Here are some pictures to highlight the trip:
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Cruise Highlights
We have always been a family that loves to cruise. The majority of our family vacations have been on a cruise and we were lucky enough to experience another fun family cruise late January. In honor of my Mother's birthday my Mom, Dad, Renee, Philip, Asher, Rich and I cruised to St. Thomas, Antigua, Tortola and the Bahamas. It was a blast and we had some much needed family time. We ate A LOT of food, saw some beautiful beaches, went to some comedy shows (Asher was the guest star) and got some rest and relaxation. More importantly we had EIGHT days to love on Asher and experience the ultimate cuteness that he is :)
Here are some pictures to highlight the trip:
Here are some pictures to highlight the trip:
Friday, February 17, 2012
Baby Love
Can hardly contain my excitement to meet these little beauties tomorrow...
Caralie Andrassy
&
Lilly Baum
Cuteness overload!!!
&
Cuteness overload!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
M.I.B.A. (MISSING IN BLOG ACTION)
There have been so many wonderful fun things to blog about, but I've either been too busy or the complete opposite...extremely lazy and really enjoying every moment I have to do NOTHING :) When I first started this blog I promised myself I wouldn't feel "blog pressure" to update every day or every week, but it is hard not to feel guilty in some way that I'm not updating or posting on a regular basis. Just wanted to post that I'm still here...still feeling the blog bug...and that I haven't given up! New posts to come soon :)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Future Mr. Right
While in Raleigh, I met Carrie's little man, Jack. He is adorable and I have no doubt he will be a heart-breaker when he grows up! Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner I picked up this little number for Jack.
SO PRECIOUS!
SO PRECIOUS!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
My Sister's Pregnant!
I am loving the flood of newborn babies for 2012! Can't wait to meet my newest Niece or Nephew :) Love you sissy!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
North Carolina Tour
I got to spend EIGHT whole days in NC last week and it was heaven :) Every time we go to North Carolina it becomes harder and harder to come back...STILL working on this! We had planned to spend NYE in Charlotte this year, so we decided to stay in DC for Christmas to eliminate more travel than necessary. My company offered a 3-for-1 deal for those that took vacation days the 27th-29th, so I decided to take off the rest of the year! (I love the way that sounds!)Rich had to work Tuesday and Wednesday, so I decided it was the perfect time to make a visit in Raleigh and spend some quality time with people I haven't seen in awhile. You see, every time we visit North Carolina we go to Charlotte to see my family, and poor Raleigh and my favorite friends get neglected. So, we came up with the BRILLIANT North Carolina Tour: I would go to Raleigh Monday-Wednesday and visit with friends. Rich would take the train to Raleigh and then we would drive to Winston Salem to spend some time with his parents. After that, we would head to Charlotte and visit with my parents and then end with a visit to our friend's house for a New Year's Eve party. To me, it was a perfect plan :)So, here goes a recap of my NC tour!
Monday:
I drove to Raleigh in record time...4 hours!!! I have never arrived in Raleigh this quickly and experienced ZERO traffic. For those of you who have ever been in traffic on I-95, you know this is unheard of! First stop was Miss Jaclyn DeVita's house. Jac and I visited her NEW CONDO (so exciting) and then OF COURSE made a pit stop at Vestique. I swear, this is the cutest boutique in Raleigh with the best prices. PLUS, I absolutely adore the owners; Caroline and Morgan. I got a camel colored pea-coat and had to use every ounce of willpower not to splurge and spend more. Jac and I then headed home to rest before meeting Caroline out for dinner and drinks. We ate at Cantina, the old Bogarts, in downtown Raleigh. It was so strange being there when all I could think of was how we used to break it down on the Bogart's dance floor! I swear the inside still looks exactly the same. We had such a great time catching up; it always feels like no time has passed with these ladies.
Check out our 'Tique (Vestique) Tops!
Raleigh is such a small world. As we were parking our car I ran into 2 friends from High School. I couldn't believe it. It made me miss Raleigh even more :)
Tuesday:
After saying goodbye to Jackie, I headed to my friend Carrie's house to meet her newest addition Baby Jack! He is simply precious and it's so wonderful to see Carrie and Chad as parents. Let me tell you, that baby is the luckiest little boy in the world. (photos to come!) After visiting with Jack, Carrie and I headed to the Mellow Mushroom in Cary to have lunch with some of our old friends/coworkers from the Blue Martini. I hadn't seen Sarah or Kelly since our wedding...TWO YEARS AGO!!! It makes me so sad I don't get to see these ladies more often. The year I worked at Blue Martini was one of the best years of my life and mostly because of the amazing friendships I made that year. We have the best memories from that place and it felt as if no time had passed. There were A LOT of laughs and we ate A TON of pizza and pretzels! I love my Blue Martini crew <3
After lunch I headed to Jen's house to get some quality time with her and Baby Andrassy. She only has about 14 days left until her due date! I can't believe it. Jen looked amazing and I just can't wait to meet my niece!
