Wake Girls Weekend 2013!!

Every Memorial Day weekend my girl friends from Wake Forest and I get together for Girls Weekend.  A few past destinations have been Knoxville, Ashville, Atlanta, Dallas, and Denver.  This year everyone came to Chicago! 

Carolyn, Emily L, Laura, and Andrea all arrived before dinner and we headed to Old Town Social for a great dinner.  Emily R arrived later that night and we picked up Brooke and Mills on Saturday morning en route to Lake Geneva.

Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate, but despite the cool temperatures we had a blast!

 The cutest guest was definitely Brooke's youngest son, Mills.  He was a great baby and was up for any adventures we took him on...including his first boat ride.

 No Girls Weekend would be complete without the Mexican Train!

This year we added a new train game...Ticket to Ride.

Thanks to modern technology we were able to include Margaret, and her kids Anne and Henry, in a little of our fun.

 

 We were able to get a run in during the sunshine on Sunday morning.

 And a boat ride on the new Cobalt!

Mills led the way as we headed next door to Pier 290 for drinks.

Nothing beats Girls Weekend....thanks to all of you for traveling to the Midwest this year.  Love you!

Birthday/Boat Weekend

My birthday weekend was a big weekend at the lake....great weather, great friends and family, a little yard work, and a brand new boat!!!

Benny was thrilled to be back up in Wisconsin.

 Despite a lot of cheering, the Blackhawks did not pull out a win for Dave and my birthdays (but they won the series so all is good...go Hawks!)

 No big event at the lake is complete without photos on the porch.

 The new boat (Time Out) being delivered!

 Our gorgeous new boat.

 Tres and Pat came to see us off on our inaugural ride...Tres of course dressed the part with a boat shirt and sear sucker pants.

 Captain Bob

 Benny got to come out on the 2nd ride on the boat and LOVED it!

 This picture pretty much sums up how we all felt to be out on the water together!

 That night we had a birthday celebration for Dave and I.  Tres brought a piñata.

 Our resourceful way of breaking the piñata without a bat...

 The next morning Kelly and I decided to throw on the wetsuit and see how the new boat did towing a skier.

The Derby!!!

 Brian took me down to Louisville to go to the Kentucky Derby last month.

 Despite the rain and cold temperatures we had a great time!

 Of course I had to get a mint julep!

 And we got some fresh made kettle corn - yum!

 Thanks for a great weekend Brian!!

Mash-Day Wedding

Shannon and Kevin got married in a beautiful ceremony at the gorgeous Arts Garden in Indianapolis on May 11th.  

Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Day!!

 Cocktail hour with Brian!

 Roommate photo :-)

 Shannon did a fantastic job with the flowers and watercolor place cards that she made herself.

 One of my favorite touches was their relationship timeline...the first day, the yes day, and the best day.

A tower of delicious cupcakes for desert.

 Another great idea was the Mr. and Mrs. Day signs on their chairs...also hand painted by Shannon.

 Gearing up to head out to the dance floor!

It was so fun to spend the weekend with our roommates Melissa and Chad

 Congratulations Shannon and Kevin...we love you!

Sox Game

Brian and I joined our good friends Matt and Lynne to see the White Sox take on the Red Sox.  It was a gorgeous night for a ball game.

 Matt had found a Groupon that got us dinner and drinks in the Patio in right field.   It was fun watching the players warm up while we ate.

A great night with great friends...and a White Sox win!!