The day after I left camp, Ray and I headed to Medina for a week with his family.
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| drying off Pumpkin after he got caught outside in the rain |
On Friday, we went to the Medina County Fair. There, we met with our wedding photographer (who is also a good friend of Ray's family) and finalized the time/day for our engagement pictures. I also saw my first demolition derby: that was a....strange experience. I don't really understand the point of destroying cars that they put so much time and energy into, and it just looked painful. Ray's mom said "It's a redneck thing": I guess that I will never truly be a redneck. Haha.
On Saturday, Ray and I went to the most elegant wedding I have ever been to. The ceremony was a Catholic mass in a gigantic ornately decorated church and the reception was in a gorgeous restaurant/banquet hall called The Tangier. And the bride's dad owned the place so the food and drinks were of the highest possible quality. There was great music and plenty of dancing. Ray and I were told by one of the photographers that we were the "most interesting couple" there. I guess that's a compliment..
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| Best wedding dinner ever! And the martini glass is full of mashed potatoes: there was a mashed potato bar! |
Sunday, I went with Ray and his mom on a road trip to Charlottesville, Virginia to pick up Ray's little brother Daniel from his internship. We stayed overnight and arrived back in Medina on Monday night. The mountains we drove through were breathtaking. I've determined that my new dream is to live by the Blue Ridge Mountains, have a vineyard, and have amazing places nearby to go on plenty of outdoorsy adventures. It's so beautiful there! And in the brochures I looked at there are advertisements for marathons, half marathons, triathlons, kayaking competitions, climbing and caving excursions galore! I would fit right in!
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| beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the road |
On Tuesday, Daniel, Ray and I took a trip to Cedar Point and had a blast! We rode amazing rides (including my two favorite roller coasters, the Magnum and Millenium Force). In the line for Millenium Force, there was a DJ. They played Gangnum Style, and one of the guys in line near us started dancing, so I joined. Everyone was watching, laughing, and clapping. I actually had fun waiting in that line! Other than one small patch of rain (lasting about 20 minutes) the weather was perfect!
Yesterday, we went to a Cleveland Indians game that Ray's mom won tickets to. The Indians lost (and I don't really follow baseball that much), but we still had a great time! The guys sitting in front of us were hilarious too!
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| sitting between Ray and his brother Daniel at the Indian's game |
Tonight, Ray and I are finally getting our engagement pictures done. On Saturday, we're heading to Cincinnati/Lawrenceburg to see my family (after stopping to visit my good friend Brad who I haven't seen in forever).
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| Ray and I in front of the rental truck on our way back from Virginia |
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