Simple Joys

It goes without saying that some of the simplest pleasures in life are unexpected. After an hour long drive to reach Annapolis, we pulled into a parking garage and without any plans set out to follow our noses. It didn’t take long for our noses to strike gold! Apparently, once a year in the spring, St. Mary’s college and the Naval Academy engage in a heated and very fierce croquette match! Seriously. An officially sanctioned croquette match. Complete with score keepers, boundaries, and even strategy. But even more memorable than watching people who had actually practiced croquette, was watching the crowd. People were dressed out to the nines in old time Gatsby clothes: hats, vests, pockets watches, and monocle’s!! They had arrived hours before the match started to stake out their property claim and get sufficiently buzzed. But don’t picture your average college booze fest. At least half of the crowd were alums (the Navy class of 1961 were having their 50 th reunion). The low end was white wine and worked up to mimosas in crystal. Cels and I went and bought a bottle of champagne just to fit in! In the end we both loved Annapolis, and who wouldn’t? Funny looking people. Check. Sunshine. Check. Croquette. Check. Champagne. Check!

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