Ballantyne Magazine covers news, events, real estate, restaurants, shopping, health, schools and business in the upscale Ballantyne Area of Charlotte, NC.
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BALLANTYNE | date night a largely "liquid lunch" at the Stadium Sports Tavern, located at the intersection of Tom Short and Ardrey Kell roads in the Fountains Shopping Center. And while Wisconsin lost the game, the couple found a way to make love work. The trouble for the two, however, was their location — George Delano and Erin Wilk Ellen Christie and Wes Wolters or, we should say, locations. Wes, a pilot, was stationed in Charlotte, and Ellen lived and worked in Southern California. One year after their college football-heavy date, Wes tells us they're rectifying that situation. "It looks like she is going to be moving to Charlotte in (late 2011), " he says, noting they each grew tired of the long- distance relationship. "It's not easy, doing it that way, and the plan always was for her to move here. It has just been a matter of timing and working it out." From Y & Y To Friendship Meanwhile, things didn't work out romantically for Erin Wilk and George Delano, who obliged us by going on our first blind date, recounted in the last issue. Theirs was a themed evening, a "Yoga and Yogurt" experience we devised. They both enjoyed it; even though, neither had tried yoga prior to the lesson we sent them on. 50 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE Months later, George says the two remain good friends, and have mingled their social circles as a result of the date. "We do hang out quite a bit," he says. "Her friends and my friends became friends, as a result of it, and we all continue to hang out here and there. So I think it actually was pretty successful." And while dates aren't on the agenda, George says Erin and her friends now play fantasy football against George and his friends. "We're trying to coach the girls up on how to play," he says. "They're doing really well. They are very intelligent girls who have picked up on the game very quickly." Newlyweds, New Parents When sparks fly on Date Night, however, it can be part of something special. Just ask Erin Hunter-Watters and Pete Watters, who ended up getting married months after we sent them out on the town in Ballantyne last year. Pete works as a producer for ESPN. He invited Erin to Orlando, Collin and Debbie Ricks Fla., on a business trip, and surprised her while they were there by popping the question. "He had flown my whole family and his whole family down," she says. "They were able to celebrate the weekend with us, so it was just awesome." Erin and Pete's journey toward wedded bliss continued to take them on the road. Following the Florida engagement, the couple married in Las Vegas. "We went to the Little Pete Watters and Erin Hunter-Watters continued on page 52 Date Night rolled a strike when it sent Pete Watters and Erin Hunter bowling a year ago. Months later, they were married in Las Vegas. WINTER 2011-2012