Sister, Sister!

You knew this update coming! How can I possibly spend time with my sisters and not have stories to tell or pictures to share? :-)

Kadee flew in late Friday evening, but still managed to get up with the early birds and come to work with Jennie and I. She wrote a paper for grad school in my room while my kids bubbled in standardized test answers (not my idea) and spent some time with Jennie and her sweet kiddos as well.

Evidently, I didn't do a very good job of pronouncing Kadee's new last name. Whenever my kids wanted to ask her a question, they kept calling her "Mrs. Promise" instead of "Mrs. Primus" - Ha!

Fun Friday Sisters

We woke up early Saturday to go to Jennie's apartment and help her get ready to take bridal portrait pictures in downtown Marietta. My mom's longtime friend, Anita Painter, came down with Mama to take Jennie's pictures. She is a fabulous photographer and as a wedding present for each of us, agreed to take our bridal portrait pictures. She and her husband, Terry, own a fantastic pottery store - Different Drummer Pottery in Maggie Valley, NC. They are an incredibly talented couple and we are quite blessed to call them family friends.

I was very tempted, but I didn't get any photos of the beautiful bride for fear that her husband-to-be, who trolls my blog from time to time, would see her in all her bridal glory before their big day.

Later in the afternoon, we made our way over to the Byrd's for Jennie's first official bridal shower! It was so much fun. The food and fellowship with friends and future family was fabulous. Whoa. That's an alliteration to be reckoned with!

The beautiful spread!

Bridal Bakeware

I've never seen a more hilarious toaster oven in all my life.

It's not often that we get all the Boone girls in one place anymore.
I love it.

This will have to hold me over until June 14th!


Most of the guests were gone.
We were trying to help clean up.
Not really.

Brides to Be!

Sadly, Mama, Anita and Nattie had to head back after the shower on Saturday. On a happier note, we were able to keep Kadee until Sunday night! :-) Kadee and I woke up Sunday morning and joined Jennie and Chris at their church for worship. I love singing with my sisters - even if it's just while we're sitting in the same pew. We were able to hear Jennie and Chris sing the offertory music too! It was a fabulous Sunday.

After church, we all headed to Subway for a quick lunch where we noticed a new fashion trend.

The Pony Mullet!!
(Jennie has assured everyone this will not be the look the groom is going for on their wedding day. Sad.)

Subway Sistas

All in all, it was a fabulous weekend. I will admit to missing my sisters more than ever at the moment, but it did my heart a lot of good to be with my family for a few days.

I love you Lulas!

To Do:

1. Work furiously to update blog and clean house before Jennie gets here.




2. Remember to record Grey's Anatomy!!!

3. Pick up Kadee at the airport - YAY!!!!!

4. Remember to stop by Chick-Fil-A on my way to work so Mo and I can have our weekly Friday breakfast.

5. Look forward to hugging Mama and Nattie when they get here tomorrow night.

6. Enjoy an entire weekend of sister time.


7. Try not to think about Sunday afternoon when everyone goes home.

Look, Ma! I'm Updating!

I heard the flutter of pigs' wings on the horizon, so I thought I would go ahead and update. I'm always up for averting disaster.

My Mortgage

I have now made two, count them, two mortgage payments. I own exactly $351. 86 of my house. While that may sound a little depressing (and it is), I am also quite excited to think that I might actually own ALL of the tiles in my kitchen... and the laminate flooring!

That would be me. Turning the key in my front door.
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!!

I didn't realize until I started working on this post that Bryan and I never took pictures of the house with "our stuff" in it. Right now, the house is dirty. I'm not picking up just so I can take pictures. Sorry. :-)

Dr. Seuss Day @ F.O. Escuela

We read some books, we sang Happy Birthday to a dead guy, we got to wear jeans to school. I was a happy camper. I'm a Yertle the Turtle kind of girl. Jennie? She's all about some Green Eggs and Ham. What can I say? The Boones are well-read.

That can only mean cute sisters in cute Dr. Seuss shirts!

Claudine's Bachelorette Weekend
Hilton Head, SC

As always, a weekend with my girls is nothing but fun. So when we decided to surprise Claudine with a trip to the beach before she and Mike tied the knot, I knew we were in for a good time. We left early Saturday morning, with the bride-to-be knowing nothing about our destination until we arrived.

Did you honestly think we would go on a trip and NOT find a pirate?!
We found TWO!!!!

After a little time lounging at the pool, we put on our pretty clothes and headed out.

Claudine, Moi, Toni

If you'll notice the screen on the left, you'll see the bottom half of Buckwheat, from the Little Rascals. This was one of the strangest clubs I've ever visited. While Top 40 music blared, there were random black-and-white flim clips playing on the screens, mainly of the Little Rascals. Bizarre!

Toni, Sherry, Michelle, Amber

It was a fabulous weekend away and I cannot wait for summertime!

St. Patty's Weekend/Housewarming

This was, perhaps, one of my favorite "grown-up" moments. Hosting my first soirée! Unfortunately, Bryan played camera commando and we didn't get as many pictures as I would've liked. It was so much fun to have all of our friends and their little ones in one place. It was like a sneak preview of how much fun our wedding will be!!

Hey! It's the dining room!

And the living room! With our stuff in it!

One of my favorite friends, Megan, drove down from Acworth her hubby and their twins, Bradley and Maddie. "Auntie Cha" loved being able to spend time with them and feed them cupcakes!!

Bradley eating his 99th cupcake. They were pretty awesome.


Maddie-pottamus!

Bocce ball!

I'm terrible at this game, but Bryan insists on playing at least once a week in the front yard. Now all the neighbors know how bad I am too! :-)

A Sign?

I'm not one to read the horoscope section to see how my day/week/month is going to pan out. I roll my eyes every day on my way to work as I drive by "Fiona's Fortunes: Palm Readings and Tarot Cards."

However, I am a big believer in signs. And this, I know, is a sign that I should put off grading that HUGE stack of papers just a little bit longer.

How can I possibly file and sort through all of these papers when Charlie clearly needs a place to, um, hang out? I would have to disturb him to continue working!

I asked him very nicely to move. He declined.

I think Charlie has the right idea. I'm off to join him.

:-)

Happy Sunday!