"Our Greatest Adventure Begins..."

This past weekend my besties and I got to shower one of our own, Alison, who is welcoming her first child (a sweet baby boy!) in March. It was such an amazing weekend, filled with love, laughter, memories, and the cutest baby clothes! We were all marveling over the fact that we have now been friends for 8 years (we all meet in college Freshman year) and since that time we have been through so many adventures together- but I will say that helping these girls welcome babies has to be one of the most special ones!

We decided on an "adventure" theme for Alison's shower since her hubby is a seaplane pilot and they spent several months in Alaska for his work. I figured this big 'ol fur fit right in ;) Alison & Ben are such a fun and loving couple and are seriously going to make the best parents to little Rhett Charles! We can't wait to meet him y'all!

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Wheels Up!

I'm so excited today to head off to Asheville, NC for my annual girl's trip with my college best friends! We have such a fun itinerary planned and I can't wait to squeeze all my love bugs! Excitingly, today I'm chatting all about the trip with my girl Julie Leah in her "Let's Go There!" series; so, if you want the scoop on everything I packed and what we're doing, then check it out here! 

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Weekending: Gator Style

Like I told y'all about on Friday, I spent this weekend in Gainesville (home of the Florida Gators) so my sister could do a campus tour and learn more about some of the programs she's interested in. It's so crazy that she's looking at colleges, because she was 8 when I went off to school at UF, so to think she's almost 18 and ready for this next life step makes me want to say "slow down time"!! 

We had so much fun looking all around campus and I loved sharing all my memories with her! I've got my fingers and toes crossed that my sweet sis is the next girl in the family to wear orange & blue! :) (PS- sorry to my dad who didn't make it in any pics since he was so busy taking them!) 

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Weekending: Baby Shower!

This weekend was a wonderful one! Several of my sweet girlfriends are expecting, and this weekend we got the pleasure of celebrating Emily and her baby girl Adalyn! Although the day was dreary and rainy, the sun was shining inside the Lemon Lilly Tea Room and we had the most wonderful time! I adore any chance I get to spend time with these ladies (we've now been friends for almost 10 years- we met my freshman year of college!) and this weekend was no exception :) We laughed, we cried (happy tears) and most importantly we celebrated and prayed over the wonderful new life Emily is about to bring into this world! So blessed to be able to do life with these amazing women! (Sorry for the picture overload, but the shower was too cute not to share all the details!)

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Wedding Wednesday: #thegunklewedding {Rehearsal Dinner}

It's time for our next edition of "Wedding Wednesday" following the details of my sweet friend Cherysh's special weekend of nuptials. Today i'm sharing the fun of the Rehearsal dinner! Cherysh's fiance, David, is a huge Atlanta Braves fan so they had a baseball-themed rehearsal dinner and it was so much fun! It was also great to dress in our favorite sports-gear (I of course supported my Florida Gators)! 

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Wedding Wednesday: #thegunklewedding {Bachelorette Party}

As many of you saw over on Instagram, I spent some time in North Carolina recently for my sweet girlfriend Cherysh's beautiful wedding weekend. It was such a fun celebration of her love! I took so many pictures (I just got a DSLR camera and was having a blast learning how to use it!) that it's going to take time to share them all with you. So I thought a "wedding wednesday" series would be fun for the next few weeks! 

Today I am sharing some photos from Cherysh's bachelorette party! We started off the night with appetizers and drinks at her house, then took a party bus to downtown Raleigh for some fun out on the town! It was pretty dark in the bus and out in 'da club (ha!) so I'm just including pics from the start of the night. We had the best time celebrating our girl!

What are some of y'alls favorite bachelorette parties?

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Gone to Carolina in My Mind...

Y'all my heart could seriously BURST with happiness right now! I'm currently soaking up the mountain air in North Carolina, with my favorite girls in the world, celebrating the marriage of our girl Cherysh! It's a weekend full of my girlfriends, wine, and celebrating! All my favorite things! You can keep up with the fun on Instagram if you want to join in :) 

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Masqued Bach

After all the fun of Cherysh's Derby Bridal Shower, us girls switched gears and jazzed it up for her Bachelorette night- a Mardi Gras themed Masqued Bach! It was super fun to put on a fabulous mask and celebrate a hot-hot-hot bride to be! We celebrated at Taverna Opa, which is just about the most fun restaurant on the planet- where else do they encourage you to dance on the table and throw napkins at you shouting "opa"?! 

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Talk Derby to Me

 One of my sweet college girlfriends is getting' hitched and all us gals gathered last weekend to celebrate Cherysh + David! Her adorable bridal shower was Derby themed and we all had so much fun in our biggest hats and best dresses! Cher bear we love you and can't wait to make you a M-R-S in October!

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