My Sister's Wedding 9.20.08

Well, my sister's wedding finally came. It was a very intimate outdoor wedding at Bell Gable in Fayetteville. Her Reception immediately followed at the Walton Arts Center off Dickson. We had a great time. She rode up on her carriage at her ceremony and walked down the aisle for a lovely outdoor ceremony. I was her Matron of Honor! She had another Maid of Honor, Angela, and 5 Bridesmaids. They had 7 Groomsmen standing on the other side for PJ. She married PJ Ashford and became Mrs. Ashford that day! No one ever thought Tasha would get married, but she sure fooled us. To top it all, she was the most BEAUTIFUL Bride that I have EVER seen!! She should seriously model for Bridal Magazines!!! Just stunning! My husband was sick that day and missed the Ceremony and nearly missed the reception. He dragged himself out of bed and made it to the last hour of the reception. Poor thing! I was extremely gracious that he didn't miss all of it, though! I can't wait to see Tasha's pictures. She hired my friend, Chandi Gregory, to take her pictures and do her wedding video. If you have never seen her work, then you MUST!! She is by far the BEST in Arkansas - no doubt about it! Her website is: www.picturethisfilms.com. She has some highlights even from our wedding on her site. I took several pictures myself at Tasha's wedding reception, but my camera wasn't good enough to make add the needed light to the dark room... so, can't wait to see Chandi's work!!! Congrats Tasha and PJ Ashford! We are very proud of you two!

Our Sunroom is Finished!

On another note... I am so excited. 4 Seasons Sunroom finally installed our sunroom on our house. It is really cute and makes our house appear MUCH larger from the entrance into the home. Yeah!! We built it because we didn't have room for a custom made beautiful bar that a dear friend gave us last year for our wedding gift. Uh yes, I am serious... a $5000 bar w/stools as a WEDDING GIFT! Anyway, we couldn't part with it and there was no space for it in our new home, so we made space... fixed that problem... it only took $8500 to fix the problem, but we love it! I think it will be well worth every penny. We plan on entertaining more, now! We have an entertainment home for sure now! We are having a small house warming party (like 8 couples this weekend), but we plan on having a much larger party soonafter. :) I'll keep you posted. We love it! My mother-in-law and I worked on landscaping flowers/bushes/etc this past Monday as well... it turned out perfect! Enjoy the pics!

My Missing Camera

I am bitter... just bitter that I lost my darn camera. Ugh!!! I hosted my sister's Bridal Shower at my mother's house this past weekend and took LOTS of great pictures. Later that day was my step-dad's surprise 50th birthday party... took lots of pictures. After that, one of my dearest friends (Andrea Fields "Elmore") came into town and we had a girls night out and took great pictures with Sheena and some of our other friends. Uh... gone. That last darn time I had it was at the end of the evening in Fayetteville at Buster Belly's on their patio. We were the LAST 3 people there and the employees there were cleaning up the patio. Ugh... which means... if they don't have it, then one of the employees pocketed it. Makes me so mad just thinking about it. The sad thing is that in a 7 hour time frame that evening, I only had 2 drinks... so, I can't blame it on the alcohol!! Hmm... Buster Belly's keeps giving me the run around too. I've been calling and calling and they don't usually return my call, but when I do talk to them, they tell me to call back and talk to the manager. So, I sent my sister up there to gather it for me and they even told her that the manager wasn't in, so we would have to call back later that night. When I call back (just as they requested), it goes straight to VOICEMAIL. HELLO!!!!! So, needless to say, I am very aggravated and I will keep bugging them until my camera is back in my hands. I even left them a message saying that they could keep my camera if they want it that bad and just to return my memory card to me... that's all I care about... my pictures. :( We'll see what happens... please pray for me (I know that's a silly thing to pray about, but there are some dear pics on there!). Keep in mind, too, that this happened last Saturday night and I still haven't been able to speak to the manager. Ugh!!!

Labor Day - Skiatook Lake (OK) - 9/1/08

We decided spontaneously to spend the rest of our weekend (Sun-Mon) with our good friends, Ken, Sheila and Jackson, in Skiatook, OK. Labor Day (Mon) we went to Skiatook Lake and had a great time on the boat. The weather was perfect. Kevin decided to ride Ken's Sea*Doo and he got pulled over by Lake Patrol. Too funny! He talked his way out of the ticket (we all think the officer was hitting on him)! LOL!!! Didn't get a picture of it, though. I wish I would have thought to take a picture. LOL But, it was a good time. We drove home late Monday and got home around 11:00pm. I was so exhausted that I kept dosing off on the way home. YIKES! But, we're home safe and sound. :o)

My sister's Lingerie Party 8/30/08

It's almost here... my sister is getting married on 9/20/08! So, we've been celebrating her wedding with all her wedding parties. Last Saturday she had her Lingerie party at her friend, Cineca's, house. She got a lot of cute lingerie... that's for sure. She was embarrassed about her sex dice, body chocolate and a few other things, though! LOL!!!

1st Ark Tailgating party... 8/30/08

Football: Arkansas played Western Illinois last Saturday. They won 28-24. Arkansas has a long road ahead of them with a new team. Petrino needs to show us a great team this season! We had a blast tailgating, though. The McFarlane's always have a lot to offer at their tailgating parties... too fun!! I love Arkansas football! Our friends (Ken Calkins and Jackson/Andrea Anderson) came in town from Owasso and Skiatook, OK to cheer on the Hogs! I couldn't stay for the game because my sister had her lingerie party at that time. But, after the lingerie party, I headed back to campus to pick up everyone and head to Dickson. We didn't go out, just ate. Good times! Go Hogs!