Road Trip

On Brett's second week of spring break we took a road trip.

We left Dallas and headed East. My parents met us and brought us the dogs and we switched cars. They let us take their new Denali Suburban which was so nice.

Our first stop was Memphis, TN for lunch. We had a grilled bologna sandwich....and it was good!

Then we headed up to Louisville, KY to spend the weekend with our friends, Ryan and Randi. We went to dental school with Ryan and he is in an oral surgery residency in Louisville.

We took our wedding cake topper to eat for our anniversary. Ryan and Randi were not able to make it to our wedding so it was fun to share that with them!

The cake was actually just as delicious as last year!

We went on part of the Bourbon tour one day.

Their 3 dogs were so nice to welcome Sassy and Dot into their home. Of course Sassy and Dot were their usual bratty selves and refused to play!

Like always we ate yummy food, drank wine, laughed a ton and were sad to leave our friends. :(

From there we headed South again.

We stopped in Nashville to walk around the famous downtown strip and then had White Castle for lunch.

We felt funny ordering so many burgers even though they are tiny!

It was early in the day so we decided to go a little further.

on the road again....

We drove on to Birmingham and spent the night there. Very pretty city.

We found La Quinta Inn there and they are the best! Free pets, free Wifi and free breakfast!

Next stop: Destin, FL.

We did nothing to but relax on the beach and read books in Destin. It was the best!

This is what Dot did all day while we were on the beach!

The dogs went crazy in the sand. They loved it!

Our last stop was LA to visit Brett's aunt for the night and eat some DELICIOUS crawfish!

We reset everything on the car before we left. We were in the car for 24 hours, used 70 gallons of gas and traveled about 2400 miles! Our first road trip was a success!

The End!

Now...it's back to reality :)

Whistler

We went to Whistler, Canada on our honeymoon and loved it. We knew we wanted to go back, but didn't think we would be able to return so soon!

Brett had his last Spring Break this year so we took advantage of it.

We went skiing in Whistler with our friends Nic and Licci. Nic is one year ahead of Brett in his residency.

We spent our first night in Vancouver and got to do a little exploring and see a beautiful sunset.

The guys had fun creating concoctions with the hotel bartender in Vancouver.

He lived in Whistler during the olympics. He made us a treasure hunt to go check out his favorite places while we were there. We had one to open each day!

The drive from Vancouver to Whistler is about an hour. It is called Sea to Sky Highway and it is gorgeous the entire trip.

We took advantage of complimentary wine and cheese tasting at our hotel each evening then hit the hot tub after that!

We got fresh snow every night. This pic is of Nic and Brett on the glacier. We didn't do this last year because you have to take your skis off and hike up a steep incline for about 70 yards. The boys talked me into doing it this year and it was totally worth it. We had the mountain to ourselves and the views were incredible. We ended up doing it every day we skied.

Dinner on my birthday!

Nic and Licci sent us this treat on our anniversary!

Another awesome vacation with some great friends!

California Trip

In the past month we have been all over the place!! Coast to coast, mountains, oceans, cars and planes! Somehow our schedules worked out and we were able to take a family vacation! My parents took us on a trip to California for the week.

We started in San Francisco and had some great seafood at The Fisherman's Wharf and saw the Golden Gate Bridge.

Then we hopped on Highway 1 and headed up the coast. We spent the night in Mendocino, a small coast town.

Dad had to play his guitar at every landmark! Golden Gate Bridge, on the coast, in front of the Redwoods, in a vineyard...!

We drove up Highway 1 to Avenue of the Giants to see all of the huge redwoods. The photos don't show how giant these things are!

Then we headed to Napa and Sonoma. We had some delicious food and some great wines! It is beautiful there.

We had such a great time! I would love to go back to California one day. There is so much to see and it is so pretty there!

Beth's Lingerie Shower

I co-hosted a lingerie shower for Beth last weekend with one of Beth's high school friends. We had a blast and Beth got all kinds of pretty outfits!

The hostesses and Beth

Champagne Punch

-2 bottles of champagne

-1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate

-1L bottle of Ginger Ale

-frozen strawberries

Franny made these bite size crab cakes that were so good. I'm waiting to get the recipe from her because I want to make more of these things.

Truffle Mac and Cheese Bites

I made this mac and cheese and put it in mini phyllo dough bowls

Goat Cheese and Grapes on Flatbread with Walnut Rosemary Drizzle

Party favors:

oreos dipped in chocolate bark

sprinkled with pink m&m's

Salad on a toothpick:

Cucumber

Grape tomato

Olive

Feta Cheese

Drizzle with Italian Dressing

Pioneer Woman's Phyllo Mushroom Bundles

I don't have a close up but I made Champagne Cupcakes and they were delish.

We hung all of her lingerie on a piece of ribbon to display it after she opened it.

Afterwards we went out to hear The Spazmatics- an 80's cover band.

They play some great music and are very entertaining to watch.

The wedding was last night and it was a BLAST!

Congrats Beth and Russell!!!