6 weeks and counting...

Today is the day!

Invitations are being mailed out :)

me, erin and sister stuffed them all one night this past week and this was my cup for the evening :)

and to top off the week I received my fabulous invitation to my bachelorette weekend...

they've kept the destination a secret from me until just recently when someone accidentally spilled the beans!

I must say "I do" to a weekend in charleston, dahlin.

happy royal wedding day

I was up at the crack of dawn to watch the coverage! Happy and pleasant history for a change. Cheers!

the duke and duchess of cambridge

kate looked absolutely stunning and prince william dapper as always

He is risen!

Yesterday was such a beautiful and glorious day to celebrate the Resurrection! David and I stayed in town and had a wonderful weekend celebrating with his family. I wish my parents could have been here too but we'll see them next weekend for my final bridal shower {so sad}!

joint Easter basket -
bowties for david...

orange blossom jewelry for moi!! how did they ever know?!
I'm wearing the bracelet to our rehearsal dinner.

we had the most lovely Easter dinner at the campbells ~

a delicious strawberry cake from newk's in tuscaloosa

flavorful gazpacho

we dined outside over looking the pond...

and enjoyed the fabulous decor by tina and caroline as we remembered the mercy and love of our Lord Jesus Christ.

dessert was the best!
strawberry cake and bird's nest treats
{raspberry sherbet in a rice krispie nest - a great idea!}

I love Easter and springtime as they bring hope to the rest of the year!

birthday fun

We had another fun weekend celebrating a great birthday! Mom and Dad were in town for a weekend of shopping, wedding talk and Dad's birthday. Speaking of which, yesterday marked 2 months until the wedding!

On Sunday night we celebrated with a Mexican meal and yummy desserts. We had a ball as usual!

the birthday boy

a sampling from the cake shop
{my absolute new favorite is the chocolate with raspberry frosting @ one o'clock!}

mom's delicious homemade coconut custard pie

happy birthday to you!

this picture depicts my throbbing burned hand...after unknowingly grabbing a hot cookie sheet with taco shells on it. one word - ouch!

the kids and daddy

we love when mimal comes to town!

we love you daddy!

madwomen

Saturday night I attended this swanky party benefiting the Tallahassee Ballet! I donated all the fabulous floral arrangements. I enjoyed dressing up in some of my vintage frocks and pretending I was Betty Draper (the nice side of her!) and friends.

they passed around candy cigarettes so we could get into character

me and sister

local vintage boutique diva's & devils was the main party sponsor and set up a 60s vignette for photo ops

with caroline and tina

mc and laurie
{on the large screen in the background they flashed vintage images and advertisements - great touch to the decor and ambiance!}

springtime tallahassee

It was so nice to stay in town this past weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather and celebrations! We had a great cook-out for David's birthday, Springtime Tallahassee Downtown Get Down, and more.

I'm loving this time of year and thoroughly enjoying my warmer weather wardrobe!

happy birthday david!

this is sally kate's favorite activity with david...more jump!

gabe, david, marcus and martin

sister slappey and sally kate

we skyped with alli over dinner :)

asian slaw

for dessert I made homemade key lime pie

happy birthday to you!

on friday morning I headed to valdosta, ga. for a hobby lobby run. we are getting one here in tallahassee but it's not open quite yet. to get to valdosta I drove through the quaint town of quitman...georgia's camellia city. I stopped and did a quick antique run...

...and found these camellias painted on their sidewalk trash receptacles...wouldn't it be fabulous if every city dressed up their sidewalks like this?!

downtown get down to celebrate springtime tallahassee


on saturday morning I tagged along to sally kate's mommy & me dance class where they play dress up and freeze dance

sally kate would have had her best listening ears on if it wasn't for baby annabella distracting her...

...but she did manage to do some ribbon twirling and practice her upcoming recital dance!