Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Bravos

Nick was the lucky beneficiary of 4 tickets for the Braves vs. Marlins. We were worried because they were in the outfield. 

After we almost started a gunfight in a lot outside of regular parking (you had to have been there, but it is no joke!), we made it in to find our seats were awesome!


Nick loved the seats!


Erin & Nick loved the free tickets! haha


We had a great night, and we were happy our lives were spared earlier!


Monday, August 15, 2011

Tattie's Paarty

July 25, 2011 marked the 25th birthday of one Erin "LeTatas" LeClercq. To celebrate, we drank, ate, and played games.


Erin played corn hole.


So did her mom and brother!



How pretty!

Happy 25th Birthday LeTatas! LOVE YOU! (don't move...)

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Chicago

Work called, and I took a trip to Chicago for a little work (& a little play). While I was away, Nick enjoyed a quiet house and some dog-time. :)

First, some ladies from work went out for dinner & drinks.


Aren't Coyote's attractive?

We also took advantage of a weekend in Chicago to celebrate Kristi's bachlorette status!



Here's the bachlorette and her friend Stacey above.


Here I am with my buddy in Chicago, Krystal.



And the beautiful roommates, Natalie & Katherine.


Here's the group.


Had to show the pregaming :)

The next two pictures are a taste of what came for Kristi's bachlorette night. Just a taste!



Saturday, August 13, 2011

Idina

While Nick was at home, I was fortunate enough to re-celebrate Mother's Day with two amazing mothers in our lives: our moms.

They have seen us through our good and bad (and let's be honest, the seeing us through the bad is where it counts).

The least we could do was take them out on a great night to see Idina Menzel at Chastain Park Amphitheater.

I didn't expect the show to be more than signing, but Idina is an all-round great performer, and she dazzled the audience with her stories and humor.

Here's our view:


Idina was wearing a beautiful green/yellow gown, but it is hard to see above.

And below, here we are. Sweaty & happy. Aren't our mothers beautiful???



Friday, August 12, 2011

Florence

One of the concerts on our list for the summer was Florence & the Machine. It was seriously one of the best concerts we've been to in a while--and the friends we went with made it even more fun!

We met at Publik Draft House before the show for some drinks and grub.

Here we are with Eleanor & Erin:


The girls + some:


Love:


Can't post about a show at the Fox without seeing it in lights!


Like I said before, the show was spectacular. Florence is so talented, and we enjoyed the music so much!


On a side note, these are the last pictures of long-haired Stephanie. The next day it got chopped off!!!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Grow/Woah

The novelty of having a blog wore off, and I fell off the wagon. But I'm back, so here goes...


Our vegetable garden and flower garden have been rocking! Cucumbers were the first to start kicking, but the tomatoes (cherry & traveler), jalapenos, and poblanos followed suit. The dogs also followed the growing veggies and became our prime tomato thieves.


Here's a shot of the two veggie boxes.


Most of the cucumbers were normal, but how about the weird-looking one above?


The cucumbers rocked out for a good month or so. The cherry tomatoes are still popping out in numbers!


Look how juicy!


SPICY! Jalapeno :)


The shot above is a baby poblano. Most are the size of my palm now.

One issue we have had is the lack of fruit on our tomatillo plants. They're hue, have yellow flowers, but the tomatillos haven't graced us with their presence. Any tips? 

As for the flower garden, it has continued to bloom with beautiful flowers.


Some close-ups:




Our garden has been a family affair for sure...check it out!










Monday, June 27, 2011

Wed

Wedding day came & went on June 25, 2011 for Lawson & Katie!

We started the day at the pool at the hotel (that's Nick in the pool):


We didn't take any ceremony pictures (or that many in total) because we were enjoying the day. But here is what was taken.

Here we are at the Yacht club:


With the bride & groom:


Want to see more of Katie's dress? Here it is (feather accent included):


She looked ridiculously fabulous. Her waist was teeny, and she glowed with radiance & happiness that day! We DANCED our butts off-- Lawson & Katie included. The cake was vanilla, chocolate, AND red velvet. There was awesome shrimp gumbo and tomato pie bites (hard to explain, easy to eat). It was literally a PERFECT wedding.

...and then we lit the sparklers.

No, there was no fire. BUT we did set off the smoke alarms at the Yacht Club. I think everyone was a little too lit to call the fire department and tell them "false alarm". 

So after the newlyweds left, we welcomed the finest of the city of Charleston:


The next day, we left Charleston with happiness in our hearts and M&M's in our bellies:


Congrats you two!!!