Weekend Recap

Yeah...its Tuesday, I'm a little behind.  We had an EXTREMELY busy weekend and Monday.  


Friday night Mr. R's brother and sister in law and our two nieces K & E came to spend the night.  We cooked out on the Egg in between thunderstorms.  I made THESE zucchini fries.  They were good but needed a little more Parmesan and maybe some more Italian seasoning.  

I was SO excited when I got a call from our neighbor around 7pm to ask us to go let their dog out...because their beautiful twin girls were born!!  Meet sweet A & B!  CONGRATS to the S family!
 


Saturday morning Mr. R got up bright and early to participate in the Palmetto Society's 1st Annual Redfish Tournament.  I went with my brother & sister-in-law and nieces down to the Farmers Market, it was beautiful Saturday morning.  With Spoleto happening, there was even more to see and do.

yummy cheese grits, breakfast sandwich and fresh coffee

sweet K & E

K on the bouncy slide

one of my favorite Piccolo Spoleto booths

E with my fresh flowers--loving in my office!

pony rides!

Saturday night we celebrated our good friend L's 29th birthday!  It was so fun to catch up with friends and enjoy a night out on their dock.  **I was going to make the avocado, corn & tomato salad but ran out of time.  Instead I made my salsa/cream cheese specialty.  Easiest thing in the world and addicting!

the cake from L's husband, haha

happy happy birthday!!!

Sunday we went out to Kiawah to hang out some more with Mr. R's brother and family.  We went to the beach in the morning and then the boys went to play golf and the girls went to the pool and a visit to the Kiawah Nature Center.  I got WAY too much sun.

our little starfish E

baby gators at the nature center

Our niece K just got back from a week at camp and we made Camp Greystone nachos on Sunday night!  What a fun idea for kids or a Mexican themed dinner!  Take individual bags of fritos, open them, dump beef, cheese, salsa, and whichever other toppings you may want, shake it up and serve!!  

Monday was a BIG day for birthdays.  It was my sister in law J's bday, my coworkers, our friend L from Saturday night AND my one of my bff's bdays.  We went to Pearlz in Avondale last night to celebrate L's big 29!!  We have been best friends since college and I absolutely LOVE spending time with she and her hubby J.  I wish her the best year ever!

surprise TCBY cake, her fave!

L&J, love them

Last but not least a HUGE shout out to our friends the Oakleys who will be welcoming their set of TWINS tomorrow morning!!  Cannot wait for those beautiful babies to be here and praying its a easy delivery for their momma J!

Weekend Recap

We had such a fun weekend!  Friday night we were lucky enough to celebrate the wedding of our good friends Lauren & Aaron.  The ceremony was at Stella Maris on Sullivan's and the reception was at the Daniel Island Club.  The bride (and groom!) looked stunning and the reception was a BLAST.  The wedding was black tie so it was fun to get all dressed up.  I had never seen Mr. R in a tux before and WOW he sure cleans up nice:).

Mr. and Mrs. Barber!

Mr. R and I all gussied up...

Burke High School Band surprised us during cocktail hour...

Beautiful Decor From W.E.D.

Yummy food & Cookie Box-To-Go!!

Best Buds All Dolled Up--Can you believe A is 7 months along?!  She looks incredible!

Saturday Mr. R and I recovered and had a nice lunch with one of my co-workers on Daniel Island.  Then we had one of those extremely last minute, extremely impromptu nights that was so fun with our good friends and soon to be neighbors the MacCoys (check them out over on Tales of the Traveling Peach).  Basically they grab whats in their fridge, combine it with ours and we try and make something.  Unfortuneatly this time we ended up having to make a grocery store run...

My summer drink of choice...pinot grigio & sprite zero spritzer--try it!

Gourmet Grilled Cheese (I had brie & mushrooms)

nom nom nom....spinach salad w/ goat cheese & champagne dressing on the side

puppy dogs got a treat too- dogsters ice cream!

then got a little crazy with some yatzee...Kate whipped all our butts

Sunday, Mr. R and I took a little trip to Columbia to meet his momma and bring her back to CHS with us for the week.  We also got to see two of our nieces!!!  They are SO cute!

