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Such a Jcrew portrait!!

Couldnt Resist!!

Peeking into the building-

Such a pretty smile - see that STUPID paci covers up that sweet little mouth

Now you see what i meant about that stair case! i'm at the very freaking TOP!

My sister caught this shot- the photographer was actually at the bottom.. bride and groom were on the sidewalk below and the wedding party is looking over the railing at them.. SUPER CUTE!

Precious!

What a huge wedding party!

Some of my FAVE pics of the entire wedding!

Doesnt this remind you of the Este* La*der perfume ad years ago?

HOTTEST bridal pic i h ave EVER seen! classy, yet edgy! ( for those of you that are west coasters, its a HUGE thing out here in the south to have your bridal pictures taken and at your wedding have it displayed.)

The cake- post on JUST cake to follow

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So many pictures, ill do 2 posts for the wedding, because i know all ya'll are DYING to know about the cake catastrophe!!! And... trust me i will do all i can to get that company's name out there to forwarn people of her sly ways!! But FIRST, lol... This was the Bridal tea that we had in the morning BEFORE the wedding. Pink and white Toile plates with beautiful linens- Our brunch was a quiche, fruit, bacon, and a croissant- This is the Bride, and her mom and sister who came all the way from CHINA for the wedding!
This was my Mothers Day present to myself- you cant see the black shoes, but i bought those too.. My Mom and sister took me into White House, Black market and i had to sell ONE kidney for the dress ( seriously, i had buyers remorse BAD)... But i got over it quick after i wore it.. i TRY to be classy, really i do!

Hair At Wilsons on Washington In Greenville - (Pink owl, it was Brians Fiancee that did it.. she was FANTASTIC! Both of them are the Best there i think!)

Right Before it all Starts! Dress From JCrew, shoes BCBG

Sister of the Bride with Muffin

Bridesmaids with the Groom- he's a lil Hottie! ( Believe it or not, they met each other on E*armony too!!)His sister is the other girl on his knee, sweet as ever, i just LOVE her!

LOVE this picture, but seriousy do i have a BUTT on my chest? My top looks like its too tight and falling OFF.. Funny thing is all of the other girls bought their dresses too big and so they were falling off.. but mine.. i just want to pull it up.. it drives me NUTS!

Uh.. she's infamous for pinching me during pictures.. And in this one, Goosing she is!! She's so mischievious!

My LONGEST post yet (but still worth it!)

Bear with me as this post is beyond isanely long.. i mean.. really long, but this shows everything i was up to last weekend .. my best best friend since birth was married, ya'll and my whole family was apart of it.. something so special to me! i'll explain things with each picture-
My Bestie had her wedding at The Ryan Nicholas Inn, in SC. GORGEOUS is an understatement!!! This is a Newer southern, plantation house that they spared NO EXPENSE on what so ever.. ( Pink Owl, i forsee you and hot police boy getting married there!! ;)

Uh, GORGEOUS view, but you see that flight of stairs?! YES, i was at the TOP and had to walk UP and down that 3 times during the wedding.. i was SO scared my knees were going to lock and i would pass out during the wedding!

Upstairs looking down ( there are 4 bdrms, including the bridal suite all decorated to the T!)
Brical suite bed ( my bestie and i slept there the rehearsal dinner night, super comfy!!)

Where the bridesmaids slept the night before

My babies in their specially made dresses by my girlfriend Nicki who has her own webpage if anyone is intersted ( Nicki, feel free to take these pictures for your site!)

The grooms cake that she ordered as a suprise ( there is a HUGE DRAMA story about their wedding cake and Pink Owl, you'll have to give me some tips when i blog about the wedding cake.. cake store in Greenville, i think she's a SHAM!) BUT, this cake was delish! carrot cake-

How could i resist THIS pic of lil Muffin?
Flower girls- the Paci was our saving grace this last weekend! I swear to you, she didnt make a peep all weekend she was perfect!! With complete lack of sleep and naps, she had NO melt-downs and bribing her the first night with candy worked, lol!
Friends since birth! Bride & Matron Of honor!!

The food at this place was OUT OF THIS WORLD delish!!! The ONLY problem? There were still price tags on the backs of some of the plates, lol!! they were adorable and for 3 bucks each, you cant beat that!!!


The Groom and my FAVE groomsman, my husband ;)

Our dads!! They've been friends since they were OUR age!! Talk about going WAY back!

(PS- i was proud to find this HOT dress at Marshalls for only 29.99!!- Pink Owl inspired me to find this style of dress!)

One of my FAVE pics of ALL weekend!! Kissing my adorable dad on the cheek- and how cute is it that he's blushing?! I LOVE him!!

