Nora's First Wedding

It was a success! She talked the whole time and thought that was really funny.  Everyone around us was looking at her and baby Hunter 1) because they are cute babies & 2) because they are both verbal!  We tried to give her a paci to keep her quiet, but she just threw it a few pews up-apparently she didn't like that idea. 

The reception was cold & rainy, but very nice & pretty in the tent and new barn my aunt and uncle just built.  Congrats Jonny & Brittany-jealous of them because they went to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon because that's where Jake & I went on ours.  It was just as beautiful looking at their pictures as I remember.  Jake and I both decided we have to go back around our 5 year anniversary...only 1.5 years from now!

I feel like I got caught by the paparazzi here!



Nora, Me, Anthony, Hunter

Nana with the grand kids

Jake & Nora at the reception

3 Years in 2 Months!!

Time flies...our 3rd anniversary is in 2 months already! There have been a lot of events in those 3 years that we are thankful for. One that I'm ready to get rid of...the Bath & Body Works Vanilla lotion that was a bridal shower gift that is still in the spare bathroom. One of my college girlfriends gave it to me as a gift package for the bathroom-great gift, wrong scent. In her defense, only some high school friends would have known not to get me Vanilla Bean hand lotion scent. I use it, but prefer something different as it doesn't sit well with my sniffer. Funny that it's been around for as long as we've been married! It reminded me of 3 years ago when I saw it today.

Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Haisley

I went through college and our dietetic internship with Maria and this past weekend she was married up in northern Indiana. We had a great time with some of the other girls that I went to school with, but never seem to be able to catch up with becuase everyone is so busy and all over the place. The wedding was in Plymouth and the reception at Amish Acres in Napanee....yes amish food! Family style fried chicken, beef and noodles, green beans, fresh bread with apple butter, homemade mashed potatos, roast beef, stuffing (or dressing as some people called it), and some yummy wedding cake. It was the best food ever! Well, I've been all for homestyle since the beginnnig of pregnancy-so it was awesome. The reception was in a barn looking restaurant and was decorated to match the barn perfectly as you'll see by the cake sitting on top of a log and the lantern centerpieces. It was all too cute! Maria looked stunning and she is one of the only people who can pull off the hat/headpiece netting thing below!

The fabulous RDs!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Dimitt!! 7.31.2010

1 m, 2 t's...thats all I could think about when typing that title! LOL Here they are...the newest couple in our friend circle posing in the limo post ceremony. Great picture guys!

Jake and I had a blast the whole weekend with you both-we love you and wish you the best!

We are so excited for you both...now have fun changing your name on everything Jacko, thats the one thing the guys get off the hook on!

Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins!

Here they are! Cute as can be-MR. & MRS. MATT JENKINS!

We had a blast at the wedding. It was so awesome to be able to see Britt again and to finally meet Matt! Although it was just a nice to meet you-I've heard lots about you type of meeting, but we are planning on taking a trip down south in the summer to visit them and get to know Matt a little more! The reception hall was really neat and antique-like (just as I had pictured). Anyway, we had a ton of fun... can't wait until we can see you guys again! Hope you are having fun in Mexico!

Ryan & Ellen Burch 9.29.09

Wedding in reverse, thanks to photo uploader! They had a beautiful ceremony, pictures dont do any of it justice! Love this one (below) Ryan looks great with the flowers...consequently Ellen has a beer...

Awww...red is defintely our color!

Congrats! I hope you guys had an awesome honeymoon in Jamaica! I must say I would've loved to vacation there last week too :)

A John Deere Wedding

My cousin Matt got married on Saturday at Camp Cullom in Frankfort and their theme was John Deere! I've never been to a wedding with a theme like that, but they had everything John Deere. The dress was casual so we decided to dress the part and fit in with the theme. It was a nice day for a wedding and since it was in the woods, it wasnt as hot as I thought it was going to be. Right before the ceremony was about to start I saw this huge Monarch butterfly floating around the wedding party but of course my camera was absolutely dead! These are the only pictures I have and they are from my aunt who was kind enough to take them for me, thanks Aunt Jana :)

Jake & I infront of the tractor we had a hay ride on after the wedding, during the reception.

My cousin Matt & his wife, Lyndsi, the bride and groom, looking their best for the wedding :)

The blacker family cousins, minus my brother & sister, and PJ.

While we were on the hay ride we saw the frisbee golf "goals" and I mentioned to Jake that I thought it would be a neat idea to play one of these days. His response was, yeah me too, but we would have to buy frisbee golf driver, irons, and putters! I laughed because I thought he was kidding, nope not at all-there actually are driver frisbees, etc. Who would've known?! Before I do that I need to revisit throwing a regular frisbee to see if I still have the touch. I'll let you know how it goes if we end up going...

Weekend Happenings

This weekend has been fun for me and eventful since I've been too used to not much at all. Which, dont get me wrong, is nice at times, but I get bored easily! Friday we went golfing and got 9 holes in before it really looked like it was going to rain. It never did, but the thought of being soaked did not appeal to me! After that, we rented another movie from the RedBox and managed to return it only paying the $1.07 it is supposed to cost. Saturday, we took a trip to the State Fair. I havent been in such a long time which was evidenced by the shoes I decided to wear (sandals with straps not fit for walking more than 10 yards). We saw the dog show, pigs race, and lumberjack contest which Jake really wanted to see. We also took a stroll through the barns and watched the horses practice before some kind of competition. I really like farm animals, but the ones that are bigger than me really scare the crap out of me, including horses and cows, and some pigs! Jake cant stop himself from laughing at me everytime one gets near me...I just have thoughts of the animals going crazy and running into me somehow! Who knows when they have had enough of the fair. We didnt want to spend a lot of money eating at the fair so we ate at home before and took snacks and just bought a lemon shake up. I used to think they were so much better, but now I just think they taste like straight syrup- ewww! After the fair we met Jakes parents at El Rodeo for dinner, then we headed home for the night. Today, we enjoyed our morning workout, pool time and a few stops to drop off BeautiControl orders from the last spa I did. We made spinach lasagna for dinner, which was delicious! After dinner, Jake was excited because Sunday Night Football debuted tonight-glad he's around, I never would have realized it! But, 8:00 is Big Brother time...I just love pointless TV shows that make you feel better about your life :)

We are officially 22 days from moving out and 19 days from Ellen & Ryans Wedding :)

Ellen's Bachelorette Party!

Ellen's Bachelorette Party was 2 weeks ago in Chicago! I rode up Saturday with Tom and went to her shower that afternoon then rode the Metra to the city to her aunts condo. After changing into our "golf" attire for the bachelorette bar golf we headed to the Wrigleyville bars. Ironically enough, T-Mac was out for his bachelor party that night in Chicago as well-and whats funny is they are both getting married on the same day! I thought it was sort of neat-Jackie and I ended up meeting up with T-mac and Special J before we headed back to the hotel that night. All-in-all a good night of fun, but holy cow are drinks expensive in Chicago!

Here we are in our Arglye, polos, and kahki!

Jackie and I

The big day is still over a month away-Aug 29th, but rapidly approaching! Jake and I are very excited for the wedding which reminds me that he still needs to be measured for his tux! Thats all for now, more on our trip to Austin, TX later on!

P.S. Happy 2nd Anniversary Jason & Tab!!