Weekend Recap

This weekend felt like my last big hurrah since summer school starts today. We started the weekend by going to Jillian's in the Vista Friday night and listening to live beach music.

 

Believe it or not, I didn't like the Jellies Be Jammin' print when I first saw it online this spring. I thought jellyfish was an odd choice. Well, I tried this dress on in Pink Sorbet, and I really love it. The colors are beautiful. I think I just had a bad association since I've been stung by a jellyfish before. I also LOVE the white piping on it. Nick does not care the gold trim on some of my Lilly dresses. This is definitely going to be a favorite this summer.

 

Saturday we spent the day on the lake with friends. Good news, we found a better price on getting our boat fixed and have decided we are going to have it repaired. We were ready to just throw the towel in and donate the boat for the tax write off. After this repair the boat should be all fixed up. I hope we will get several more summers out of her.

 

Sunday I helped my friend Benson with mock interviews for his queens who will be competing in Miss SC in about three weeks. I always enjoy being around other people who love pageants, and getting to talk about pageants non-stop. It was a really great afternoon.

 

Benson has a great group of contestants this year. I've heard some of their answers to interview questions, and let me tell you...there are a few that are not just Miss SC ready, they are Miss America ready. It will be a very competitive group at state this year.

 

I hope everyone has a great Monday! I am trying not to be too sad that summer school starts today. 





Jena and Joe's Reception

I am a little late with this recap as I have been feeling awful all week. I went to the Student Health Center yesterday, and have a virus. I haven't missed any work (it's a busy time for us gearing up for orientation, etc.), but I have been useless everyday when I get off.

 

My friend Jena and her husband Joe had a reception at their house Saturday. They eloped in Key West in April. Jena and I have been friends since high school, and she was a bridesmaid in our wedding. I still remember the first time I ever met Jena in high school. She has always been super smart and was the valedictorian of our graduating class - I should add that she is very modest and will never volunteer that information to anyone.

 

Heidi, beautiful bride Jena, and me.

 

 

Heidi is another bestie from high school. She and I used to find SO much trouble to get into. I have the best memories of teaching Vacation Bible School with these two.

 

Nick and me.

 

I'm off to find some Gatorade to drink and try to make it through the rest of the work day. I hope everyone is having a great week! 

Five on Friday

TGIF y'all!! I am happy to report my post-wedding and honeymoon depression is finally lifting. Although I am sad that I will be working on Monday (our college is not closed for Memorial Day), I am looking forward to a fun summer.

 

Here are some of my new likes:

 

1. I bring a Greek salad to work for lunch probably four days a week. I found this salad dressing at Publix, and I love it. Since nasty BiLo bought out Piggly Wiggly, Publix is my favorite grocery store. I know most people do not like grocery shopping, but I enjoy it.

 

 

2. I picked this eye roller up the other day because I thought it looked fun. It feels REALLY good to use.

 

 

3. I just read Emily Giffin's One and Only in three days. I ugly cried at the end. Seriously SO good.

 

 

4. I am pretty excited about Lilly's new summer line! This Gabby shift is from the Spring line, and I really like the colors. I was also thinking this might be fun to have for summer as well.

 

 

5. Last of all, I am really looking forward to Miss USA on June 8th!

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 



Weekend Recap

This Saturday we celebrated one of my nearest and dearest, my friend Jessie, with a baby shower. She is due in exactly one month. Jessie and I have been friends since high school, and she was MOH in our wedding.

 

I had a friend over Thursday night to help me with the diaper cake. We had pizza (Schiano's of course), Chardonnay, and cookies, and had a great time.

 

Here it is:

 

 

Yadi thought everything I had bought for the baby was for him. This wubanub was a casualty.

 

 

Me and Jessie.

 

 

Me and my Mom.

 

 The shower at was Jessie's aunt's house and it was really nice. Her Aunt Karen has a beautiful home. The food was great. I was in charge of decorations and paper goods, and I was pleased with how everything turned out. I got everything at If It's Paper! and Hob Lob.

 

Saturday night we went to Jessie's sister's house (Jena was also a bridesmaid in our wedding) and ordered pizza. We had champagne and talked all night. Overall it was a really great weekend.

 

I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!

Honeymoon Recap Part II

Friends, we made it to Friday! What a long week. I am back to finish the recap of our honeymoon.

 

Wednesday we hung out at the pool most of the day, and went to a nice dinner. Basically, that was what we did every day. Dinner Wednesday night was Cocotal, and it was amazing.

