pre turkey day

my friends sara, alicia, and hodges hosted their third pre-turkey day celebration this year and it was the biggest one yet with a turnout of almost 50 people. it was pretty much the best way to have a real thanksgiving meal this year that i could possibly think of.

The Food:

(not included in these pictures was the drinks OR the desserts. clearly that was a LOT of food)

Getting the food:

everyone kind of stood around awkwardly not wanting to be the first one in line so i gladly volunteered. thus i was able to get some good pictures of people getting their food

Eating the food:

there were people EVERYWHERE eating in sara and alicia's place and there wasn't even enough room for everyone so some people went to matt stevenson's place, which is in the same townhouse complex

Hanging out, after eating the food:

Felts: "Nathan come sing karaoke with me!"

Nathan: "ehhh we'll see."

Felts: "I have parents, I know that means no"

sara unintentionally reenacting her encounter with an unexpected 2am visitor

Cuddling:

and when the awkward dork high five broke out, i knew it was time to go

End of October/First half of November

IV Halloween party:

Chapel Hill for Halloween on Franklin St:


The County Fair:

Raleigh to see Dane Cook:



Parents came for a visit:

more wedding pictures

Nathan and I were over at Sean and Kelly's the other night and they were going through wedding pictures because they had just gotten them back from the photographer. heres a few you might enjoy

most of the wedding party

Nathan and Jenny (matron of honor/sister of the groom) singing their heads off

sweeeeet faces. (ps- thats me over on the right)

stud muffin zeke escorting TWO bridesmaids into the reception

sean and his two oldest friends having a moment

nathan and i (these two were taken on the dock behind the marina where the reception was. it was right at sunset and it was b-e-a-utiful)

4 things that happen in the fall

1. you go to the pumpkin patch.

creepy face seen here is not required but is encouraged

we recreated a picture from last year:

http://dublove.blogspot.com/2008/10/in-my-absence-i.html

we almost beat the rain home. the key word being almost.

2. you have a 9 month anniversary (this happening in the fall is dependent upon you having started dating this person in the december-february range)

this is a sign on what is now a little restaurant downtown. my dad works for this company, now known as AT&T. you might say this is an old sign

3. people get colds

here matt readies his neti-pot to prepare for nasal irrigation

the prospective onlookers wait in anxious anticipation

ready!

we all crowded in the bathroom to watch

there he goes...

due to the appearance of the contents of his nose spilling out into the tub, i quickly became unpleased with my job as videographer and having the seat closest to the action

4. UNCWs midnight madness

thats spirit

ben borrowed my teal gangster hat for the pep band's performances

kristy sporting some sweet glow in the dark spectacles