My Last Fling Before The RING!!!

Let me start by saying that I have the BEST FRIENDS anyone can ask for! This weekend five of my very best friends and I went to Beaver Lake in Arkansas to celebrate my bachelorette party. Kaleigh's parents have a great house on the lake and they were nice enough to let us have it for the weekend. Kaleigh, Jenna and I drove down Friday morning; it is about a 3 hour drive, not to bad!

Kaleigh was nice enough to drive all weekend, but only Jenna was conceded about watching the road!

The view was amazing; you can see a little bit of the dock :-)

Kaleigh, Jenna and I got the jet skis out for a little while, before it started raining. We went into town and had drinks and dinner. Lizzie, Kirsten and Britney got in around 10. We had a great time just hanging out and being silly. Saturday morning we spent on the dock laying out. All 6 of us took the jet skis out, and had a BLAST! Afterwards we went into town again. It is a cute little lake town with a lot of great shops. We got an old time picture taken, which I love doing! Then had snack: funnel cakes, fried oreos and pretzels! Soooo good! We got back to the cabin and the party started.... :-)

All of us on the dock.

Lizzie, Kirsten and I got masks at one the shops!

Great friends!

It isn't summer without the Fair!!

Yesterday was the first day of the Johnson County Fair; however, most of the animals and vendors won't be there until Tuesday or Wednesday. My mom and sister stay in the motor home during the week so I helped them pack it up and drive it down to the fairgrounds around noon. The day started out so hot, and I was just praying for a little breeze. My prayers were answered, the winds came in and with them, the rain. It only rained for about 15 minutes, but it was enough to drop the temperature to bearable. The dog show started at 6:30 and we didn't leave until about 11:30. It was a great show, of course my sister and cousin did a great job also!!

Andrea shows three dogs. She is at the highest level in obedience there is with Lily, and Emmett isn't far behind. He gets more cute points!

Her beagle, Emmett

Sheltie, Lily

Smooth Collie, Jin

My cousin, Kristin with her sheltie, Sophia

Girls Night

This year the show Mama Mia came to Starlight; I can't think of a better reason to have a family girls night!! We all meet at my grandma's house so we could ride together. We went to the Well for dinner, it was really good food, and even better company. After dinner we headed to the show. It was so hot, but fortunately they were handing out hand fans at the entrance. The show was amazing, and soooo much fun! My Aunt Alison bought the sound track and we sang along the whole ride home. It was really great to all be together and see a show was all love so much!

All of the girls having dinner at the Well

Right to Left, my grandma's best friend Susie, my mom Emily, Me, my Sister Andrea, my Grams and my Aunt Alison.

Before the show started

We weren't allowed to take pictures during the show, so I got one right before it started!

Bridal Shower

Last weekend was my bridal shower! It was a wonderful time, and I am so glad that so many people could make it! We had such fun, talking and eating, just enjoying the time together. Of course there were a few games, and many gifts too!

Some of the snacks :-)

My mom, me and my sister before the party

One of the games was to make a wedding dress out of toilet paper. Three very different dresses, all great!

Time for gifts!!

Childhood friends

Eric and Kacy drove from Saint Louis Sunday morning so they could be there for the shower. Since it was girls only Eric, and our Uncle Mark went out for drinks instead. They joined us afterwards. Thank you so much for coming, it really meant a lot!!

Visit to STL

My brother, Eric and his girlfriend, Kacy, just moved to St. Louis from Dallas. Andrea and I took a long weekend to visit them. We had an amazing time, and it was great to see them! We got in Friday afternoon. Eric was still at work, so Kacy showed us around their neighborhood. When Eric got home we started dinner. They have a nice patio that we could hang out on. We sat around eating and talking all evening.

Saturday, Kacy had to work so we went to see her and eat lunch. She works at a great cupcakery. I was so excited to hear about it! The cupcakes were AMAZING, rightfully so because they won Cupcake Wars on Food Network.

Saturday afternoon we went to the farmers market. It was a lot of fun, but so hot! Thank goodness we were able to have bloody mary's.

After the farmers market, we went home to clean up and then headed to dinner. We went to a great pizza place downtown, called Pi. They had every kind of pizza you would think of! I had pepperoni, roasted garlic, sun dried tomatoes and pesto... yummy :-) After dinner we went to a movie in the park, Goonies! There were so many people there, and it was really fun!

We couldn't go to Saint Louis, and not go to the zoo! Sunday we slept in and had a great breakfast and then headed to the zoo. It was pretty fun, however it was so hot! Most of the animals were inside and we wished we were too. Thankfully, the zoo has a few animal houses, we spent a lot of time at the reptile house :-) Hopefully, we will be able to take another trip this fall when it is nicer outside!

Little Cowgirl

It has been a while since I posted, that is mostly because we have been so busy and a little because I have been sick this last week. Time is really flying by, and the wedding will be here so soon! It has been so nice to have this time off. My best friend, Jenna doesn't work on Friday's so I try to get together with her and her daughter, my god-daughter Hallie, as much as I can! A few weeks ago we went out to my mom's house so she could see the animals. She got to play with the dogs and cat first, then it was off to the more exciting animals. We just looked at the rabbits. Hallie really wanted to pet and hold them, but they are a little bit mean. However; she did get to pet the horses. She was not scared at all, and pretty soon we will have her riding!!

Hallie just looking at first

She loved them, and since she had the food, they loved her!

Happy Birthday America!

Amar and I spent 4th of July at my moms house. We went to the Stilwell Parade, which my sister and her friend rode the horses in. After the parade, we cooked out at my moms. We had so much food, and it was great to all be together! Of course you can't have 4th of July without fireworks.... Amar and Andrea lit off fireworks well into the night. I love fireworks, but I'd rather just watch, so the rest of us just sat back and relaxed! We had a fabulous time, hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday!

I made brownie stuffed chocolate chip cookies....soooo good!

Amar and I at the parade

Andrea and her friend Ian in the parade.... she is such a cowgirl!

Trying the light their firecrackers at the same time.... harder than it looks!

I love sparklers!

Me and Ang