This past weekend I went to another wedding - this time as my Mom's date! The wedding was for my brother, Patrick's, good friend from college - Christina. She and her new husband, Brent, exchanged vows in Georgetown and had the most beautiful day as they began their new life together!
I took the train from New York and met my mom in Philadelphia. There is nothing better than having a train buddy - it makes the ride so much more enjoyable and never seems quite as long! Furthermore, I hadn't seen my Mom since the weekend I went home for the memorial for my friend Johnny, so it was definitely nice to actually get to be with my mom and not just talk to her on the phone.
Once we arrived in Washington, DC, we met up with Patrick and Karen and some of their friends and went for lunch at the hotel. Then we went back to our room to get ready for the ceremony and reception!
Here is a picture from the church - I loved her dress!
Then after the ceremony we went back to the hotel to "freshen up" and then went to the reception at the Ronald Reagan Building in DC - it was amazing! Here are some pretty good pictures from the reception!
As per usual, Patrick was cuttin' some major rug and we all had a really great time! My brother's friends from college are so much fun and it was really nice to see them! There was one friend in particular that we missed very much - but not to worry, he was remembered fondly in about 10 toasts at our table as well as a very personalized rendition of "My Girl" sung by some of the Villanova boys! :)
Then on Sunday, I said my goodbyes to my Mom, Patrick, and Karen and headed in a cab back to Union Station from a long trip back up to New York. It was so much fun to see my Mom and brother and sister-in-law and I trip was definitely well worth it!
Once I got back to Hoboken, Tom picked me up from the train station - which was wonderful because I didn't have to carry my bags back to my apartment - and then I took a short nap before heading back into the city for a Rangers hockey game!
Before the game Tom and I went "for a slice" at Rose's pizza in Penn Station. I'm telling ya, the reputation of New York pizza is right on point! It was delicious! I had a slice with chicken and broccoli and Tom had one with chicken and peppers (or peppas as we like to call them) and then we shared a margarita-esque slice. I loved how there was minimal cheese, lots of the toppings and a thin crust on the bottom. The crust is definitely my favorite part!
Side note: My Dad (a true Noonan) hated cheese so he never ate pizza. He would always ask us for the crust though, not knowing that to a pizza-eater this is why you eat the bottom of the piece! So we would have to nibble off any speculation of cheese and pass it to him. He would have loved the crusts on New York pizza for sure! :)
This is the third hockey game I've been to in my life - all of them have been with Tom. Two of the games last year were Rangers vs. Flyers games (which I was instructed about 1000 times not to wear Flyers colors or gear because NY fans would just rip me apart and Tom would have to "throw some 'bows...") and the game on Sunday night was vs. the NJ Devils. The Rangers won 3-1 with a goal at the end of the game with literally 0.5 seconds left - a Rangers player shot from the other side of the rink on an open net and it went in! That was pretty exciting!
I was in a total of 6 states (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C.) in a matter of two days - but it was another great weekend! Hope your's was fun too!
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