i think i might have posted about this, but didn't have any pics that the time... so i will talk about it again... the weekend following paul's bday, we hosted a "PBR (pabst blue ribbon) party" for the quarter-century-old boy. it just so happened that my one of my very best friends, meghan, came to visit at the same time! (although she had an extremely rough time getting out here and only was able to stay for ~36 hours... still, it was the best 36 hours ever and i'm so blessed she was able to come out to visit!)
and the birthday boy's cake...
after i finished my spring semester, i headed back to nc to spend some quality time with family & friends... i planned it just right and was there to see my bug head off to his senior prom - i have the best brother in the world, by the way... and he's so handsome, too!
the next day, momma was sweet enough to sign me up for a cake-baking class at a southern season in chapel hill with her, my cousin, my other cousin's adorable girlfriend, and my aunt. we got to also go to brunch with bear at weathervane before it started... delish!
no trip is complete with out seeing barney! i got to give her one of her shower gifts since i would be able to attend. love her.
to make the trip even more fab... i got to see my sweet nephew scott and the rest of my wonderful in-laws! he pretty much can't get any cuter...
upon my arrival back home, i found paul and jameson (he and his wife jessie live next door to us and have become great friends!) committed to insulating both of our apartments. poor things were so sweaty and hot up there in that small crawlspace above our apartments, but they did a great job and it was so worth it!!!
paul's dad came to visit us while he was in the city for a conference the week before memorial day weekend! it was a treat to spend some time with him and walk around the city...
i enjoyed being artsy-fartsy for a little bit and taking photos of me and paul's rings in the rose garden at golden gate park...
memorial day weekend, we got to go back to raleigh to celebrate sarah & charles' wedding with a reception put on by the mobley family. sarah, paul's sis, and charles were married last spring in new zealand and they were sweet enough to have a reception back in the states so the rest of us could celebrate the fabulousness with them! it was so great to hop around and dance with the beautiful couple who, i can now say, are EXPECTING A BABY!!! oh my goodness, i'm so excited!!! we actually just found out at the end of june that it's going to be a boy, so we are going to have two nephews come november! congratulations, sarah & charles! we are going to see them next weekend in denver, so i'll have plenty of pics to post of sarah and her beautiful belly then! we love you guys!!!
in mid june, paul and i were lucky enough to attend my dear friend deana's engagement party (technically, deana & danny's engagement party :-)). they are getting married next august and we cannot wait!!! congratulations, deana & danny - we adore y'all.
then at towards the end of june, we headed back to nc for meghan and sam's wedding!
meghan's bachelorette party... only a couple of pictures are necessary:
meghan's bridesmaids' luncheon:
meghan and sam's rehearsal/rehearsal dinner:
mr. and mrs. sam & meghan thornton's wedding day!!!:
and then we topped off the end of june and beginning of july with a clarke family vacation to the beach (sunset beach, nc)!
we spent the july 4th evening with peggy & david (paul's parents) and had, of course, the most fabulous ribs ever! it was so wonderful to catch up with them and laugh about all of life's happenings.
upon our arrival back to ca on july 5th, paul had decided to throw a party to celebrate the "5th of freedom" since we weren't in town on july 4th (and paul is oddly obsessed with the fourth of july). we got some of our friends together and played frolf and went fountain hopping on stanford's campus. we then retreated back to leland ave to have a cook-out and relax after a very long day.
this is paul playing in the fountain... isn't he so precious!
well, i think i've caught you up on most everything! paul is still working like crazy in his lab and on july 6th, i started my 2nd full-time clinical affiliation at the palo alto VA. i work in the ICU and am learning a lot! it's also quite nice to come home and have my nights and weekends free to hang out with the hubs and friends... mmmm, real world, i can almost taste you... and it's delicious. now, if only i were also getting a salary...
i promise to not take so long to post again! look forward to hearing about our fun times in denver next weekend! yay!
much love to all.
