so, we have come up with the conclusion that we have too many friends after looking at wedding venues and them being too small. In order to deal with this we have decided to do things Gladiator style and match two friends up and then make them fight for a seat at our wedding. We will have a wheel of activities that you will have to partake in and if you lose... well, you don't get an invite. Since we have pushed back our wedding date to the spring you have plenty of time to get in shape and practice your "fight" skills. Some events on "the wheel" are... jousting, crab walking across a busy street blindfolded, pie eating contests with sharp objects hidden in it, who can finish a bottle of ketchup quickest, walking across hot coals with lighter fluid on your feet... ya know... the usual. (kidding, maybe). We will match you and you will have to compete! First up is Carly vs. Tom. I think your challenge is to see how many chocolate covered bacon bites you can eat with out throwing up in one sitting. Minimum, 28 1/2.  (Scott, Katie, Mike and I went to dinner Saturday night at Farmers and Fishers and they were on the appetizer list, we decided that they tasted just like dog treats. Other than that, the restaurant was GREAT!). 

Here's a picture...

 

any other suggestions are welcome!!!  :) 

here's some pics of some possible venues: 

Hotel Monoco in Old Town, Alexandria

(too small)

Torpedo Factory in Old Town, Alexandria

(this was big enough and it's pretty rad).

Happy Monday, folks!