This past weekend, Jim and I were excited to make a trip to Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington for Jane and Mike’s wedding. While I love any wedding, this one was particularly fun because Jane asked Sweet Birdie’s Nest to create the invitations, programs, menus, table cards and escort cards. Be sure to check out the SBN blog sometime this week to see pictures of everything! When we got to Wrightsville Beach Friday night, Jim and I checked into the hotel and headed straight out to dinner. Crystal recommended a great seafood place on the waterway, so we didn’t even consider any other options. We had a cold beer and too much food at our table right on the water. Saturday, we went to the wedding mass, then grabbed lunch and headed to the beach for a few hours with Kelly, Matt, Lauren, Dan, and Declan. Finally, we went in to get ready for the reception. We have a few more weddings coming up over the next year and I always look forward to a fun night with friends.
I almost forgot to ask someone to take a picture of us! Jim and me at Janie and Mike's reception.
My mom kept Molly for us at our house while we were gone and of course they had a blast. We tried to Skype with Molly on Saturday and she wasn’t at all interested in talking to us. It sounds like she and Nana played outside in Molly’s new wading pool and did a lot of swinging. Thanks, Mom, for keeping Molly while we were away!
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After two mornings of sleeping in and taking my time getting ready, it’s back to reality this morning. Every piece of play food and all of the puzzle pieces were scattered all over the house by 8:30 this morning. It’s a good thing Molly is so fun and cute. I missed her a lot while we were gone and didn’t mind the mess, even when I stepped on the puzzle pieces in my bare feet.
And just to prove that it isn’t always chaotic at our house, here is a a calm moment, caught on {digital} camera:
Every once in a while, Peaches will retreat to her rocking chair with her blanket and a book. She’ll just rock and sing and read. This might buy me about 6 or 7 minutes of quiet, or half a shower. I need to get quicker at that whole showering thing, but I’ve never been quick. Just ask my parents!
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And finally, Lauren and Drew had their baby – Thomas McKinley; they’re going to call him Mac. I knew she’d have him while I was out of town and sure enough, she did. And now I’m sick, so I can’t even go meet him yet.
