Ryan Bingham Concert

Last night we went to go see Oscar and Golden Globe award winning singer Ryan Bingham. You may know him and his music from the movie Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges, which Ryan also starred in. The theme song to the movie, "Weary Kind" was performed by Ryan Bingham and is what won him the awards and really put his name on the map. M has loved his music since the movie came out, and when we saw he was coming to Memphis, we knew we had to go.

It was such a fun night and M said that this is #2 for the best concert he has ever seen! Ryan Bingham's style and voice is so unique and we just loved it!! We love to go to concerts and see live music and we don't do it as much as we used to because we get busy, but I'm so glad we went last night to see RB, because it was a amazing show!!! If you are not familiar with Ryan Bingham, check him out!!

Celebrating 30 Years!!!

Over the weekend my parents made the long trip here (14+ hours) to Memphis from TX! I haven't seen them since January so of course I was SO excited! I still can't believe they have lived away from us for over a year now. It hasn't been easy since I am so incredibly close to my parents, but when we are able to get together, we have the best time.

They came home since it was the holiday weekend and we had planned on all just being together and having great fun and family time. They celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary last month and since my brother and I were not able to be with them and celebrate, we had planned on going out to a nice dinner and celebrating while they were here. As their gift, I had planned for a photographer to meet up with us before dinner to take some photos of the 2 of them and then some of all of us as a family. I was SO excited about it and wanted everything to be just perfect!!

Sunday was the day we were planning on doing this. Things seemed kind of hectic that day and to top things off I heard from the photographer (who is a friend of mine) and she said that she had hurt her wrist and was so very sorry, but had to CANCEL our session. I was pretty bummed and disappointed, but I was still determined to get some great photos of my parents! Luckily we invested in a nice camera in November, so I decided to take that with us and stop and take some photos before dinner.

I think they turned out AMAZING and I was so glad that I ended up being the one to take them of my parents!!

My parents are SO beautiful together and I am so very lucky to have them and that they are still together after all these years!! I am also honored that I was actually the one that got to take the photos! My parents thought it made it more special too! I got some great shots and I am SO pleased with how they turned out!! I don't think they could have been any better {if I do say so myself!!} I have always dabbled in photography, so this was a piece of cake to me. I also think that the fact that it was me taking the photos helped my parents relax and be themselves!

I love you Mom & Dad!! I had the best weekend and we made lots of memories!!

I will share more from our weekend soon! Until then, hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday weekend!!

Cinderella Similarities

Many of you have probably already seen this as I did a few weeks ago. But I still just think it's SO funny and had to share it!

The best part of it is the bottom 2 photos and the resemblance!! WOW!!!

Feeling Blue . . . Red, White, & Blue.

With a holiday weekend soon approaching, here is a little Red, White & Blue inspiration to get us in the festive mood! I love them all! How bout you, which room is your fav?

{via decorpad}

{ElleDecor}

Happy Tuesday All!!

Wedding Time = Good Times

Two weekends ago we attended a wedding of one of my best friends, Lindsay. She got married at the beautiful Brooks Museum here in Memphis. She had a small wedding, with about only 50 guests. She didn't have bridesmaids - which I thought was fine because not everyone has to do that! It was all perfect just the way it was! As soon as we walked up, we heard music playing by a harpist and saw this!

I just loved these flower balls! So beautiful and SO her!!

The beautiful bride!

After the ceremony, everyone went inside for cocktails and then other guests arrived who were just invited to the reception.

Us!

It was almost like a reunion because some of my other friends were there who live out of town and I don't see much.

Me, Lindsay the Bride, and Jennie! The 3 of us used to always be together and have girls night, and go to the beach - it was so good to be all together again!

First dance as husband and wife!

I caught this adorable shot of the bride dancing with her Dad, so cute!

One thing I LOVED about their wedding was just that, it was THEIRS! They did things how they wanted them done, not how it's always done! The bride is not a big cake fan, so instead of cake, they had an ice cream station with different flavors of ice cream, toppings and cones! I loved the idea and was proud of her for doing something she liked and not having a cake just because it's the "thing to do." I think that is what a wedding is all about this day in age, making it about the 2 of you and what you like and interests you!

Something else they did that was different and that I LOVED, was instead of having the traditional guest book, they had their guests sign a cook book! They both love to cook and I thought this was the cutest idea ever! This way, over the years when the use this cook book, they will see notes from family and friends and be reminded of their special day, rather than stuffing a guest book away and never looking at it! Brilliant idea!!

Friends!

Obviously we danced the night away! This was towards the end of the night They had an awesome band and we stayed till the very end and enjoyed the music!

We had a blast!!

After the wedding, a few of us went out. This is me and my friend Cheryl!

It was such a great evening and I am SO very happy for Lindsay and her husband Matt!! Congrats you two!!!

The Incredible, Edible . . . Orange

We have been on a real Orange kick lately, especially my hubby, he has been eating them like crazy! We bought a bag of oranges earlier in the week, went through them, then bought more Friday. They are really big oranges and realllllly good!! There's nothing worse than an orange that is bitter and not sweet, but these are so sweet and good!! I put some in the fridge in case we want one good and cold, then some in a bowl on our kitchen counter.

Not only are Oranges such a good, refreshing treat, but they are very, very good for you too:

• As we all know they are high in Vitamin C
• They have Antioxidant Protection and Immune System Support
• Protect against Cardiovascular Disease
• Possible Cholesterol lowering
• Good source of Fiber
• Prevents Kidney Stones
• Protects with Respiratory Health
• Protection Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

Those are just a few of the health benefits of Oranges! I knew a few of them, but was surprised to learn of some of the others. I think we will keep eating them because they are good and good for us!

Hope all of you had a great weekend and have a happy Monday too!!

Keep Calm . . . It's Friday!

I don't know about you, but it has been a crazy, busy, tiring week. I woke up this morning and felt like I had been run over by a truck! I was sore and just could not get out of bed, which means I am exhausted! I have stayed up till 2a.m. or later almost every night this week getting work done! And while I am so glad it's Friday and I can kind of relax, I do have to work Saturday - but it shouldn't be too bad. Just glad things have slowed down a bit.

I also wanted to share this photo! I think it would be AWESOME to walk in the door at home every day and see this . . . .

{Lucid Interior Design Inc.}

Seeing this everyday and having a glass of wine would be just the right prescription to relaxation, or attempting it at least!

So, to all of you who have also had a fully loaded, crazy week . . . Keep Calm!!! It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!