weekend recap: bridal shower

My bridal shower was this weekend and it was fabulous! 

My best friend & maid of honor hosted and organized the shower. 

The Bestie! 

She went above and beyond anything I expected. 

Her decor was super cute and fancy. 

She had the shower at a local inn and they catered. 

I loved celebrating with my friends and family 

and getting to introduce D to a few people that he had not met yet. 

My Bridesmaids! 

Future Mother-in-Law & Sister-in-Law 

Hope y'all had a great weekend as well! 

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weekend recap: wedding season

A couple of weekends ago, 
D and I drove to South Carolina to attend the wedding of one of our favorite couples ... 

Cate and Barrett. 

Cate and Barrett are two of the founding members of Wine Club. 

{posts about that here & here}

It was a beautiful wedding held in downtown Beaufort, SC.  

The ceremony was at the Beaufort Inn's Garden. 

And then the reception was at the Old Bay Marketplace Loft. 

Everything was just gorgeous! 

It was windy on the rooftop

Cate and Barrett asked D to perform their first dance song. 

He was honored to sing that special song for them. 

He did an acoustic version of Hold My Hand by Hootie & The Blowfish. 

And he did a spectacular job! 

{Y'all, I get to marry him!}

The band liked his performance so much that they pulled him up on stage later in the evening to sing with them. 

It really does not take much arm-twisting to get D up on a stage. 

He is a natural performer. 

{D performing Uptown Funk with the band}

After all the excitement on Saturday, 

D and I did a bunch of nothing on Sunday. 

My introverted brain needed to recharge. 

I am so thankful for a guy that just gets that about me! 

Hope y'all had a fabulous weekend.  

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weekend recap: july 4th edition

As many of my long-time readers know, 

July 4th is my favorite day of the year. 

You can find previous recaps here, here, & here. 

This weekend started on Thursday for me. 

Yay for four day weekends! 

Fourth of July mani

Thursday, we celebrated D's little sister, M's birthday. 

She turned 19 on Thursday. 

Friday, I had lunch with my two best friends. 

It was the first time all three of us were able to get together since Christmas. 

So, it was way overdue. 

We definitely talked wedding plans. 

I miss seeing these two every day! 

Friday night, D and I had supper with his parents & sister; 

then we watched fireworks in a neighboring town. 

Saturday, we spent the day at the pool with D's extended family. 

We ate way to much but it was a great, relaxing day. 

Outfit of the day 

I am sometimes called the "kid whisperer." ;)

I baked snickerdoodles & a cheesecake. 

Both were a hit with the crowd, 

we only had one piece of cheesecake leftover. 

Isn't my niece the cutest?!

Saturday night, we went and watched our town's fireworks show. 

They did a really great job this year. 

It was an excellent show. 

Sunday, we had supper with D's family on his dad's side. 

Overall, it was such a fabulous weekend. 

It definitely lived up to previous year's Fourth weekends. 

How did y'all celebrate the Fourth? 

For my non-American readers, I hope y'all still had a great weekend too. :D 

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weekend recap: all about the emma awards 2015

This weekend was all about the Emma Awards. 

I wrote about last year's Emma's here. 

The Emma's are our community theater's version of the Tony's. 

D was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Little Shop of Horrors and Best Actor for The Importance of Being Earnest. 

Friday night, D's cast mates from Earnest had a small pre-Emma's party. 

I am not a party person, but it really was a lot of fun. 

There were only 8 people at the party, so it was small and we had way to much food. 

But we ate and talked until midnight. 

I had an in-depth conversation about Doctor Who with some fellow Whovians. 

That was my favorite part of the evening. :) 

Saturday night,was the awards show. 

D won Best Supporting Actor! 

I was so proud of him. 

He also performed twice during the awards show. 

Weirdly, I always get nervous when he preforms and he is calm as a lark. 

Of course, I think he should have won both awards he was nominated for, but you can't win them all ... I guess. ;) 

Sunday, D and I had a true lazy day. 

We watched tv all day 

and then had supper with his parents. 

When we got home from supper 

we had brownies and ice cream for dessert. 

The perfect end to a lazy Sunday. 

Have any of you ever won an award for anything? 

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weekend recap ... theater edition

Happy 2015 y'all! 

Yep, this is my first post of 2015. 

Let's jump right in. 

Warning: There will be mushy stuff in this post. 

In fact, this entire post will consist of bragging on my 

significant other. 

And it has nothing to do with Valentine's Day. 

This weekend D was in a production of 

The Importance of Being Earnest. 

He played the main character, Algernon. 

And he was BRILLIANT! 

And yes, that is a biased opinion. 

But it was corroborated by many unbiased opinions in the community. 

In fact, the entire cast was excellent. 

They really did Oscar Wilde's most famous play justice. 

Every time I see D on stage, 

whether it is acting or singing, 

I am amazed. 

He is so talented and deserves to be discovered. 

If any of you know any big-time Hollywood agents, 

send them our way. ;) 

D looking very dapper in a 3 piece suit

I saw the play twice this weekend. 

Once on Friday night and then again on Sunday afternoon. 

Sunday, before the play, an Oscar Wilde scholar led a short discussion at the theater about Wilde's life. 

It was fascinating. 

And confirmed the fact that I am a true geek. ;) 

I hope all of you had a fantastic Valentine's weekend. 

(Whether you celebrate or not.) 

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