For dinner I met up with Mary and Angie at Gravy in downtown Raleigh. Again, it was so wonderful to see both of them and catch up. I wish I could do this all of the time. I truly have some of the best friends in Raleigh!
Wednesday:
Jen and I spent the entire day and night together. We haven't had quality one-on-one time together in a long time and it was nice to have a normal and not rushed visit together. She took me to a special/secret antique place in North Raleigh that was a gold mine for interesting jewelry, furniture, clothing, decoration, basically anything you can imagine...it was amazing! We literally could have spent hours there if our hunger hadn't gotten the best of us. We ate at one of my favorite cafe's in Raleigh, Zest Cafe. We both ordered probably the best sandwich I've ever had; a breaded chicken sandwich with cheese, apples, and some other things that made the most amazing combination. If you haven't been, you MUST check it out. I am STILL craving it. After lunch we continued our shopping extravaganza. It was such a great afternoon and just so nice to spend a lot of time with Jen. After heading home and resting our feet we started cooking dinner. The Andrassy's never disappoint with their home-cooked meals. Jen made Macaroni and Cheese and Joey made sausage with vegetables. It was delicious! After dinner, we said our goodbyes and realized the next time we see each other it will be to meet the baby. I get so emotional when I say goodbye to Jen, but this time was even harder knowing the major life change we are all about to experience. I'm so glad I got this special time with Jen before she has Baby A. I can't WAIT to meet her!
I headed to the train station to pick up Rich and we were off to Winston Salem...or should I say Pfafftown! (pronounced Paff-town)
Thursday:
We woke up in the Carney household, which is ALWAYS a treat! Fresh biscuits were made and lots of other goodies. We had a wonderful day with them and spent the evening playing games, watching tv and eating Terry's home-cooking...deelish! I always feel like I'm the most relaxed at their house. Think of the coziest Bed and Breakfast and that's exactly what it's like :)
Friday:
Friday morning we headed to Charlotte and met my sister, our nephew Asher and my parents for lunch. Asher is seriously the cutest little boy I've ever seen (yes I'm biased).
But seriously, he is adorable and such a happy little boy. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up and becoming a little man! And oh how he LOVES his Uncle "Wich"!
After lunch we headed to Mike and Sarah's house. Their house is ADORABLE and we were so excited to spend some time with them. We were all exhausted so we ordered pizza and watched a movie. We are getting old! After dinner we started decorating the house for the New Year's Eve party and prepped the food. Sarah is amazing in the kitchen and is a fantastic cook/party hostess! She went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect for our party.
Saturday:
New Year's Eve!!! The plan this year was to recreate my favorite New Year's Eve I've ever had. The first year I dated Rich he lived in a house in Morrisville, NC with 3 of his best friends. This house also ended up being the place where everyone's boyfriends and girlfriends lived as well. We were a little family and we had some fun and crazy times in that house. That year for NYE we threw a big house party and it was a blast! We haven't all been together in a long time (except for a few weddings every few years), so we decided to plan a reunion. Sadly, Sarah and Dan couldn't make it because Sarah is on modified bed rest with her pregnancy (can't wait to meet their little girl) and Erin and Ryan couldn't make it because Erin was sick :( But, the treat of the night was seeing Tracy who we haven't seen in TWO YEARS!
Crazzzzy! It was such a fun night and it felt like old times. We ate entirely too much food, drank just a little bit ;), and danced the night away. 
We are truly blessed to have such amazing friends in our life.
Sunday:
It was a rough morning, but we pulled ourselves together and headed to my parent's house for a surprise Birthday Brunch for my Uncle Jay's 60th Birthday. It was great spending more time with our family. We had planned to drive back that night, but we were exhausted, so we decided to stay the night with my parents.
It was an amazing week in North Carolina and I feel so grateful for the friends and family we have in our lives. If only we lived closer!
Monday:
I drove to Raleigh in record time...4 hours!!! I have never arrived in Raleigh this quickly and experienced ZERO traffic. For those of you who have ever been in traffic on I-95, you know this is unheard of! First stop was Miss Jaclyn DeVita's house. Jac and I visited her NEW CONDO (so exciting) and then OF COURSE made a pit stop at Vestique. I swear, this is the cutest boutique in Raleigh with the best prices. PLUS, I absolutely adore the owners; Caroline and Morgan. I got a camel colored pea-coat and had to use every ounce of willpower not to splurge and spend more. Jac and I then headed home to rest before meeting Caroline out for dinner and drinks. We ate at Cantina, the old Bogarts, in downtown Raleigh. It was so strange being there when all I could think of was how we used to break it down on the Bogart's dance floor! I swear the inside still looks exactly the same. We had such a great time catching up; it always feels like no time has passed with these ladies.
