One anniversary and two wedding showers...

This past weekend we had an anniversary dinner and two wedding showers to attend. I have to say, it was a very busy and long weekend, but we had fun at all the events. If you read this blog on a regular basis you know that we have been super busy with home improvement projects. In some ways it was nice to get away from all the remodeling for a few days, but it was a very busy weekend so there was no opportunity for resting.

On July 5th, Kyle's grandparents, Roy & Bernice Weinheimer, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary! Wow! So this past Friday, the entire family (Kyle's mom's side of the family is HUGE and that is just the siblings) had dinner at El Maguey in Fredericksburg to celebrate this amazing milestone. It was great to see everyone and look at the great wedding pictures from 60 years ago.

Saturday evening we attended a couple's wedding shower for Kyle's cousin, Jetta and her fiance' Chad. They had great food and it was fun watching everyone compete in washers, horseshoes and 42.

On Sunday, I helped host a shower for Jetta. This shower was a "Girls Only" shower and it was beautiful. We held the shower at Grape Creek Vineyards just outside of Fredericksburg. It helped that Jetta works there and was able to get us the room since they no longer rent it out for functions. We had about 50 people in attendance. This was a display shower so all the gifts arrived unwrapped and were beautifully displayed for all to see.

The food was amazing. There were so many delicious things made by the hostesses...I am going to have to get some of these recipes! We had a chocolate fountain, fruit, veggies, cookies, sandwiches, dips, cake squares and bars.

These were the best chicken salad sandwiches and I am pretty picky when it comes to chicken salad...there were even apples in it and I loved it...I really need to get this recipe.

Cake squares and apricot almond bars...I am not a huge apricot fan and these were yummy!

Pimento cheese sandwiches...I love these, but apparently when you make them at home, they don't taste as good as they do when they are cut into little triangles and served at a shower...

These are the cookies I made...

The room where we had the shower...the table decorations were beautiful!

The gift table at the beginning of the shower...there were many more gifts by the end.

We had a pretty good spread for the shower...

The "sign in" area...I also made the invitations for the shower.

We were absolutely exhausted by the time we got home Sunday night, but it was fun!

Until next time...Gig'em!

SHSU Graduation...

Yesterday, Charlotte graduate from Sam Houston. I think I should feel old because my youngest sister is now a college graduate, but I don't. I guess that is a good thing. Charlotte earned her B.S. in Family & Consumer Sciences. She has no idea what she wants to do and has not found a job yet. So if you are reading this and need to hire someone...she is looking. She will still live in Huntsville, so it needs to be close to there... Her current "occupation" will be getting all the last minute details together for her wedding next month. I am sure she will be very busy in the coming weeks.

After her graduation, we went to a party for her and another graduate at The Vineyards of Waverly Manor. Charlotte and her friend Lori were both interns at this place this past semester. They learned even planning and all sorts of things while working there and helping with weddings. The party was superb. It was pot luck, so I brought decorated sugar cookies. I love decorating cookies so I thought this would be a great time to make some bearkat paws.

Here are some pictures from graduation, right after and at the party....

Mom, Charlotte & Taryne

Charlotte in front of the Sam Houston statue...

Mom, Charlotte & Dad

Aunt Claire and Taryne...Aunt Claire and Uncle Ricky surprised us and met us at the graduation.

Kyle, Uncle Ricky, Dad

Cake...It was supposed to say Congratulations Lori & Charlotte, but it was Laurie...it was wiped out and "fixed". I think I might have to submit this to Cake Wrecks....it was a very yummy cake by the way.

Taryne after she had some of the cake...

Mom, Charlotte & Dad outside at Waverly Manor.

Kyle, Charlotte, Me & Taryne...

Zach & Taryne...in her Buda position...

Zach had Taryne try on the orange wig...she looked like one of those trolls...maybe we should dress her up as one for Halloween...all we need to do is take of her shirt and a jewel to her belly button...

I am so glad we were able to be a part of Charlotte's graduation. I have watched Charlotte grow and become a wonderful person over the last 5 years of college and the last 22 (almost 23) years. Congratulations Charlotte! No more papers or tests!!! Whoohoo!!

Until next time...Gig'em!