Weddings

Carl and I just got back from a week in Nags Head. We were there for Cameron and Amanda's wedding. I had to leave the morning of the wedding to go to another wedding in Charlottesville VA. SO, we both went solo.

Jessica and Nate got married in cville and it was a great wedding. The ceremony was at the chapel on the grounds of UVA and the ceremony was at King Family vineyard. The vineyard was gorgeous with a huge outside area. And the food was wonderful which is always a plus. I was told how tan I looked and that was major plus.

The next morning my Mom drove me down to NC to meet Carl and we headed back to SC. It was a long trip but the vacation was worth it and very needed. We both relaxed and took it easy. No plans, no schedules, no phones.

Then 4th of July. This weekend Kelly, Chris and their 2 puggles came down. It was def. a puggle party. Gibbs fell in love with Lilly. He wanted to play or lay next to her the whole weekend. We took the dogs for a long walk the 1st day then headed out on Charlie and Michelle's boat. The dogs were by themselves for a while but we hoped the walk would make them sleep.

The boat was so fun. It was a major party scene when we docked at the sandbar and stayed that way most of the night. I was the DD so I can remember everything that happened and was filling the rest of the group in on Sunday. I won't throw anyone under the bus, but it was a fun to witness. And we saw an amazing fireworks display, go M-City

The next day we biked Kiawah island and got lunch then took it easy the rest of the evening. We ordered pizza and watched a movie! Didn't even see actual fireworks on the 4th. Hope everyone else had a great celebration!! Sorry, I don't have any pics of the weekend, I was doing lots of head counts, didn't have time to take pics.

More pics

Here are some pics of us at the Zach Brown concert last month. I went with Laurie, who sadly has now moved to Hilton Head (come back Laurie!!). All the opening bands were great and of course Zach Brown was awesome. It was the start of the heat wave though, so humid. It finally cooled off when the sun went down. The last pic is of a double rainbow Carl and I saw in a Target parking lot when we were reluctantly running errands.

Pics from Asheville

a NEW post!!

Hi all--

I haven't been on here in forever. This spring has been really busy. We have been going to the pool, going for runs and made a trip to Asheville NC.

Asheville was amazing, we brought the dogs as well so I think they enjoyed themselves. The first day we went downtown to some bars and brought the dogs to the dog park. It was a really nice dog park and right near the river. Asheville was so pretty with an emphasis on health and the outdoors.

The first night we went to dinner and made it an early night. On Sunday we went to the Biltmore and both really had fun. It is the largest home in America. We couldn't believe that someone would take on such a challenge. It is difficult enough keeping up with a regular sized house, but the largest home! It was gorgeous, the view was amazing and the gardens were my favorite part. There were so many roses and other varieties of flowers, I was in heaven and took tons of pictures and came back home and fixed up the landscape a little. We also went wine tasting at the Biltmore and bought two bottles of wine. The next day was Memorial Day and it was rainy so we took off early and headed home. It was a relaxing trip but too short.

We are leaving in a week for Nags Head NC and staying for a week. I am beyond excited. Work has been very stressful and I really need to recharge my battery!

Other big things this spring....Carl and I both turned 30! yikes.

I had a party at the house with all my girlfriends and we had a blast. Everyone brought wine and we were going to have a tasting but it ended as a wine free for all! Then we did a spa treatment at the house and then I had a psychic come to the house and give us all readings. Some people didn't get the best news, but my reading was great! She told me Carl and I would have 3 kids, I was married to my soul mate, money would never be an issue and I had no enemies in my friends and family. Not too bad! The rest of the weekend was just as great. We had dinner with Mike and Amanda Jay who were in town on Saturday and then Sunday we went to dinner at a great seafood place downtown, Hanks. Beth and Gabby had a bottle of wine sent to the table and it made me cry a little. I felt so loved and so special. It was a really nice way to ring in my 30's.

Carl's birthday was a few weeks ago. I made dinner and we had some neighbors over, far more relaxed then mine but that is Carl I guess!

I hope all is well with everyone out there. I'm really sorry I been so MIA but I will try and update more and check my email more. At the end of the day, especially if I worked, I am exhausted. Let's all hope a vacation will help!

Bridge Run 2010

I am really happy to report that today I did my first 10K and I survived! I ran the Cooper River Bridge Run with some friends and only decided to do it about 3 weeks ago. It was super cold this morning, did not feel like April in Charleston, more like December! I had on lots of layers and a cute 10K t-shirt I bought at Nike. Brandy and I ran it in 1 hour 15 minutes. Not bad for our first time and the crowd of 40,000 people slows you down a little bit too. I have learned some things for next year though.

1. Don't carbo load at Olive Garden, too much salt and you wake up feeling like a prune, have a potluck with people you run with.

2. If you're a nurse, give yourself an IV the day before to hydrate, who can drink that much water?

3. Put on powder and a little bronzer, you will be glad when you see the pics.

4. Don't underestimate the importance of a good mix, I couldn't get my mix onto my iphone and had to use Pandora, and barely had service. The song "Blue" from circa 2001 came on after a long music blackout and I actually listened to it. Not cool.

I also saw a grown man urinating off the bridge. How rude.

All in all, it was really fun and we celebrated with bloody mary's and oysters at Pearlz Oyster Bar. (Only in Charleston, would an after race meal consist of oysters!!)

Lots of photos of me wearing a green sweatshirt!

Here are some pics from this month!

Brewvival, a craft beerfest that Carl was all about. People were walking around with pretzels and bread around their neck!

Gabby's visit, sadly, we didn't take any pics except some of Gabby and Gibbs on the sofa. We vegged for 2 days straight. We did work out a little but the visit centered around food and fun. And by food I mean cheese and wine.

Then St. Patty's Day at Park Circle with great friends. We ended up on Daniel Island and over-served ourselves. But, I'm Irish, what can I tell you!?!

Lastly, here is a pic of me today with blonder hair after a 12 mile bike ride, roundtrip for pizza!

Spring!!

I have had great month! I am training for a 10K with Brandy, a friend from work. We just went and ran this morning and it was great to get the workout behind us. I am still losing weight but it has slowed down a little bit. I am hoping to get the last 5lbs off! I've started buying new workout clothes, which is the best part of working out and have discovered a company from Canada, Lululemon. Oh my gosh. Best workout pants. I have a pair of training pants that have mesh on the legs, perfect for running around Charleston in the spring. And they have a great sale section, since they run kinda steep and free shipping!

I was introduced to Lululemon when Gabby came for a visit at the beginning of the month. It doesn't seem like that long ago!

She came in on Friday and we went to a food and wine festival. We had great weather and ate and drank a little too much. But hey, it is a festival! The next couple days we just hung out, did a little shopping, eating, worked out! It was great to have her here and I was really happy to be the one to introduce Gabby to Twilight and Edward Cullen!

Other that that we celebrated St. Patty's day. We went to a block party on the 13th and then went out on the 17th. It was a great two days with friends and we got rained on both times, just like in Ireland!

Hope everything is great with you. I will def. post pictures of us after the run!