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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Pillows

This past weekend I went to Tallapoosa to visit with PoppieT one more time before I move to St. Simons. She was so kind and helped me make some pillows for our den! My mom and I had found the fabric and fringe at a fabric store in Lilburn, then we bought the pillow inserts, and PoppieT helped me sew everything together! I appreciated her help so much because otherwise it would have taken me many hours to complete what she did in under one hour!

Here are a few pics: 


Monday, June 21, 2010

New Job!

So ... I officially have a new job in St. Simons! I am going to be the Advancement Coordinator at Frederica Academy, which is a private Christian School on St. Simons Island! I am going to be working in the Admissions office and helping develop marketing materials (print and online) for the advancement of the school. Right now I believe my start date is July 26th, so I'll have a few days when we get back from the honeymoon to get settled on the island. I am so excited, and this is such a blessing!


Saturday, June 19, 2010

Fun Date Night!

I just got back from St. Simons this afternoon after being down there for the last time before the wedding! I headed down Tuesday evening because I had two interviews set up with the Chamber of Commerce and Frederica Academy. Everything went really well with both places, so hopefully one will work out! On Thursday, Johnathan told me he had a date night planned for us but that it was a surprise, so to just get dressed in casual clothes and we would leave about 6 pm. We got in the car and headed north on Highway 17, where we went to a wine and cheese tasting at a cute new store called Wine and Cheese Gourmet! It was such a thoughtful idea, and we had a great time! We actually ran into an old friend we both new in college, and met a new friend (the shop owner) who is a young graduate from UGA as well. 


 


After the wine and cheese tasting we had hoped to go to a little pizza place on the square, but unfortunately it had closed, so we walked down to the water and went to Skipper's Fish Camp for dinner. I will not complain about getting fried seafood - it was really good!

Thanks to my wonderful fiance for a fantastic time!




Sunday, June 13, 2010

Shower in Atlanta

Yesterday I had a shower thrown for me by 8 of my Mom's dear friends. They have all been playing Bridge and going to the beach for about 25 years - I hope that our group of friends will be able to say that one day! The shower was so nice, and it was so great to have so many of my close friends be able to attend! Here are a couple of pictures from the event:



A great gift from my sister! Baking pans, recipes, and a new cookbook!

Jill, Hollie, Mrs. Browning, and Maggie

Renee and her Mom gave me a cookbook and pitcher from Crate and Barrel!

All of the hostesses got us our Henkel Knife Set!

My wonderful friends from high school - Kim, Karen and Claudia

My best friend from growing up - Caroline

All of the girls!

Me with my Mom, Lauren and Poppiet


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Fun Times in St. Simons!

As many of you know, I was down in St. Simons from May 20th until June 1st for multiple events - John and Ashlea's Wedding, the Blackshear Baptist Church shower, Brad and Kate's Wedding, and a Blackshear Cookout Party! We had the best time at all of the events, and in between each event we tried to work on the house, spend time with family and friends!

The first event was John and Ashlea's wedding. It was a beautiful event at the Cloister on Sea Island, and I know all of the groomsmen loved being together for the weekend since they all don't get to see each other at the same time very often. Here are a couple of pictures from the event: 

Here are all of the boys at the pool

Lauren and me on the way to the Rehearsal Dinner

 
Johnathan and me at the Rehearsal Dinner

One of the groomsmen, Kevin, kept us entertained all night!

And here are some pictures from the Ceremony and Reception:

 

 
 
 

 
Lauren trying to catch the bouquet - she was robbed!

The Sunday following John and Ashlea's wedding, I went to Blackshear for the First Baptist Church Shower. I was a little nervous at first, but it ended up being a really nice event! All of the women at the church rallied together and threw a beautiful party, and I got some really nice gifts!

The next week was filled with cleaning, house updates, celebrating Jay's 34th birthday at the cabin, and some much needed relaxation. Johnathan and I tried to go out in the boat on Friday to go to Cumberland Island, but the battery was dead! Instead, we drove over to Jekyll Island and relaxed on the beach all day. It was so nice! That evening Brendan's new girl, Ashley, came into town and we all went out to eat at the Red Barn. We met Brad, Kate and the entire wedding party out at Knat's Landing for a drink, then went home to get some rest before the big wedding the next day! 

Brad and Kate's ceremony was at Christ Church on the island, and it was beautiful! The inside of the church was dark wood, and very quaint with few flowers. The bridesmaids wore champagne colored dresses from J Crew, hot pink slingbacks by Kate Spade, and carried a full bouquet of hot pink peonies. Kate's dress was a beautiful strapless gown with layers of chiffon, and she carried a full bouquet of white peonies. 

The reception was absolutely amazing. It was at Kate's parents house on SSI located on the river, and they had a huge tent set up in the backyard. The food was great, full bar, and the band was the Grapevine (can't wait til they play at our wedding!). The most amazing part was that the bridal party came to the reception on a sailboat! Here are the pictures from the event. 


Brendan and Ashlea
Five tiered cake layered with hydrangeas - gorgeous!

 On Sunday evening we invited Brendan and Ashlea, along with Bretand Rachel, to go on a boat ride with us to Jekyll Island to go to a pizza joint owned by Johnathan's uncle. We had to cross the sound between SSI and Jekyll Island, and we were not prepared for this, but we got soaked! There were some massive waves and we all were dripping wet. We made the best of it though and went and had a great time! Here are some pictures from that night:

 
 
 

 

The final event was Monday evening, May 31st, when we went to a cookout in Blackshear thrown for me and Johnathan! It was thrown by the Roberts side of the family, and was so nice! The evening was low key, we had barbeque, spent time with his family, and opened some gifts!  Here are some pictures from the event:

 
 My parents drove all the way down for the Party! (Mom is taking the picture)

 
 




Johnathan's nephew and cousins helped us open presents!

 
 
 The location of the party - beautiful sunflowers!


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