Happy Place

Ten lil things are currently making me happy

1. My husband, my marriage, our life. I feel so connected to this man in the present. I love watching our story unfold everyday.

2. My first child and my second child - i can't imagine any purer form of love than the love that comes from an animal. When Bailey curls up in the smallest doggy ball and curves himself in my chest and belly for cuddle time, I instantly melt.

It is one of my favorite times of my day. I always get perspective in those moments.

3. My grandparents' health. God is so good!

4. An upcoming friday night date being reunited with some life long girlfriends

5. A clean house - ain't nothing better for my mind. Just ask Kev.

6. my morning coffee, preferably on the weekend, on my patio looking out into the horse farm behind our house. and sometimes wrapped up in an old handmade quilt if it's chilly.

7. my new love for Trader Joe's - how did i live without it? the mahi burgers are my fave. and how did i live without cookie butter?!?! my swim suit is going to HATE me

8. driving down a country road with the windows down and the country music turned way, way up...... like I did on my drive home this past Saturday :-)

9. My hubby and my lil upcoming road trip to Nashville for a weekend.

10. and the blake shelton tickets we just bought for his trip to lex in September....yeee haw!

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if any of you gals have recommendations for places to eat and sites to see in Nashville - please let me know. Hubs and I are road trippin there very soon :-)

First weekend in May

linking up with miss sami for

The First weeeknd in May around KY is known as Derby weekend!

Kev and I got the party started around here on Thursday this week. I had some nasty stomach thing on Wednesday and was so ready to feel better. Thank goodness it was some yucky 24 hour bug and that was it. We met up with miss Meg and her husband for a lil Thursday Night Live action in downtown Lexington. TNL is a local Lexington gathering that runs from April through October at Cheapside Park accompanied with live music, food and drinks in the middle of the Pavilion. They close parts of the streets down y'all and it's usually a guaranteed good time. You know it's springtime when Thursday night live gets kickin again.

And boy was it crowded...people were out from the woodwork.

We celebrated Meg's hubby being done for the semester with mechanical engineering school. JC has been working his booty off while my home girl, Meg, has been bringing home the bacon. We let our hair down a little and enjoyed ourselves

We ended up making a night of our lil meet up and adventured down to Atomic Cafe for dinner. Boy was it delish!

I think Friday's should be the new thursdays!

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Friday evening rolled around and we had plans to celebrate with this hottie for her birthday.

We all met up at Oneils for drinks and appetizers while we waited out the 1.5 hour wait for Coba Cocina.

Don't even get me started........

All that mattered is that we had amazing company and lots of drinkys to go around....and that my girly Caitlin was surrounded by her besties.

And what friday night isn't complete with your typical photo sesh in the ladies bathroom?

Pretty sure those women thought we were craaaay.

We ended the night with birthday shots at Chase taproom, showing off our dance skillz to the regulars there who know how to break it down on the dance floor.

Happy Birthday Caitlin!!!!

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Saturday - aka Derby Day!

I wish Kev and I had some fun story about the derby, but alas, we don't!

Our Saturday looked a lil something like this......

It poured the rain in the bluegrass and we just didn't have the energy to put into a trip to Louisville.

We spent the day watching all the coverage on the telly. I made us a big french toast breakyyfast and we also made our own dinner and soaked up some much needed couch time with the doggies.
We did manage to go to the local starving artist gallery to order our new artwork for the living room.

Here's a hint - no house in lexington is complete without some type of horse artwork. What better day than derby to make our purchase?!

I also added finishing touches to our memory wall. It's almost complete. I just ordered more professional wedding and Mr. And Mrs session photos to hang. I love the way it turned out.

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Sunday

I did some major and much needed retail therapy at the mall, while Kev hammed it up with his buddies at lunch

Some sneaky peaks of some of the items I bought....

all of the above from the limited. ps - majority of their dresses are still 40 %!

 you are welcome :-)

I also blew a hole in my wallet at f21. I have learned i CAN NOT online shop there. anybody else feel me when I can wear anything from a XS to a L in that store?!?!? it is so frustrating! What's even more frustrating is that unless it is a high-lo or a maxi, my 5'9" legs ain't working in most of their dresses. no matter how hard i try, they are gonna be shirts on me....or I can always look like a 17 year old skank wearing too small clothes. ummm no! I will stick to making dresses into long tunics I can rock out with my skin tight colored jeggins.

