The Ruby Year

Yesterday was Chris's parents 40th Wedding Anniversary.

His mom decided weeks ago that she wanted them to renew their vowels and have a ceremony at the church they originally got married in, 40 years ago, Duncan Memorial Church in Louisville! Such a sweet idea!

We were excited to be a part of their special day!

This was them on their wedding day!

And this was them yesterday on their 40th Anniversary! :)

It was a beautiful day... Cathi planned everything very simple, but classy, and even had her 3 best friends come as bridesmaids...

How cute is that??

Family picture time... only missing Ella, Ava & Jake :( They were unable to be there and we missed them!

Chris, his sister Lisa and his nephew Jack... sweetest baby ever! Look at his outfit! How cute is that?

Chris & I :)

Loved the cake... it was so pretty!

Cutting the cake...

And eating the cake ;)

This was my favorite picture of the day I think! So cute!

Chris's brother, Bryan and his kiddos :)

So sweet :)

Love this picture too... she is my little sidekick ;) Love her to pieces!

LOL look at that face! So sweet!

It was a wonderful day, Chris's parents looked so great! They are the sweetest and really show us a good example of what marriage should look like. No one is perfect, and being married 40 years is something to celebrate that is for sure! Not very common these days, but a true blessing.

Cathi & LJ - Hope you had a great 40th Anniversary!!

We Love you!

Xo,
Dana, Chris & Frankie ;)

Oh, How Pinteresting Monday!

Happy Labor Day!

I don't know about where you are, but it is yucky, rainy and cooler here today so I am enjoying relaxing around the house with Chris today, playing on the computer, going to watch "Something Borrowed" in a bit that I have heard is so good... I'm so excited! We are being so lazy I think we may even order pizza and not leave all day haha ;)

Since last Monday I was too busy with work to post, today I have several amazing finds from Pinterest... that site never gets old, I wish I had the time to make all the things I want to try that I've found!

I have tried to categorize as much as possible since I have so many randoms ...
First are my fave inspiritational words of wisdom for the week :)

DIED when I saw that hahahaha love it!

Want to frame this!!

And loved this too!! So cute!

Next are randoms but I am dying to have or try, or I just love it!

I think this is from QVC and I am going to look today to try to find it... a spinning cosmetic organizer! Genius. Love it! Will let you all know if/where I find one :)

This hair looks SUPER cute!

Have to try it!

OPI

"Bubble Bath" is one of my favorite nuetral nail colors. Nice for weddings, pictures, etc.

Love these pillows! They are all so cute! Great gift idea!

Ok this I am on a for real mission to find... It's a His & Hers birthstone ring... for you and your significant other's birthstones! How cute is that? I am OBSESSED and already emailed to Chris haha I love how simple it is but it's classic and meaningful. Maybe in November I will have one to show off :) (hint hint babe.. birthday present idea!) Or if he has a hard time finding that ring...

 Then I GUESS this one would be OK!...

My dream ring. Is that gorg or what?

I guess Pinterest is making tshirts... I would prob sport one...

 I am totally obsessed with these chair backs for a wedding! Dying. They are beautiful!!!

How pretty would those be? 

Now this next thing could be life changing for me... if you know me, you know I can't stand a dirty house.. but my car is a totally different story and looks like a bomb went off in it at all times! I basically live in it, so it's hard to keep clean... but I know I should try harder... so this is what I am going to try this week...

It's a cereal container trashcan. This could help I think, don't you?

This is just nothing but random because it is THE cutest baby picture ever! I love the burlap, love the frame, love every stinkin thing about it! Precious!

Lastly,

I think I found a girlfriend for Frankie...

How cute is she??

Look at that bow ha

I think he would like her ;)

That's it!

I could share Pinterest postings all day long...

Have a great day!

Back to work tomorrow!!

Nashville Night

Happy Labor Day Weekend!! Does this mean Fall is right around the corner?? I think so friends! Woohoo!!
Before I share my fun-filled night in Nashville I have two important things to share:

#1... Louis 911
Last weekend I had a HUGE ill feeling when I was cleaning out my purse and got a faint smell of nail polish, and once I got to the bottom of the 30 lbs of junk I've been carrying around on my shoulder, I found this...


OPI "You Don't Know Jacques" ...Opened himself right on up and somehow spilled out in the bottom of my purse, and the bottle was STUCK to the inside. No lie. Literally I had to pull with all my strength and it was such a a mess. I am thinking it melted and then dried so it was hard as a rock, but still sticky!

