summer trip to florida..

hi all! i know this is long overdue..not quite sure where the last 3 months have gone! obviously we've been a little busy..i'm just not exactly sure what we've been doing! i'm going to attempt to catch up now and hopefully keep on top of my blog! enjoy some photos from our summer vacation to florida...

happy birthday stacey!

two words: dirty thirty. summer vacation started off with a bang, celebrating stacey's 30th birthday in orlando with the girls! as usual, we were slightly out of control on the dance floor. just goes to show that you're never too old to shake it. stacey is the first of the five of us to turn the big 3-0 (thank goodness! haha). we're getting so old, in fact, that photos from the start of our friendship are in a box in the garage because they are prints. digital cameras were not all that popular back in 1999. yep, friends for 11 years now. hard to believe we met freshman year at FSU when we both ended up pledging the same sorority. we lived in the prestigious kellum hall dormitory. aka the biggest craphole ever. made for many good memories though and that is where our friendship bloomed. we spent the next 4 years living it up at college.. we attended graduate school in different states. the five of us continued to have our girl's weekends despite distance. eventually she moved to south carolina and me to the other side of the world (aka, seattle). since then, we've met up in vegas, orlando, tallahassee, largo...next stop..who knows?! it was a fabulous weekend spent with good friends, yummy drinks and belly-aching laughs. per stacey's request, i chose the following photos with care (in other words, no braces, bathing suits or booze..well, the first two, at least)...hope you enjoy and stace--happy dirty thirty. love you!!

happy father's day...

i just wanted to wish all those daddies out there a very happy father's day! to my grandpa tony, grandpa curt (know you're looking down on your kids today!), uncles (tom, tim, alan, scott, mike), cousins (adam, doug), my dear friends who are daddies, my brother who is celebrating his very first father's day, my hubby who is a wonderful father to my stepson and will be to our children as well, and especially to my own daddy..there's a special place in my heart for him where no one else may enter.

had to post this pic from a few years ago because this is one of hubby's favorite shirts (always gets a lot of laughs and a lot of questions...he's a funny guy!)

jason and baby noah...

one year ago...5/23/10

one year ago today, i did something crazy. one year ago today, i had my hair done up like a flower. one year ago today, my friend made my eyes sparkle. one year ago today, i put on a long, white dress. one year ago today, my mother attached a veil into my hair. one year ago today, my father told me i looked beautiful. one year ago today, my friends gave a toast and we drank champagne out of plastic cups. one year ago today, my mother slipped her engagement ring on my right finger..my something "old". one year ago today, i pinned my grandfather's wedding band into my dress..my something "borrowed". one year ago today, i slipped on a pair of white flip flops..with flowers. one year ago today, i stepped off the elevator to find him. one year ago today, we ran across the street again and again to take photos next to old buildings, fences and palm trees. one year ago today, my daddy walked me down the beach to canon d (steel drums). one year ago today, i said vows i had written weeks prior. one year ago today, i listened to vows spoken about me and "us". one year ago today, we said words that changed our lives. one year ago today, family and friends blessed us with 'congrats' and 'best wishes' and cheers. one year ago today, i kissed a boy who i now call husband. one year ago today, we walked down the beach, each wearing a new band on our fingers. one year ago today, we danced the night away with family, friends and good music. one year ago today, he told me he'd love me forever..and i told him i'd love him forever. one year ago today, i married the love of my life...

happy mother's day...

i just wanted to wish all the mothers i know out there a very happy mother's day. of course, i am partial to my own sweet momma. because of her i am the woman i am today. she has guided me for the last 29 years and guides me still. she is my best friend..the person i turn to in times of joy and times of sorrow. i am so very lucky, i know. i'm sorry i couldn't be with you on your special day, but here's to you, mom, for being so wonderful. happy mother's day. :)

yosemite with the lubbens...

luke and i made it down to (modesto) california this past weekend to visit with cyndi, greg, jacob and emily! we had a great time and made it to yosemite for the day! i had forgotten how incredibly beautiful it is and was thankful to be there with my love and great friends. oh, and some pretty stinkin' cute kids. enjoy some shots from our trip...

happy easter..

just wanted to wish a very happy easter to everyone! and despite my critique of every picture taken of me, i decided to post these just to show my new hair...

happy birthday sweet hubby..

we celebrated hubby's birthday last weekend with good friends, good food and good fun! of course you're never too old to open presents. ;) this year was all about things soccer-related. oh wait, that's every year. and every holiday for that matter! luke has been carrying around a barcelona poster his mom got for him years ago and i snuck it out of the house and had it professionally framed. so excited with how it turned out AND that i managed to surprise my husband, the detective.