Insta-Lately

I feel like there is never enough time in the day (I know I always say this)! Lately it feels like the days are getting shorter and shorter the busier that I get.  A lot has been going on lately in my life.  Even though the house is being delayed and we aren't moving in until August, I am still busy planning for that day! I keep looking around at different stores for cute accent pieces and new furniture items.  Rusty and I have also done quite a bit of traveling on the weekends.  We have recently gone to Surfside Beach with a lot of friends and last weekend we went to Charlotte for the Wells Fargo Tournament and to do some shopping!

I am so happy that it is Wednesday...Friday is so close, I can feel it! This weekend will be so nice, we finally have NOTHING to do and I couldn't be any more excited to just relax and get things done around the house.

Here are a few snapshots of my life lately! 

My delicious pear preserve muffins!

 Movie night with Rusty with delicious Crescent wrapped brie with warm raspberry jam!

 The amazingly beautiful accent chairs that we bought for the new house

Rusty cooking a delicious and healthy grilled dinner

Grilled veggies, chicken, and potatoes!

 Pepper Jack and Spinach stuffed chicken, grilled corn, and homemade sweet potato fries

Guess you could say I am becoming quite the cook?

Finally a weekend away in Surfside Beach

Jeffy C the birthday boy!!

The boys after their golfing adventure in Surfside Beach

The whole gang!

my love!!!

I could seriously sit on this back porch forever and I'd be a happy girl!

Funfetti blondies that I made for my coworker Melissa's birthday

Birthday treats for Melissa!

Aren't my mom and dad the most precious people ever!

Enjoying an amazing dinner in Charlotte with the family at Bad Daddy's!

I am hoping to do a lot of cooking, baking, and shopping this weekend! Time to do some spring cleaning of my closet and replace all the clothes I am giving away with brand new ones :)

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Life Lately

A lot in my life has changed in the last couple of weeks...it has been crazy!

I have officially moved in with my boyfriend in Greer while we are waiting on our house to be finished (or lets face it, be started!).  We did get good news the other day from our builder...he said that the house should be finished by early June! I cannot even start to explain how excited I am.  Tomorrow, Rusty and I get to meet with builder and pick out colors and all that other fun stuff.  This will be by far my favorite part of the process besides decorating the house when its finished! As the construction beings, I will upload pictures of the progress!

As if the house wasn't exciting enough, two of my very best friends had their babies in the last week and a half.  My friend from high school, Stephanie, had her daughter Riley Elizabeth on March 1st.  She is so adorable and I cannot wait for her to meet her "Aunt" Megan! As if Riley wasn't cute enough, my best friend and roommate from college, Megan, had her son Cash Jaxon on March 5th!  It is so crazy that now all of my friends are getting married and having babies (when did we become adults!?).  

This past Sunday I drove up to Fayetteville to meet Jordan and Leah at Megan's house to visit Baby Cash.  He is one of the cutest little babies that I have ever seen.  I could just love on him all day!

I love having weekends that are packed full of things to do.  I am not very good at relaxing or doing nothing all day, I guess my ADD gets to me too much! I spent this past weekend in Charlotte with my family.  It is always nice to have the family together. I got so much accomplished! I did some shopping, limited myself to just about an hour or I would have gone a little bit too crazy and I need to be saving for my house. I enjoyed a nice walk on the Greenway with my mom and little sister, Katherine.  I also treated myself to a much needed mani/pedi...which I must start doing more regularly! I finally had the time to bake these Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes, which were surprisingly delicious! And when I did get bored, I decided to sign Rusty and I up for the St. Patty's Day Dash and Bash this Saturday in Downtown Greenville.  We will be running a 5k, which should be interesting at 8am on a Saturday, but thought we could give it a shot and then reward ourselves with lots of Green Beer afterwards! I will let you know how this goes :) 

Gorgeous Greenway (old picture, but you get the idea!)

My Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes

Nails all ready for Spring!

Have a FABULOUS week! Tomorrow is Hump Day, woohoo!

Super Bowl Weekend

Super Bowl weekend is the Thanksgiving of the New Year! It's a time spent with family, friends, football, lots and lots of food and drinks.  I still feel stuffed from our delicious feast yesterday.

This weekend was a busy one for me.  Friday after work, my dog Harley and I ventured back home to Charlotte. I had one of my best friend from high school's baby shower to attend on Saturday and wanted to spend some time with my family since my little sister was home from college this weekend too.

Friday night my family went to our favorite restaurant, Riccio's, but I unfortunately missed out because I wasn't feeling well.  My sister did surprise me with a carton of Samoa Girl Scout Cookie flavored ice cream and let me tell you, it was SOOOOO good.

Saturday was another busy day for me, but I was starting to feel much better.  The whole reason I came to town was to go to one of my best friend's Baby Shower.  I cannot believe that I am old enough to have friends that are married and pregnant (where does the time go!?).  Her baby shower was at TPC Piper Glen in Charlotte and it was absolutely gorgeous.  They had a nice brunch menu, full of different choices.  I chose the Shrimp and Grits and they did not disappoint, they were so nice and creamy--such a Southern staple!  After food, we of course indulged in the adorable cake that Stephanie had ordered and even had cute baby Riley's name on it.  Watching Stephanie open the presents was so cute, she was so excited for all of the gifts that she was given.  Little girls are so much fun to shop for. I could have spent days in the baby aisle picking out what clothes and accessories I wanted to get her.  It was a great way to celebrate Stephanie and her new addition to her family! I cannot wait to meet Baby Riley :)

All the ladies that were at the Shower

Shrimp and Grits...yum!

Pretty Cake for Baby Riley

Sunday was spent getting ready for the big game! I headed back to South Carolina and went to my boyfriend's house to start cooking away.  Since none of us really had a team that we were pulling for and were really just watching for the entertainment value and an excuse to eat a lot of food, I went searching for new football favorites to try! I found so many recipes that we couldn't resist making even though it was just going to be a small group of us watching the game.  Needless to say, we had WAY too much food and all were stuffed within the first 5 minutes of the game.  I think we were more excited about the food than anything else, especially since the commercials for the most part were disappointing.  The only good ones were the Budweiser and Taco Bell with the old people from the nursing home (I secretly hope that I am that fun at that age!!).  Here is a small sampling of our Super Bowl feast! 

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough dip from Shugary Sweets

Rusty's pork for the Pulled Pork Sliders

Turkey, Swiss, and Pesto sliders from Reluctant Entertainer

Delicious Jalapeno Popper Dip from Simply Gourmet

It was such a fun weekend with family and friends, but now its time to get back to the grind of work before another fun weekend with visitors!