quickly and they arrived at the rehearsal only 15 minutes late.  Thankfully, the cut was in a great spot right in Preston's eyebrow.  After it was over, you could barely tell a difference.  While the guys were getting out of the pool after the blood bath, Bobby Frasor (who's elbow caused the drama) spotted a wedding ring at the bottom of the pool.  One of the groomsman had lost it and not even realized it.  Did I mention it was Friday the 13th?

The good news?  The bride and groom got hitched without a hitch and the kids arrived back in Chapel Hill in one piece!