Movin' on Upton

It is time to start talking about the big news over here! It is probably the most exciting thing in my life right now!

 

These photos are my preggo-less version of our bump-date! ;)

 

Our little sign says "Our First Home 2014"
(because I am corny and thankfully my husband gives in every now and again!)

 

After months of unending rain and snow we have home building progress!!!

 

The builders have finally gotten down to business and our making our little house drawings a reality.

 

Now it is crunch time with the decisions.  We are looking at siding color choices, shingle options, paint colors and more!!  I never thought I could be so excited and so overwhelmed at the same time!   

 

I can't wait to share more!!  And praying for good weather through the rest of the process!

Weekend Update

May I first say how much I am loovvving this weather!!  (Thank you Spring!)

 

This Saturday I had my first event of the season.  The city hosted a Spring event with bounce houses, pony rides, petting zoos, bounce houses and more.  Planning a party in the park makes my heart so happy!  We even had giant balloons, and I was quite excited about them!

 

 

 

I even took those incredible oversized balloons and met Brandon afterwards at our nieces first birthday party!  Tenleigh was adorable and was so spoiled at her Minnie Mouse themed-party! 

 

 

She was not into smashing her pink cake, though.  She sat and contently ate as everyone stood around with cameras out waiting for a reaction. 

 

And a quick trip to Office Max for a planner for the husband.  He was able to find a planner in 10 minutes... which baffled me, as it took me 4 months to choose the perfect year planner this year (thank you "The Day Planner"!)

 

Sunday started with a walk on the oceanfront boardwalk in Virginia Beach with a wonderful friend and her 2 little ones.  A few miles pushing strollers and a fun stop at the playground was just what the beautiful weather called for.

 

And since Brandon was working all day, I spent the afternoon catching up at my parent's house (which did involve a nap by the pool!)

 

Now back to office lighting and meetings... Happy Monday!

Spring Bridal Shower

The bridal shower I helped my friend Elizabeth throw was a huge success (my ability to take pictures of the shin-dig was a fail).  But I did want to share the few I grabbed on this lovely afternoon.

 

The beautiful bride-to-be!

We had a food spread and mimosa bar for the guests. 



not pictured is our fabulous mimosa spread



We kept our games simple.  We had a sheet for guests as they walked in with a list of random facts and they were to write the name of a guest who fit the fact beside it. (i.e. - "Find a guest who has more than two pets", "Find a guest that has a stamp in their passport")  This was a fantastic ice breaker game and had everyone mingling and getting to know other friends and family of the bride.

The second part to the game was using those names you learned and writing them on a bingo sheet.  As Becky opened gifts, she pulled a name out of a guest out of the jar!

 

I was surprised at the shower to hear that almost none of the guests had heard of the "bow bouquet" tradition.  I volunteered to put the bouquet together, but the bride's crafty guest's presents didn't lead to many traditional bows.  After some creative thinking we came up with a tissue paper and ribbon bouquet. 

 



Anchors are part of this Navy wife-to-be's wedding theme.



I love party planning and planning this shower was a great excuse to get to spend evenings with Elizabeth. It was so fun to see our plans come together and celebrate Becky and George's upcoming nuptials!

Here comes the sun...

I love the sunshine, not like a "I really like you" Juan Pablo kind of love, I am full on obsessed with sunshine.  Not only does it help with a pretty sweet tan, but it gives me so much motivation.

This winter has killed me.  When the sun set at 5 pm during the cold dreary months, my day was over before I even make it home from the office.  But now, daylight savings time is here and I can dance in circles outside, even after happy hour!

I have found myself so productive in the evenings and am loving every second of it.  

Current plans are:

- Preping for Saturday's bridal shower

- Finalizing details for my BFF's bachelorette party in early April (DC... here we come)

- Picking the specifics for our house (who knew there were that many shades of off-white)

picking the external colors and material

- Getting our calendar ready for summer.  I am thinking trips to PA, Chicago and the beach are musts!

Esss Okay

My favorite part about Law and Order is you can turn on any episode and not be completely lost.  While the show does carry a small backstory for each character, it is not so important that an episode revolves around it.  Not many shows are similar.  

Like the bachelor... I turned on this season for the first time last night (after talking to a girlfriend about it over the weekend) and apparently it was the finale.  I had to text Denise to see who we were rooting for and decided I would see what all the bloggers have been talking about.  I then got a spark notes catch-up on what was going on and read some celebrity gossip to get the juicy details.

And all I could think while watching was "Oh, honeyyy, bless your heart".  I just wanted to give those poor girls a hug.

While Juan Pablo (two first names... not a good sign) has his good parts, mainly his abs, everything else screams "total creeper".

**Spoiler Alert**

As I watched the finale I could agree that you never want to rush the "I love you" but how awkward to confess your undying love to someone on national television and have them say "I really like you" (in a very unsexy accent).  Hmmmm... not that it can't work, but that blonde bombshell looks like she is grasping for so much more!!

So I have to wonder how other people who have watched more than one episode feel about it?  Should she grasp for those straws?  Should she be the next bachelorette?!  Should we stick to marathons of Law and Order on USA network?!  

Bridal Shower Inspiration

A few months back a good friend of mine asked me to help in planning her little sisters bridal shower.  My first thought was, holy crap... how is she old enough to be married (reality check - she is 23).  My second thought was I would LOVE too, I live for this stuff!!!  

So we got to work planning and dreaming of the perfect shower for Becky.  With an April wedding, we wanted to stick with light spring decor.  

With the shower coming up this weekend, I am in full craft mood and wanted to share some of our inspiration!

Burlap Banner... because I love burlap and it has a sweet subtle touch

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Big Balloons and Pom-Poms

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Tassel Garland (we saw these and knew it was a perfect DIY that we could do)

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and a mimosa bar!!!  {because... everyone loves a mimosa bar}

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We can't wait to tie all the final details together.  

Check back next week for a bridal shower recap!

Five on Friday... on Saturday

After getting into town later than expected (how do you big city people drive in this crap daily) I left the computer packed in my suitcase and enjoyed catch-up time with my old roommate instead of posting lasting night.  So here we go with my Five on Friday Saturday!!

 

one.

Spending Friday night with my old college roommate and finally getting to celebrate in person her engagement!!





me and roomie! (gotta love iPhone quality)



 

wine at the most amazing little shop a block from roomies apartment

 

 

two.

A weekend in DC for my BFF's Bridal Shower (wedding season has officially begun!!)

my beautiful BFF!

three.

Making it through a middle-school Career Day Presentation alive and with few no tears!  I am kind of in love with my 9 to 5'r job but as I talked about all the awesome things I get to do, they stared at me like they would rather stab their eyeballs out with the logoed pens I gave them! 

 

four.

Construction is officially fully underway at our house lot!!!  We are the proud owners of super expensive holes in the ground!

 

five.

Having some sweet girl comment on how much she liked my outfit at Starbucks.  A bit vain on my part, but what a good mood it put me in.  It makes you think about how simple it is to be kind to those around you. 

 

 

Love linking up with the lovely ladies for Five on Friday! head on over to Carolina Charm and join in the fun!