welcome, 2014!

things have been wild in my world since 2014 rolled around! i've been slacking on the ol' blog but 2014 has been quite amazing so far.

my college gang + some hilarious dudes from tennessee rang in the new year at red's ice house in mount pleasant, sc. after being sick for 5 days, i wasn't sure i was going to make it. but since i already bought a ticket, and didn't want to leave my girl ammie in the dust (we're the only single ladies), i made a day trip to charleston. i am so glad i did - we had such an awesome night! we stayed in Charleston to watch the gamecocks whip up on wisconsin before heading on back to charlotte.

that weekend we had leigh's baby shower: see here. we had all sorts of friends and family in town this weekend so it was jam packed. we had dinner at BLT at the ritz that evening followed by a night out uptown which does not happen often!

the next weekend (last weekend), i headed back to charleston for a couples shower for my sweet laura! katt & i got in around 8:30pm on friday & we stayed in for a girls night. saturday morning we woke up and met laura for lunch at ammie's fave place, taco boy. frozen screwdriver? yes please! we drove to the beach to put our toes in the sand before getting ready for the shower.

laura's sisters & her bff, meredith, did such a great job! there was delicious food, adorable décor & fun games. after the shower we stayed out in summerville at this bar called montreux. bar games, cheap beer, and an awesome live band - it was like college all over again!

{laura & her bridesmaids}

 

sunday morning katt & i woke up at the bum of dawn to head back to charlotte so i could make it to the panthers game. i was so lucky to be able to go to the game & even though it was a bummer of a loss, we had an amazing season! i am proud of what they've done this year & can't wait for next year!

 

 

tomorrow i'm off to "mountain weekend" in boone with my college gang. looking forward to relaxing {aka drinking} with my pals in a cabin for a long weekend! cheers!

 

{rewind} happy new year!

last week i shared a post about our awesome vegas vacation, but this night was so special that it deserved it's own post. when we decided to go to vegas, my stepmom & dad started doing some research into what we wanted to do for NYE. we ended up buying tickets to an all you can drink/eat party at the wynn. oh. my. gosh. the party started at 9pm and upon arrival, we saw this....

yes, that is a woman hanging from a chandelier, pouring dom perignon. it was insane! every time she needed a new bottle, she flipped right side up and floated back up to the chandelier. probably one of the coolest things i have ever seen. seeing as how this was in the pre function space, i couldn't wait to see what was inside!

{derrick getting his glass}

{awesome seating chart - room was set for 1, 300 guests}

this was the giant dance floor that had four bars in the center - one on each side. there were also two other sets of double bars totaling eight bars!  the DJ was on top of the platform over the bars! there was also servers pouring free flowing dom perignon all night. i drank my weight in dom that night, because i will probably never have it again. i now understand why it is so expensive - it is delicious!

the tables were decorated beautifully! most people probably don't pay attention to things like this, but you know i do! they went all out - silver beaded chargers, linens, overlays, specialty napkins, florals, the works! the color scheme was orange, brown, and green, and it looked great!

onto the food - there were two sets of three different food stations. they picked some of the favorite restuarants from the wynn and each restaurant had it's own station.

{mizumi - sushi}

{mizumi - sushi}

{meat & pasta station}

{meat and pasta station}

ok so, i didn't do the seafood station justice with my pictures. there were raw oysters, platters of king crab legs, lobster tails, HUGE shrimp, and this amazing combo. when i imagine meals in heaven, this is what i see.

{HOLY PASTRIES}

{this was an ice sculpture made with holes for shooter glasses filled with ice cream - genius!}

{macaroon tree}

{bananas foster bar}

around 11pm, the servers came out with bags for each table that had been packed with NYE favors. this was an awesome touch - and we had a great time playing with all the props!

{party people}

{of course we started taking weird pictures}

{party}

{midnight!}

{my family post midnight}

it was an  AMAZING party - probably my all time favorite NYE. we are blessed.