TGIF - Girls Weekend Edition

Whew, it's been a crazy week, right? The AT&T debacle took up way too much of my week, but we finally have all of our services back! I was actually only in the office two days this week, because I'm currently in Washington DC! 

Well, depending on what time you read this I might still be in Baltimore. I flew in yesterday morning to visit my little sister who lives here, but today I'm heading to DC for a girls weekend! We're going to see a play tonight, tour the White House tomorrow, and go to a fun and fancy event on Saturday night. It's going to be busy and fun and amazing, and I can't wait!

 So far I've had some awesome food (lobster mac and cheese and crab cakes), local beer, and spent hours watching Jane the Virgin at my sister's house. Anyone else watch that show? The premise seemed so crazy to me, but as long as you can accept it is a telenovela (basically a soap opera) it is actually pretty good! 

Of course we also went on a little tour of the city, but I'll tell yall about that another day. I'm off on a DC adventure! Have a fabulous weekend! 

Farewell 2014

You've been a good one, 2014. This year I got to celebrate so many things. Weddings (including my own!), babies, holidays, reunions, puppies, starting this blog...it's been good. 

I could share a zillion more pictures of our wedding and never really do it justice. The day was a blur in the most wonderful way. It was nowhere near perfect, but it was amazing.  

And Key West was fabulous. The bed and breakfast we stayed in was divine, and the food sublime. It was a wonderful honeymoon!

In 2014 I helped plan our 10 year high school reunion. It was a bit of a nightmare to plan we all had a blast when the weekend finally arrived! 

And I can't forget Winchester! We adopted this little guy in May, right after we got back from our honeymoon. He is not so little anymore, though. He's about 60 pounds now but still thinks he can fit in our laps! 

See? He needs his own chair now!

And I can't forget one of my favorite DIY projects of the year. I'm still so proud of our bed! We bought a basic mattress and box springs and made this bed from it. And it's still just as comfy and cute as it was the day we finished. 

But the most popular DIY project on the blog was the DIY Shotgun Shell Boutonnieres. It picked up some traction on Pinterest apparently, because it is the most popular post I wrote this year. Which makes me happy, because it was probably my favorite wedding project!

So much more happened in 2014, but those were the highlights. Or at least what came to me today. I'm fighting a cold (ok, I'm hoping it's just a cold and not the flu!) and can't really focus too well right now. But 2014 is coming to a close today, whether I'm ready for it or not. 

Farewell 2014. You've been good to me. Here's hoping 2015 is just as good!

29.

I turned 29 on Saturday. And yesterday I got this in the mail: 

Yup, that is an AARP magazine. It was just delivered to the wrong address, it should have gone one street over. But the timing of it was quite funny, huh? 

It was a great weekend though. My husband took me to Tokyo Japanese Restaurant for sushi; ok, I had sushi. He had chicken and beef teriyaki. He is obviously not a sushi fan. (He didn't even try it. Or the edamame. That's ok, more for me!)

After dinner we stopped at Bin 73, a wine bar down the block. We ate french fries and had a drink before heading home. Of course, we made a quick stop at the Cheesecake Factory to pick up a couple slices of cheesecake first! 

On Saturday I was surprised by a little party! I'd planned on watching the Bedlam game (don't even talk to me about the outcome though!) with my friend Ashley and her husband, but when James and I got there one of other friends had driven up with her son to join us, and our friend out in DC was Skyped in to say hi! (I call that a party, I'm an introvert. Don't judge.) Plus there were Polo's chips and salsa, Coach's beer, and hashbrown casserole. It was basically the perfect birthday celebration for me! After the game some of us went to dinner, and then back to Ashley's house. Our plan was to try to find the SNL episode when N SYNC performed, but while Ashley's husband searched for it, the rest of us fell asleep on the couch. 

I think that sums up 29. Good drinks and food, wonderful friends, and falling asleep before 10 pm. Oh, and diamond earrings: 

Yes, my lovely husband surprised me with diamond earrings! I also ended up with a winter white coat from my parents, an Amazon gift card (I've already restocked my Kindle with some deals!), and some adorable home decor pieces. 

29 has been pretty good so far. And I have a feeling it is just going to get better from here!