This will be made into a shirt...unless I plan to show my undies

And that's my weekend in a nutshell!

The good news is ....monday is already over :-)

A Double Date

Last friday night, Kev and I doubled dated with one of our favorite couples.....my bestie and her husband.
We met downtown/campus area at Local Taco for a couple pitchers and, you guessed it, tacos!

Megs and I have been friends since occupational therapy school. She was my Matron of honor at our wedding and not a day goes by that we don't talk in some form or fashion. We were roomies when Kev and I met. She watched every second of our story unfold and she called it years before it happened....she was the one that first said that I would marry him :-)
 We are semi connected at the hip.... and I would not have it any other way!


Megs married one of my life long friends from my hometown, Justin.
(You can read about their wedding here)
We love double dating with them.



We shared lots of laughs and had such a good time with both of them.
Soooo blessed to have them in our lives


and because Kev and I had been raw dieting majority of the week, we stopped at Malone's on our way home and helped ourselves to this .... Ky bourbon butter cake. OMG!




Great way to start out our weekend!


Wedding Photos: Our First Look

11-18-12

Kev and I decided to forgo tradition, and opted to see each other before our ceremony on our wedding day.

We had a very intimate moment. Just me, him, the photographer and the videographer.

I had already started taking some bridal shots, while our coordinator wrangled Kev away from his groomsmen for our first look.

They placed me on one side of the barn and would have KR walk down the path along the barn, he would turn the corner and see his bride.

I was so nervous, emotional and happy all rolled into one.

I remember looking at my photographer and her telling me he was on his way.

I could hear his footsteps getting closer and closer.........and then there he was.

The look on KR's face when he saw me was priceless.

I have that mental snapshot burnt in my mind. I plan for it to stay there.

They filmed for just those initial seconds of seeing each other and then gave us a private moment alone.

Just the two of us!

I could never imagined how emotional we both would be.

Me? Yes! I mean I cry at commercials, but I would have never thought Kev would have been so emotional. It was such a special moment between the two of us.

That moment was my favorite moment of the entire day.

It was in that instance that all the hustle and bustle of the whole day melted away.

It didn't matter what the centerpieces looked like, how the food tasted, what guests thought of the favors, how the bridesmaids wore their hair...NONE OF IT.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVED planning my wedding, but all that mattered was Kev and I showing up and declaring our love for each other in from of God, our friends and family. Nothing else!

My nerves calmed down, my emotions got in check and all I felt was love.

Here are the photos my amazing photographer captured during those first moments Kev and I saw each other as bride and groom. I hope y'all enjoy them as much as I do.

These are some of my favorites of the whole day. The feelings felt in those moments will always be so near to my heart.
I will never forget the look on Kev's face, nor the emotions that were involved in those minutes of seeing each other for the first time on our wedding day.
It will always be so intimate and special for me.

- to see bride and bridesmaid getting ready photos go  here

- to see bridal shots go here

 

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All photos by the AHHHMAZING Amy Campbell (formerly of AAP) and now with Amy Campbell Photography.

Hair and Makeup by Ana Crane of ACS



I wasn't here today.....



I was busy over here visiting the fabulous Jess, EXPOSING myself.

Exposed you say?

Yeah, you should probably go check it out - i talk about my love for weaves, family and bourbon!

Thanks for having me Jess!

I been busy making all kinds of new bloggy bffs.

 Seriously - I was feeling the love today.

Happy almost weekend loveeeeys!!!

Wedding Photos: Bridal Shots

11-18-12

Here are more wedding photos from our big day.

These are some of the bridal photos our photogtapher took that sunny afternoon

 in the bluegrass. We got so blessed with gorgeous 65 degree weather ....in November y'all!

 

*side note - most of these were taken just minutes before I saw Kev for the first time at our first look. I was so excited, emotional, nervous and happy all rolled into one :-)

I had butterflies in my stomach and tears in my eyes, waiting in anticipation of seeing my groom that day.

Can't wait to share our first look  photos on friday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we decided to have a lil fun in my undies......the others are for Kev's eyes only :-)

 

 to see bride and bridesmaid getting ready photos go  here

 

Happy Hump Day!

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All photos by the AHHHMAZING Amy Campbell (formerly of AAP) and now with Amy Campbell Photography.

Hair and Makeup by Ana Crane of ACS