One Year!

Yesterday was our one year anniversary and we celebrated by going to the Melting Pot. Neither one of us had ever been, but it was a lot of fun.
We started off with a Fiesta Cheese Dip, then a house salad, followed by the Fondue Feast only to finish it all off with the Smores Chocolate dip.










Mike enjoying the shrimp.














Cooking in the pot. The feast included chicken, pork, sirloin, steak, ravioli, wild mushroom ravioli, mushrooms, broccoli, squash and potatoes.

The cheese dip we chose came with 3 different types of bread, tortilla chips, granny smith apples, carrots, celery, and cauliflower (spelling?)






When they brought the dessert out the flambeed table side! It looked a lot cooler in person. The dessert was a chocolate with marshmellow cream with crushed grahm crackers on the top. We had marshmellow that were covered in either grahmn crackers or oreos, bananas, strawberrys, cheesecake, brownies, pound cake and grahmn crackers to dip in the chocolate. It was amazing!!!



We had a great night and its been an amazing year!! Thanks to everyone who has been with us this past year to make so many memorable moments!

Another Virginia Weekend

This past weekend Mike and I made another trip up to Virginia. And for what? Another wedding! This weekend my friends from highschool Mandy and Ira got married. It was outside and a little hot but it was a lot of fun!










This is the only half way decent picture of Mike and I. I do not even know who took the picture, my camera was just sitting on the table. We were being entertained by Phil's wild parents.











The girls! You can see the Gazebo in the back where the ceremony took place.












Half of the gang. I think the other half was in the drink line.

















Before we went to the wedding I took mom and Mike to a Pug Meetup. There is a meetup in Richmond that meets the first saturday of every month. I have been to quite a few, but it was a first for Mike and mom. I think they had fun and were quite surprised at how many Pugs that were there. Tank looks funny in this picture, he was hot.
















This time since they were there I finally got a group picture on my camera!! All the pugs that were there, well that we could catch anyways! Hopefully I can find one in Columbia!! Because Tank is here now!!!

What the F****?

Ok, so after the game thursday night Mike, Dave, dave's brother Matt and I return to Mike and Dave's cars to find they are no longer there. Since they parked in front of my law firm on Lady Street I proceed to call my boss at midnight and I say to him, "Charlie, my boyfriend and his friend had their cars parked out on the street, we just got back from the game and they are gone." Charlie says, "Oh I didn't know they were their cars, you don't want to know what happened to them." I say "What happened?" Charlie said, "A 77 year old lady blackout down at the light, pushed the gas, went up on the side walk, took out a meter, slammed straight into the truck (Mike's) which then pushed up on top of the other meter and the nissan (Dave's), all cars are totalled. The cops are waiting for you to call and report them stolen so they can tell you the whole story. I watched the whole thing, I am really sorry. If I had known those were their cars I would have called you." So we called the cops. They came and brought Mike and Dave a copy of the accident report and told us where the cars were. Luckily I had my camera with me to take some pictures. These are just a few picturs from the junk yard. We are getting ready to leave for Virginia, but I promised Mike I would post a quick blog. Again the Chevy truck is Mike's the Nissan is Dave's and the Cadillac belonged to the old lady. Who, by the way, is okay. There was another car involved that was also totalled but was taken to another junk yard.



demolished the steel bumper, apparently she was going 60 miles per hour when she blackout.













Dave's car was parked behind Mike's car on the street. Mike's car was pushed so hard it when right back up and over Dave's car.












It was midnight when we returned to the scene and found out what happened. We then had to go to the junk yard, get their stuff out and then head home about 2:00 am. What a night!











This is the old lady's car. There was some more damage on the back and sides but the picture give you the general idea.










Well Mike and
Dave were pretty shocked and frustrated to say the least. Luckily, no one was seriously injured and the night wasn't a total loss, the Gamecocks beat Kentucky!

Suzanne and Phil got married!

So I am a slacker on getting these posted, but last weekend (September 22) my good friends from home Suzanne and Phil got married.