I was in such a rush to leave for out of town that I just cleaned off all the things in my purse, removed the bottle and trashed it (so sad, this is one of my favorite fall colors) and then had a great idea for a quick fixA large body band-aid over the mess!Haha! Genius I know ;)One problem... a week later it's still there covering the mess, because I have no clue how I should clean this?!?! Any suggestions? Help! #NO.MORE.POLISH.IN.THE.PURSE!
 #2... Gel NailsHowever, speaking of nails, real quick, I tried to the famous "gel" nail polish this last week before we left for Nashvegas and I must say I LOVE it! It stays so shiny, and so far no chips at all! Way worth the extra $8 in case anyone has been on the fence with it. My only issue is at the nail place I go to, they only have a handful of colors :( But they did have a dark finally this time and I loved it! Will for sure be getting this from now on! 
Now, on to our mini over night trip...Last night was the UK vs Western game in Nashville and we were invited to go with some friends I work with and had SUCH a blast!
Yesterday we woke up at 6am so I knew it was going to be a long day... but no complaining... I got my game face ready and we went to Nashvegas! My fave place!

We totally traveled in style... on Coach Cal's Bus (no he wasn't on there lol it was rented)  Now this may come as a shock to you lol but on the way down there I played Poker. Yes, Poker, as in the card game... Texas Hold' Em and Omaha to be exact... and not gonna lie, I kind of dominated when we started...  (Kinda blurry sorry, the bus was moving, so hard to take pics!)But after we switched tables and players, I lost my swag and ended up losing a few bills :( But I am not one for sore losers lol so I will say, I still had a blast! So fun! Hanging out on the bus(again with the blurry ugh, dang bus) We went to tailgate at the stadium before the game... Those Titans have a pretty nice stadium! It helped that we were in the club section so we got to go inside in the AC when it got too hot. Before the game, hanging out at the bus! Our tickets were right on the 50 yard line, they were pretty awesome!GO CATS! Chris and I at the game <3 My favorite thing about Nashville is going out. The bars downtown are just so much fun. I have never been to Nashville and not had a great time! To people that haven't been, I describe it as this... at 4am you are walking from bar to bar and you literally feel like its 9pm because there are people everywhere you look lol. Everytime I go to Nashville I always lose a sense of time. Of course it doesn't help that the time zone is different, ha, always screws me up! This picture is themed "You know You're in Nashville When..."The next morning you have a million stamps on your hand lol And these are a few of my favorite spots...  
We had such a great time! Can't wait to go back again soon! For those of you who have never been to Nashville, put it on your Bucket List and go! You won't regret it! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!Today I will be cleaning house, doing laundry and relaxing a little. Tomorrow is Chris's parent's wedding... well, when I say wedding I mean...It is their 40th Anniversary so they are renewing their vowels at the church they got married at 40 years ago! Isn't that so great? I can't wait to go and celebrate with them! I'm sure I will have lots of pics to share tomorrow! XO,

M.I.A I know :(

Hello Hello Hello! I have been totally MIA since last week and I apologize... things have been craazzzyyy hectic with me! I was in TN last weekend for my friend, Whitney's bachey party and from the second I got home on Sunday I have literally gone non-stop! Working like crazy, but happy to be busy :)

I missed my Pintertesting Monday :( So sad. I haven't had a single second to do my nightly sightings on Pinterest and I must admit, I feel a little like a crackhead going through withdrawls ha. Isn't that sad?

I have so many pictures to share from last weekend... but here are a few of my faves...

My favorite picture of the entire weekend right here :) Yes that's a cowboy hat with a veil too :)

Whitney & Lesli :)

   

Dinner at the Brewery... so yummy!

We stayed in Whitney's future inlaws lake house and it was so pretty! Loved it!

(We forgave the fact they had a Tennessee flag flying and the entire basement was in TN decor lol)

#BBN lol

We had a great weekend, so relaxing, nothing crazy, but fun to get away with the girls and hang out!

Now speaking of BBN (Big Blue Nation for all you non-KY folks), I am headed out to the door to....

Nashville Baby!

Can't wait ... so excited! We will only be there one night, going down to support our CATS!

We will be on a bus with some friends I work with on the way down and then hanging out until its game time!

Can't wait to share some pics :)

Have a great Thursday!

GO CATS!!!