 

My Mom made me this dress right before I started my first year at Carolina - I am still in disbelief that I got back into it. I need to get serious about eating right again, I've been slack since we've been back from our honeymoon.

 

 

 View from our balcony.

 

 

Thursday was the only day we left the resort. We did a horseback riding excursion. I grew up taking riding lessons and had two different horses. I got Melissa Sue in eighth grade. She is retired due to a condition called Navicular and still lives with my Mom. I loved the horse I rode in Mexico, and told Nick I wanted to take him home with us. I think he was afraid I'd actually try to do it. I miss riding a lot, and it was so nice of my husband to take me riding on our honeymoon.

 

 

I wanted to adopt this cat and take it back home with us.

 

 

Meeting other newlyweds at one of the pools. We hung out with several couples that we met all week.

 

 

The Martini Bar Thursday night. Dinner this night was Kampai - I'm still thinking about how much I loved all the food at our resort. Kampai was one of the best restaurants we went to all week.

 

 

Friday

 

 

Dinner on Friday was Ricon, which was authentic Mexican food. I had the lobster chimichanga and it was to die for.  Ricon was another favorite restaurant.

 

 

Before our candlelight dinner on the beach Saturday.

 

 

 

Sunday we flew home :-(. I was sad to go back to regular life after all the excitement of the wedding, and then being spoiled for a week on our honeymoon.

 

I am headed out of town this weekend to celebrate my dear friend Jessie who is expecting a baby BOY next month. I am super excited about some of the things I made for her shower, so I will post a recap of her shower on Monday.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Honeymoon Recap Part I

I will be honest, right now I am LOVING not having any classes in May. It's like Christmas in May. Last night I was in bed by 8:30 watching tv. I normally don't so much as turn the tv on on weekdays. HOWEVER, I am sad the honeymoon is over. I don't miss wedding planning for a minute, it stressed me out way too much. But I am sad the honeymoon is over. It was such a great week and I looked forward to it for so long.

 

We got up super early the morning after our wedding, and hightailed it to the Columbia airport. Even though we were in GA, we wanted to fly in and out of Columbia so we could get Yadi back from Camp Bow Wow on Sunday night. We flew to Charlotte to change planes and ended up sitting on the runway for two hours and going nowhere. Our flight was cancelled due to mechanical problems. Some of the people on our flight were really upset, but my grandfather was a commercial (and US Marine) pilot for many years, so I understood and we weren't upset. We spent the night in Charlotte and had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (my favorite). We flew into the Cancun airport the next morning and got to our resort that afternoon.

 

We stayed at the El Dorado Casitas Royale  and it was A.MAZ.ING.

 

The first night of our honeymoon. We had dinner at D'Italia this night and then saw a mariachi band.

 

 

Going to breakfast our first full day (Tuesday).

 

 

 

  My new monogram at the beach (thanks Catherine!).

 

 

 Dinner Tuesday night at Santa Fe.

 

 

OK I am off to use my lunch break to run some errands for a baby shower this Saturday. The shower is for one of my closest friends, who was the MOH in our wedding. I am in charge of decorations. I may sneak in a lunch at Chick Fil A too!

 

Happy Tuesday everyone.

Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend at home - our first weekend at home as newlyweds!

 

Friday I got off work early, and we took both dogs on a boat ride. It was our first time taking the boat out since last summer. I am desperately hoping we will have a summer full of good, sunny weather after the awful rainy summer we had last year. I still feel cheated.

 

It was Trinket's first time on a boat, and she loved it. I was very surprised. I am going to find her a (pink, of course, and hopefully monogrammed too) life vest and take her again.

 

Saturday we ran some errands, including using some of our Bed, Bath, & Beyond gift cards, which was a lot of fun. I love my new door mat! Saturday night we went over to another couple's house for dinner. Our friend that married us and his wife were there also, as well as all of their kids. It was a fun night.

 

Sunday is when things got interesting. It seems like there is never a dull moment for us. The bilge pump in our boat went out while we were out in it. Problems quickly ensued. She is now at the mechanic's. I am hoping she can get all fixed up and back in commission. Our boat is a twenty year old Crownline, but we take good care of it, and I am hoping we can get several more summers out of it. I really want her to last until I finish grad school.

 

This is a pic collage I made for Mother's Day. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

 

 

Honeymoon Recap coming soon!