Rounding Out 2011 (Part II)

Moving down the list...

5-8
5. Walker Wedding
6. Ashley's Bachelorette Weekend
7. Tim's 30th
(thinking I may be preg-o)
8. Iron Chef

Comming Soon:
(finding out I am definitely preg-o)
9. Ashley's wedding
10. Sara's Bachelorette
No update on Barry's Vegas Bachelor Party b/c Boys don't take pictures...
11. Thanksgiving
12. Gender Reveal Party
13. Bara Wedding
14. Christmas
5.Walker Wedding. Haley and Kody got Married!  It was super exciting to be a part of their big day!  She was beautiful & he had the perfect look on his face when she walked down the isle. 
(my favorite part) 

Last Night as a Family of 4! 

My Family at the Rehearsal Dinner

 

Tim and his Besties (as I was leaving Wedding Morning)

Beautiful! 

 Getting the Party Started.

 The Night was Perfect.

6. Ashley's Bachelorette Weekend.  It started out with a bang. I happily volunteered to drive all the girls to New Braunsfuls in my Mommy Mobile... that would not start.  It didn't start that morning, which Tim attributed to a phone charger being plugged in over night.  I was jumped and made it to work fine.  When the girls all met up, we packed up & I went to start it, same problem.  Apparently you have to replace the battery every 4 years or so.  My car is an 07, so it was my time.... on the way out of town, with 2 passengers and 2 more to pick up on the way.  Wonderful. We got lucky, got it fixed pretty quick and were on our way.  I calculated room for 5 girls in my car, what I did not account for was 5 girls luggage.  Luckily Sharon is Tiny!

 Ash arriving at the super cute house.

Girls ready for a night out in Greune. 

 Saturday was wonderful, but I don't have many pics.  We slept in, went for a little run, read on the porch swing, and headed down to the river for some tubing.  Sharon, Ash & I floated twice.  So Fun.

That night we stayed in, cooked Fajitas and had a little lingerie shower.  There are pics of the presents opened and the fashion show that followed, but those will be kept for Steve :)

I had a wonderful weekend Celebrating Ashley with of of you girls! 

I would love another weekend just like that one soon!

7. Tim's 30th!  Maybe he is not mature enough to handle this gift yet...

Tim's Party was quite possibly the most fun party I have ever thrown.  I actually sent out invitations.  I tried to upload it here, but I'm not a skilled blogger yet.  We started the night at Joe T's and ended up at 8.0 listening to Live 80.  I think the pictures speak for themselves!  Thanks to everyone who came out and made his 30th so special!

Getting ready to head out...

Tim in all his glory:

From Left to Right:

Kassidy, Tim, Me, Kelly, Uncle Clint, and Dad

Typical Matt...

80's party, came dressed as if he was 80 :)  Pretty great costume!

8. Iron Chef (we do classy things sometimes too)

Tim and I were lucky enough to win this dinner at the TAG Derby Party.  Our hosts were amazing and provided all of the food, wine, recipes and expertise.  We would love to re-create this party at our house, but the dishes will probably have to be a little less advanced.  I was quite impressed with the Chapman's cooking skills and awesomely eclectic home!

Here is how it went down...

We started by each choosing our favorite (one of a kind) wine glass... and not so one of a kind apron.

The 'secret' ingredient was Eggplant.  6 couples were invited, then split up and randomly assigned boy/girl teams of 2.  2 Teams cooked at a time.  All of the dishes were way better than I think any of us thought we were capable of! 

Team 1: Kate/Ryan- Campanelle with Eggplant Sauce & Shrimp

 Team 2: Lindsey/Tim- Ratatouille & Sopressata Pizza

(Only dish that has been re-created, way to go Cody & Lindsey!)

 Team 3: Jill/Cody- Stuffed & Fried Chinese Eggplant

(The hardest dish by far... they have skill, Tim and Jonny- back off!)

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 Team 4: Me/Jonny- Eggplant Risotto with Duck Confit

 Team 5: Emily/Jamie- Eggplant Caponata with Ahi Tuna

 Team 6: Cassey/Jared- Hunkar Begendi with Lamb Loin

(Amazing!  We will re-create this)

 When everyone finished cooking... and eating,  there was a secret vote for best dish. 
The Grand Prize went to Jarred & Cassey. 
There was no dispute, their dish was the best!

 There was also a prize for the dish with the least amount of points. 

Shout out to Jonny and I... at least we got prizes :)

  I can't wrap up this post without mentioning our Butler for the night.  He was Awesomely creepy, and he actually moved! I wish I could remember his name.

Just before we left, Tim and Jonny decided to class things up a little bit :) I can always count on my husband for that.

The Iron Chef Party was a super fun and unique night out.  I can't wait to do something like it again!  It was also an exciting night, because it was the first night Tim & I thought I might be pregnant.  A suspicion that was confirmed about a week later :) Pregnancy updates start in Part III!

<3

Christina