Weekend Recap!

Hiya friends! Blogger has certainly been cantankerous lately, hasn't it? No matter b/c I've been completely and totally engrossed in the Hunger Games series reading a little in the evenings. And watching the Bachelorette. Before I move forward, what the HELL is she doing crying over Bentley? Good gravy! I get it; she didn't know. But for reals. Anyway, moving on... 

My weekend... It was busy, but good... and HOT. No no.. not in the sizzling-sexy sense. In the holy-crap-why-is-it-already-100-degrees sense. Anyhoodle, here's some schtuff from the weekend! ;)

Friday night, Eric and I attended our alma mater's annual wine event, Uncorked

Good stuff! The packed ballroom was filled with auction tables, different booths from area restaurants...and of course WINE! They could only pour just under 2 ounces though b/c well.. it was supposed to be a tasting. Totally loved it, but I may have smiled sweetly at one table worker and asked him to please give me a little more. Whatever, it had been a long week.

My personal favorite. Mind you, we're a pretty good little private school in the midwest and ranked nationally. No, no I'm not tooting my horn, but I'm just saying.. Our people can spell... er.. wait.. can they? We're the Golden Hurricane. Please check out this sign on one table. I think someone started the wine tasting a little early... haha...

Eric drank nothing but quality H20 all night at the wine festival. Why? 

Because he had to be at his bike race at 7am the next morning, raring to go!

His beer socks were up for the challenge of 75 miles...

The 50 and 75 mile riders getting ready to start!

And they're off! 

A few hours, 30 degrees warmer (yikes!), and 75 miles later, here comes Eric, and our friends, Carrie and Chris, toward the finish line! It was so hot; I couldn't even imagine how they must have felt. I guess people were puking along the ride (TMI-sorry) and hitting the medic tent early... But, Eric and team made it!

So proud of my boyfriend!

Saturday night was Ashley's shower! I know I've blogged about her fabulousness before, but Ashley is getting married in Manhattan Beach this summer! (Her wedding is the one I blogged about heading up the coast afterward). :) She's from T town and we met in college :)

All the Tulsa girls holding the the cute banner Sarah made :)

I should've worn taller heels. Ashley and I are the same height but this pic definitely doesn't look like it! haha! :)

We went up to the Mayo's rooftop bar after the shower for some cocktails and fabulous views. :)

We also may have channeled our college days and made a few random prank calls to people we know. Yes, we're really mature. ;) But seriously, it was the funniest thing I've done/seen in awhile. Grace (on the phone) is pretty much the master at fake accents/random reactions, etc.. I won't even tell you her routine b/c it's not as funny in print...haha.. Anyway, this photo cracks me up, even though they'll likely kill me for posting. :) Fabulous night with some great girl friends. Already looking forward to the wedding! 

Some pics of the shower decor, etc...

Sarah and I opted for an asian/sushi inspired shower theme b/c Ashley loves sushi at our fav place every time she visits. :) So, with some fabulous help and brainstorming from our other friends, the sushi-inspired theme came to life! Check out the cupcakes modeled after sushi rolls that Ashley made! Awesome, right? They tasted even better than they look!

Lots of food and more desserts behind me out of photo viewing. :) And cute lanterns hung in various places. Also stuck with the theme for beverages- Kung Foo Girl Riesling and Asahi. :)

Sarah made these cute little signs for some little take-away chopsticks with a cute saying about Ashley and her fiance calling them the perfect pair. :) Awww... :)

And I have to brag for a moment b/c Ashley got us the best hostess gifts ever! For reals. Check out this awesome compact trio from Nars! It has it's own cute little zipper pouch and everything! For those of you who've never used Nars but are looking for a good bronzer and/or blush, go immediately to Sephora. I fell in love with the blush after reading rave reviews in many many magazines saying how it works for pretty much every skin tone. And.it.does. And the bronzer kicks butt, too. The blush is called... well... I really don't want anyone to find my blog by googling this...haha.. It's called Org@sm and the bronzer is Laguna. Phew. Laguna caused me much less pause in typing than the blush title. haha.. Anyway, this also has an awesome little highlighting powder in the middle that I'm totally loving now too! Very sweet and thoughtful of Ashley. I'm already putting it to good use.

Per usual, that was a rant.. but if you're still reading, that was my weekend! I hope you had a fabulous one, friends! And I hope you're beating the heat wherever you are!