weekend wrap-up

The weekends always seem to go by so fast, don't they? This one went by SUPER fast as it was a busy one.

Friday was such a pretty day! The weather is really starting to warm up, and it's definitely giving me a slight case of Spring fever. I decided to venture out to Home Depot Friday evening in search of supplies to revamp our "front yard." We don't really have much of a yard since we live in a town house, but I still thought this could be a fun little project for me. A really nice lady at HD helped me pick out mulch, top soil, flowers, and a few plants to get started. Since I had no idea what I was doing, this was a huge help! When I got home, there was still some light out, so I put down most of the mulch since I knew it was going to rain all day Saturday. I put my green thumb back to work today and finished up with the yard. I think it looks okay, but the true test will be if anything I did actually lives and lasts throughout the Spring and Summer... I'll provide updates. Here is a look at what all I did! I should have taken a "before" picture... most of our plants had died throughout the winter. Like I said, it's not much - but it's a start!

Besides the gardening adventure... I also had an awesome Saturday night with some great friends. I went to Richmond for an engagement party for one of my sorority sisters, Blake. I drove down with my Arlington girls, Katie, Kaitlyn, and Lara (also 3 of my bridesmaids!) and we stayed at our friend Megan's house. The party was so much fun. Her aunt hosted it and there was tons of great food and an open bar - perfect combination!! I got to see some friends from college that I hadn't seen since graduation, and it was just so nice to be in the company of my girlfriends. I really miss them a lot since I moved out to Ashburn (Katie, Kaitlyn, and I lived in Arlington together until I moved in with Brandon this past fall). We always have so much fun together. We laugh, we drink, and we laugh some more. It's FANTASTIC! My sister, Ashley, and her boyfriend, Matt, stayed at my house with Tex for me - I am so thankful for them! Especially my sister. She has helped me with Tex so much. Here are a few pictures from the night - courtesy of my iPhone 4.

So much fun!

As much as I'm dreading the start of another work week, I'm just trying to remember that this will be a short one, and come Thursday we will be in Norfolk to see Brandon! This thought is definitely going to get me through the week... two of my bosses are back from traveling, and we have a few big meetings going on- so I know it's going to be a super busy week!

Well, Tex is tired, and so am I... getting 6 hours of sleep after a night of drinking will do that to you :) We're off to bed - night!