Here they are walking into the reception. It was really nice out on the resevoir but extremely humid that night. Unfortunately all of my pictures from the actual ceremony are vertical and I can't seem to rotate them on here so I decided not to post them.









Dancing with the bridal party.















My dad giving them some marital advice. haha or talking about the EAGLES one of the two.













Mom and dad














Mike and I with the bride!












This coming weekend (October 6) Mike and I will be making a trip back to Midlo for another wedding. Hopefully I won't be such a slacker with those photos.

labor day getaway

this past weekend mike and i went north to my neck of the woods for an engagement party and a wedding.. i guess im still working on this whole blogging thing because my pictures are backwards from the beginning of the weekend till the end.. so either scroll to the bottom or just read backwards





its tradition that i pick tyson up at any wedding we are at... im strong!!












yes i smoked a little bit of a cigar - it wasnt too bad either












all the kappas at the wedding minus megan because she had to leave - i think its a cute picture!












my favorite picture from the weekend! i took this while we were waiting for our cab













jess, me, jen and amy














keith and tyson dancing to cotton eyed joe! too funny













me with the beautiful bride













mike was excited because jeremy had a place outside were he had provided cigars for whoever wanted them! aint he cute!











me with the groom! good job jeremy!!

the first dance! how did a tiny girl from new hampshire outside of boston end up with a big country boy from four holes, sc?? who knows but i love them both!

amy and keith dancing.... sorry still cant turn the picture around ..i suck

jen and jess danced all through the night they were so entertaining i wish i had the energy and the skills haha.

liz and tyson - doing the chicken dance (they werent playing the chicken dance, tyson was just doing it)

ohhh..... "Pat" says she , "What" say he "Tell me the truth" says she

so glad megan could make it! i miss her soooo much!!!

the beautiful place setting at dinner - jenn used copper and sapphire blue for her colors. the utensils were copper. everything was amazing!

now its time to party!!

the ceremony was outside at a bird sanctuary in bethesda. it was the most beautiful wedding and reception i had ever been too!! everything was perfect!! congrats jenn and jeremy!!

The night before the wedding my long time friend, Laurabeth, who i have known since i was 2 had an engagement party!!

Mr. Hart giving a speech, hee-pow!!

Mike and I. he was such a trooper coming to va with me during the first football game of the season. but my dad got the game ppv and we dvr'd it. i wore my gamecock earrings in support of the team, and garnet and black of course!

Chuck and Laurabeth! too cute! cant wait till next fall for the wedding!

My mom and mr. hart

The Winamack Rd. Girls!!! Colleen, Blaire, Laurabeth and me!!

dad and mr. hart - feliz navidad!

colleen and mike

Birthday Bash x2

This past weekend we decided to throw Snead a birthday party since we are all going to be in DC this coming weekend for Jenn's wedding and we are going to miss his birthday. I made the infamous "Better Than Sex" cake and it was a huge hit!!!






We got Snead a football shaped Pinata stuffed with goodies








He winds up... he had been drinking too

The Swing..

The girls watching... mostly what we did watching the guys do stupid stuff

The empty Pinata on Keith's head

Burning in the pit.. the boys always end up setting things on fire

Goodbye Pinata

Harrison said happy birthday too!! He was my date for the night since Mike ended up not being able to make it :(

Snead falling over in the hammock!

Boob decided to come over too! He recently got Transfered back down south to Charlotte.. and ladies he is single. ( I told him I would put that on my blog for him haha)

Sunday I went to Mike's nephew Nathan's 6th birthday party. Unfortunately Mike had to work because his assistant manager decided not to show up for work this weekend. This is a picture of his sponge bob cake. They had his birthday at the bowling alley. And no I did not skate.

Mike's dad, aunt Brenda and Alyssa.

Margaret and Matt raced on the blow-up thing. It was quite entertaining. Then my battery died. But it was a fun weekend. And I ended up being able to go to dinner with Mike sunday night. And I will get to spend this whole upcoming weekend with him in Richmond/DC!!!