Mr. R and SC

Big Sis M checking out SC for some teeth coming in!

Grammie & M

Sweet baby birds in the front wreath!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

A Little Bit of Turkey Fried...

I hope everyone has had a great couple of days...sorry for the MIAness.  Its been a little crazy around the office and home! 

Mr. R and I had a very eventful weekend.  Not ONLY did he and our great friend TP install a garage opener (and it works!) we had a fabulous time with a group of great friends at our house yesterday.  Mr. R tried out his new turkey fryer with some assistance and we watched some good football.

getting ready to fryyyy

all the doggies

the chef and some of his buddies (and the egg)

they want some too

here we go!

the star of the show, miss vidalia!

I got some snuggle time in.

me and the girls

grant and the finished product

A Whole Lot O' Thanks

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOURS!

Mr. R and I are spending this turkey day in good ol' Charleston.  He is working and I am truely grateful to be spending my Thanksgiving afternoon with some of our best friends, the Brewers, and Mrs. B's family.  Tonight we plan on cooking a nice steak and sides and sitting back to revel in all we have to be thankful for this year.  Some highlights of our gratefulness to God, in no particular order...

• my wonderful husband, dog Tucker & cat Raleigh
• 3 loving parents, a wonderful stepdad, 1 sister, 2 brothers, 1 stepsister and 2 amazing sister in laws
• loving memory of a greatly missed father, 3 grandfathers, and 2 grandmothers
• 4 beautiful and healthy nieces
• 3 living and loving grandparents
• a home, food on the table and water to drink
• the beauty of North and South Carolina
• employment
• our health
• friends who are more like family
• music and laughter
• bicycles, real estate and association management for without, we would not be employed

Gourmet Grilled Cheese

Mr. R and I had our regular date with our friends the MacCoys last night for dinner and our weekly Amazing Race viewing.  We are still trying to come up with a catchy name for our get togethers so if anyone has any suggestions, please pass along! 

Last night we dined on "gourmet grilled cheese," salad, Mrs. Fearnow's Brunwick Stew (yes in a can, its the closest to Eastern NC I can find AND Walmart sells it!) and wine (duh).  Here is ours (I had brie, munster & tomato on sourdough) and some other stomach growling renditions for you to try!

  


OTHER IDEAS:

Brie, Goat Cheese, Bacon & Green Tomato
found HERE

Jalepeno Popper Grilled Cheese
Jalepeno Peppers, Cream Cheese, Jack Cheese & Tortilla Crumbs
found HERE

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese
Blue Cheese Dressing, Cream Cheese, Bleu Cheese, Shredded Cheddar, Shredded Chicken Breast & Hot Sauce
found HERE



Tomato, Mozzerella, Pesto & Basil
found HERE



Avocado, Bacon & Apple Slices
found HERE

Kiawah On My Mind

Mr. R and I are headed out to a little piece of paradise called Kiawah Island this weekend with some of our BFFs, the Brewers.  If you have not had the chance to visit KI, YOU SHOULD.  There must be some reason that some of America's finest (Dan Marino, George Bush, Joe Binden, Tara Lapinski, Joe Gibbs, Oprah, Mariah Carey, ect.) have flocked to this island to visit or even dropped their bags and now call it home.  Maybe because it was voted one of America's Top Ten Beaches?  It might as well be the Hamptons of the South (which of course means its better!). 

Mr. R and I met at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, working, fell in love and even got engaged on Kiawah Island.  This weekend should be beautiful and we plan to hit up some of our favorite past times.  We are celebrating our engagement anniversary (Oct 24), as well as an early first wedding anniversary (Nov 6) and a belated wedding anniversary of our friends the Brewers (Oct 17).  Let the celebrating begin!  A few sneak peaks of the island for your viewing...

Kiawah Island, South Carolina
10 Miles long, 1.5 Miles wide, only 45 Minutes from Downtown Charleston

Beautiful Kiawah Island Sunset (the island faces South so you get the best of both!)

The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Biking on Island, i.e. Mr. R's way of work!

kayaking from Mingo Point

Jasmine Porch Brunch

The Ocean Course: Host of the PGA Championship 2012

mansions...

gorgeous!

    

THE FRIENDLY NATIVES!