An Indiana Wedding!

Jill's wedding was such a gorgeous and happy event!  She looked stunning!!  We drove from Tampa all the way up to Batesville, Indiana.  The setting for this wedding was unreal and the story behind it is amazing.  We had such a great time and were blessed to share in the celebration!  We love our friends:)

This is the beautiful barn her dad created for the wedding on their farm!  It took him 10 months and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears:)  Jill and her dad have an amazing relationship. Very cool to see that!

The father/daughter dance!

The front of the barn!  It was gorgeous at night too!  I love the way he did the lighting!

Me and momma Ky:)  She is due to have her second baby girl this August!  I'm excited because I get to see her a lot this year!

The bridal party!

The photographer told us to run towards her and as you can see, Kat and I are having a blast running while holding the back of her dress up!  That was probably the first time I ran in 2 years....haha!

The wedding had a bonfire too which we sat around at the end of the night.  It was sooo relaxing and a great way to end the night.  Glad we relaxed the day before we drove 15 hours home!!!!  Hahaha!  We are truly the road warriors of all of our friends b/c I HATE flying;)  

Congrats Brian & Jill!

Missing Edwin...

So Edwin left yesterday for NYC.  I'm so proud of him because he is really making waves at Citigroup and is there this week to represent his Tampa office!  BUT...oh my gaaahh, I miss him terribly!  We haven't been apart in 7 years.  I am NOT complaining because I realize so many families endure much more time apart.  BUT I can miss my husband if I want;)  Haha!  What have I been up to in the last 24 hours you might ask?  Well, I am doing everything to keep my mind off the fact that my soul mate is away....here is a glimpse!

Of course, in my hopeless depression, I immediately self medicate with Papa John's pizza.  Surprised?  Probably not;)

Take the dogs on a long walk!  I've never had to walk both at once so this was an experience.  Lets just say it was a much shorter walk than usual and poop had to be left where it was dropped:)

Comfort my Bourbon...he misses Edwin too;)  

Of course Bear is just concerned about his beverage.  He usually likes wine and beer but coconut water was fine with him today!

Having Sangria with my dear friend, Lori!  Columbia restaurant...superb!  I spent yesterday with Lori in St. Pete where she lives.  So excited she moved here...she is one of my favorites!

This is the view from Lori's rooftop where she lives.  Amazing!

Where's daddy?

So, I have had just enough to keep me busy so far;)

Cinco de Mayo! Haaayyo!!!

The dinner went off like fireworks!  Everyone was so excited and left the party with full tummies and happy hearts;)  I think we had around 35 people which was right at what we expected.  Jim and Barbara were so excited to be able to relax and only worry about eating that night!  What a blessing it was to give them the night off.  We all had a blast and even turned up the mexicano tunes while we served everybody.  I was the burrito roller and sour cream technician;)  I'm a little heavy handed when it comes to sour cream so I was graciously directed by each person on how much to slop on.  The first person wasn't so lucky....would you like a burrito with your sour cream?

10 pounds of taco meat.  This actually looks a lot smaller than it was.  Picture a turkey sized aluminum dish full to the brim!  YUM!

Kelly and me!  I met Kelly over 2 years ago when I went with a church group to feed the homeless downtown.  She was the only woman in a crowd of hungry homeless men who didn't approach us to eat.  It was freezing outside and she was sitting on a bench down the way huddled in an over sized sleeping bag.  I walked over to her, quietly sat next to her with a hot plate and introduced myself.  The rest is history!!!  I LOVE her so much and she has been such a blessing to me!  God has used her in amazing ways and she is such an inspiration:)

Edwin taking a break after setting up the table for the fixings!  Edwin was in charge of stuffing the burritos with meat and made my burrito rolling very challenging with his generous portions;)  Haha!


Our life group came out to help serve and provided some of the sides to go with the dinner!  It was awesome to work together and we are very thankful they came out to show Amazing Love....LOVE:)  We are hoping to do this again in the near future!!!