Memorable Day

The day started out dreary and very cloudy. Linda and I left NJ about 8:15, headed for Darien, CT. We had an appointment with Mary Pugh...hoping to arrive around 11:00 a.m. but due to the excessive traffic, we didn't arrive until 11:20. We went to the town clerk's office and proceeded with our paperwork. Mary got there as we finished up and were waiting in the lobby.

We went to Tilly Pond park, which is gorgeous with several fountains and a pretty stone gazebo. As we had arrived in Darien, it started to rain. Not a downpour but a drizzly kind of rain...just enough to spot up our glasses and be miserable. We went to the gazebo to see how many birds might have taken up residence there. There seemed to be a nest in every crook in the ceiling timbers but they weren't obtrusive..just a group of admirers watching the festivities.

Linda and I went to Connecticut to get married. Being such a short distance from CT, I had asked her the other day if she was interested in making things official and legal. She was and I was so here we are....Mary Pugh officiated and did a wonderful job. She took alot of photos, took a video of us exchanging vows and put together a great package of all of these for us as keepsakes.

I had learned about Mary, from RVing Women magazine....Mary is an RV'er like us and a member of RV'ing Women. Not a full-timer but she has a Class B that she likes to take out when she gets a chance. She's been really busy lately and hasn't had a chance to go out camping. She did a wonderful job today and we would highly recommend her to any couple looking to get married.

After the ceremony, we went out for lunch. Mary recommended that we go to Centro, where they have great salads so off we went. Lunch was wonderful. I had a veggie panini with fresh mozzarella on it and Linda had a pear salad with walnuts and Gorgonzola cheese. Everything was delicious. We also had a special dessert to celebrate our big day ! It was a super rich chocolate cake with a candle in it. Scrumptious ! After lunch we got back on the road and headed back to NJ....we arrived home around 6 p.m. A long day but one where many, many wonderful memories were created and will stay with us for a lifetime.