August 17, 2009

Wedding

15 August - Following an intense whirlwind 6 month courtship that included many weekends sailing aboard Lastdance and a week sailing charter in Greece, the big day arrived. With Christopher home from Iraq for 2 weeks of R&R, our small wedding party of family and a few friends gathered in Beaufort, NC at Town Creek Marina, where Teresa and I "kinda sorta" met.
   The wedding was perfect with a warm gentle breeze and the dinner was excellent but unfortunately, my mom was hospitalized and couldn't make it and my brother Tony stayed in Brooklyn with her. The ceremony took place on the balcony and dinner followed immediately afterwards in Fish Tales restaurant at the same location. At Fish Tales, noted maritime author Ted Jones, accompanied by Michelle Groom, sang "We've only just begun," and over many martinis and vodka-tonics, Christopher bonded with Teresa's brother Jeff while our very own wedding crasher made small talk with invited guest and our grandchildren, Furi and Ali entertained everyone with their charm and good behavior. Photos in Photo Album section.
   Our plans were to do a one week honeymoon sail aboard Lastdance but in the end, we decided to delay it and remain in North Carolina so we can see Christopher off to Iraq and so Teresa could resolve some important work issues. So, for this week, we're enjoying our new roles in Raleigh and keeping a watchful eye on Hurricane Bill as it moves westward. Hope we get to see many of you during the two months before we sail south in October.

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