Learning New Things..

Well hello! I'm in the process of trying to teach myself photoshop/gimp. I want to make invitations, cute print outs for parties, things for my friends, etc. 

This is something I just made really quick. It's nothing special but it's taken me like 3 days to figure this stuff out!

I'm having so much fun (now that I finally understand) experimenting with fonts, brushes, etc. If anyone has any tips for me, let me know! Maybe one day I'll be making invitations/print outs for you :)

Wedding Chatter

I have to admit something... I have been in full wedding mode ever since we got engaged! We said we were going to take a week and not talk about plans... NOPE. Once we started talking about it, it's like we can't stop! One thing that I haven't even thought about is...

I know, I know... I feel like less of a woman for not immediately thinking of what I'd like to wear walking down the aisle but I have plenty of time. I thought I'd use my little blog to display what I'm attracted to... observe ;)

Warning: I've got a theme going on with this post... Lace. Lace. LACE!

I'm attracted to stuff that would never look good on me.. go figure.

I saw this picture almost a year ago and just found out that this bride was married very close to where we're thinking of getting married!

Ahh love me some lace :)

Beachy lace!

That's all I've found so far.. any favorites? Send me pictures/pins my way :)

Big News..

Most of my followers are my friends so most people know about the big news but here it is...

WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!

Here's a picture right before it happened... he was acting so weird! :)

Gregg packed Margarita's for Cinco De Mayo!

Meet Robert, our wonderful gondola tour guide! And an integral part of the proposal!

Here's a picture of right after it happened... I am still in shock!

This is underneath one of the bridges we passed on our gondola ride. The rest of the signatures have been there for a while.. some before Hurricane Katrina!

Here's a picture of that sparkly thing I can't stop staring at on my left hand!

There are many more pictures from that magical day. We have the pictures of the actual proposal and I can not wait to share them. Thanks for all the texts, calls, tweets, facebook posts, etc... we are thrilled! Next up... planning a wedding! Wish me luck!

Beergaritas!

I just posted about my girls night fiesta and it got me thinking about BEERGARITAS! Someone mentioned this delicious drink to me a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about them [problem, much?]

Here's a link for yummy beergaritas... perfect for this Florida climate :)

Recipe: Equal parts Frozen Limeade, water, tequila and sprite. Use the frozen limeade can to measure. I can't wait to try these.

Here's a recipe I found for skinny beergaritas, for those of you who are desperately trying to get that beach bod for a possible trip to Florida!

Has everyone ever had a beergarita?! I absolutely can't wait to try one of these!

Girls Night Fiesta!

Hellloooo! I'm not going to go on and on about how I've been such a bad blogger later. I'm just going to jump back in and tell you about my most recent get together at my house :)

Quick recap: I moved to Florida about 2 months ago to live with my boyfriend and I have no friends. I've slowly met some of the wives of Gregg's coworkers/friends/bros and I had some of them over for a fiesta last Thursday!

I went all out for this fiesta... I have to have girls nights often or I'll eventually go crazy. So, I thought this was a pretty good investment :)

We started with margs...

I admit, this is not a picture of my margarita. I was going to make a very fresh margarita but then I found a light margarita mix so I got that, Pellegrino, tequila and limes. I wish I would have taken a picture of my margs because I have stinkin' cute margarita glasses!

My friend is a vegetarian so I found a recipe for Vegetarian Mexican Lasagna [on pinterest of course]

Mine didn't look quite this good but it was seriously amazing. Gregg and I devoured the leftovers in a couple of days and I swear it was even better a couple of days later. Get the recipe here!

It can be kind of hectic and nerve wracking to try to make new friends in a new place. I have to remember that it takes time. To make relationships like I have with my current amazing friends, I have to be patient and eventually I'll begin to make those bonds. Until then, I'll just keep inviting them over for delicious food and booze until they love me ;)

Stay tuned! XOXO

An Irish Gender Reveal

Happy St. Patty's Day weekend, people! We had a very eventful holiday yesterday and I just couldn't wait to share! Not only did we celebrate St. Patty's Day but we also hosted a gender reveal party for our friends Matt & Allie Leigh! It was obviously a very low key gender reveal party but it was so much fun!

I had to decorate with beautiful green flowers!

For every gender reveal party, you have to have a cake with the color of the gender inside!

What is it? Boy or girl?!

I had some leftover batter so I made some cupcakes!

Took our first car bomb at 10am. Feelin' it today.

I made Shepard's Pie and Corned Beef and Cabbage...

Here's a close up of the Shepard's Pie.. I think I might make this more often!

The corned beef and cabbage was not my favorite but it was a big hit!

Even our drinks were festive!

Time for the big reveal....

It's a......

GIRL!!!

The happy couple!

An Irish themed onesie for their new baby girl!

Let the party begin!!!

Sweet tat bro.

We had such a good time for St. Patty's Day! What did you do to celebrate?

The Day is Here! Jackson Hole!!!

I've been feeling sick but I'm happy to say that I'm feeling about 90% and I'm ready to go skiing in Jackson Hole! Hopefully, that extra 10% will be back before I hit the slopes.

It's probably going to be a lot snowier [if that's a word] than in this picture, so I'll just have to take tons of pics and report back! Check ya laaaater :)