Ode to the weekend

I couldn't be more blessed to call this place home.  It is absolutely beautiful.  Sometimes I wish we never had to leave, that Bryant would come home, and we could just settle in and live here.  I love it.  It's like it has some sort of magnetic pull.... I swear, you should visit, and you won't want to leave.

This weekend was a busy one.  Well, not really, only one day of the weekend, but it kind of rolls over into the whole weekend.  Funny how that happens the older you get. 

Friday I had my first water therapy for my back.  Went pretty well, and was incredibly sore by that evening, and into the next day.  Hopefully today they may take it a touch easier on me.... we shall see!

Saturday, my older cousin Lynn got married.  It was a beautiful ceremony up at Ohme Gardens.... that place is just beautiful in itself, but add a wedding to the mix.... money! 

Lynn & Scott

They also had something called a Sand Ceremony.  Both of them have been previously married, and both have 1 girl, and 2 boys.  So they did a Sand Ceremony to "blend" their families.  I have never seen it done before, and was so unique, and very, very creative.

This is a picture of all the glass vials that all had sand in them.  Each person of the family poured in a little of their sand at a time until it was gone.  It was beautiful, and it will be a really neat piece in their home.

My mom and I decided to take the kids and walk down around in the gardens.  Austin wanted to go see all the ponds they have, and the fish that are in a couple of them.  We didn't take into consideration that we were in nice clothes, heels for myself, and it was HOT.  It was still pretty none the less, and I got a few pictures of the kiddos, so it was okay. =)

After we got done with our little trek, we loaded back into the car and headed up to the wedding reception.  It was fun, laid back, and SO nice to be around family that we normally don't get to see a whole lot. 

We got home, and I had to get ready again to head out to one of my best friend Chelsea's birthday dinner.  We went to Tastebuds, and it was so much fun.  A huge group of us, live music, dinner and wine.  Couldn't have asked for a better night.  I could have dealt with maybe skipping the whole getting pulled over thing, but I'll let the cop off... he'd never met me before, so he didn't realize that I was perfect & never do anything wrong.  ;o) HA!  (It was for not having my headlights on anyways- nothing crazy, I promise.)

xoxo
k.