Weekend Recap

So, I'm a little late, but here's a recap from last Sunday's trip to Newport.

At approximately 10am, as we were leaving to head to St. Mary's, the worst thing in the world happened -- Fritz and Samantha escaped! It was truly horrifying. They ran past us, as the gate was open, and, as beagles do, they caught a scent and chased it. Unfortunately, for us, that meant we had to chase them, and just hoped they stopped. There was a little woodsy ravine near the house that they ran down into, and FI dutifully followed them down. About 20 mins later, although it felt like an eternity, he had them both! At that point, we were all sweaty and dirty, particularly FI, but we rushed around and be on the road by 10:30. We somehow even managed to be early for Mass.

The church is even grander than I had remembered it. It was a beautiful service, and definitely strengthened our resolve to get married there. It just felt right. The priest, Fr. Barry, seemed a nice man, with a good speaking voice, although we didn't get to talk to him for long because there was a christening right after Mass.

We then drove back to Newport to visit the Yankee Peddler Inn, which is a B&B that we were looking at. Although it is quite cheaper than other places, and holds 20 rooms, it wasn't quite up to snuff. We then headed over to Pearls of Newport, where we loved the rooms and the amenities, but worried about having enough space for everyone. Pearls, consisting of 3 adjacent buildings, only has 13 rooms. Of course, there are multitudes of B&B's in Newport, some of which are next door to Pearls. We could always have the wedding party stay at Pearls, and then guests elsewhere if necessary. For the moment, though, I think it's safe to say that we'll be booking Pearls for both accommodations and our morning after brunch. If you want to check it out, it's www.pearlsofnewport.com. Just know that we have dibs on Suite #15.