Mom and Dad!

Mom and Dad drive down from Maryland last night and look what they brought.  FOUR bags of crabmeat right off the boat.  Yummmm.

And aren't these the cutest little crackers?!  We had them last time we were home and they are the baked cheddar crackers in the shapes of crabs.  Can't find these in Charlotte!

We're looking forward to a long weekend with them!  Tonight we're going to a fish camp with Kevin's parents and brother.  Should be interesting showing them what a fish camp is all about haha!!!  Tomorrow, Mom and I are going shopping while Kevin and Dad visit a local brewery and probably a woodworking shop or two.  Sunday we'll grill out and hang around the house.  Hope yall have a great weekend!

Blogging Day of Silence for Cohen

What: Moment of Silence for Cohen

When: Thursday July 1st from midnight to 11:59 pm.

How: Bloggers participating will post the Cohen banner or simply post Cohen’s name in large letters on their blog.

Why: July 1st Megan and Brent will be holding Cohen’s memorial service. The moment of silence is an opportunity for Megan’s blog community to stand behind her and support her on this difficult day. Linking up will give Megan a chance to see the support at a glance.

Participating bloggers can Link Up on July 1st at Send Love To Cohen. Will you join me and help spread the word?

Sugar Doll Award

The lovely Kerri at Blonde Ambition gave me this award last week and I just got so excited that she thought of me!  Thank you dear!  You must check out her blog.  She is one of those girls that you can always relate to her stories!  You will become a follower if you head over there you'll love it so much, promise.

So what's an award without some rules? These are pretty simple...


Thank the person who gave you the award, share ten things about yourself, pass this award onto ten bloggers who you recently discovered and think are fantastic and finally contact the bloggers to let them know you’ve picked them for an award.

1.  I love the water - beach...rivers...and boating on them.

2.  I have a mild obsession with J. Crew and Lilly.

3.  I was always the girl in high school, college and even now with lots of different groups of friends. 

4.  I love entertaining at my house...cookout...dinner party...or just having some friends over!

5.  I'm terrible at gardening.  Everything always looks pretty for a week and is dead shortly thereafter.

6.  I was a civil engineering major in school, was in a sorority (Chi Omega) and played club lacrosse at NC State.  Quite the random activities!

7.  Cooking is super fun to me but I cannot bake sweets for the life of me!  I tried an angel food cake last summer...yeah that didn't work out too well.  Mom made me feel better by blaming it on the pan!

8.  I'm OCD about cleanliness.  I hate germs and use antibacterial gel several times a day at work.

9.  I love checking out real estate (residential and commercial) and figuring out the best way sites can be developed.  Actually this is my job for the commercial side of things so it works out that I enjoy what I do.

10.  I'm pretty conservative when it comes to just about everything....money, time, etc...

Now onto 10 great bloggers to pass this along to!

1.  If I Can't Wear Heels, I Don't Want to Go
2.  Simple Yet Classic
3.  The Charlotte Observer
4.  Hannah and Bryan
5.  Tea and Crumpets
6.  Sweet Carolina Girl
7.  Cocktails and Cashmere
8.  This Kind Of Love
9.  Marriage Tales
10.  Beyond the Blue Ridge

Random!

Look at this cutie, my goddaughter!  Isn't she absolutely gorgeous?!

Check out Kev...you can tell he loves shopping!!!

And look at this steal I got last week at TJ Maxx.  $30.  Doesn't it look Lilly/Tory Burch - ish?  It is super cute and made of nice material.  I don't typically pick up random things like this but I couldn't resist this shift!  This picture is when I was standing in the check out line sending it to my mama.

LG's birthday and Rascal Flatts

Saturday was Lauren's birthday but we celebrated on Friday night with dinner at Vivace.  It is a new italian place in Metropolitan and the atmosphere was really cool.  There were 14 girls and some of Lauren's friends came up from Columbia, SC to celebrate.  Here's the birthday girl:

Me, Kim and Lauren

All the girls...

On Saturday night we went to the Rascal Flatts concert.  Kevin was not thrilled at all but we had bought Brittany and Joe tickets for their birthdays.  I think everyone ended up having a good time!  Don't know what Kevin is doing in this picture...haha.  He isn't right!  We loved tailgating.  We brought some BLT's and some good ole Miller Lite!  I was the driver so I drank lots of water!

Chris Young opened...

Of course Kellie Pickler was a bit hit since she grew up just outside of Charlotte in Albemarle.

The sunset was gorgeous.  But it was SOOOO hot outside!  It was definitely a hair up kind of day/night!

Rascal Flatts always has the best opening song/production.  This picture doesn't do it justice...

They are pretty cool guys.  I watch specials on GAC on them all the time.  One of them is married to a Chi O! 

Hope you ladies (and Dad because he is the only male that reads this) had a great weekend!!

Follow Friday

Today I'm participating in Maryland Pink and Green's Blog Hop!  Yall should scoot over there, check out her blog (she's fab!) and join in the hop! 

Mrs. G's Birthday and Washing Longchamps

On Tuesday, it was Kevin's Mom's birthday!  We celebrating by going to Mickey and Mooch's which is a tasty restaurant in south Charlotte.  They are known for their steaks but they have good seafood too.  Kevin and I both got the medallions over mashed potatoes with 4 fried oysters.  It was a ton of food but so good!  They brought cake out to her too!  We gave her a monogrammed vase, watering bulb things she wanted and a "G" trivet.  Hope you had a great birthday Mrs. G!!!

Last week I became daring and decided to do research on washing my longchamps.  I took the plunge and did it that night after all the reviews I read were positive.  Let me tell yall, my bags were NASTY.  It was at the point that I'd do it just to see if they could look better, if not, no loss.  They came out great!  I washed them with woolite in cold water on delicate.  Then just hung them to dry! 

I don't guarantee you'll get the same results so make your own decision of whether you're willing to do this or not!  ;)