There was a game in Boston? I thought I was there for the Cannoli!

Over Halloween weekend I traveled to Boston to host an event for Young Alumni the night before the Clemson vs. Boston College game. While the game didn't turn out like we had hoped, I had a great weekend. Below is a recap with pictures from my weekend away.

Thursday night we went to dinner with a big group and had amazing food. I got pumpkin ravioli (it was heaven).

The first full day we met with the fundraisers at Boston College. I loved getting the chance to meet people at other schools who are doing the same thing I do and to see how they run the show up there. They showed us around their athletic facilities and drove us over to Harvard. Over at Harvard we toured the beautiful campus. I think I felt smarter just being there (just kidding)! The picture below is on Boston College's campus.

Friday night we hosted our event at the Black Rose near Quincy Market. It was a great Irish bar and we had the entire upstairs. We were so nervous that no one was going to show up and we ended up having around 350-400 people come through the doors throughout the entire night. The event was a huge success and it was great to be surrounded by so many Tiger fans so far away from home!

Saturday we attended the Clemson game and came away with a lose. It was a rough game to watch in the stands especially when it was FREEZING and the wind was blowing hard!

Saturday night Elizabeth, Kimberly and I went around Boston to do a little shopping, dinner and then a late night stop at Modern Pastries to try a cannoli. We heard about them the entire weekend and they did not dissappoint! I suggest Modern Pastries if you are even in Boston!

Guest Bathroom Complete!

We finally completed the guest bathroom awhile ago and I am just now getting to posting pictures. The first thing we did was paint the bathroom but after we painted we weren't too sure if we liked the color or not but once we put the finishing touches on the bathroom, we decided to keep the color. Below are a few pictures of the finished product. At the bottom I will also list where we got everything for anyone who is wondering.

The first picture I had to include because Zoey wanted to have her picture taken and I think she is pretty cute!

Where we got everything:

Shower Curtain- Target

Shower Rod- Target

Towels- Target

Bath Mat- Target

Framed Shell Pictures- Home Goods

Glass Containers- Home Goods

Shell- Colin's Mom

The only think that we are missing that I want to find is a small lamp to put on the counter and to change the hard ware on the drawers to match the colors in the room.

Paris Mountain State Park Hike

Colin and I actually had a Sunday were we both were off and it was a beautiful day so we decided we wanted to do some sort of outdoor activity. We had heard about Paris Mountain State Park just outside of Greenville and decided to check it out. When we got there we decided to visit the welcome center so that we could decide which trail to hike. Neither of us had any idea which trail to pick so we decided to go for the longest trail (we also thought we could get a workout while enjoying the outdoors). We hiked the the Sulphur Springs trail which was 3.5 miles. It had a note that it was easy to difficult, which we thought it couldn't be that bad. Click here to see the trail map, it was the yellow trail. We were surprised that the trail did indeed get difficult. It was VERY narrow/steep in parts and was a great cardio workout. For awhile we thought we would bring Bella back to walk the trail with us but once we got to the harder parts, we decided against bringing Bella on that trail. We decided that we want to go back and try a few of the other trails sometime. It was a nice Sunday doing something with Colin that we don't normally do. Below are some pictures from our hike.

Shutterfly Christmas Cards

I've used Shutterfly a few times for various thing, but not photo cards. We just started to do a photo Christmas card last year and I was so last minute that I had to do 1 hour service somewhere just to get the cards sent out in time. This year I have been planning so that I can have plenty of time because I had already decided that I wanted to order my Christmas cards off Shutterfly.There are so many Christmas cards to choose from but below are a few of my favorites. I have no idea which one to choose so I guess I will just have to wait until we take a few pictures at Thanksgiving.

I love how the focus of this card it the picture and that it has the traditional Christmas colors of red and green.

I think the text of Peace, Love and Joy is super cute on this card!

We don't have children yet but I still think this card would be perfect to put pictures of our "furry" children. We have 3 cats and a dog so this card has the perfect amount of pictures to showcase our family!

This card is perfect for those who like to include a

Christmas letter with their card. They can

do it all on the card, I think it's a great idea!

Click here to see all the different options there are for Christmas cards this year!

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery

I have used Shutterfly for creating photo books and they have always come out great. They are a perfect gift for the holidays! For information about photobooks, here click .

I can't wait to create our Christmas card from Shutterfly! I also can't wait to get everyone's Christmas cards in the mail...make sure I am on your Christmas card list!!

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A Celebration for Emma Claire and her Mommy!

Several weekends ago ( I know I am behind in posting again) I co-hosted a baby shower for Kari (my friend from my office). I co-hosted with another one of Kari's friends, Charli. Charli did a great job hosting and even made little chocolate bottle suckers, so cute! We had an ice cream sundae party. It was great and everyone seemed to love it. I have to admit I stole that idea from Kate's (Our Sweeten'd Life) baby shower. I just thought it was the cutest idea and Kari has been craving ice cream, so it was perfect! We had a great time and Kari looked amazing for only having about 2 months left in her pregnancy. Kari got some great presents for Emma Claire from family and friends. I am attending another shower for Kari next weekend and all I can say is little Emma is going to be one spoiled little girl. Below are some pictures from the shower!

Love you Kari and can't wait to meet baby Emma!

Wedding Weekend in Charleston

This weekend we were in Charleston to celebrate the

marriage of Mackenzie and Nic. It was a beautiful wedding at the Magnolia Plantation on Mount Pleasant and we are so excited for them to start their

life together. They are a great couple and you can just see how much they adore and love each other.

We stayed in a house on Isle of Palms with a bunch of the other guys and their wives that were attending the wedding. I would first like to say that I could live there forever. 1. the house was amazing. 2. it was right across the street from the beach. 3. it had an infinity pool (had only seen them on TV until this weekend). and 4. it had the most amazing shower in the master bath! Below is a picture of the house where we stayed (thanks Laurel...I stole it off your FB)

Saturday night they had the rehearsal dinner at

the house and Nic's dad cooked some amazing BBQ. It was a dinner full of southern comfort food! Sunday night the wedding was at the Magnolia Plantation, which was beautiful. I told

Colin that sometime I would love go to back and actually get to tour the grounds. We dined on amazing food, wonderful cupcakes and s'mores over a fire pit! It was perfect. Below is a picture of the guys at dinner Saturday night and a picture of Colin and I at the wedding.

The only downside to the weekend was my car drama, which is happening much more lately and has become very annoying. Since Spring every few months I will go to turn on my car and it won't start. The past 4 times I have been able to leave it over night and it will start the next morning. Well this weekend, not even 10 minutes after we arrived at the house my car died again. It was dead the whole weekend even after repeated attempts to start it. So Monday morning we had to get it towed to a dealership in Charleston where (of course) the car started right away and every time after that. We are pretty sure my car needs a new started but they told us they won't replace it without knowing for sure and since the car worked for them, they couldn't fix it. So we wait until the next time my car dies.

Even with the car drama we had a great weekend with all of Colin's friends!

Fall Decor

I just wanted to share a few pictures of my fall decorations. I don't have a ton but it is my favorite season and I think they add a few nice touches to the house. Two of the pictures are on our table in the living room and then the other is a picture of our fall wreath on the front door.

I love decorating for holidays but it can be so expensive so I tried to bargain shop! The wreath looks very expensive but was only $25 from Walmart last year, the flower arrangement was 50% off at Hobby Lobby and only cost $30, the fall blocks from TJ Maxx last year for $5.99, and the pumpkins and fall foliage inside the vase were $12 from Better Homes and Garden at Walmart.

Happy Fall Y'all!