my 30th birthday part 2

My actual 30th birthday fell on Father's Day weekend, so of course Kev and I had my parents up for the weekend to do some more celebrating. Just riding the birthday train out as long as I possibly can....please don't judge me ;-)

Britty, my momma and I started off the day with some shopping and hit up our local faves. 

Car selfie anyone? 

We hit up Dewey's for some pizza and beer in Newport. Dewey's has quickly became one of my parents' favorite local restaurants. They crave it and Kev and I are not complaining. We love us some pizza!

We then took my parents to their first 3D-IMAX experience at Newport on the Levee. 

Saturday morning we sipped coffee on the back porch and took it easy most of the afternoon. 

That evening we headed up to my dad's version of Disneyland....the Casino. I swear the man barely spends any money and just plays the slot machines and ALWAYS wins. It's ridiculous! No wonder he enjoys it so much. 

Us gals posted up at Margaritaville, while the boys enjoyed the slots, black jack and roulette. 

Sunday morning was Father's day and my actual birthday. We headed to church followed by delicious barbecue for lunch.  

Happy Father's Day Daddo!!

My family and Kev clearly spoiled me rotten this year for my birthday. You will hear no complaints from me. Love my new Tory, Michael, Lulu, Frye and monogrammed goodies. Should I just turn 30 every year, haha!

The next morning we headed to Florida with Dana and Chris.............and the birthday train continues :-)

My 30th Birthday

Let's be honest.....you only turn 30 once! So what better way to celebrate then dragging it out for a three week celebration? Standard right?!?! Kev and I planned a weekend to celebrate with friends, a weekend to celebrate with family and then there was a week in Florida with my bestie. Now that's how I like to celebrate!! 

We invited our closest Lexington friends up for a fun Saturday night back in June to help me bring in the dirty 30. 

We started off the day with pedis and manis with these two cuties. 

       

Followed by a little wine and getting ready time with my bff Megan. We hadn't got ready together in the same bathroom since we were roommies back in 2009. Was so much fun having quality girl time with her. 

Everyone met at our house before we headed downtown Cincy to one of my favorite restaurants....Nada! It's so yummy!!! 

 Baby brother met us straight from work in his cute business attire. We love having him in Cincy with us...LOVE IT!!!

And there were lots of photos taken....lots :-)

After dinner, we headed to Igby's. Kev treated us all to some delicious cocktails. We really enjoyed the side patio area there and the weather was perfect!! 

After dinner and drinks we headed back to our house for games. Taboo anyone?!?! We laughed so much that my abs were sore the next morning. 

Sunday morning my partner and crime and our hubbies hit up IKEA and Kenwood mall for some serious retail therapy. 

30 is off a to a great start!!!! So blessed and lucky to have all these people in my life. They sure know how to make a girl feel special.  

it's been another hot minute....

Hey Y'all!!!  

So I totally took a fall off of the blogging band wagon.....tear. Life just got busy this summer and thee bloggy had to take a back seat. Kev and I have been diving face first into our new surroundings in NKY/Cincinnati and are really starting to fall in love with this place. Those of you who really know me, know that a piece of my heart will always be in Lexington, but we are loving all the fun that Cincy has to offer. 

Speaking of fun, let's talk about how fun it was to meet so many amazing bloggy ladies last month at the Cincy blogger meetup. Holy Amazingness! What could be better than making new friends over mexican food and margaritas?!?! Meeting so many amazing gals could not have came at a better time for me. 

I finally got to meet so many pretties!!! 

Can I just tell y'all how sweet this gal is? Dream come to true to sit beside of her at dinner. So much fun! 

Then there was also the gorgeous Sarah...total bombshell!

I cant forget about my girl Brittany  who is the cutest preggo momma to be that I have ever seen. 

Meeting  Erin was a long time coming, too. She's one of the first bloggy's I started following. She's a cutiepatootie! 

                               

I also met some other pretty fabulous ladies that I can't wait to get to know better. Meeting such a fun group of gals was such a breath of fresh air for me. Kev and I haven't met too many new friends outside of church and work, so this was right up my alley. I seriously fell in love with all of them and already looking forward to seeing all their gorgeous faces again!!! 

Back row : Whitney  /Sarah // Brittany // Heather // Liz // Emily // Brittany

Middle row : Elisa // Katie // Ashley // Jessica // Erin // Emma

Front row : Meredith // Jax // Allison // Kayla // Becca

Don't you just love it when bloggy friendships turn into the real thing. It's pretty awesome stuff! I couldn't think of a better way to get back into the blogging routine than sharing this experience with y'all. I'll be re-capping lots of fun that the hubby and I have shared over the summer in the next few posts to come. Happy Hump Day Y'all! 

Baby Brother Graduation Weekend

My baby brother graduated college a few weekends ago and my family was in full force celebration mood. Kev and I traveled to Lexington early that friday to meet up with baby brother and some friends at Country Boy Brewery. We started the weekend celebration off right with some of our favorite beverages at what used to be one of our favorite local spots (when we lived in Lex). 

My parents met up with us at our hotel in Hamburg and headed to celebratory graduation dinner at Nick Ryan's downtown Lexington. We were so excited to finally take my parents there. 

We attended Eastern Kentucky University's graduation ceremony on Saturday. We were so so excited for baby brother and to share the weekend with his girlfriend, Brittany, and her family who had made the trip in from California. 

Kev looked so handsome in his bow tie and I was so excited to finally wear my lace skirt that had been collecting dust in my closet.  

Saturday was so special. My parents were just beaming with joy the entire day...so proud of their baby boy. 

Charlie and one of his best friends from home were in the same ceremony and were actually seated next to each other. It was very special as we are are very close to him and his family. 

Charlie's gorgeous girlfriend, Brittany. 

 The graduate! So so proud of hm. 

Brittany and her family. We adore every.single.one.of them. It was so much fun having them all in Kentucky together. 

After graduation, we headed back to baby brother's apartment to freshen up. Momma and Daddy surprised Charlie with a brand new Martin guitar for his graduation present. He was over the moon. 

Brittany's mom had lead the charge on planning the post graduation celebration. We celebrated the special occasion with  Brittany's family and 2 other families of graduates that Charlie and Britty are very close to. We had BBQ catered in, drinks flowing, a candy bar and an amazing cake all along with good company to share the evening with. Brittany's mom had went above and beyond. It was perfect!

We loved that our family was able to spend time with Brittany's family. We had each met them several times prior, but this was the first time we had all been together at the same time. We sure do enjoy them and think Charlie has definitely found a keeper! 

Graduation weekend was so much fun for my family and I. Y'all know we love every opportunity we all get to be together. I even insisted my parents stay with Kevin and I in a two bedroom suite at our hotel because we just can't get enough of them. There is no greater gift than family, and this weekend was such a strong testament to that.

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Charlie - I am so so proud of you and that man you are becoming, I know you don't have every single detail figured out, but you are destined for great things and I can't wait to watch your path unfold. I am blessed to be your sister and share so much of my life with you. I love you so much!