James & Carole, Girl's Night, Sunday Fun Day!

I'm back! After a crazy couple of weeks and some hard drive drama (ahem, thankfully none of my pictures are missing!), I am back! We have been busy kicking off our summer! Let's see how much I can fit in one post!

1. James Taylor and Carole King Concert: My sweet mom bought us tickets to go see James Taylor (my absolute fave!) and Carole King (my new absolute fave!) in concert! We sat back, relaxed, and listened to all their greatest hits! Carole is absolutely adorable and I hope I am as cute and spunky as she is at that age!

2. Best Girl's Night Ever: I hate that I have no pictures of this night, because pictures really would have given it justice. You know how sometimes when plans fall through, they end up being better than you could have imagined! Well, that explains this girls night. My old roomies (Courtney and Brittany) and I had planned to see Sex in the City 2 on a Friday night at Phipps. After fighting traffic, rain, and chasing down lost dogs (Ellie) and caring for dogs who were just newtered (Jackson)....we FINALLY made it to Phipps Plaza to purchase our 8:50 pm movie tickets. Upon arriving at 7:30, we were excited to purchase our tickets early and enjoy a glass of wine and dinner at The Grape. To our surprise, the only tickets left were for the 8:00 pm showing. We all REALLY wanted that glass of wine - so we ran into The Grape, gulped a glass, swollowed and appetizer flatbread, and coerced our waitress into letting us buy bottles of wine to take into the theater with us! The best part - she did! She sold us 2 bottles, corked 'em, and sent us off on our way with plastic cups! We were set! Again to our suprise (sensing a theme here?), upon entering the theater we discovered there were no seats left! Sold out show! So we did what any girl desperately needing a girl's night would do. We sat on the floor in the back. There we were - 3 friends sitting on the floor, butts falling asleep, watching our SITC2, and drinking our wine! We got to talk and laugh throughout the whole thing whithout annoying anyone around us! I couldn't have planned it better! That night will always be engraved in my memory! Thanks Britt and Court!

3. YH Sunday Fun Day: On a usual Sunday, you'll find us Wells fishing, exploring, finding creeks, etc. This particular Sunday was especially fun! We found a new creek and a really cool Antique shop! I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Creeks & Waterfalls!

Crazy tad poles!

The Pickers guys would have been obsessed with this!

When was the last time you had an old fashioned coke or root beer? Ahhhh!

How cute is he?

The sweet guy above, bought me a new gardenia bush and herbs on our way home!

Oh, and this is how we're displaying those antique bottles!

We made magnets out of the caps!

Fisherwives Unite!

This weekend I didn't have to play the role of fisherwife by myself! I had the privilege of sharing the duties with one of my best friends, Brittany Hutchinson!

By duties, I'm referring to the following:

1. Give the fishermen (aka Clayton & Spencer) company by coming along for the ride!
2. Paddle the Kayak down the river, so the fishermen can cast from the boat!
3. Attempt to dock/park the kayak when the fishermen want to put on waders and fish outside the boat!
4. Read US Weekly's until they catch a fish Encourage them continually until they catch a fish!
5. Serve as the Fishermen's photographers when they catch the big fish! (Oh, so someone doesn't mine the paparazzi now, huh?!)
6. Feed the fishermen snacks and beers the whole way home!

In all seriousness, we had the best time out on the Toccoa River with the Hutchinson's! We wrapped up the day with a cornhole tournament and a grilled meal on the Egg! Mmmm!

Brittany - Thanks for the invite, the sweet company, and my new book!

Spencer - Thanks for keeping my boy entertained and giving him a glimpse of his personal heaven this weekend! What was the total, about 20 fish in 2 days?!

Mr. & Mrs. Hobbs - The cabin is gorgeous! Save the Cabin!

The adventure begins!

A adventure it was!

Up close and personal with the herd of cows!

Fish on!

Nice one, Wells...

These two both caught fish at the exact same time! Happy boys!

Big one!

Old railroad tracks...

The Wells.

The Hutchinson's.

Fat Fish.

Jackson & Ellie.

We'll come back, whenever you need us to! :)

Mr. & Mrs. Koffler!

This weekend was so special and so much fun for so many reasons!

1. Leigh & Jake: There's nothing like getting to see one of your best friends marry their best friend. Leigh and Jake have dated for almost five years! I love Leigh more than anything, and Jake has become such a great friend to me over the years. They have such a strong love for each other and I know that they will have a marriage that lasts!

2. My Girlfriends: I know I am a bit biased, but I think that my friends are just the greatest girls on Earth! I don't think I realized how much I missed them until I was with them this weekend! After living in a different city from them, I can't tell you how much I APPRECIATE the time I get with them. Our time together is so precious and invaluable. I am going through withdrawals and am missing them like crazy today, as I'm reminiscing the entire weekend! I was so spoiled to get two full days with these girls! We had SO MUCH fun!

3. The Venues: (Friday) The whole weekend was as beautiful as it was fun! The weekend kicked off with a beautiful Bridesmaid Luncheon at the Peachtree Golf Club in Brookhaven where we celebrated the bride's 27th birthday! The Rehearsal Dinner was at Anthony's in Buckhead and the food was delicious! It was followed by an "after-party" where we got to sip on cocktails and listen to acoustic music! Followed by a night out...Park Bench and Five Paces (two of my favorite places!)

The beautiful Birthday Girl/Bride!

The Palace Girls - Oh to be able to live together and be in college again!

Beautiful Friends.

Rehearsal Dinner with all my favorite girlfriends...

...and their men!

....And my man!

Then out to Park Bench and Five Paces for some fun!

More 3. The Venues (Saturday): The ceremony was held at Peachtree Road United Methodist. A beautiful church with a beautiful garden and bridal suite, as well! Followed by a gorgeous reception at Cherokee Town Club...an old Atlanta country club where we danced the night away!

Our beautiful bride, Leigh!

The Palace Bridesmaids!

Love these ladies.

My Little Leigh Pea.

Hanging out in the Bridal Suite.

At the reception with our favorite Alpha Chi's!

XOXO's...

Dancing fools!

4. Our Boys: A special thanks to the men who love us and put up with us! They continue to attend shower after shower and wedding after wedding. They sit back and let us chat, dance, giggle, laugh, dance, drink, chat, drink, dance some more, reminisce about old memories that they don't understand (you REALLY had to be there!) and make sure we all get home safe at the end of the night!

Mike, Matt, Clayton, Gunter, and Spencer

5. My Boy: An extra special thanks to my man who fed us Krystal on the way home and brought me Advil in bed the next morning. Now that's love. He definitely deserved his day of fishing post-wedding!

And look what he caught!

So sad the weekend is over! I wish we could do it all over again! Congratulations again, Leigh and Jake! I love you both so much!

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