My Weekend Update

Well, another great weekend has come and gone too fast. 

 

     This weekend was mostly spent getting ready to move into our new house. We painted walls, stained baseboards, took trips to Ikea, and multiple trips to Home Depot.  I can't wait to finally move in and I'm excited to share our work once we have more done.  It still amazes me how much you can change the look and brighten up a room with just a simple paint change. The weekend we worked on the master bedroom and changed out the dark tan color  paint for a lighter blue-slate color on the walls, the room already seems so happy to me.  I just hope I like the color just as much once we add the furniture.  

      Saturday night we were able to take a break from all the housework to attend the Full Bloom Dance Party event which benefits the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, a local performing arts theater in East Liberty, where one my best friends LES, sits on their board.   

   We met up with ALV and BS before the event and grabbed a drink at the Livermore, which specializes in 1920's style cocktails.    ALV and I both got the French 75 which is one of my favorite champagne cocktails and it was quite delicious.  From there he headed to the theater for the main event. 

 

Full Bloom was a blast, they had a great variety of food and drinks and the event turned into a dance party.

 

 

The whole gang.

 

 

Via Kelly Strayhorn Facebook Page and Mark Simpson Photography

 

 

 

Junior League ladies

 

VIA Kelly Strayhorn Facebook and Mark Simpson Photography

 

 I think my favorite part was the airplane photo booth.  They even had a giant fan blowing on you so that it looked like you were flying.  

 

I think we may have had too much fun. 

 

 

Such kids at heart.

Happy Tuesday!  

Charleston Recap

Happy Friday!

 

        I can't believe I still haven't posted about the trip I took to Charleston for my 30th birthday with my mom, two of her good friends and one of my best friends from college.

We got in  to Charleston Thursday afternoon and immediately headed to King Street for some retail therapy. It was chilly and rainy during the day. So we headed to The Bar at Husk to warm up with some cocktails and apps. 

 

     So many people had told us we had to grab a drink at The Bar at Husk and I am so glad we did. I got the Charleston Light Dragoon Punch and it was incredibly tasty. 

On Friday the weather wasn't great, but it warmed up a bit and stopped pouring. We explored the city and headed to Slightly North of Broad   for lunch. 

I fell in love with the decor. It was so homey, how fabulous are the chandeliers?! 

At S.N.O.B. I got the Picnic Plate which included chicken mousse pate, pimento cheese toast, hard boiled eggs, a petite salad and pickled okra and pickles.  Yum. So many of my favorite foods on one plate. 

Even though Thursday was my actual birthday we celebrated Friday night 

Before dinner we celebrated with  a champagne toast.

We had reservations at Magnolia's for dinner and it did not disappoint. I tried the shellfish over grits and it was phenomenal, shrimp, scallops and lobster over creamy grits. Yes please. 

I was even serenaded when the waiter brought out my strawberry shortcake birthday cake. 

Our whole crew. 

Falon and I. How I love this girl. I wish we lived closer. 

 

 

 

Mom and I at my Birthday dinner.

  On Saturday the sun finally appeared and it was a truly gorgeous day. We all piled into our cars and over to Mt. Pleasant to Boone Hall Plantation which is one of the oldest working plantations in America. It was also where The Notebook was filmed. Hi Noah and Allie!! 

I loved everything about this plantation. 

How amazing is the Spanish moss. I must have taken 100 pictures of the trees. #totaltourist

Is anyone else a huge fan of the way cotton fields look? I just think they are so unique  and love the white cotton against the colors of the grass and sky. 

Mom and I 

Falon and I in front of all the Spanish moss 

We spent the afternoon down by the battery.  The iconic pineapple fountain was amazing. 

 

I think I picked out at least ten homes south of Broad Street that I would buy if I won the lottery 

I think it is such a fun fact that all the porches in Charleston face south so they face the breeze to help keep cool during the summer months. 

It was even better viewing the homes by horse drawn carriage. 

We ended the trip with dinner at Hank's Seafood. 

My sister who was unable to make the trip surprised me with a glass of champagne for my birthday. It was truly the perfect way to begin my thirties. 

 

 

...Until next time Charleston

Officially Homeowners.

  

        I mentioned in a recent post that DFH and I were moving from our neighborhood. I have lived in Shadyside for seven years and love the area dearly, however it is time to start a new adventure.  DFH and I are so excited to officially be homeowners in a new part of the city.

        Our new home will need some renovations and we have a lot of projects to complete, but we can't wait to make the home ours.  I plan on blogging about all of our renovations so I hope you  continue to visit the blog and follow up on our progress! 

Cheers to new beginnings!!

Sixty Years Young

     We have had a lot of milestones to celebrate in our family recently. Last week DFH turned  30 and this weekend was my dad's 60th birthday. My mom planned a weekend which was full of surprises for my Dad. He thought it was going to be a low key weekend spent on Long Beach Island with my mom and sister, however on Friday he arrived at the beach after work to find my aunt and uncle waiting at the house. On Saturday DFH and I showed up as a surprise and he was shocked and so happy and from there the surprises continued. 

It was a chilly weekend, but so nice to be on the beach. I hate how far the beach is from us in Pittsburgh. 

My mom, dad aunt, and uncle enjoying cocktails and apps on Saturday night, little did my dad know that more guests would soon arrive 

DFH served as the grill master for the evening and cooked up some delicious clams and steak. 

Perfect photo op. 

The birthday boy. 

JLP and I at cocktail hour. 

After some of my parents close friends surprised my dad at the house. 

Aunt Pat and JLP 

The gang enjoying the birthday dinner. 

Cheers to Bill!

Happy Birthday!! 

On Sunday we all hopped on the boat and ventured over to The Captain's Inn. for lunch, beers, live music and to celebrate the birthday boy. 

The captain and his first mate 

We arrived to find some more of parent's friends who surprised my dad at lunch

How funny is it that we all randomly showed up in matching stripes. Great minds think alike ??

We ended the weekend with grilling out and more birthday celebrations. It was such a great weekend and I loved that we were able to spend it with my dad and celebrate him turning 60 years young.