Bridal Shower

I was so excited about running the Warrior Dash yesterday, that I totally bypassed the fun day I had on Saturday.  My dear, dear sister-in-law to be, Lauren, scheduled her bridal shower {for their wedding in SEPTEMBER} around my trip to the US so I could be there!  I'm so blessed that the men in my life have chosen such amazing women to add to our growing family!

Lauren wanted to have a an outdoor BBQ shower so her sister, Lindsey, worked SO hard to plan the perfect day!  The weather however wasn't very cooperative and after about 45 minutes of trying to make it work outside, we moved the party indoors.  It was a tad crowded but everyone still had a great time!

yummy "W" cookies, made by Lindsey

Lauren with one of her adorable flower girls...in the wind

most of the ladies chatting, before we moved inside

some of the bridesmaids playing a game

gift bingo

GIFT TIME!

She wasn't exactly happy about the UK towel Grandma W gave her, she's a UNC fan! 

just the reaction I was hoping for when she opened our gift! 

Her awesome hat from her sister {I want one!!!  I vote these should be the BM gifts...do I get a vote in that?  oh well, I'm voting anyways!}

Lindsey, admiring one of the gifts and working hard on the ribbon bouquet

Lauren with her ribbon bouquet 

the GORGEOUS bridal party!

This wedding is going to be so much fun! I cannot wait for September!

Oh, and if you were wondering what we gave her that caused the reaction above....

It was our {my} favorite wedding gift so we decided to pay if forward!

Love you, Lauren!  Can't wait for your wedding day!!!

Warrior Dash 2012

Today was one of the most fun days I've had in a long time...maybe in my whole life!  I finally found the time to fit a mud race into my busy schedule!  Some friends, my sister, and I traveled 3 hours to Logan, Ohio to run the Warrior Dash today.  My mom was even nice enough to come and serve as our official photographer.

all of the WarriorDash necessities: towel, sports bra, gym shoes, WIGS!

our group of awesome ladies, pre race

my sister and me pre race

and we're off

My sis and I are at the top of this beast, on the left

crawling through the mud at the end...before I got all the way in

{there should be more photos from the battleground...I carried around a waterproof camera with me the whole time but the photos all printed with some crazy line on them and the disc Walgreens gave me was blank, so I have none to show you...giant sad face!}

we may or may not have finished with a little dance!

post race mess

We loved every second of this race!

{super surprised the wigs and glasses made it to the end!}

Our 1st ever race medals!  I was super excited about this!

post race photo op!

 rocking our fuzzy helmets

at the end of the race, you can donate your old {gently used} shoes which get cleaned and sent to people who don't have access to shoes.  I only brought my good running shoes home with me so mine didn't go, but my sister tossed hers into the pile!

My friends and I participated in Warrior Dash for the fun of it and to challenge ourselves to try something new.  We actually didn't run very much of the course.  We mostly walked and enjoyed the course and had a TON OF FUN doing it.  Hopefully this will become an annual event for us!  I would encourage all of you to try it out.

Photo a Day {May}

This was so much harder to do from America where my iPhone doesn't work but I manage to post a photo every single day.  I spent too much time sitting in McDonald's parking lots stealing their free wi-fi to make it happen but I did it!

peace

skyline

something you wore today

 fun!

bird

you

someone that inspires you

a smell you adore

something you do every day

a favorite word

kitchen

something that makes you happy

mum

grass

love

what you're reading

snack

something you made

your favorite place

something you can't live without

where you stand

pink

technology

something new

unusual

12 o'clock

something sweet

the weather today

a number

your personality

something beautiful

If you're playing along and I'm not following you on instagram, be sure to let me know!  I saw that someone came out with a #milspousephotoaday but I don't think I can keep up with 2 lists so I'm just going to stick to this one for now!

Here's the list for June!