5 on Friday... Weekend Recap and a big announcement!

Happy Friday!!!

 

I've had quiet the busy last week, and I have been wanting to recap everything in a blog post.. but thought this would be the best way to do so!

So without further aideu.. here is my first 

5 on Friday

 

1. NOLA Wedding

I spent last Thursday- (very early) Saturday morning in New Orleans for one of my best friend's wedding.

 

2. Grace Lou's 1st Birthday Party

I left NOLA and flew into Dayton, Ohio so I could celebrate this little one's first birthday with her.

Earlier this fall, when Grace was only 5 months old, we came up the idea that I would make/plan all the decorations for the party.  I thoroughly enjoyed making the centerpieces, the door hanger and a few other things to go around the club house.

 

 

 

I love that I can still call these girls two of my closest friends even after we moved away from college and back to our hometowns!

 

3. My sister's BIG announcement

I'm going to be an AUNT!!!

I can't wait for this little peanut to get here already so I can spoil him/her rotten.

 

 

 

 4. Columbus Blue Jackets Playoffs

I admit - I'm a bit of a bandwagon fan on this one.. I've been to several games in the last 10 years, however I've never been more excited for hockey than I am right now.  The jackets are in the playoffs for only the second time, and this entire city is finally backing the team!

 

5. Another fun filled weekend

I'll be sure to be back next week - but I have a chamber event tonight and another out of town wedding on Saturday.  I'm looking forward to it all!

I feel like this spring has already flown by, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

 

weekend recap - a wedding an a pinterest craft

We were were rather busy this weekend.

Friday night we started out with one of my college best friends from college weddings. 11-11-11 was one busy day for weddings - we saw several just in our hotel, as well as the reception venue.

Mr. and Mrs. Wenning

Justin and I at the reception

myself, Brandy and Aly

{the 3 of us were roommates in college}

Their first dance

I love all the W's everywhere

Saturday morning we drove up the road for Justin to play golf with Jimmy and Jess and I went outlet shopping. Although we weren't completely successful in shopping, we were able to come back to their house and craft.

I saw on Pinterest the ruffle tree skirt that everyone was pinning. I decided to take on the challenge of this craft!

Source: anwjohnston.blogspot.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Lets just say when the tutorial calls for snacks - they weren't kidding.

After 20 hours of working on this darn thing {and thats even cheating by using a sewing machine to make the ruffles rather than glue gun} I have a finished product for the basement!

Our basement is scarlet and gray {for our BELOVED buckeyes} and I plan on tying in the aqua blue for the holidays. {and please don't mind the fact I brought the tiny little tree upstairs to take the picture}

That was our weekend in a quick little recap. I hope you had a great weekend as well!

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Alli's Wedding

This past weekend my sister, Alli got married to a wonderful man, Doug!

I took a few {like 250+ pictures} but opted to only post my favorites here to spare you.

My sister and mom worked effortlessly on planning her wedding over the past 18 months, and not a single detail was spared!

It was a BEAUTIFUL day, and I think everyone who was at the wedding enjoyed themselves as much as the next!

rehearsal dinner

day of the wedding

getting ready at the church

i love this shot of alli and her shoes

kisses from mom

after the ceremony on the trolley on our way to the reception

and a few from the reception

table settings

head table

father daughter dance

{my favorite picture that i took of the weekend}

i wish nothing but a lifetime of happiness for my sister and her husband!

welcome to the family Doug!

Kick off to Wedding Season

This past weekend Justin and I went to our first wedding of the season.

The rain held off for the outdoor ceremony

The bride's son was the ring barer and instead of a pillow he carried a softball with the rings attached

Announcing Mr and Mrs Harless
{A day I'm pretty sure all of us thought would never come.. including the groom!}

Justin and I at the reception

Jimmy and Jess
Congratulations Tom and Melissa! We are so honored that we were able to spend your special day with you two!

Weekend Roadtrip to Charleston for a Beautiful wedding

**warning this is a loooong posts - with a LOT of pictures!**


This past Friday Molly, Louie, Justin and I packed up our bags and headed for Charleston, SC at 5:30am [yes you read that correctly... beyond EARLY on a Friday!] It was a 9.5 hour drive so we wanted to start early to miss any rush hour traffic
i will go on the record to tell ya'll that i am the worlds worst passenger n the car.. i get so bored and anxious because i feel like i'm not doing anything productive... i honestly think one of my saving graces during the drive down to SC was this hummus - its from giant eagle - and totally amazing! cilantro jalapeno - i'm pretty sure i almost finished this entire tub by myself!
We finally got to charleston, checked into our hotel that was supposed to be marina view only to see this when we opened up our window... is this a joke!?!

Once we got settled into the room, we decided to head out for dinner and to explore the city a little more
Molly and I heading into the city
For dinner we decided to try Hyman's Seafood, which was a recommendation from Brittan at Babbling Brunette [thanks girl for the awesome recommendation! you were totally right - it was amazing!]
Justin and I at dinner
Molly waiting on Louie to come back from the airport [clearly brittany was much smarter than us because she FLEW in for the wedding!]
So the main reason that we went to Hyman's was for the Key Lime Pie that Brittan raved about [and if you know anything about me - you know that I love all things lime - esp key lime pie]
here it goes - the first bite
and i am here to tell you - that it is/was the best key lime pie that i have EVER had [and yes - i was brave enough to tell my mother this as well - she knows that hers had been my favorite for the past 27 years!] it was more tart than a normal, the crust was a little crumbly - simply delicious!
at the completion of our meal rusty came around and asked us where we were from and how our meal was - he was so cute we just had to have a picture with him! the whole group :)
After dinner we went to the welcoming party for the everyone in town for the wedding - and i honestly think i was too full from dinner and too hot [it was easily over 90 degrees and pure humidity at 9pm] to even think about taking a picture with anyone...

The next morning we all woke up and did some sight seeing around downtown, came back to our hotel and got ready for the wedding.
Room 328 before the ceremony
Joe and Ashley saying their vows
Being taken away in a horse drawn carriage
after the ceremony, we had 3 hours before we needed to get to the cocktail hour - so we shopped around, and then found a sports bar to watch the OSU vs Eastern Michigan game and watch the Alabama vs Arkansas game. I will admit - Molly and I were calling the hogs... we were pulling for a upset! and the hogs looked good!
we may have been a little over dressed for the bar - but oh well!
the reception was at a plantation - and I have never been to a more beautiful location for a wedding
the cocktail hour was in an open [i felt like i was in a scene from the notebook!]
some of the girls on the bridge
cocktail hour went until dusk and the plantation house was all lit up - it was beyond beautiful!
the bride and groom being introduced for the first time as husband and wife

the cake
it was on the magnolia plantation - so it was only fitting to have magnolias on the invites and the cake

after dinner we moved out to another location where the dance floor was set up and I'm pretty confident in saying that we were on the dance floor the ENTIRE time! we had so much fun!
all of my sorority sisters!
miss my tri deltas
the bouquet toss
the most dramatic ending to a bouquet toss that i have ever witnessed
the band was amazing!
molly helping the saxophone player
at the end of the night with the bride and groom
the wedding was simply wonderful! i am so glad that we were able to go
it was a long trip home on sunday - but totally worth it!
we were welcomed back to Ohio with one of the prettiest sunsets that I have seen in a long time

Thank you if you stayed with me the entire time during this entire post... you can't tell me that I didn't warn you about the picture overload and the long post!

I hope ya'll have a great day!