Wedding Season is among us!

We made two back to back trips to South Carolina for some incredibly fun weddings! The first was in Charleston... one of my absolute favorite places!!! We, of course, enjoyed some delicious dining while we were there.

 Rooftop Bar- love this place but just Shirley Temples for me :)

 Brunch at Poogan's Porch YUMM!!! Not to mention terrific service and a great atmosphere.

Saturday was all about Andres and Paloma! You couldn't have asked for a more beautiful wedding day (and couple)! So many fun little details from this DIY couple. They are some awesome wedding planners and the most gracious hosts you've ever seen.

 Love this idea! Instagram hashtag to keep track of all wedding pics.

 Cake AND doughnuts?!? Yes, please!

 Giant polaroid for pics

 I got to make the garter for this sweet bride so I especially loved this moment!

 My favorite picture from the night... The dance floor was like this all night long!

With the gorgeous couple! Congrats to Mr. & Mrs. Rodriquez! Wishing you guys many years of love, laughter and happiness!

Peach Trifle Recipe

This past weekend Seth and I made our annual trip to the river with his dad's side of the family. It is such a fun tradition always filled with time on the water, games and great food. Seth's grandmother, Mimi, is well-known amongst our friends for her delicious salsa. It really is the world's greatest! This weekend she made a Peach Trifle. And to no surprise, it was incredible. So incredible that the first day I got back (today) I had to stop on the side of the road for fresh peaches to make this yummy dessert!

I plan on taking this dish to work tomorrow so excuse my lackluster presentation. Normally I would strive to have it look something like this photo below but my trifle dish doesn't transport very well. And frankly, I've come to realize my extra work on presentation rarely alters the taste!

You can use strawberries too. Don't wait to try this out for yourself! It is so easy and peaches are perfect right now.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cold milk
• 2 packages (1 ounce each) instant sugar-free white chocolate pudding mix
• 1 prepared angel food cake (cut into cubes)
• 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries (or can double up on peaches)
• 2 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
• 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed

Directions:
Mix pudding and milk until thick.  Spread half of angel food cake cubes in a dish. Top with half of peaches (and strawberries) and spread with half pudding mix. Layer all three again. Top with whipped topping. Enjoy!

My first year at the river 5 years ago!

 All 7 grandkids skiing together... the 10th year!

Work Ventures

This was my first big girl work trip(s). Well technically second but I drug my mom on my first business trip so we'll count this as number one. I've been doing some traveling for work and just had the best time seeing all of our stores, finally putting faces with names and doing some sightseeing along the way. First stop -- Kentucky!

 

Rupp Arena! I had to see where all the crazy UK fans call home!

Then I headed over to Louisville. Me with Cardinal Bird, The UofL mascot! Campus and city of Louisville are great; I wish I had more time to spend there! The campus has some great characteristics and the people were so nice!

 

On my way over to Bowling Green, I took a small detour to the Jim Beam distillery. 

 

This is about the most exciting thing, fresh barrels about to be delivered! It was smelly and smokey, I didn't even get out of the car! Not my cup of tea!

 Western Kentucky--another great campus. And you know before I left I had to find the AOII house!

 How cute is it? If only I got to stay in a house like this during college!

 

After a Easter holiday, I made a VERY quick trip down to Atlanta for an Auburn Alumni event, Tiger Trek. Despite not being an Auburn fan, it was pretty fun! Yep, that's me with the 2010 National Championship Trophy. 

Overall, it was a busy but fun couple of days! Tomorrow I continue the journey and am headed down to Tuscaloosa! We have a store there that just barely missed the devastation. Prayers with those that weren't as lucky! Planning for a big craft weekend when I return tomorrow! New projects to come, hopefully!