The Dukes of Hazzard- The General Lee at Cooter's

Howdy folks.

My friend Nichole took this picture while driving through Tennessee. Not only did she help us cross of Tennessee but also took some more that I will share with you tomorrow.

The pictures below are of the General Lee. The General Lee is the iconic car from the Dukes of Hazard. The car is outside of Cooter's in Nashville, Tennessee.

These pictures are great and a real piece of Americana. I love visiting new places and seeing new things. It is the explorer in me that loves this project. There are so many things out there that I have never seen and have learned so much throughout the past 5 months. 

The Project has far exceeded our expectations. Today's pictures are the 112th set received. Keep them coming and help us get to our wedding day.

Thanks for reading.

Kyle

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Hello again and welcome to the middle of the week. We continue on with Susan's journey in Ireland. Today's picture is of St. Patrick's Cathedral. The plaque below is also at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The plaque states Near here is the reputed site of the well where St. Patrick baptised many of the local inhabitants in the fifth century A.D."

We are winding down toward the wedding. Katie and I are ready for the day to come (and the honeymoon too). I can't thank you all enough for reading. We really appreciate every ready, whether we know you or not. 

We are getting close to the end and would like to knock out the remaining states. Next week I will do an update with all of the ones left. Let us know if you can help. 

Have a good Wednesday. 

Kyle

Oh My Guinness

Hello Again. Yesterday we received such a positive response from Samantha and Jeff's photo's and contest.  I hope they end up winning their dream vacation. It certainly seems like a fantastic venue.

Today's picture comes from across the pond. My cousin Susan was lucky enough to spend St. Patrick's Day in Ireland. I was very jealous that she was able to do that. She sent along a few pictures of her trip. Below is a picture from the Guinness Museum and Brewery. The second picture is from the Gravity Bar, which is located on top of the Brewery.  It certainly looks like the Gravity Bar is the place to hang out to get great views in Ireland while enjoying a pint.

Thanks for reading.

Kyle

We're Back!!!! (Maine)

Welcome back. Today we have a great set of pictures and a nice back story from Jeff and Samantha. Jeff and Samantha are taking part in a contest (which I will let them explain later) and sent along these pictures in Maine.

I will let them explain the pictures.

The first picture is of The lighthouse depicted in the photos is of Nubble Light.  It was built in 1879 and is one of the most prominent lighthouses in the country.  A photo of it is even carried on the Voyager Spacecraft as an example of a man made object.  The beach photograph is taken just down the road at Cape Neddick Beach.  This is a typical example of one of the sandy beaches in Maine.  The final photograph is of the Clay Hill Farm restaurant in Cape Neddick.  Clay Hill Farm provides year round dining with the use of seasonal and local foods. 

Great Stuff!. Now as I mentioned earlier Jeff and Samantha are in a contest. Jeff and Samantha will be getting married at Clay Hill Farm this summer.  They are also finalists in Clay Hill Farm’s Green Wedding Giveaway.  The contest is designed to spread a message of sustainability and show people that “you don’t have to sacrifice your dream to make a difference in the world”.  Out of over 100 couples, 3 finalists were chosen to win a wedding package.  The grand prize package is a complete wedding for 75 guests valued at over $40,000.  The grand prize winner is chosen partially based on votes and a community giveback campaign that is meant to spread their green message into the community.  For their community giveback campaign, Jeff and Samantha are starting a vegetable garden at Jeff’s university and also maintaining a blog about their efforts to minimize the trash they create in their daily lives.  You can follow their journey and vote for your favorite couple at http://www.greenweddinggiveaway.com/.

I already voted to Jeff and Samantha (it took about ten seconds) and strongly encourage you too. Thanks for helping out Jeff and Samantha.

As always, if you can help with our Project please email ProjectSaveTheDate@gmail.com. Now that Jeff and Samantha crossed Maine off the list we still need Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. But as always you are not limited to those states.

Thanks for reading.

Kyle

Please Help

Hey Guys-

As I mentioned last week we are running really low on pictures. Instead of posting the last couple of them I am going to take a week off and hope that more start rolling in. Hopefully this time nest week our supply will be full again and we can resume. Please let us know if you can help out. We need all the help we can get. We would love the picture from anywhere in the world.

Also, we are trying to knock off all 50 states. The green states below are the ones we have remaining. Please let us know if you can help but once again if you can help with any state, blue or green, or any country please let us know.

Kyle

Joe Louis Arena

Michigan was a tough state. I was surprised that it took so long for us to get a picture from Michigan though. I think some of it had to do with the winter weather.

But now, thanks to Dave we are able to cross is off the list! This picture comes from Wednesday night's Detroit Red Wings hockey game. The Red Wings snapped the Washington Capitals' win streak.

Joe Louis Arena is the home of the Red Wings and as you can see from the picture below the Red Wings have quite a history with plenty of championship banners.

Now that we have Michigan off the list we only need the following states:Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska,New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

We have been told that some of these are going to be crossed off soon but as always, please let us know if you can help. Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend.

Kyle

Assisi, Italy-Santa Maria degli Angeli

Welcome to Thursday.

Today's picture is from Assisi, Italy and is the Santa Maria Degli Angeli which is a basilica that was constructed in the late 1500's. It is this site where Francis of Assisi began the Franciscan movement.

We have one more picture from Bob that I really would like to save for Easter weekend. Unfortunately we only have enough pictures for the end of this week. Please help if you can. If you can not take a picture for us we would really appreciate you emailed any friends or family members about our Project. We would like to make it to our wedding day without missing a day. It will be tough and we may fail but that is our goal. Thank you for everyone who has helped out. It means more than you can ever know.

Thanks for reading.

Kyle

 

Marathon Part II

Happy Hump Day!

So Rich and Rita received some of the pictures taken by the organizers of the Disney Marathon and guess what? Project Save The Date made it in the official pictures.

Rita completed the Marathon and Rich completely the "Goofy" which is half and full marathon in the same weekend.

They did great to complete it. I know that has always been something that Katie wants to do (though I am not too keen on it) and I really admire those who are able to complete it.

Thanks again for helping Rich and Rita. You should be really proud of completing your races.

Lastly, curious if any of my readers, or readers friends, are going skydiving any time soon. If so let us know by emailing ProjectSaveTheDate@gmail.com

Kyle

Ostia Antica

This is yet another site on Bob's European Trip. These pictures from from Ostia Antica, which is part of the ancient city of Rome. Bob certainly had a great trip and made it to some fantastic locations. One great set of pictures is upcoming. I am trying to save it for Easter weekend but may run out of pictures long before then. As of now we only have enough pictures to make it to the end of the week. Please let us know if you can help out. We would really appreciate it. We can mail you a Save The Date to help you out. 

Thanks for reading and enjoy your extra hour of day light in the evening. 

Kyle

It's Tourney Time

What a fantastic weekend. The weather in Raleigh was a perfect 75 on Sunday (I can already feel the hate mail from those of you where there is snow on the ground). Sunday was a great day full of walking the dog and a few trips to Home Depot. 

Last night I watched part of the NCAA Selection show. As I told you earlier I am a big Notre Dame fan so I wanted to see who Notre Dame would be playing in the NCAA Basketball tournament. This is always a great time of year. There aren't many times when you can go home for lunch and watch college sports. There always seem to be some great upsets which makes the tournament so much fun.  

Today's picture comes to us from Christie. This picture was taken at Jackson Gore Inn at Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vermont. Christie is one of my good friends and we are thankful that she helped us cross Vermont off the list. We are almost there and are hopefully to be able to cross them all off. Thanks for reading and have fun making out a bracket or two. 

Kyle