NOLA, Dinner Dates, Showers, Sweet Jack, and Charleston

Holy cow these past few weeks have been INSANE! At some point every day I have thought to myself "Ooh I have to blog about this!" and then quickly scurried right along to the next fun thing. I suppose rule number one of blogging is not to let too much stuff happen in between updates so that you have a post the size of Texas. So, this one will mostly consist of pictures!

First up was my incredible bachelorette party in New Orleans! I was completely overwhelmed and humbled by all of the work that went into organizing it (thank you Marisa!) and all of the friends who made the trip to The Big Easy to help me celebrate my last few days of singledom.

First we spent the trip down laughing at the Animals section of Pinterest.

Then we checked into the stunning Roosevelt Hotel. BEAUTIFUL!

Then there was Bourbon Street...  

What an amazing trip. I am so blessed to have these wonderful women in my life and I can't wait to celebrate with them in October at the wedding.

I returned to Atlanta and Bryan and I got to enjoy dinner with my godparents, Larry and Lynn, at a restaurant called Woodfire Grill where we had never been. They treated us to a 7 course dinner that was out of this world. There were scallops. There was chocolate. There was a wine pairing. It was such a treat. The coolest part about it is that B and I genuinely enjoy hanging out with them. They are so supportive of our relationship (pays to have a couple who ran Pre-Cana sessions for years for godparents), are full of wisdom, and are ridiculously fun.



7 courses are better than 1

The next Saturday was a shower hosted by some of our oldest family friends, the Bohans, the Carscallens, and the Johnsons. It was held at Grace 1720 and was so much fun! The venue had sort of a Tuscan feel, and they used rosemary in the flower arrangements that made the whole room smell amazing. It was just beautiful and made me feel super loved.

My place setting at the shower

That weekend I even got the chance to decorate a little bit for Fall (way too early, but the next few weekends I would be out of town). Yes, I know I am not officially an H yet, but I figured since Bryan lives here too, it is allowed. Plus I won't have to buy a new letter next Fall.

Happy Almost Fall Y'all

Then the following week we got an early surprise when Bryan's brother and sister-in-law had their sweet baby, Jack, two weeks early! Laurie was a bad ass and had one of the quickest deliveries I have ever heard of without any medication- quite impressive. I was singing the theme song for Sweet Jack in my head the whole day before finally getting to meet him that night.

"Sweet, Sweet Jack..."

Is there anything like holding a brand new, soft as can be little baby? My favorite part was when he opened his eyes and looked around at everyone. You just wonder what they are thinking after such an incredible journey seeing the world for the first time. Truly a miracle to witness. Love him already.

This last weekend over Labor Day we headed to Charleston for Sally's bachelorette party which was oh so fun. We ate at some wonderful restaurants and made friends with Angelo at a bar called Henry's. We went to that spot all three nights and literally danced the night away. I feel like we never do that anymore. We do lots of going out with friends these days, but rarely do we just dance the whole night- especially with just the girls. It is good for the soul, I tell you. The accompanying drinks were not so good for our livers, but hey. Win some, lose some.

When in Charleston... monogram things using preppy colors.



Sally's bachelorette crew, sans Steph who was playing photographer

Notable moments from the weekend included Sally's shower games, running into a band member from Needtobreathe (a band Sal and I are HUGE fans of, and most Furman grads), aforementioned dance parties, bottomless mimosas, and a whole lot of singing Sweet Brown's infamous hit. All in all, a successful bachelorette party! 

Looking forward to traveling to St. Louis this weekend for my friend/roomie from college's wedding!