This gothic style church is in downtown New Bern. It is very large and somewhat forboding. For some odd reason, the front entrance brings to mind the Spanish Inquisition! LOL I guess for me it's the heavy architecture. I had to go across the street and to the back of an alley to get this picture and I still couldn't get it all in there.

You know I love history!
The interesting thing about the grounds is that like our own beloved "Old Sheldon Church" this one also has head stones dating back to the 1700's. It also has a nice little playground for the kids that is open for public use as well. The thing is, you have to walk through the graveyard to get to the playground! There is no defining line between the two. I grinned to myself when I saw it, thinking...oh yeah! Beaufort would really let that happen with all the regulations that go on there! Another thing that struck me was that the church kept it open for the public to use. A dad had his three daughters playing while his wife was shopping down the street. I just don't recall any church's here that leave their playgrounds open for public use.
Sadly, due to crime we can't.

The Man Party

Bubba's man party was a giant success Friday night. We steamed oysters, ate cake and generally ran amuck! Ahhh....the finer things in life!

This guy came away from the table rather umm...bloated. LOL I have to say, I've never seen ANYONE shuck and oyster as fast as Jamie. LOL She must have done this before!