Marital Rating Scale, Yikes!

Um, I scored a NEGATIVE 21...no one will ever marry me!

Lake James

As promised, here are the pics from my weekend at Lake James. B and I were invited to a very casual lake wedding this past weekend. The groom is one of B's good friend's older brother. I'd never met the bride, and had only met the groom twice becuase he and B had fished in some bass tournaments together. The plan was to attend the wedding, booze up at the reception, then camp across the lake with 4 other couples we're friends with. Everyone met at the groom's parents' lake house and was shuttled over to an island by pontoon for the ceremony. The island was beautiful and the ceremony started at sunset. Then everyone was shuttled back to the house for the reception. Think bbq, sweet tea, and muskadine wine. We'd gotten there early and set up camp at a lot across the lake. Rather than bringing a tent like our friends did, B thought it would be better to sleep on an air mattress in the bed of his truck. I actually slept pretty well, could have been the wine...The next day we had Sunday Funday on Lake James. This lake is absolutely beautiful, it's actually where they filmed the movie Last of the Mohicans. The water was so clear and blue, pics don't really do it justice...B and I neglected to coordinate our outfits when packing, this is why he's in pink and I'm in red. I'm ticked that the photographer didn't capture my matching Coach sandals, I think they really set off the outfit. Oh, and I'm not really 6 months pregnant as the dress would have you believe...gross.This was the view behind where the couple got married. Gorgeous! The flower girl was precious. She was shy and had to be carried down the isle...halfway through the ceremony she got her nerve up and dumped the whole basket of rose petals out.B cooked breakfast for everyone over the campfire...Our romantic bedMe trying to look like the sea turtleThe view!

Kate Spade Sale, part 2

I couldn't resist...Hurry ladies, quantities are limited!

Kate Spade Sale!

Got this in my email this morning and thought I'd share...additional 25% off all sale merchandise!

http://katespade.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?sHlLQSWUQYVtpgKkHPJxloLoHjKOhhKJhuiHgPQJhuVaVR

That's all I've got time to post now, super busy at work. But I'll post some pics from our weekend at Lake James when I get a chance.

Lake Pics

Here're some pics from Sunday Funday on the lake...

Coming Out Of The Closet

No, not me...but a good bit of my clothes that have been hiding there. On Friday night, B was in a limo headed for Charlotte for a bachelor party, so I decided that at least one of us needed to be a responsible dog-parent and have a tame night. After dinner with some of my girl friends, I packed up the doggies and headed to my parents' house. I was in for the night by 9:30...which hasn't happened in a long time. After eating way too much of my mom's blackberry pie and watching my dogs bully my parents' dog, I headed upstairs for some playtime in my closet. One of the things I love most about my parents' house is my walk-in closet; it's huge and I never know what I'll find in there. One of the things I hate about "shacking up" with B (as my dad calls it) is being 15 minutes across town from said closet. I've got most of my work clothes and swim suits over at B's, and that's really all I've needed this summer. Sadly, there are still gobs of clothes at home that I've totally neglected and/or forgotten about. The pictures below show just some of the clothes that I've been missing out on all summer. In the back of my closet I found like 8 Lilly dresses, skirts, tank tops, jeans, and shoes that I had totally forgotten I had, hiding behind dreary winter clothes. Half of the stuff still had price tags attached! Granted some of the Lilly prints are oo-ooo-oooooldies but goodies, but I brought them out anyway. I'm seriously pissed that I didn't find this stuff until August! I feel cheated that I only have less than a month to wear it all...I have a thing about not wearing Lilly after Labor Day. As for the jeans I found...um, so, maybe they didn't all fit anymore. I'm actually devasted because I paid well over $100 per pair for each of them and they are coated in dust and 2 sizes too small. It's scary to think that in the past 2 years, that much weight has snuck up on me! I'm not a candidate for Gastric Bypass or anything, but I've chubbed up a bit I'd say. Still, why won't my old jeans fit up over my thighs!?!? Project Skinny is starting today. I might even start going to the gym again. Needless to say, Friday night was sort of emotional...

Fun Stuff

Ok, I just ordered my monogram decal! I actually ordered two, a white one and a pink one, both in the fancy script. I ended up finding a seller on eBay, she was a little cheaper than some I'd seen so I figured I'd give her a try. I'm thinking I'll put one on my car, one on my cooler. But...I might end up getting creative, you never know...something fun like a flower pot...

Other exciting news--my best friend from high school came over to tell me she got engaged...and bought a house!!! Her ring is gorgeous, a diamond and sapphire number. We went to see the house and it's an adorable brick ranch with a fantastic screened-in porch! Her fiance is wonderful too, I've known him almost as long as I've known her. Congrats Em and J!!!

B is headed to a bachelor party tonight, so wish me luck not worrying. I'm going to dinner with some friends, then hopefully home to relax. These wild crazy weekends of partying are starting to take their toll...Hope everyone has a great one!

P.S. Holy Crap, it's AUGUST!!!