I was SUPER nervous about giving my toast, and was told it ended up perfect. Lemme tell ya, i NEVER cry and cried right as i started the speech! i talked with my hands, and spilled my wine- - i always use humor when i'm nervous, so said, i just spilled wine all over and i'm sober people!! I just hope my toast was everything i had wanted it to be.. special to my friend of so many years!!

Wedding pics to follow!

Another Night of Celebration

My parents flew in from Oregon for a week of fun- they flew in Cinco de mayo.. no margaritas in hand, unfortch ;) The day after they came, we planned for a family birthday party for mini me- my bestie here in Ga. came as well The cake request this year was a strawberry cake. There is a fabulous place in Augusta called Very Vera- if you watch Opr*h, or read her magazine, her best friend, Ga*l LOVES their strawberry cake so much it was featured in the magazine recently!( they have a web site and ship everywhere!!!) I thought it would be extra special buying her a famous cake! 40 dollars later, and her first bite.. her response was : "i dont like this"... uh.. DANGIT!!!!!! i striked out hard core on that one! i guess buying a 2 dollar box of cake mix wouldve done me more good..

Mini Me's not so little anymore!

Our life has been crazy nuts in the last month... i will try and fill you in thru my next few posts. Mini me turned 7, and so we do it up big at our house. This year's theme is Candy land we have jars of candy filled in lots of fun glass jars on our lege in the kitchen ( i'll try and post pictures of that on a later post)'. Before she went to school, i made sure to get pictures. She got a bike this year- since now we have streets to practice on and lots of new clothes at her fave store, Justice, which is EVERY little girls dream for shopping ( where was that store when I was that age)?! Grandma and Grandpa sent her money for shopping and then we kicked in more so she could get everything she wanted.( shoes and flip flops a result of the shop)

Ever Since her first birthday, we have gone to Red Robin every year ON the actual birthday to celebrate for lunch. So, this was the 7th year- she told our server : "excuse me, before you forget, its my birthday today! " hilarious!

LOOK- A -LIKES!!
My girls ( can you figure out which one is the one that gives me a run for my money? the Curly Q, aka, lil Muffin!)

This was our immediate Family Birthday.. More pics from 2 more parties to come! YEs.. we do it big for birthdays!

WE'RE BACK.. WOOT WOOT

i have been LOST without my internet and staring at tiny pictures on my blackberry wasnt working for me, AT ALL- we live out of city limits and so finding a internet carrier was hard, and UPS couldnt find us!!!! freaking lame. I even had neighbors call them and actually go to the UPS and draw them a map.

Life has been non-stop and i feel like i have not gotten an adequate amount of sleep these last few weeks! We are pretty much all unpacked and now i have the hard task of decorating everything. i dont want to throw stuff up just to throw it up.

I promised mini me that when we moved out here to Ga, that she could have a whole new room - we finally found it at Target- its that light blue, shabby chic bedding with white butterflies and frills on it. .. AND IM OBSESSED! i had lots of little things lying around the house from dollar tree and clearance Michaels and i was able to use things that i already had laying around and just bought spray paint- pictures will follow.

That's about it for decor. Lil Muffin has had a rough week already! My friend was here from Virginia- i've known her since i was 11! She would watch lil muffin for me when i went to the gym. She called me panicked one day and said she had found her in the crib, with her leg caught in between the slats in the crib and her foot purple. Not having kids, she panicked and ran to every neighbor, found no one. SO.. she called 911 ( she was re-routed 3 times because they couldnt figure out where we were- scary!)

Then, tuesday Muffin finally had tubes put in her ears ( while being treated for her 9th ear infection !!!) Then Thursday, i had King sized bedding and 6 pillows to wash and i cant do it in my washer, so went to the laundry mat. .. i HATE those places, but i'm a germa phob and have no choice but to wash big bedding there. Muffin was wearing her soft leather soled shoes ( Robe*z) and her feet were like fred flinstone. She couldnt get a grip on the floor, and fell into the Dryer hinge and started screaming. i couldnt see anything- looked at her nose, mouth and saw nothing so just hugged her. UNTIL....... Blood starts rolling down her head!!! Heads bleed bad anyways- there was a hole in her head. So, an urgent care trip later, she's walking around with 3 stitches in her head.

LORD HAVE MERCY, its never- ending with kids! My parents fly in on Tuesday night and the chaos begins with celebrating mini me's birthday, a dinner in Due West, driving to Greenville for a wedding friday, then rushing back Sunday morning for baby dedication on Mothers Day and for my parents to visit our church.

I have MANY pics i will post of the past few weeks-

ITS GOOD TO BE BACK! XOXOXO