"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. :)

The weekend RECAP

As promised, I'll review the weekend with J's mom visiting.

On Friday, we drove to campus and ran into the bookstore, where I picked up a nice little gift for a certain friend in Minnesota. Then, we went grocery shopping because I was too lazy to do so before she arrived.

That evening we ate at Bella Notte, a Lexington favorite. I had chicken picatta, J had a wood-fired sirloin, and J's mom had ravioli with tomato basil cream and tomato meat sauce. The spicy tomato soup is absolutely wonderful. Not only did we have great food & service, but they offered us a free dessert because J's steak took a little long. So we shared a slice of cheesecake and a tiramisu. Heaven.

On Saturday, we tried to go to the flea market. Whoops. Couldn't find it. Next time, I'll call the phone number first to get the details. We stopped by the small Farmer's Market where we picked up some delicious blueberries and then to Fresh Market (are you noticing a food theme for the weekend?). J's mom bought us these beautiful flowers:

J had enough quality time together, so we dropped him off and headed to a few shopping spots - Steinmart & Michael's. We of course had to stop by Liquor Barn on the way home. Saturday evening, we snacked around and enjoyed pomegranate martinis and wildberry fruity drink thingys.

Sunday, we had brunch at Doodles. Mmmmm! One of my favorite places to go with my KY girlfriends. Dirty shrimp & grits, meat omelet, cajun omelet, and warm beignets. YUM! We had to wait a bit, but they were super busy. The food was worth it though.

J's mom headed home shortly after. :( It was a nice relaxing weekend!

The weekend

I don't really distinguish between weekdays and weekends anymore. It's partly the nature of the job (more about that later), partly because of a lack of routine.

But this weekend, my mother-in-law is coming to visit! I know what you're thinking - You feel sorry for me. Well, don't! I love my MIL! She had a free weekend, which worked out perfectly since I had absolutely nothing to do this weekend. So she's driving down today (Friday) and staying until Sunday.

SO...what do we have planned?

Well, nothing really. But tentatively, here are some things we might do:
- drive around town and see campus (this sounds much more boring than it actually is)

• http://www.uky.edu

- go to antique shops and/or flea markets

• http://www.fabric-unlimited.com/antique.html
• http://www.georgetownkyantiquemall.com/

- go out to eat
Possibilities

• http://www.cheapsidebarandgrill.com/
• http://www.bellalexington.com/

And my new favorite place

• http://www.drakeslansdowne.com/

- go see a big old estate

• http://www.henryclay.org/

- go to the farmer's market

• http://www.bluegrassfarmersmarket.org/
• http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com/

- go to the winery

• http://www.talonwine.com/
• http://www.chrismanmill.com/

- lay out by the pool (probably)


It should be a good weekend! I'll update with reviews.