Hipp's Wedding and Brian and Becky's Baby Shower

Yesterday was a CRAZY bust day, but it was filled with fun, friends, and lots of laughter. The day started off with me rushing to get a long run in while Zack mowed our lawn...we then hurried to get ready to go to the wedding which was about an hour away!

We made it to the wedding just in time. The wedding was really pretty and very fitting for Hipp. The groom and groomsmen were 5 of my best friends in college, and Hipp being the last to get married, made this wedding extra special!



Rachel looked gorgeous in her beautiful dress and she and Hipp were so happy. The reception was simple, but fit them so well. They had delicious cakes. The bride's cake was a mixture of carrot and white cake, while Hipp's was a classic and REALLY good chocolate. They didn't smash cake everywhere like you would have expected of Hipp, but he did try to stick a piece of fondant to her face, which somehow ended up falling off right down the front of her dress. They did not do the traditional bouquet or garter toss...I just realized that now as I am reflecting back on the day...huh...

It was so much fun to get the opportunity to spend time with friends that we do not get to see as much as I would like.

Christy, Chad and their youngest daughter

Me and Jenny
(Erin this one's for you! We missed you! Love you!)

Hanna and I

Mama Hipp and I

The guys ran to a curve in the road to send Hipp and Rachel off with the "customary mooning"...(I do not partake in this tradition...I'm just not that into public nudity...but Hipp brought that upon himself seeing as he had mooned all of the rest of the guys on their wedding day...so, it was payback time!) I am not sure how much of an impact it had...other than being a blur as Hipp screeched out of the parking lot going probably clos to 60.

After the wedding, we all headed over to a baby shower for our friend Brian. He and his wife live in New York State now and so this was the only time that we could get them down to our part of the country for a shower.

I loved the table decorations. They were black rocks and simple vases with pretty pink candles with flowers/ greenery around them.

They ended up having a cookout, which was really fun and which gave me more time to hang out with my friends and their wives...and children (crazy to think that most of them have kids now! All of the guys so far have or their wives are pregnant with little girls!...other than Hipp of course!) I had such a good time getting to hang out with them and hold all of their precious children!

Brian and Becky ended up getting lots of really cute baby stuff...apparently I did not get the memo where they do not really like pink...huh...oh well, guess that they will learn to love it since I gave them the brightest pink and chartreuse green diaper bag! lol! They said that they really liked it...I hope that they did!


I am sort of sad that all of these weddings and showers are over. They were really the only time that I get to get together with the old gang! I guess that we will have to come up with excuses to get together again soon!