32 Years

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY SWEET PARENTS!!  

They have been married for a whopping 32 years today and are STILL best friends.  Mr. R and I couldn't ask for better role models for a wonderful marriage:).

Here are the crazy kids from god knows when...(and I HOPE this was for a costume party?!)

32 years, 2 daughters, 3 dogs, 3 1/2 cats, charlotte, connecticut, san francisco, raleigh, 1 heart attack, and 1 son-in-law later...

Thoughts

• I was at Harris Teeter earlier this week and was so excited to score this bouquet of peonies & hydrangeas.  I have them on my desk and they just make me smile!  We had very similar colored peonies on our wedding day.  

• I  guess I got my answer from last week's post and Jessica Simpson delivered her almost 10lb baby!  I actually really like the name, Maxwell Drew.  Per People.com, its a combo of her husband's middle name and her mom's maiden name.  Props to her for keeping it in the family and not choosing a fruit or country for her namesake.

• It was announced this week that the 2nd Annual Southern Ground Music & Food Festival with Zac Brown Band will be October 20-21 on Daniel Island.  Mr. R and I did not go this past year but are hoping to go this year.  We LOVE Zac Brown heard this was a blast last year.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow, May 5.

•  I am thinking of ordering this dress from JCrew Factory for a wedding in June, thoughts?

VIA

• Mother's Day is next weekend.  Got any great gift ideas for making mom feel special to share??

• I was lucky enough to visit my co-worker A and her husband C (from my post yesterday) at MUSC Children's Hospital last night.  I was even able to have a few moments with sweet Rowan.  Unfortunately Rowan had a seizure last night and then another MRI this morning showing the swelling in her brain as increased.  A&C have set up a Caringbridge website (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rowanrice )for their beautiful girl.  I am in awe at the strength A&C have been able to muster and know that God is helping them stay strong.  A is especially wondering if there is anyone out there who has gone through something similar.  They need all the thoughts, prayers and love they can get right now.  Thank you to those of you who are lifting them up in thought and word.

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!!

Best (or I guess WORST) of 2011 ~ The Breakups

No comments on these for me...I am afraid I might offend someone!

DEMI MOORE & ASHTON KUTCHER
Married 6 Years

via People

MARIA SCHRIVER & ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER
Married 25 Years

via People

KIM KARDASHIAN & KRIS HUMPRIES
Married a wopping 72 Days

via People

MELISSA GILBERT & BRUCE BOXLEITNER
Married 16 Years


via People


ASHLEE SIMPSON & PETE WENTZ
Married 2 1/2 Years

via People

JENNIFER LOPEZ & MARC ANTHONY
Married 7 Years

via People

**AND IN LATE BREAKING NEWS...**

KATY PERRY & RUSSELL BRAND
Married 1 1/2 Years

via People

Best of 2011 ~ Weddings

Every year to-die-for weddings grace the pages of glossy magazines, newspaper announcements and blogs.  Obviously 2011 was no different, if not even more grand, with the Royal Wedding in April.  Congrats to those of you who join the likes of Reese, Kate(s), Kim, Miranda and others!

MIRANDA LAMBERT & BLAKE SHELTON
Hill Country, Texas
in her mother's wedding dress

via People

REESE WITHERSPOON & JIM TOTH

Ojai, California

in Monique Lhuillier

via People

KIM KARDASIAN & KRIS HUMPHRIES (SADLY THEY WILL MAKE MY 2011 BREAKUPS LIST TOO!)

Monticeto, California

in Vera Wang

via People

VANESSA MINILLO & NICK LACHEY

Necker Island

in Monique Lhuillier

via People

KATE MOSS & JAMIE HINCE

Cotswold, England

in John Galliano

via People

LEANN RIMES & EDDIE CIBRIAN

Malibu, California

in Reem Acra

via Creative Wedding

LUISANA LOPILATO & MICHAEL BUBLE

Buenos Aires, Argentina AND Vancouver, Canada

via US Weekly

via Just Jared

AND FINALLY, THE ROYALS...

CHARLENE WITTSTOCK & PRINCE ALBERT OF MONACO

Monaco

in Georgio Armani Prive

via People

ZARA PHILLIPS & MIKE TINDALL

Edinburgh, Scotland

in Stewart Parvin

via People

CATHERINE MIDDLETON & PRINCE WILLIAM OF ENGLAND

London, England

in Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

via People