Happy Hump Day

It's Wednesday and I had the day off : ) I have been so busy with work and was in Chicago all last week/ weekend, which is why I got the day off today. It also explains my lack of blogging in December & January.
Ryan flew out to Lake Tahoe about 12 hours after I got back from Chicago. He is so thoughtful though, and booked me a surprise massage for last night. It was much needed...I have the best husband ever! So my day of relaxation really started last night at the spa. I slept so amazingly last night, and it was great to sleep in an extra hour. I got up and headed to the gym for strictly strength then went to let Bentley boy out. I met my mom for lunch at Patachou and some shopping. Before she headed back to Lafayette we made a pit stop at GiGi's Cupcakes...yum! Such a relaxing Wednesday. I hope tomorrow goes by just as quickly because Ryan gets back on Friday. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

Relaxing Fall Weekend

This weekend Ryan and I had a lot of fun, not doing much of anything. I was glad we didn't have a schedule and didn't need to get much done around the house, especially because Ryan leaves tomorrow to go to Dallas for the rest of the week.
Friday after work I met Ryan at Brebeuf where he reffed his last regular season high school football game for the year. The weather was perfect and it was fun to watch him. Well, until about half time when I decided to head out and meet up with some friends. I went over the the Dunn's new house to hang out with them and the Mays. Ryan met us after his game, and we had some drinks around the bonfire. We then found our way to the hot tub, which felt amazing and was so relaxing! It was great getting to catch up with everyone.

Ry reffing (sorry about the Iphone quality photos)

Me & Jax by the fire

Saturday morning Ryan and I got up and went to Starbucks before our counter top search. We went to a few different places and I think we now have a good idea of what we want. We haven't bought anything yet, but we came close. We went to a granite warehouse and got to see the huge slabs as well as remnants that were really neat. After a few hours of this we found ourselves sitting outside at Muldoon's with a cold beer and 9-layer dip. It was just so nice out, we had to be outside. We finished up our snack and walked around downtown Carmel, stopping at Joe's Butcher shop and of course Huddles! About 2:30 we decided to head back home and watch the Hoosiers! After the game we worked out, made dinner, and then got ready to go out downtown. It was our first time at Sensu, and it was really fun. I'm still trying to decide if we liked it because we didn't have to pay cover, we didn't have to pay for our drinks, and we had a VIP booth all night, or if we would go back without all of these perks? It's a great place to dance and I'm sure would be a blast with a bunch of friends.

Cheers!

Huddles, Red Velvet & Cake Batter Swirl : )

Sunday I woke up early to pick up Bentley from PupTown. Taylor & Kyle had a wedding in Columbus and had to board him Saturday night. Ryan had to coach at St. Luke's Sunday so Bentley and I enjoyed another nice day and went for a walk at Heritage Park. We got home just in time to watch the Colts game, even though it was pretty disappointing. Ryan and I went to Taylor & Kyle's for dinner and then we all went to our volleyball game later that evening. We won all 3 games, and are on a 9-0 roll : ) Next Sunday is the tournament. Hope everyone else had a great weekend and got enjoy this amazing weather!!  

Bentley & the New Cat had a Show Down

Nap Time!

Ending Summer the Right Way

Summer is coming to an end, and even though I had to work a lot this summer, I am taking full advantage of what is left of the season. Last Friday night Ryan reffed his first varsity game of the season, another sign summer is almost over, and I joined Tiffany at the Colts game. We had so much fun, and it was great to catch up while cheering on the Colts. After the game we met Ryan and Sara at Applebee's by our house so we could hang out with Ryan May as well. 

Ryan is coaching a middle school football team, St. Luke's, and Saturday morning they had their first scrimmage. He actually had another scrimmage tonight, and I think he is loving coaching way more than he thought he would. St. Luke's has their first game a week from Sunday.
So Saturday after Ryan's game we decided to ride to Lafayette with Kyle, Taylor, and Bentley. Bentley didn't love that he had to sit in the trunk and he tried to come sit on my lap a few times.

We went to the Courtney's for a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We had so much fun, and the fundraiser was a successful. Everyone played in a cornhole tournament, and Taylor & Ryan actually one the whole thing. We one a few silent auction items and had great food and drinks. After the fundraiser Ryan and I went with my parents to Nine Irish for a drink and some appetizers before heading home and cuddling up to Kobe for the night. We came back for dinner and volleyball Sunday night, another victory.

Tomorrow night Ryan is reffing a game, but then Saturday morning we are heading up to the lake bright and early! I am so excited to see the Marandos and friends from Cleveland. Tiffany and Ryan are meeting us up there as well. Saturday afternoon we are going to Put-In-Bay to meet up with friends from Cleveland, some that I haven't seen since our wedding and even longer. Sunday will be spent on the boat and by the pool. I hope work goes by quickly tomorrow so another fun, long weekend can start!

BooDiddle

Bentley Life, as of lately...

Relaxing on my first Easter.

I got to finally meet my brother, Toby, at the Reddings.

Play Date

Getting sooo big!

Hanging out with my Aunt & Uncle

The Weekend

I had a really great time this past weekend! Friday night I got caught up on a lot of things around the house (not so fun), but Saturday got better. My parents came down to do lunch. We ate at Chatham Tap in Fishers, so my Dad and Kyle could watch the Purdue game. Later that afternoon Taryn came in to town to stay with me. I hadn't seen her in 4 months, since the wedding! Tiffany and Amber came over too and we got to catch-up and get ready for the night. We had a girls' dinner at Cooper's Hawk Winery, one of my favorites! It was the four of us, and Alicia and Stephanie as well. We had great food and drinks, and enjoyed catching-up with each other. Next we went to Amber's house in Broad Ripple for some cocktails and drinking games, before we headed to the bars. We went to Brothers for a few drinks, and then ended our night at Rock Lobster. I had so much fun with the girls, and can't wait to plan our next weekend : )

Sunday morning we all woke up and went breakfast at Le Peep, to see Ryan May. Breakfast hit the spot, and afterward we went home to enjoy a lazy Sunday. Bentley stopped by, and Taylor and I took him for a long walk around the neighborhood, because it was actually nice out.

Love a Lazy Sunday with BentDog

I'm looking forward to next weekend just as much. John Reese is coming to stay with us, and we have a lot things planned, including our Super Bowl Party!

BeNtLeY

Bentley is still growing, and he keeps getting cuter and cuter! Here are a few recent pictures. Love him!

He found some of our socks haha

A Look Back at 2010

Looking back, I must say, 2010 has been the most exciting year this far! 2010 was extremely eventful, and busy for us, but I wouldn't change a minute of it. We planned a wedding, bought our first house, my sister and Kyle got engaged, we had many wedding showers and bachelor/bachelorette parties, we got to travel, we went to 6 weddings, Ryan had two job changes and is now with Salient Surgical, we got a nephdog, and we got married! That is a lot to squeeze into 2010. Here are some of my favorite pictures of everything we did this past year...

All my bridesmaids in Lafayette for drinks & dresses

St. Patrick's Day

Indy 500

Taylor & I shopping in San Francisco

U.S Open at Pebble Beach

Wedding Shower in Cleveland

Summer Weddings

Taylor & Kyle's Engagement Party
4th of July at Put-n-Bay

4th of July Bar Crawl on the Island

Chicago for my Bachelorette Party

Our Wedding

9.25.2010

Beautiful Bridesmaids

Groomsmen : )

Wedding Reception

Zip Lining through the Jungle in Mexico

Relaxing on our honeymoon

Tailgating at IU Homecoming

Bentley...NephDog

Laker Game

BLESSED!