A Romantic Carriage Ride for Two...errr Three!!

Some of you know that Ash & I made a little trip down to Charleston, SC this past week/weekend to do a little wedding planning...and Kirk too, who flew down on Thursday.

Just a few notes then on to the fun things...the pics!...but don't get too excited "cause I don't got no fancy camera"...(sorry just a little hillbilly humor there)


*On Wednesday when we were driving down we got stuck on Fancy Gap mountain in Virginia (no detour out) where it took us 2 hours to go 7 short miles...ugh

*The weather in Charleston was cold and rainy up until we left to go to Savannah, GA on Friday evening...it was warmer in St. Charles, IL than in Charleston...go figure :)

We got a few items taken care of and most importantly were able to do them in person with Liz Demos, our most awesome wedding planner & her cute, talented, & VERY organized assistant, Meg.



Meg, Liz & Claire from Magnolia Plantation

First of three cupcake tastings & a sneek peak of Rehearsal Dinner locale

When we finished up with "business" on Friday we headed down to Savannah for our third cupcake tasting session and to just be tourists for a day...which was the best part...relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery and weather!

And who wouldn't want to buy cupcakes from here homemade by Miss Cheryl herself...they were by far the best of the three sets we tasted...and she is just as sweet as her "treats" ! This girl has happy hour at her place where they serve up shots of her yummy icing!!!

Corner booth at Back In the Day Bakery

Of course we visited here....and isn't that a "yummy" wall of Christmas stuff! A scrumptious dinner and then our time in Savannah concluded with our faithful guide "Cricket" taking us "3" on a most awesome carriage tour of the city!

In case you're interested, "Cricket" is a blue Weimaraner who loves to run in the "forest"...
or so says her German owner! :)

Let Me Introduce You

Well it seems I have been a bit too busy for blogging lately...doing what, I am not sure, but anyways taking the time for a quickie post tonight. Even though I am not posting, I have been keeping up with all of you :)

In case you haven't met them, let me take this opportunity to introduce you to the ones who mean the most to me!

To my left is my Number One...some of you refer to your as hubs, but I affectionately call mine Trick. :)

This photo was taken by Nate when he & his Dad went fishing in Wisconsin for his Senior trip. Oh and by the way, this man is always happy!! Yes, I did say always! Sometimes, I don't even realize how really blessed I am!!!

Some of you already know my first born Ash, what an awesome daughter she is! Beautiful inside and out!...and with her is my sweet son-in-law to be Kirk, who is also such a great young man! (I know it seems I am bragging but thats what we Mom's do best)...I love to read and see what your children are up to as well, so please do share!!! Miss Ash graduated from UC in 3 short years and then went to WVU where she graduated her Masters in August and is now making her own way in the world as an employee of the Federal Government! Yay!! Kirk graduates with his Industrial Engineering Degree in May, just in time for the big Wedding and then he, too will be kicked off of the Parental Payroll program!...ha ha

This is my handsome and talented "baby" Nate!...who is probably too much like his mother for his own good. I can't wait to see what great things he is able to accomplish in his life. He is a runner, avid fly fisher, photographer, and most importantly a college student studying to teach high school and coach.

Check out some of his photography here http://ncrphotography.wordpress.com/

This is "Dub" our spoiled rotten 10 yr old Boxer/Lab(see photo as to how he owns our leather couch) who also gets me up at least once, if not two or three times in the night!! Sweet "hubs" just can't seem to hear him. Does any of this sound familar, like when they also couldn't hear the baby? hmmmm I see a pattern.

Sorry about the poor photo...he kind of blends in with the couch...ha ha

And last but not least, this is "Button" who is very soft and furry but leaves her very soft white fur everywhere all over my house...ugh! Thank God for lint brushes!!

Hope you enjoyed meeting the members of my family(if you didn't know them already) as much I enjoy getting to meet each of yours!

PS I remember now why I do not have time to blog because I can never seem to get this thing to look like I want, but hope you enjoy anyway!

xo