Weekend Recap

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that you were either able to see your mommas or atleast have a good phone call!  If you ARE a momma, I hope you were showered with love!


Mr. R and I were supposed to have gone back to Spartanburg for an engagement shower for some good friends K&B (wedding in June, woohoo!) but just couldn't make it work after being there two weeks ago and then leaving again Memorial Day weekend.  We are so sad we missed it AND missed spending Mothers Day with DRB!


Friday night our friends the MacCoys came over and we made homemade pizza and had a rummy tournament.  I lead most of the night and then Mrs. M pulled a fast one and beat me in the end.  

Girl's Pizza from the Oven

Guys Pizza on the Big Green Egg

Saturday we got up and got the oil changed on my car, went to Lowes for some hydrangeas and new window box flowers and then took a trip out to Kiawah with the MacCoys to go kayaking/fishing.  Against Mr. R's strong suggestion to go elsewhere we thought it would be a great idea to kayak against the incoming tide out to Captain Sam's Inlet, hang out, and then kayak back to Mingo Point against the wind and outgoing tide.  Needless to say my fingers even hurt from the paddling on Sunday.  

We also had a little incident on the way back...somehow the fishing lines behind the kayaks got crossed (trolling in kayaks, I mean really...), one of the lines snapped and the other whip-lashed back and the hook caught my shoulder and cheek.  No, thank fully I did not look like a fish with a hook in my mouth but it scared the crap out of me!!!  Now two days, and some Neosporin later, my cheek is looking a whole lot better.

jellyfish mass suicide

Sunday was pretty crappy weather wise but Mr. R and I were up early.  He and the boys (4 legged) gave me the beautiful hydrangeas for the yard and the flowers for the window boxes.  Mr. R was nice enough to plant them for me.  We spent some time wandering around Lowes dreaming of home projects, relaxing on the couch and then I made Sunday dinner--Oven Fried Chicken, Smashed Potatoes & Green Bean Casserole...YUMMMM

2 new hydrangeas & don't mind Rals doing his yoga in the background

updated window boxes: petunias, calibrachoa & potato vine

my gardenias have finally started blooming

sunday dinner

Thoughts

• Coastal Living Magazine announced today that our very own Kiawah Island (i.e. where Mr. R and I met, worked, got engaged, vacationed and LOVE) was named "Happiest Seaside Town in America."  You can read the article HERE.  No wonder my husband always has a smile on his face...I thought it was just because he is married to me!

• Speaking of KI, we are excited to go kayaking this weekend on the rivahhh.  Hopefully the dolphins will be out to play.  

• I ordered this necklace off of Etsy this week.  Identical to the infamous JCREW Bubble Necklace for 1/3 of the price! 

VIA

• Did anyone watch Scandal last night?  Its my new obsession!!!  I am on pins and needles for next week's episode!  Feeling somewhat similar about the finale of Grey's but read today on TVLine.com that all the original cast has resigned a 2-year deal.  WHEW.

• My neighbor's opened her front door to her cat, Oscar, snuggled up with this little guy.  They were hoping to keep him but unfortunately he did not make it through the night last night.  Poor little thing.

  

• Update on baby Rowan:  She is getting ready to move out of the PICU!!  She is making little steps towards recovery and is officially off her breathing tube and oxygen.  The is clasping her hands and making small movements.  Keep praying for even more good news!!

Weekend & Birthday Recap

Oh my goodness I had the BEST birthday!  Thank you so all of my wonderful friends & family (especially my husband) for making me feel so loved.  I am truly blessed!

My sister surprised me with these little goodies by TORY BURCH (OMG I'm in love)...my coworkers took great care of me with a cake and loads of flowers...my family was too generous...25 of our loving friends joined us for a Mexican fiesta at our favorite cantina, MARIAS...and my parents topped it off with a GORGEOUS oil painting of the spot Mr. R and I got married---I am one lucky girl!!!

As you know from Thursday's post (HERE), Mr. R took me on an amazing weekend stay-cation toTHE SANCTUARY HOTEL on Kiawah.  It was unbelievable.  

We got out to KI about 4pm and checked into our ridiculous ocean front suite.  It was about 1200 sq ft (i.e. 3/4 the size of our house!) with 2 full baths, foyer, separate living area, HUGE master bedroom and 3 balconies.  The hotel was so sweet and sent us champagne and chocolate covered strawberries upon arrival.

After gawking at the room for awhile, we went and got massages and the SANCTUARY SPA.  If you have not been, I strongly recommend it.  Then we ate a really yummy sushi dinner at the OCEAN ROOM.  We had the mushroom, ocean tempura, sunrise and spicy tuna rolls.  They took extremely good care of us and surprised me with a little birthday dessert!  It is a cake that has literally 24 layers!  THEN we got back to the room there was a beautiful rose petal turn down!  I mean...over the top amazing!

Saturday morning Mr. R let me sleep in (thank goodness) but he was up at the crack of dawn and captured the stunning sunrise from our balcony.  

It was beautiful on Saturday.  So after eating too much at the breakfast buffet at JASMINE PORCH, we took a walk around the grounds, relaxed in the room, watched some ACC basketball and then were lucky enough to join Captain Mike Frees on a DOLPHIN ENCOUNTER (on the new MISS VALERIE!) along the Kiawah River (where I was constantly checking the score of the UNC/NC State game, NC State was ROBBED!).  The dolphins were active, woohoo!

Saturday night we were treated to *multiple* drinks at the Lobby Bar (Mr. R sampled MULTIPLE bourbons & I had champagne cosmos).  Then enjoyed dinner at Jasmine Porch.  The brought out a fried green tomato amuse bouche.  Then Mr. R had BBQ Pork Belly Appetizer and a special rib eye for dinner.  I had a cheese plate and then the filet with horseradish mashed potatoes.  They also kept us well filled on a Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon.  It was GOOD.  THEN I was surprised again with key lime pie and flourless chocolate torte for my birthday.  Seriously we could hardly waddle out of the restaurant.

Sadly Sunday we had to leave.  However we were granted a 3pm checkout which gave us basically the whole day to relax some more.  We ordered breakfast to the room (Mr. R had shrimp & grits, I had pancakes with grits, eggs & bacon and LOTS of coffee).  We were able to eat it over looking the balcony in the warm sun and then catch the first half of the ACC Final game.  Mr. R is a huge FSU fan so we were thrilled with a Seminoles win!  Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better birthday weekend & day.  Thank you to my wonderful loving husband!  Now...time to work all of the food off!