Raleigh is such a small world. As we were parking our car I ran into 2 friends from High School. I couldn't believe it. It made me miss Raleigh even more :)
Tuesday:
After saying goodbye to Jackie, I headed to my friend Carrie's house to meet her newest addition Baby Jack! He is simply precious and it's so wonderful to see Carrie and Chad as parents. Let me tell you, that baby is the luckiest little boy in the world. (photos to come!) After visiting with Jack, Carrie and I headed to the Mellow Mushroom in Cary to have lunch with some of our old friends/coworkers from the Blue Martini. I hadn't seen Sarah or Kelly since our wedding...TWO YEARS AGO!!! It makes me so sad I don't get to see these ladies more often. The year I worked at Blue Martini was one of the best years of my life and mostly because of the amazing friendships I made that year. We have the best memories from that place and it felt as if no time had passed. There were A LOT of laughs and we ate A TON of pizza and pretzels! I love my Blue Martini crew <3
After lunch I headed to Jen's house to get some quality time with her and Baby Andrassy. She only has about 14 days left until her due date! I can't believe it. Jen looked amazing and I just can't wait to meet my niece!
For dinner I met up with Mary and Angie at Gravy in downtown Raleigh. Again, it was so wonderful to see both of them and catch up. I wish I could do this all of the time. I truly have some of the best friends in Raleigh!
Wednesday:
Jen and I spent the entire day and night together. We haven't had quality one-on-one time together in a long time and it was nice to have a normal and not rushed visit together. She took me to a special/secret antique place in North Raleigh that was a gold mine for interesting jewelry, furniture, clothing, decoration, basically anything you can imagine...it was amazing! We literally could have spent hours there if our hunger hadn't gotten the best of us. We ate at one of my favorite cafe's in Raleigh, Zest Cafe. We both ordered probably the best sandwich I've ever had; a breaded chicken sandwich with cheese, apples, and some other things that made the most amazing combination. If you haven't been, you MUST check it out. I am STILL craving it. After lunch we continued our shopping extravaganza. It was such a great afternoon and just so nice to spend a lot of time with Jen. After heading home and resting our feet we started cooking dinner. The Andrassy's never disappoint with their home-cooked meals. Jen made Macaroni and Cheese and Joey made sausage with vegetables. It was delicious! After dinner, we said our goodbyes and realized the next time we see each other it will be to meet the baby. I get so emotional when I say goodbye to Jen, but this time was even harder knowing the major life change we are all about to experience. I'm so glad I got this special time with Jen before she has Baby A. I can't WAIT to meet her!
I headed to the train station to pick up Rich and we were off to Winston Salem...or should I say Pfafftown! (pronounced Paff-town)
Thursday:
We woke up in the Carney household, which is ALWAYS a treat! Fresh biscuits were made and lots of other goodies. We had a wonderful day with them and spent the evening playing games, watching tv and eating Terry's home-cooking...deelish! I always feel like I'm the most relaxed at their house. Think of the coziest Bed and Breakfast and that's exactly what it's like :)
Friday:
Friday morning we headed to Charlotte and met my sister, our nephew Asher and my parents for lunch. Asher is seriously the cutest little boy I've ever seen (yes I'm biased).
After lunch we headed to Mike and Sarah's house. Their house is ADORABLE and we were so excited to spend some time with them. We were all exhausted so we ordered pizza and watched a movie. We are getting old! After dinner we started decorating the house for the New Year's Eve party and prepped the food. Sarah is amazing in the kitchen and is a fantastic cook/party hostess! She went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect for our party.
Saturday:
New Year's Eve!!! The plan this year was to recreate my favorite New Year's Eve I've ever had. The first year I dated Rich he lived in a house in Morrisville, NC with 3 of his best friends. This house also ended up being the place where everyone's boyfriends and girlfriends lived as well. We were a little family and we had some fun and crazy times in that house. That year for NYE we threw a big house party and it was a blast! We haven't all been together in a long time (except for a few weddings every few years), so we decided to plan a reunion. Sadly, Sarah and Dan couldn't make it because Sarah is on modified bed rest with her pregnancy (can't wait to meet their little girl) and Erin and Ryan couldn't make it because Erin was sick :( But, the treat of the night was seeing Tracy who we haven't seen in TWO YEARS!
Sunday:
It was a rough morning, but we pulled ourselves together and headed to my parent's house for a surprise Birthday Brunch for my Uncle Jay's 60th Birthday. It was great spending more time with our family. We had planned to drive back that night, but we were exhausted, so we decided to stay the night with my parents.
It was an amazing week in North Carolina and I feel so grateful for the friends and family we have in our lives. If only we lived closer!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Merry Chrismukkah
We had a blast making this photo for our Holiday card! This was an idea we came up with a few years ago and finally decided it was time to make our dream come true :) Rich borrowed my Dad's yamulke (the Jewish hat) and tallis and I used the gem of a dress I had found a few years ago for a tacky Xmas party. To top it off we decided to have our picture "professionally" taken at the one and only JCPenny Portrait Studio. The photographer looked at us like we were nuts and we were the only people over 2 years old getting our pictures taken. It was an experience to remember and I hope your holidays are also unforgettable!
Sending everyone bundles of love from the Carneys this holiday season :) xoxo!
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