Guys, I had the most wonderful weekend! My bridal shower was so lovely I nearly cried. It was hosted by three of my mom’s close friends, who have watched me grow up:) They prepared a beautiful spread of food, sangria, and pear punch! Everything was delicious, but I think these bacon-wrapped pears stole my heart. Although everyone knows cake is my true love. Strawberry in the middle! I think my favorite part of the shower was a newly-wed game that…
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I’m blogging from bed, where I’m recovering from an amazing night on the town as well as killer sprints in bootcamp that left my quads aching. I guess that means it was a great weekend! One of our friends was overdue for a birthday celebration, and her husband surprised her with a limo full of friends. We started the evening at Dos Perros where we waited to surprise the birthday girl. Of course there were margaritas and nachos. And Matt…
My family has a cake problem. Yet we rarely bake them! I think the only from scratch cake I’ve ever made was this sorta silly looking heart for a friend’s engagement gathering. It tasted great though, I promise. Since my mom’s birthday was today and she had to work late into the evening, I knew she wasn’t expecting a cake. So I figured it was the perfect opportunity for me to whip one up and pop over to Hillsborough for…
What a beautiful spring day. Can I call it spring yet since tomorrow is technically the first day? March 20th also signifies my Mom’s birth, so happy happy birthday Barbara! Scroll down to see what I ate to pre-celebrate:) You guys know the drill: work, gym, dinner. I considered taking a walk instead of going to the gym for maybe an instant, but I’ve got a wedding in 10 weeks, so it was running and muscle pumping inside for me.…
I haven’t written much about the wedding these past two months because I’ve been working on a lot of little things. Thankfully, all the big stuff is done! The details are my favorite part. Invitations When I first started looking at invitations I couldn’t believe how expensive they are! $600 for a piece of paper with black letterpress cursive? I knew I did not want that, so I went for a more modern and colorful invite from a small business:…
Sometimes it’s so nice to have no plans. I had really low expectations for last night, and I such a blast in small town Durham. We had hoped to throw a party, but with so many people traveling, it was kind of a fail. And then we tried to coordinate a progressive evening of sorts with different friend groups and it just didn’t come together. So, Matt and I found ourselves with a completely free NYE and a fabulous night…
Merry merry Christmas! We celebrated at my house in Hillsborough with Matt parents, my parents, my sister, her husband and his mom, and new baby Mazen. We had a full house and it was so very merry. My time was spent playing with the baby, drinking Christmas beers, enjoying time with family, giving and receiving presents, and eating sweets and savory treats! And of course, there was cake:) I’m so thankful for the past couple of days, but I’m also…
I don’t really know what I did this weekend. I’m so excited to be on break, that I’ve just been going with the flow. It’s amazing. And it’s so nice that I don’t have to travel this year, since my parents live 20 minutes down the road! I never remember feeling so relaxed right before Christmas. Friday was the last day of school for students and the principal arranged a huge bbq lunch for all the staff. We had pulled…
Hey there, I spent the weekend visiting my grandmother in Baltimore! My mom and I flew up together to fit in a quick visit before the holidays. We enjoyed a glass of wine in the airport, and then arrived just in time for Friday night dessert and cava. My grandma loves deserts too and she had fresh cream puffs for us from a local bakery and a chocolate cake with wonderful vanilla buttercream. It was so nice to have a…
