Back to the grind

First off, Will's birthday bash was a huge success! We had a great time celebrating with family and friends!

Table-Scape

Me and the Birthday Boy

Beer Pong Table- built by Will, his brother, and his dad. Painted by me, Will, and his brother and sister. The floating beer pong table idea was replaced by this creation.

After the party was all said and done, we headed to Edisto! We had a wonderful vacation with my family. The weather was HOT, but a great time was had by all!! We relaxed alot, we ate alot, and enjoyed each other's company. It was so nice not to have anything particular to do. I read 3 books and soaked up some rays! We went for late afternoon boat rides in the creek and walks on the beach.

Lazy Beach Pup

Boat Ride

Photo Op before Dinner at the Old Post Office

We got home from the beach on Friday afternoon. We spent the day acclimating ourselves back into reality. Vacation sure does suck the life out of you. I am glad we had the whole weekend to recoup before going back to work today. Saturday night we celebrating my good friend Blair's birthday at one of our new favorite restaurants, The Pizza Joint. We had a fabulous time with friends, as always! On Sunday, we got up for church and spent the rest of the day relaxing.
Oh, I did finally make it back to the gym Saturday morning- it kicked my butt! Will and I did some water exercises/aerobics yesterday- that is a great workout! I will definitely be taking advantage of our neighborhood pool for exercising! I have heard that 20 minutes of walking in the pool equals 40 minutes of walking on land. That works for me! You can definitely feel the resistance walking in the pool.
So, it's back to the grind this week before the long 4th of July weekend! We will be celebrating with dear family friends at their pool.  For now, I'm just working for the weekend!!

Vacation Begins Today!!

The day has finally come....VACATION!! Well, technically we aren't leaving for the beach until Sunday. No work until next Monday!! There one important event standing in the way of vacation, though. Will's fabulous pool party bash on Saturday night! The last minute plans are finally coming together and I think we are all set. There will be some last minute decorating and burger grilling before the festivities begin tomorrow evening. I'm very excited to share the night with my husband and our friends to celebrate his birthday!!
Then, off to the beach we go on Sunday after lunch (which will be spent with Will's parents for Father's Day)! Will and I went to dinner with my dad last night to celebrate at Travinia. We had a wonderful meal and even better conversation. We will celebrate with my step-dad when we get down to Edisto on Sunday. Looks like we have a fun, busy weekend ahead...then a nice, relaxing week at the beach!!

Photo by Susan Roberts

Playing Catch Up

I know it's been a while since my last post. Here is why...I have been a busy girl!

I had a wonderful weekend at the Isle of Palms and Charleston celebrating with friends for a bachelorette weekend. Friday night, we went to Coconut Joe's for cocktails. After a few drinks, we went back to the beach house and cooked dinner- Mexican! We had a great evening hanging out at the house. Saturday was a lazy day of laying out on the beach. Saturday night, we geared up to head downtown Charleston for dinner and drinks. Our party bus picked us up and we headed to dinner at Tommy Condon's.

All of us girls before getting on the party bus.

After dinner, we walked a few blocks to Mad River Bar and Grille and Market Street Saloon. We had a great night celebrating Anna and her upcoming nuptials.

Yesterday was Will's birthday! We celebrated by going to dinner at Solstice Kitchen.
1. We had a Groupon.
2. They have a great weeknight special- $25 3-course menu.

We are looking forward to celebrating Will and his 30th birthday more this weekend at his pool party!

COUNTDOWN to VACATION = 3 WORK DAYS!!!

Planning Will's 30th Birthday Bash!!

Will's 30th birthday is next week!! We are having a huge pool party for him next Saturday at our neighborhood pool.

Our Neighborhood Pool and Cabana

He has already gotten one of his gift's from me in preparation for the the big event:

Weber One Touch Copper Grill


 He also wants this:

Inflatable Beer Pong Table

I still have to finish planning the menu and decorations. I also need to figure out what kind of cake to bake. It will be some kind of chocolate cake, because to him, birthday cakes have to be chocolate.
I love these pieces from Target:

Napkin and Silverware Caddy



Metal Tub

I love the multi-colored stripes. They go perfectly with the invitations I got for the party, which are turquoise and navy.

Party Invitations- I printed them myself using a fun, navy blue font.

I think I will bring in more turquoise and navy with the table decor, as well. I have to keep it as manly as possible, to keep the hubby happy! Stay tuned for more party planning fun...




2 weeks until VACATION!!!

I am so looking forward to my week's vacation at Edisto. Two weeks of work until a much needed week off. Until then, I will work this week and have a little weekend mini-vacation at the Isle of Palms for a friend's bachelorette party. Then, its back to work for the week, while celebrating Will's 30th birthday, my step-mom's birthday, my brother-in-law's birthday, and Father's Day. It actually looks like it will end up being a busy two weeks before the grand prize....a week at Edisto!!

Our house

View from the porch- gazebo and beach