"Say hello to your friends...Babysitter's Club"...Another weekend recap

This is my own personal Babysitter's Club:

circa 2002

Ok, we're not really babysitters (yikes!). And we're not really a club. We're just a group of friends from high school who spent ridiculous amounts of time together. But we do have a catchy nickname. The BEATR's (pronounced beaters) - acronym of our first names. Yeah, we're totally cool like that.

So anyway, last weekend, E married her high school sweetheart, C. It was a great reunion for the five of us - lots of laughing.

J and I started off the evening by going to prom. Not really, I just made him pose for a silly picture. He was not amused (running theme, right?):


The bride & groom wanted to keep the ceremony very small, so it was only family and a few special friends. I'm special! E was gorgeous. What a wonderful photographer I am!


The reception was fabulous. Awesome cupcakes. Lots of dancing.

Sometimes embarrassing dancing:


We also played with flowers.


Caught up with old friends.


And had an overall great time.



Sometimes we get so bogged down in our busy lives, our troubles, and the constant changes that occur - we forget how much we enjoy one another. I'm glad we had this weekend to remind us. "Here's to you...here's to me..."

BEATRs, 2009

Happy wedding E & C.

Pooooooor neglected blog

Hey, give me a break! I've been busy! I promise you pictures, recipes, cute pictures of Max, and at least 1 funny story in the upcoming weeks. I'll start with a couple of recaps.

My 4th of July weekend was wonderful! It started off being sad because I had to miss my friend Erica's bachelorette party back in Illinois. Booooo! But then my friend Sarah decided to come brighten my holiday.

In typical Sarah fashion, she brought the contents of her liquor cabinet:



We went to the Cards/Reds game in Cincy. Guess who we were cheering for?





Pujols hit a grand slam! We won!



Ok, notice no one else is cheering? This is actually a reenactment of our reaction. Hey, we were too busy cheering when it happened.


J was not impressed. He's an icky Cubs fan.


Even though it rained most of the 4th, we had a great time back at home. We shopped, cooked, played games, and of course, took shots.



But at least we got to see some fireworks on the 3rd. Best seat in the house = bridge over Ohio River:




Oh, and we sang, "On a Boat" more times than I'd like to count. Thanks Sarah for coming to visit!



EDIT: I would like for everyone to know that Sarah forgot the tickets and we had to turn around to go get them. I know she would REALLY want me to tell everyone that she forgot the tickets. :)

Cheers!

I love my STL friends! They've recently been sharing some thoughts and pictures with me that make me realize how much I miss them and how much I enjoy their company.



And my good friends Ang & Jess sent me this pic:
They remember me! What makes me even more excited is that I might get to see them this week! Crossing my fingers.

A happy thought

This is a picture that I received from my friend A last week. A will probably be annoyed that I posted this picture, but I had to share it. Isn't she cute?

A is using a coozie (also known to some as koozie, huggie, coolie). This particular coozie was one of our wedding favors! I actually didn't meet A until after our wedding, but I wanted her to have something to remind her of me. I'm self-centered like that.

Anyway, A sent me this picture and it brightened my day. Thanks A!


PS: A, I saw Cats cutoffs last weekend. I'll send you a pair if I remember.