Reunion

On Monday night, Isaac and I drove to Orlando to meet Matt and Abbie and Mark and Traci for dinner. We all attended UK together and were great friends throughout college and now into our more grown-up lives. Mark and Traci were in Jacksonville for Traci's cousin's wedding and vacation, but did not have enough time to travel to Tampa to visit us too. We decided that Orlando was the perfect place to meet up and since Matt and Abbie live there, they were able to join us with sweet, little Adelyn. It was so nice to be with everyone again, even though it only lasted a couple of hours!

Mark, Isaac, Matt and Adelyn

Abbie, Kyle, and Traci

To all of our college friends-we need to revive the Gatlinburg trip soon for a weekend of catching up and meeting all of the new additions!

New York City Trip

This past weekend, Isaac and I went to NYC to see Isaac's brother Josh and his wife Nikki and to do some sightseeing. We stayed in Midtown Manhattan a few blocks from Josh and Nikki at the Jolly Hotel...which wasn't so jolly, but the price was right! Friday night we went out for New York Pizza and then to the Empire State building to see the city all lit up. The entrance to Grand Central Station...the inside didn't look like it does in the movies.

On Saturday, we met up with Nikki in the subway and went down to the Financial District to meet Josh who was waiting in line for half-price Broadway tickets. After our tickets were purchased, we went on a boat tour of the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty. We headed to Chinatown next for some authentic Chinese food and some imposter purses.

Isaac is a magnet for Italian Ice!

In front of the New York Stock Exchange.

View from the NYC boat tour.

Our Lady Liberty...did you know that the creator gave her his mom's face and his wife-to-be's body?

Our first show on Broadway...and hopefully not our last!

We had 3rd row seats...at times I felt like we were at a strip joint...the actors don't wear much clothing in this show! Next time we might see a Disney show instead...

Times Square after the show. We went to The View restuarant on top of the Marriot in Times Square for dessert. This restuarant rotated so that all the guests could see all of the city at night. The dessert buffet was awesome and worth every penny!

We are hoping to go back to NYC next year before Josh and Nikki move away to wherever the Navy takes them. It was a really fun, fast trip. I don't think I would be happy living there...I enjoy my space and my backyard too much!

Girl Talk Live

Last Friday night, I attended GIRL TALK LIVE at my church which was put on by the women's ministry. We had dinner, watched a hilarious show, and enjoyed lots of girl time. The show included segments about design, cooking, gifts for girlfriends, a musical guest named Chichita, and Christian humor author Deborah Coty. Here are a few pictures of the fun and fabulous night with the ladies...

Our yummy dinner and goodie bag stuffed with a calorie-free chocolate bar!

Aren't the centerpieces lovely and so girly? The Bell Shoals Girlfriends colors are pink, black, and white.

These are my Bell Shoals girlfriends...I am so blessed to have them in my life!

Here's my friend Erica with the host Novine Bodine...Erica did the design portion of the talk show and also gave her personal testimony of what being a Christian girlfriend really means. Don't you love her centerpiece? And what about Novine's Diva microphone?