Bride & Groom #2 of the Summer

Another whirlwind wedding weekend!

What made this one so special?

Bud & I were both in it!!!

Saturday morning headed out from our hotel to each of our respective parties....

The bride-to-be...getting all dolled up!

getting my hair done!

The rest of the bridal party!
A wonderful group of girls!

And let's not forget the mother-on-the-bride.

After the salon we were off to the church to finish getting ready and prep for the big moment!

I ran around taking pictures of some of the beautiful details!

Then I took a few pictures of the guys getting ready...

Oh wait...those weren't pictures of them getting ready...those were pictures of them relaxing before they got ready!

Here are some getting ready pics

And the groom...

Calm, cool, collected.

I couldn't, obviously, take pictures during the ceremony seeing as how I was on stage with the rest of the wedding party, but I made up for it afterwards during the reception.

Cutting the cake, with a saber!

1st Dance...

..while Bud & CK sing
God Gave Me You by Dave Barnes

Father/Daughter Dance 

Mother/Son Dance

The vehicle after the groomsman had a go at it...

...attempts to write Just Married backwards
so other vehicles could read it in their mirrors.

Yes the vehicle is full of balloons...a straight pin was
handed to the groom as they went to leave ;) 

LOVED that Bud was a groomsman
and I was a bridesmaid....another excuse to
walk the aisle together!!

We make this look good....
hahahaha!

I hope you had a Blessed Saturday!

Bride & Groom #1 of the Summer

This was my first wedding of the summer and the furthest away!
Each wedding from here on out will be closer and closer to home.
Thursday I worked only 1/2 a day and then headed up to Dallas to meet up with my 1st set of carpool buddies MP & JP!
We had a lovely sit down dinner before hitting the road that evening for Kansas City!
The first 6 hours were filled with lots of chatter and laughter!
The last 3 though were quite the opposite...from midnight to 3 a.m. MP drove diligently, while JP & myself were passed out!
When we arrived in KS/MO area we discovered that we were far from our Texas weather, it was COLD.

Friday was a day full of festivities!
Rehearsal and Rehearsal dinner....which all equals a mini high school reunion!

The Groom-to-be!  JB

1 of the groomsmen, JA

High school friend, NM

Anther high school friend, CW

Groomsman #2 and creator of washers game, MP

Saturday was the big day!

Although the wedding was originally planned for an out door venue, the on and off sprinkling cause us to move indoors.

No worries though, it was a beautiful wedding filled with beautiful people!

The beautiful bride-to-be KG...
soon to be KB

..

Time for the vows. 

Mr. & Mrs. B!!!!

It was a lovely ceremony and I couldn't be happier for JB!

I've been friends with him for about 10 years and I can honestly say KB is his perfect match!

And of course after any wedding ceremony...

comes the dancing and fun!

Mother/Son & Father/Daughter Dances...

My picture WITH the bride and groom!
Congratulations you two!!!

And would you like to know what happens when you set your camera down?

It gets highjacked....

The result....

It was a lovely day.
A lovelier wedding!
And a GREAT time with friends!
Congratulations....

KB & JB

1 wedding down and 2 more to go ;) 

I hope you had a Blessed Saturday!

Busy Saturday!

After a restful nights sleep it was time to hit the ground running again.

I had lunch plans with a good friend RK.

We ate at Magnolia Cafe and we both ordered the Royal French Toast!

It was really good catching up with her.

She's been crazy busy between working and her Sign Language Classes.  

She's set to be done with all those classes and start her internship next spring.

After lunch I stopped by Bud's work to say hi and then it was off to Whole Foods to pick up some FRESH BEAUTIFUL fruit for our picnic.

When I got home I nap was much needed and when I awoke I quickly straightened up and packed the "picnic basket".  

TV & KS as well as KS & AT came by and we all had a picnic at the park area in the front of our complex. 

Each couple brought their own main course and a side to share.

Miss KS brought a delicious corn dip.

Miss AT brought chips for the dip.

I brought a lot of fresh fruit and homemade fruit dip.

But did I get any pictures?

No.

I'm a slacker.

But I think sometimes it's okay to just enjoy the company.

Afterwards Mr KS & AT headed out and we went with TV & Miss KS to Threadgills to see Mingo Fishtrap.

TV & Miss KS introduced us to them about a year ago.

Here is a video of them performing at the same location we went to a year ago:

And here are TV & Miss KS enjoying the music:

Less than 2 months until their big day!!
Bud & I are so excited to be a part of their wedding party!

Nice job getting the sign in the picture KS!
We love Mingo Fishtrap!

Bud got me out on the dance floor once and maybe I should learn to let loose and get out there more.

I know it would make him happy.

Overall it was a GREAT day and a GREAT night!

I love when we get to hang out with awesome friends!

I hope you had a Blessed Tuesday!

Bringing puppy...

We have friends in town!
MP & JP have come down from Dallas to visit.

making themselves at home!

And guess who they brought with them...

DUTCH!
Their NEW 8 week old chocolate lab puppy.

This makes me want a puppy....
but don't worry, 2 dogs and a lizard keep me plenty busy!

He's adorable!

He loves to fall asleep on my lap and trust me I don't mind.

Today we went to JP's Rugby game.

Unfortunately, JP wasn't actually able to play due to some headaches she's been suffering from lately.

staying as involved as she could from
the sideline.

Meanwhile....

Dutch slept on my lap some more...

or let out some energy with his Dad MP

and drew mass crowds of people who fawned all over
him.  (MP & Bud)

After the rugby game we enjoyed a wonderful meal at Matt's El Rancho, where I ate a delicious chicken guacamole enchiladas w/ suiza sauce.  I washed it all down with a fresh squeezed limeade!  It was all so yummy!  

It's been so much fun having friends in town!

Not to mention having a puppy running around the house and giving me more reasons to giggle!

I hope you all had a Blessed Saturday!