the pretty pregnant lady! it was so cute to see diane's bump get a good bit bigger in just the few weeks that i had seen her last! sarah is especially adorable about her sister & her pregnancy - that would be her foot that is sweetly caressing diane's belly :-). diane & jason are going to be amazing parents, and paul and i can't wait to be "uncle & aunt!"
sarah and her beautiful bling-bling! look at the happy girl!!! i don't think i've ever seen such a precious married pair! they are absolutely perfect for each other.
THE OUTLAWS! :-) jason and i welcomed charles as the newest "outlaw" in the family! i love my brother-in-outlaws so much!!!
after a fabulous time with the mobley family, i got on a plane and flew back to the east coast for a week of fun with the family! words cannot begin to describe what a great time i had. as all of you know, i adore spending time with my family, so it was such a blessing to be with them for a whole week and not have to worry about school! we had so much going on while i was home, and it was fabulous! first of all, one of my very best friends, meghan barnes, got engaged about a month ago, so while i was home we did a little wedding dress shopping!!! she was drop-dead-gorgeous in every dress she tried on, so it's going to be quite the task to narrow it down to 1 someday! mom and i did a little/a lot of errand-running during the beginning of the week to prepare for my dear friend sarah lynn joyner's bridal shower that we helped throw that week. it was great fun putting it all together, and it was even better seeing the beautiful bride-to-be for an evening!!! sarah lynn and i grew up across the street from one another and have been close friends ever since (so many fantastic stories) and she has also been a great friend of paul's since the early high school years (she knew him long before i even did!). she is marrying one of my pals that i grew up alongside in youth group, quinn davis. their wedding is at the end of june (the next time paul and i will be in north carolina) and we can't wait!!! here are some pictures from sarah lynn's cooking shower:
mom and i arranged our first floral centerpiece for the shower! we tried to make martha proud (the incredible woman and friend of ours who did the flowers for our wedding)... what do you think?! i'm pretty sure we're ready to take on the wedding business!
everything is set and ready!
helen (a.k.a. the bridal shower pro) won one of the games... stealing clothespins from those of us who crossed our legs :-)
playing "BRIDE"-bingo! it looks like mrs. rountree is skeptical of whatever story erin is telling.
the bride-to-be in all of her glory (with mom's spectacular tower 'o gifts!) we love you, sarah lynn!
friends! helen, me, sarah lynn, and kristy (who also just got engaged! congrats, kristy!)
the rest of the week was filled with relaxation, needlepointing, shopping, movie-watching, catching up with fabulous friends, visiting with family, making some trips to chapel hill, and even helping a wee bit to decorate for alan's prom @ sanderson high school! one night, my friend rachel fisher came into town and she, meghan, and i went to our old stopping grounds in chapel hill for an evening of excellence. we were even so lucky as to have erin join us for dinner @ los pos! ahhh, it was so great pretending to be an undergrad again... if only for a night (although we proved to be "old ladies" that couldn't hang with the big dogs when we were ready to go to bed at 10:30om)! this is my favorite picture of the night:
i miss these girls (along with my other lovely ladies) so much!!! can i convice any of you to move to san francisco?!
