wide open spaces.

ouch.

my blog has been seriously neglected. it kind of breaks my heart to know i have let t h i s much time go by without so much as a hello. a howdy. a how ya doin' pal. a what's up. a hiii.

but here i am. saying all of that and more. i think.

i feel like things have been quite the whirlwind as of late. but that's all finishing up and life is slowly getting back on track. i mean, kind of.

so since we've lasted chatted, this is what i've been up to. brace yourselves. maybe take a seat. grab some coffee. and perhaps a blanket.

1. i made my first attempt at making a 4th of july cake.

it was supposed to look like a flag on the inside.
at least it tasted DELICIOUS!

2. i went on vacation to the outer banks. this was the first time in yearssss that we had everyone attend. {plus a few extras} i've been going to north carolina every summer with my family for as long as i can remember. it is one of my very favorite traditions/memories i have as a kid. but because of babies, weddings and jobs-it's been quite some time since the whole crew has gone. and this summer, we were all there.

i am super bummed we didn't get an entire group shot!

#majorfail

3. while on vacation, i tried my first pulled pork. apparently this is goooood stuff. and since i will try just about anything, and higgs is quite the chef, i gave it a go. however, i am just not a bbq fan. but i can totally see this being the bees knees if you are say, a bbq fan. which the men in the household definitely were.


4. i FINALLY tried square burger in franklin square. i was a very happy/satisfied girl!


5. i said goodbye to one of my fave co-workers. kerri, not a day goes by that i don't miss you. but i know physical therapy school is where you belong. make me proud, girllll.

i promise you, she does have two working eyes. i'm thinking she was either drunk at this point,
or channeling her inner pirate?

6. i watched a friend get married. and was very giddy over the reception being held in the old real world of philadelphia house. {we kept trying to figure our where the confessional was}

yay, kerri and jarred!

7. i celebrated my friends bachelorette party! erika and i have been friends since 1st grade! ain't she a cutie?

we had a blast!
so much, that i don't remember most of it.

8. and made her a man-cake to devour for the occasion. since the bride said NO strippers, i went with the faux version. i kept it PG-13 since we're all classy broads.

{thanks for the inspiration!}

9. i celebrated the engagement of my best friend. i can't believe she's getting married! eeek.

bride is the pretty tan one in the black dress.
posing with a few of her bridesmaids.
we're all shiny and messy looking because we were outside on the roof deck for hours.

10. stood by this gorgeous lady's side while she said her i do's.

congrats, matt and erika!
i loved being a part of your big day!!
couldn't be happier for you both!

11. i turned 27. yikes. i'm pretty positive that makes me in my late twenties now, eh? ohhh 27. i hope you're a real smash!

12. i watched this BEEutiful baby turn 1. i don't even know how it's possible that she's already a year. it kind of breaks my heart.

i love you, darbee!

12. i had my first blogger meet-up experience! it was really fun. and she was super adorable. and we had plenty to say. and it wasn't scary at all. i hope it's not my first and only hang-out sesh with this girly!

phewwwww. and now i am out!