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Monkey Man Turns One!
It was a success! We hosted Gardner's birthday party last Saturday and had such a fantastic turn out of family and friends. Everyone around me was incredibly helpful, from Jerry vacuuming and power washing, to my mom making her delicious spinach salad, to my mother-in-law running to the store for some last minute food. Take a look at some of the photos!
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Today marks a special day for me. Just one year ago I gave birth to Gardner Merritt. This year has been the fastest year of my life and I can't wait to celebrate his birthday with him later today. Although his party with his family and friends is not for another week and a half I have been busy planning this momentous occasion.
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Bridal Bargain Hunting
Something new today - Our first ever guest blogger for Events Simplified. My dear friend, Brooke Bailey (soon to be Peters), is in the midst of planning her wedding for December. She also has a blog centered on "lifestyle for 20 somethings with a pro-diversity and female empowerment undertones woven in throughout." You can checkout her entire blog at Banned Brooke. One post that struck me was her Bridal Bargain Hunting post, which you can see in its original form by clicking the link above. I thought it was very appropriate for the blog here at Events Simplified and of course Brooke was gracious to let me re-post it below and I'm so grateful to her! I can't wait for your wedding in December!
The Perfect Surprise
Over the weekend, Jerry, Gardner, and I attended a surprise party for Jerry's best friend, Marcus. The most difficult part of a surprise party is keeping it a surprise. I'm usually terrible at keeping surprise parties a surprise. I always manage to forget that the person doesn't know about the party. Lucky for me, we don't see Marcus that much, so there was less opportunity to spoil the surprise. It was worth it!
Progressive Dinner
Jerry and I had the pleasure of hosting our friends from church this weekend for part of a progressive dinner. The way progressive dinner works is someone hosts the appetizer, then you drive to the next house for the entree, and a final house for the dessert. We improvised on this particular gather since the couple that was making the appetizer didn't have the means to host on this occasion. We offered to physically host the first two courses and make food for the entree. There was a little bit of thought and planning for this and Jerry and I put our thinking caps on last week to make the event a success.
A Gardner Reunion with Gardner
This past weekend Jerry, Gardner, Robbie (Jerry's brother), and Mrs. Becky (Jerry's mom) attended the Gardner Family Reunion in Elizabeth City. The reunion is a great opportunity to interact with family that we don't see very often. This group of family are related to Mrs. Becky. Her late father had a number of brothers and sisters (only 3 of which are still living). The remaining living brothers and sister, children and grandchildren all converge at the Hampton Inn and have a fun time!