Last Thursday one of my college friends came into town for the weekend. I had not seen her in at least a year so it was so good to catch up. I miss not having all of my college friends close. Sometimes I just wish I could back to college and do it all over again. I wouldn’t change a think I would just repeat it all and have just as much fun. 
Anyways I headed to Nacogdoches Thursday night for dinner and wine. We had dinner at her sisters house. Her sister is in culinary school right now and she cooked us a gourmet salad and meal. I forget what she called the pasta dish. I think it was something like Creamy Champagne Pasta with Shrimp. Okay that is not exact but close enough and it was SOOOO YUMMY!! They have just finished updating their house and it was GORGEOUS!! Everything is so cute, I just loved it.
Love this bathroom.
Is this kitchen not to die for. Love it, especially the cabinet color.
We enjoyed lots of girl time. Before I knew it was 11 o’clock and I had to be at work at 7 the next morning. Oops. Time just flew by as we were catching up and reminiscing. 
It was such a fun Thursday night. It was a great way to start off my weekend.
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My bags were packed and I was headed to BWI last Wednesday. I was off to see my bestie Tracy and spend the week/weekend with her precious family in Annapolis, MD. It was a wonderful 5 days but of course it went by way too fast. Isn’t that how vacation always goes? You look forward to it for months and then it just flies right by. It is like you blink and it is over and you are headed on a plane back home. So not fair right?
I had a wonderful time and I was spoiled big time!! I enjoyed lots of cuddling time with her sweet baby boy and lots of girl time with Tracy. :) I couldn’t have asked for a better time.
On Thursday we headed over to DC and spent the day there. I had never been so I was super pumped about going. We walked ALOT and saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, and of course the White House. I waved to Obama as we drove by. ;) When we first parked our car and got out we were able to see the presidents motorcade go by. That was pretty cool to see. 
In front of the Lincoln Memorial
Shadows on the steps
Four scores and seven years ago…
After doing lots of walking and sightseeing we headed to the Georgetown area to meet up with NCF and her 2 precious boys.
We at lunch at a great pizzeria and enjoyed getting to know each other. She is such a sweet person and her boys are just the cutest. They are so well mannered. I could have easily taken them home with me. :) I hope we get to see each other soon NCF!! After lunch we walked around and shopped for a bit and then headed to Georgetown Cupcakes AKA DC Cupcakes if you watch the show on TLC. Let me just tell you that it did not disappoint. I got the key lime cupcake and it melted in my mouth. It was so good. I scarfed it down in about 1 minute, no lie. :) We then had to say our goodbyes to NCF and her boys and we headed back to Annapolis for our boat cruise.
We went on a sailboat cruise on the Chesapeake Bay. It was a beautiful evening and so much fun. I had never been on a sailboat before so this was a big treat. It is the same sailboat that was in the movie Wedding Crashers. It was quite chilly but we enjoyed the sail
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Beautiful Sunset
Friday we hung out in our pjs all day and finished making stuff for the birthday party. It was a relaxing day and just what we needed before the big party on Saturday. We made tons of pom poms for the party and I am now an expert on making poms. haha. But I really don’t want to see a pom for a long time. LOL.
He loved his cake don’t you think.
Saturday was the big party and Jack had a great first birthday. I am so glad I was able to be there for his special day. It was a wonderful party and Tracy did a great job with everything. I am so blessed to know her sweet family.
Overall I had a GREAT time and I did not want to come back to the Texas heat. The weather was gorgeous while I was there. I did miss my hubby and puppy badly though. Its always bittersweet to leave.
Hope everyone is having a great week. I am excited for all the new Fall shows premiering this week. What are you looking forward to?
and headed here...
for a long weekend vacation. We plan on spending the day here...
doing a little of this
and going here.
And of course eating a copious amount of great food, enjoying lots of girl time and lets not forget about the vino. :)
I am so looking forward to this vacation. I will have lots to post when I get back. Until then have a great week my friends. I will be pretty MIA this week!!
XOXO
