Wedding Showers and Babies

On June 25, I traveled to Atlanta to co-host the wedding shower of my best friend, Robyn. She will be marrying her fiance, Paul, in October. I am honored to be her Maid of Honor, along with her cousin, Nanci. It was quite an ordeal trying to plan a shower from two different states (Nanci lives in New Hampshire) but Nanci was great to work with and it all ended up coming together beautifully. One of Robyn's bridesmaids, Stephanie, graciously offered her house as the venue for the shower. Luckily her home is beautiful and required very little additions on our part. Nanci's mother Deb also joined us to help set up for the shower and my aunt, mother and grandmother helped us to clean after the shower. I was so grateful for all they did. It was the first week that I felt really crummy, even getting sick on the planes to and from Atlanta. I was very tired throughout the weekend but did my best to push through and I was lucky to have so many wonderful ladies to help me!

Here are a few pictures from the shower:

Nanci, Robyn and Me

The Bridal Party - what a fun group of ladies!

The shower was held on Saturday afternoon and I think Robyn had a great time. She got so many wonderful gifts - all of her family and friends were so generous! That night, she hosted her Bachelorette Party at a club in Atlanta. This preggo was too tired to imagine dancing the night away, so I sent her off with a hug and a kiss while I gratefully passed out in her comfy bed at home!

On Sunday afternoon, I met my parents for lunch at Pizza Cafe, one of my favorite restaurants back home. I was pleasantly surprised that my godparents came along with my brother, niece and nephew. It was so nice to spend a few hours catching up with everyone. One of my closest childhood friends, Meghan, also came to meet us. She had her first child, Elliana, in November of last year and I was so excited to meet her. It was so fun to talk motherhood with Meghan and see a little glimpse into my future! 

Loved getting to spend some time with my niece, Rowan 

Elliana is just precious. She looks so much like Meghan! She wasn't too sure about me, but I loved holding her for the minute she let me! 

It was a whirlwind weekend but nice to be home for a bit. The next time I see my parents will be at Robyn's wedding. By then, the baby bump will be on full display!