Last weekend was jam packed full of fun....again!!! I tell ya it's a rough life we live....work, party/celebrate, hang out with good friends....repeat!!! Add a little random family time in there and you've got yourself a recipe for nothing but good times!!
I know I had been plugging it for over a month, but last weekend Andy turned 30 and we should not have celebrated like we were 21.....we did that already (nine years ago to be exact), but we just don't learn!!! Anyhow, AK's amazing fiance (yours truly) threw him a bitchin surprise party at one of our local bars called Ale House. A lot of his friends showed up including his younger brother and one of his groomsmen who tore his ACL on AK's bachelor party (I wouldn't recommend paint ball if you're pushin 30...just sayin) so he definitely felt the love. With this kind of thing, you're just susceptible to people buying you drinks, shots, more drinks and before you know it, you've had too much. Thank goodness for good friends, huh?? ;) Andy is even luckier, because he had the three main woman (his mom, his fiance, and hist mother-in-law to be) in his life shower him with gifts and make him feel even more loved than he already is!! ;)) His momma sent him a box with 30 gifts.....one for each year. These gift were a mixture of sentimental things to old age reminders all centered around the number 30. My personal fav.....Jillian Micheal's "30" minute abs!!! HAHA!! If you haven't caught on, AK's mom is pretty creative/crafty. I then followed up with tickets to Zac Brown Band at Red Rocks (an amazing outdoor concert venue) and a fancy tie he can wear with a fairly new suit.....perhaps the rehearsal dinner!?!? (hint, hint!!) ;). My mom sent him some grilling essentials, cold cash and a Gehrke Inc hoodie....AK is now official!! And while AK was opening gifts we sipped on a nice bottle of wine I picked up in Napa and munched on FunFetti cupcakes (AK's favorite). I gotta say, I think the big 3-0 went off without a hitch and other than that nothing has really changed....oh, except the hangover recovery process....that is much more intense!!! We enjoyed the concert thoroughly with our good friends Stephanie and Nick and once again over indulged in our celebrating.....see the pics below!!!!
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| gift 1 of 30. if i were on it, i would have taken a pic of #30 as well. oops!!! but still cute!! |
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| birthday collage....lovey, wine, cupcakes and realizing he gets to see ZBB live!! whoop! whoop!! |
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| the boys at the concert!!! |
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| me + stephanie! long lost iowa loves!!! |
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| all the girls.....yeah, it was a little chilly, but we were dry!!!! |
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| AK always makes fun of me when i drink budweiser!!! kinda manly i guess!?!? |
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| love him!!! and the hawkeyes!!! HA!! |
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| happy birthday AK....group shot!!! Zack (cool guy in orange carhart hat) is not usually that dark....weird lighting!! |
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| i LOVE redrocks!!! such a fun spot!!!! |
The next big item on the agenda last weekend was our third wedding shower!!! My good friend (and bridesmaid) Bridget hosted a couples shower for us with a "stock the bar" theme. Pretty great idea considering the crew we run with and even better considering she planned the party for May 5th, also known to some as Cinco De Mayo!!!! Bridget put on quite the spread....Margs, Corona, Dosequis, great food and she even made Tequilla cupcakes!!! YUMMO!!!!! And did I mention there was a pinata....I mean it's not a party without a pinata!!!! And I might add our bar is fully stocked!! You name it, we got it......wine, bourbon, vodka, gin, rum, etc. I'd say the A-Team Bar is open for summer (if this silly wet weather would ever turn)!!!!!! We are so thankful for such great friends and feel so blessed to live so close to so many of them. Can't wait to celebrate with them in Iowa on the big day!!!
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| Stephanie and myself with the hostess with the mostess |
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| linds + me. |
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| the flower girls made the party!!! |
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| look at that spread!!! yum. yum!! |
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| pinata time!!!! |
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| blindfold!!!!! |
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| opening gifts!!! riley and reagan were quite the little helpers!!!! |
One thing we are not is dull......next weekend we are off to Iowa for my good friend Tim Zern's wedding and our 4th and final wedding shower. It's been a whirlwind for sure, but so fun at the same time!! And if you're counting, we are 36 days away from saying "I DO!!" eeeeeekkkkkk!!!!!
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