Ali's Baby Shower

This past Saturday we had our first party at the new house- a baby shower for my little (well, taller, but younger) cousin Ali. It was a success and everyone had a good time. Can't wait to meet my little godson who's due July 11th! Little Kevin stopped by to bring Lisa's baby shower gift since she had to work. Just thought I'd throw some recent pics of him in.

The Artime Girls

Mami, Stefanie & Abuela

Kevin- 9 months

My Best Friend's Wedding

This past week has been a blast with all the good news and weddings. Trey and I ended the week with our third wedding (in one week). My best friend Kelsey got married Saturday and it was so much fun! The entire weekend was one big party starting with a bridal brunch on Friday morning at Basil's in Buckhead. The rehearsal dinner was at City Club of Buckhead in the Atlanta Financial Center. The food was great and the view from the 18th floor overlooking Buckhead was amazing. Maggie and I also had fun roasting Kelsey during our speech.

The wedding was at Peachtree Methodist and the reception was at Cherokee Country Club. Everything was just perfect and the band was so good! People were dancing from the moment they walked into the cocktail hour. It was great. I felt like this weekend just went by like a blur and I'm so sad it's over. Kelsey you were a beautiful bride and I hope you have fun in St. Lucia!

Oh- and I have to say THANK YOU CARRIE BETH for doing my hair for the wedding. It lasted all day long and I really loved it. You're the best. :)

What a GREAT weekend!

It's amazing how one second can change your life....

I'm sure most of you know by now... but I just have to post about our crazy fun filled weekend and the news both Trey and I received on Friday. For starters... I PASSED THE GEORGIA BAR!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh woohoo!!!!

Truly there are no words to describe the flood of emotion that came over me when I found out on Friday around 4 pm. I was anticipating the flood works to come and bring me crashing down again, but nope- not this time. It was the BEST NEWS EVER! My best friend Maggie came over on Friday to work on our speech for Kelsey's rehearsal dinner (and I think she was just trying to distract me, which was good). We were working on wedding stuff for several hours and when 4:00 rolled around Maggie checked online and figured out before I did. I had just gone to the bathroom when she checked and I opened the door to find little Marfie standing there with a huge smile on her face. She jumped on me (literally) and started screaming I passed. It was the best moment ever and I'm so glad she was there with me.

And- I didn't just pass, I passed well (a girl can brag right ?) ! I guess I worried for nothing this time, but boy am I glad that's behind me now. Let's just say you can call me Stefanie Spivey, Esquire from now on ;) j/k

And... to add icing to the cake... TREY GOT A BIG PROMOTION at work! He's now a manager. I'm so proud of him. We definitely have a lot to celebrate now. And we got started by celebrating with our friends at 2 weddings this weekend.

The first pictures are from the wedding of my next door neighbor growing up- she had an Indian wedding and it was beautiful. The second are from our friends Bryce and Sarah who got married on a plantation in Covington. We had a blast at both of them and can't wait for the next wedding coming up this weekend.

Joyce and her father walking down the aisle.

Reena- the Bride's sister and I used to be best friends growing up. I hadn't seen her in 8 years. It was so great seeing her.

Trey got a little wet sitting on the edge of the umbrella, but he/ we still had a great time

Here comes the bride!

It's Official... We're Homeowners!!!!

Well, this past week has been exciting and exhausting for sure but we're finally in our new home in Smyrna. We had quite a busy weekend- and week for that matter moving out of our apartment and getting into the new place. Thank you so much Mami, Daddy, and Cameron for all your help Saturday and all week. And- of course thank you Ali for helping me unpack on Monday. We couldn't have done it without you guys!

Enjoy the before and afters... (of course we're not done yet) but it's exciting to see what we've done so far. Can't wait to have you all over!

BEFORE... (moving up and down 3 flights of stairs at our apartment wasn't fun... haha)

AND AFTER...

Right after our closing...

Our very bare Master bedroom...

Formal Living room...

The only thing in our formal dining room... (f0r now ;)

Kitchen...

Family Room...

More Kitchen...

The Beautiful Pillows my mom made for us... I love them!

Jimmy Buffett

After 3 years of not being able to go see Jimmy Buffett in concert because he always came to town during my law school finals- I was finally able to go. Trey and I drove down with his brother Cameron and his dad and met up with our good friends Sean, Ashley, Val and Noah.

Despite the wind and cold weather we all had a great time. Only two casualties of the night- my earing that Carrie Beth gave me for Christmas a few years ago fell out :( and Trey's dad lost his new hat.

Wedding Season 2010 Has Arrived!

As many of you know, I'm a sucker for weddings. I love everything about them- the planning, the decor, the food, the dancing, and especially... the parties! I always love it when wedding season hits and looks like this one is shaping up to be a busy one for us. Trey and I have 3 weddings to go to in one week starting May 29th. Some of our great friends are tying the knot and we can't wait to help them celebrate.

Last Saturday we kicked off the showers for my best friend Kelsey who's getting married in Atlanta on June 5th. All of the bridesmaids helped plan a kitchen shower for Kels. We all had a great time and she got so many good gifts. Can't wait to stand by her on her big day!

The Bridesmaids

Maid and Matron of Honor with the Bride to Be

Daddy's Birthday/ Girl's Night

My mom, Jon, Lisa, Kevin and I got to help daddy celebrate his birthday on Earth day. Happy Birthday Daddy!

And, last night we had our monthly girl's night out at this fun painting place called Just for Giggles. It's a cute idea if you're looking for a party for girls. You just pay $30 at the door and they give you a canvas, paint and brushes and you follow the instructions of the teacher to paint whatever painting is featured for that day. It was neat to see how differently we each interpreted the instructions.

Thanks Lizzi for planning such a fun night!

Look at the girl concentrate...

Carrie Beth played it safe and didn't want to participate any more once the spattering came in, but hers turned out great! ;)

Ashley hard at work...

The girls

My masterpiece

Trey even loved my picture so much it's on the mantel... for now ;)