Showering our friends with Love

 

 

Leigh Peacock's wedding Shower; I love the beautiful summer colors.

The thing I love about Leigh is she has the best heart.  She is the most sincere friend and young woman that anyone can be lucky enough to know and adore. She had a Bridal Shower the other day and it was my pleasure to attend.  The ladies involved with hosting the party really did the most amazing job, see example below.  The truest testimony of how much they all appreciate Leigh and how we are all so happy for her!

Peacock flower arrangement was incredible

Leigh was quite touched that they went to such lengths to make everything so remarkable and the presentation was just breath taking!!  Everyone deserves to feel like a princess when they get married and showers are so special to any bride-to-be.

I know at my shower I felt like the luckiest girl in the world to have friends who care so much to just come and be a part of my celebration in the union to my now husband.  Gosh it is almost a year since I was married and I think exactly a year since all of my showers (2). 

The next picture is my favorite picture of all time.  Leigh and her fiance took this picture over seas I think at the very restaurant that the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp was modeled after.  And let me just say, a picture is worth a thousand words!

Sharing a piece of Spaghetti, just like the movies!

 

As the Horses raced by Us...

We went to Steeplechase Atlanta, this past weekend and it was so much fun!  The hats, the dresses, the horses racing by us, what's not to love?!  This weekend was especially chilly so in other times during the day you could find us wrapped in blankets.  These are two of my really good friends, Andrea and Parisa.  We had such a good time hanging out and watching all the people.  I will tell you that the tents are all private and no one sells food at this event.  So bring your own appetizers and snacks! 

The horses did different types of races where they jumped over stuff and others where they were just going for speed.  They were fast too.  The jockeys were so little and cute.  The horses ran on grass, which was interesting to see.  I thought horses raced on clay, well not here it was grass all the way, and green lush grass at that.

But I will say everything is more fun with girl friends by your side.  A good friend will always have your back and you can be your self.  That is something I am so grateful for these days.  While marriage has been a huge blessing, my girl friends are still so important to me.  I value them and value our time together!!  I have the best of both worlds, with great girl friends and a loving husband who I respect and appreciate for all the hard work he does for us!

There was one point when Andrea and I had a moment and I knew we were soul sisters.  haha  She was in my wedding and I obviously made the right decision because she is a girl after my own heart!  It was so much fun bonding with them and just makes me so happy that I have nice people in my life, like them.

So I challenge you to thank the people in your life you are most grateful, and if someone is bringing you down, sometimes the best thing you can do is to cut ties with that person.  Having only positive people in your life is something I really think is important.  Life is too short to spend time with people that are bringing you down.  I have had to do it in the past and I am better for it.  I am not saying don't forgive the person, but that doesn't mean you have to keep letting them hurt you.  Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself and know when to move on.