1st Minne Monday

I have been thinking about creating a day about one of our favorite pride and joys, our little Boston Terrier Minne. After reading this lovely blog by Jenny Lee I have decided to copy her awesome idea where she uses her dog for Winston Wednesdays. Since my dog isn't named Winston and I need more inspiration and cheering up on Mondays, I am going to with photos of our Minne girl, hence Minne Monday.

So Happy 1st Minne Monday everyone!

Photo of our Minne girl exhausted after an Indiana weekend

Pretty sure she thinks the down comforter is her new bed, she really likes it.

This little gem is from the weekend, can you spot Minne girl?

Happy Mommy's Day!

This Sunday take a few minutes out of your day to let your mom know how much she means to you. Wheather it be a phone call, a brunch, flowers or even a prayer it's so important to let people know how important they are to you.

My mom is miles away visiting her mom in Florida in addition to my call to them thismorning, here's a Happy Mothers day blog shout out to my mom:

And to my mother-in-law who we get to spend a little bit of time with this weekend while we're in Indiana:

Thank you for all that you do, we love you so much!

XOXO

Indiana kind of Weekend

This weekend is another Indiana type of weekend. This time, we'll be celebrating the hubs 10 year high school reunion. There will be some close friends there and some friend who he hasn't seen in 10+ years. Some with babies like this adorable fella that we'll be super excited to play with, and yes he is doing the sprinkler dance move!
We'll spend some time with our little nephew buddy and the rest of hubs family. Minne girl is so excited!!! (you can check out lots of photos of the two pups here)

I am sure there will be lots to talk about on Monday but first we have to get through this icky icky day. It was day 2 of my train riding experience and it is windy, rainy and cold. I am so fotunate for these super cute boots from my mother-in-law and this awesome umbrella from GAP that the hubs got me.


A few hours of productive work and then it will be all fun, all weekend.

Convergence in ATL Take 2

I know, I know. I am finally finishing up my trip to Atlanta (part one featured here)! I will try to let the photos do all the talking in this one.

Along with doing lots of work, there were some fun activities completed in Atlanta. For example, walking through Centennial Olympic Park on a gorgeous day. As the sun was setting, we got to see a photographer using the lighting off one of the glass buildings. It was pretty cool.
A glimpse of the CNN Building:
At night, our partners kept us hydrated by taking us to this awesome place called Stats. The best part? Check out the photo taken live at our table (yes I said table, not bar but table), I'm sure you can figure it out:
One night, we got invited to a Microsoft event at the Georgia Aquarium, which I learned is home to the worlds largest aquarium. Check out some of these awesome photos:

Did you know these guys can get up to 800lbs?!
The aquarium is home to seven different kinds of sharks: whale sharks, great hammerhead sharks, blacktip reef sharks, spotted or tassled wobbegong sharks, zebra sharks, sand tiger sharks and sandbar sharks.
Can you spot them all?
More Sharkies!
Did you know that UPS donated the cost of the shipping of the Whale Shark, which was estimated at over $200,000?! As a daughter of someone who wears brown proudly, I had to share this one:
What do you think of the whale shark?
Did you know the aquarium even has a live webcam of the aquarium? After you glance at that and some of my photos, you may be thinking, this aquarium doesn't look very big. You're right, it doesn't. But look what happens when you add people to the photos!

They look bigger don't they?

We wrapped up the work trip by embracing one of Atlanta's most prized beverage company, Coca-Cola. We figured before we headed out of town, we had to see what Coke World was all about.
We got to see some of the most prized Coke possessions, apparently this is one of the world's largest bottle openers.
The hubs wants to take beer caps and make a sign like this one, had to share this photo with him for research obviously
I was a huge fan of some of the art work, can you tell?

And how could I forget the baseball sponsorship? Coke + Braves, well I guess it just makes sense.
So this photo is terrible...but the Polar Bear was leaving and my grandma loves this guy and all his commercials (maybe that's why I have such a fondness for the polar bear campaign). Regardless, this one is for you grandma!
We walked through the halls of history in advertising and the other exhibits but nothing was as cool as the last one. It was here that you can taste all of the specialty coke products drank every day around the world. By the way, please remind me never to drink the Beverly again if I am in Italy.
The Exotica Fanta was my favorite, I wonder how much it would cost to ship it to the States?
You can hardly see it here, but this next one was one of my boss's favorites. It's called Ice and really tastes like Ice. Not quite like sprite but really ice. It was cool.
But at the end of the day, all I wanted for myself was a yummy Diet Coke!

We stopped at the gift shop and headed on our way back to Chicago. We did notice that one of the first things you see when you exit Coke World was the Coca-Cola Building. I am guessing they planned it that way :)
And that was my Atlanta Trip!

Softball Update

Yup, it's Thursday which means I should have a softball recap, right? Wrong. Yesterday was an intense day. The hubs sent an email voicing concerns that he's over heard everyone complain about over the past 3 years, and especially in the past 2 weeks and apparently the email didn't go over so well. Personal attacks got made and no one would even admit that they were as unhappy as they claim to be during most games. Unfortunately, the hubs got so upset by it, he withdrew us from the team. I love the group we play softball with so it is going to be a difficult transition.

On a brighter note, I am thinking this will give us more time to house hunt? By the way, house hunting in the Chicagoland area is exhausting. We want somewhat of a yard, 2 bedrooms and at least 1.5 bathroom, apparently that is very hard to come by in our price range. Anyone have any Chicagoland tips for us as far as house hunting goes? Right now, we feel like this:

Photo Found Here

Aunt L - wedding recap

This weekend we celebrated my Aunt L in a wonderful way! It was a family wedding that included family from close and far away and only the closest of friends. It was perfect!
The lovely bride and groom! All photography taken by Uncle S

Here's a photo of the siblings! Do you know which one belongs to me? Hint: my dad is the only man in this photo:


Here's a glimspe of all the family on my dad's side. My hubs is the one with his eyes shut.


Of course there had to be a photo of my aunt L with all her nieces and nephews. We are a really fun group, can you tell?


Congrats again to this wonderful couple! Be on the look out for many wedding recaps as this wedding started our wedding season!

XOXO

Marrital Bliss!

Tonight I will be joining with family and friends to celebrate my Aunt L's wedding to my new Uncle D. I talked a bit about her and her shower here.

They are a fun couple who are always up for a good time. My new Uncle D loves the camera but in my lifetime I have maybe seen 5 photos of my Aunt L. The two actually tied the knot about a week ago but are celebrating their love and marriage tonight. Here's some photos snagged post ceremony.


Fun right?


Congrats Aunt L, tonight you'll be the one wearing white.


XOXO