Wizards & Weddings

Hey there blogosphere!  I realize it has been far too long since my last post and to be honest the weeks fly by so fast that I was shocked when I realized how much I had to post about.  So I will try and get you all caught up and then I have a special post of what I've been up to this week.

So about three weekends ago now my dad came to visit for the first time!!  It was a super hot weekend but we headed out to Wylie Park which is a big recreation area here with a lake, campgrounds, mini golf, and Storybook Land, which I blogged about earlier. The nice part about the park and Storybook Land is that there are lots and lots of trails.  One of which is of course designed to be the Yellow Brick Road.  Dad and I walked there for a while, checked out some of the famous statues and then headed over to a round of mini golf.  I couldn't tell you who won, we lost track of our scores after the first hard hole, but it was fun!!  We then had a lasagna night (had to prove to my Dad that I actually CAN cook since he claims we always eat out when he visits).  It was a great weekend and I can't wait for him to visit again this fall.

As for the second part of the post title, just as many people my age, I've been going to a lot of weddings as of late.  (7 so far this year to be exact).  And two weekends ago, I had the honor of reading at my friend Allison's wedding to her now husband Bennett.  It was a beautiful wedding and very much represented them.  As evidence of that, the photo here is of the Bride and Groom dancing to Thriller -- which they both know completely.  

I then traveled on to Lincoln from Omaha for my friend Holli's wedding to Brandon.  It was equally gorgeous, and although very different from Allison's, again it was perfect for them.  And what a beautiful weekend weather wise for both of them!  Unfortunately I neglected to get my camera out too much at Holli & Brandon's but was able to catch up with a lot of good friends from high school that I hadn't seen in a while!

Last weekend I decided to head home to O'Neill to spend the weekend before my birthday with my family.  Believe it or not I turned 25 this past week!  I know I'm having a hard time remembering that when asked now!  Mom and I went to dinner at The Blarney Stone with my best friend Angie who was home and Sunday I had brunch with my Dad and Barb so it was a great time to relax and see everyone.  

As you can see I've been keeping pretty busy.  More to come!