Beautiful Weekend for Heather's Wedding

We are home after a WONDERFUL weekend in NC to celebrate Heather and Jimmy's Wedding festivities. We really enjoyed seeing our close friends and also our parents and family. Thursday we visited in Greensboro with my Aunt and Uncle, and then the Varsamis-Rindone family went to our favorite spot, PASTABILITIES!! What a way to begin our visit!! Friday was filled with wedding events. Heather's Bridal Luncheon was lovely, and the Rehearsal Dinner was so fun. We enjoyed the Blue Grass Band and being surrounded by family and friends! Saturday was of course the wedding, and Heather was such a beautiful bride. Her entrance via boat to the Lake property was awesome, and of course I cried. Everything was just so great, and I cried all day Sunday because I was so sad to leave everybody. I got spoiled this weekend having so many of the closest people to me in one place. I am excited to be back in NC in less than 2 weeks to celebrate Morgan's Bachelorette Weekend in Wilmington. Here are a few pictures from our fun weekend!

North Carolina- I am so excited!!

Ryan and I arrived safely in Greensboro this afternoon! We are so glad to be home in NC and so excited for a fun weekend ahead to celebrate Heather and Jimmy's wedding with close family and friends!! I can't wait to see everyone starting tomorrow! We had a nice evening visiting with my Aunt and Uncle and then The Varsamis-Rindones went to PASTABILITIES for dinner, so you know we were thrilled!! Yum Yum!  All of the wedding festivities start tomorrow! I am so ready for a friend reunion!! :) More updates soon! :)

Can't wait to see these girls!!

A Few Weekend Highlights

Hello everyone! Ryan and I experienced more of Tampa this weekend, which is always fun. Saturday night we enjoyed Bella's Italian Restaurant in South Tampa with some of our new friends, and it was delicious. It's definitely a place we will be re-visiting. We also went to World of Beer. I had never been, but Ryan has been a few times and we really enjoyed that. It is a very chill environment, but very similar to the Flying Saucer in that it has a great beer selection. Sunday, we went to the Greek Church, and stayed for a luncheon that they did. It was catered by a local BBQ place, and man it was good.   Ryan and I were glad to know of a good BBQ place, seeing as how we come from a big BBQ state. We are out of town a lot these days but I really love going to Church every Sunday we can.  It's a good feeling being in Gods House.  After church, we went to Davis Island and took Morgan Dog out to the dog beach there. It is so close, and beautiful with all of the sail boats and everything. Morgan enjoyed the bay. The three of us then headed to Oviedo for dinner with Ryan's extended family. It was great to see everybody and we had a wonderful time. I love Ryan's extended family, they really feel like my own family even in the short few years that I have known them.  I am so excited to be going to NC this Thursday to start the wedding festivities for Dr Heather Ellison!! She's the best friend a girl could have and I am so excited for her, and so excited to share in her special weekend as a bridesmaid, friend, and adopted sister!! It will also be great to see out friends and family too!! Good times ahead, updates again soon!

The Help is FABULOUS!

Tonight the Junior League of Tampa had a ladies night out and went to see The Help. The movie was so fabulous!! I loved it, and I am already planning to see it again. I cannot wait to read the book too and compare the story. We went to the Cinebistro, which I had never been to before tonight. What a neat place. For starters it's very urban, and the decor is awesome. The movie seats are leather recliners and they have menus at your seat for you to order drinks and dinner before the movie. They have delicious food! I will definitely be taking Ryan there soon. I enjoyed meeting a few new people and sitting with my JL friend I met a few weeks ago. I am taking Tampa life with a grain of salt and I think I am really going to enjoy living here for however long it is our home. What a fun Monday night! :)

My Birthday

Hey all! I had a great Birthday Weekend this past weekend, courtesy of my wonderful husband. My actual birthday was pretty relaxed. Ryan did sneak away from work to take me to a nice birthday lunch and he and I attended an outdoor concert in Downtown Tampa that evening. The big celebration began Friday when we arrived at the Wilderness Lodge at Disney for the weekend.  I loved the Wilderness Lodge.  It is extremely nice, and people like Bill Clinton have stayed there, which was neat. We ate my birthday dinner that night at Ohana, at the Polynesian Resort at Disney. I have not been there since I was 7 years old, and it was soooo yummy and such a fun atmosphere. We even had a perfect view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks that evening from our table.  Saturday was spent at the Magic Kingdom. Although Minnie and I never had the opportunity for girl time, I had a blast with Ryan. We did all of our favorite rides there and enjoyed the lights show that evening with many of the characters. I loved the "Liberty" section. I enjoy watching a documentary on the presidents past and present.  I am such a history dork sometimes, especially when it comes to politics!!  Sunday we just relaxed by the resort pool and took in the rays and rested up.  It was a busy weekend, but I had such an amazing time and it was so sweet of Ryan to coordinate the whole thing for my birthday! I am a very lucky wife!!  Morgan Dog spent his weekend at a Pet Hotel, and he was not a happy camper.  He was so thrilled to be picked up on Sunday.... I think we will definitely try a different place next time, but hey we are learning.  Since we arrived back in Tampa, nothing too exciting has happened. We are just trying to weather Hurricane Emily and I am hoping for a few sunny Florida days this week.  More updates soon! :)

Heather's Batchelorette Weekend in Charleston and the start of my Birthday Week

This weekend was so fun. I love Charleston, and I was so excited to travel there this past weekend to help celebrate with Heather! We ate some good food, and had such a wonderful time. I am so excited for Heather and Jimmy, and she had a great weekend.  I can't wait to visit Charleston again, and hopefully next time bring Ryan because he is a big fan too. The drive home was rough and a little long, but I was so glad to arrive home and start my Birthday week with my husband and my Mom who traveled here to Tampa Sunday afternoon. We went out to dinner at our neighborhood Italian restaurant and it was delicious and a great way to start the week.  I am so glad to have my mom here with me until Thursday (my birthday). We had a great girls day Monday lunching, shopping, visiting and exploring South Tampa, and ending the evening at The Grape for some wine. We have a full day planned today and Wednesday too. Mom is having a fun time here, and the only thing that would be better is having Dad here too, but I will see him in a few weeks, so it'll be okay. It was great to also come home to my husband. I missed him so much this past weekend, and he is definitely my partner. He is awesome and I am so grateful to him for all that he does for me. Of course, I am thrilled to be back home with the best puppy man in the world, YES Morgan Dog. He was so happy to see me and the feeling was mutual. I just love that puppy like he was a real child. He definitely is like a child to me and the only one I am ready for right now. More updates soon! :)