Saturday, June 30, 2012

NYC area celebration and Baby Bump 33 weeks - 6/24/2012

My dear friend Lori hosted a NYC area celebration for little Scarlett and me.  I was able to spend quality time with some of my best girlfriends in the vicinity - Kara, Catherine, Kristin, and Lori. 

Scarlett received many sweet gifts - her first swimsuit, beach cover-up, water shoes, beach bag, sun hat, sunscreen, bumbo seat, diaper disposal, bath tub, baby bathing supplies/kit, hooded kitty towel, safari gym/play mat, Sophie the giraffe teeter/toy, and some adorable outfits.  What a fun afternoon!




Baby Bump picture of 33 weeks

Really fun game we played trying to match up the celebrity parents with their kids.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Shakespeare in the Park - 6/16/2012

NYC has tons of fun outdoor events in the summer.  One of my "bucket list" items was to see a Shakespeare play in Central Park before we move out to suburbia (likely four years away but we have a lot to explore in the city while we are so close)...

We attended his comedy As You Like It with another couple and were blown away by the Broadway-caliber talent and entertainment value!  It's amazing how something written hundreds over 400 years ago translates to our modern day.  The tickets were free but our friends waited in line from 6:45am - 1pm to secure them. 

We thoroughly enjoyed the play and would highly recommend all New Yorkers to check it out at some point :)


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Houston Baby Shower - 6/2/2012 weekend


The family (including godparents, godsister, godbrother-in-law, and godnephew) had a fun dinner out at one of my favorite TexMex places in Houston - Lupe Tortillas.  It's always a blast spending time with the crew back home.  We are so close that when it comes to our conversation topics, anything goes.
  

My mom and her close friends hosted a lovely baby shower in Houston for Scarlett and me.  We had cheese gritz, egg and sausage casserole,  Paula Dean's french toast casserole, and many other tasty treats.

It was a memorable day surrounded by family and close friends.

 
It's official - Scarlett Grace Swope is her name :)  Jon and I are beyond excited to become parents this August!
 

The shower hostesses' hard work and generousity was sincerely appreciated.  I felt so loved.


I was overjoyed to catch up with many close girlfriends from high school.














Sexy 6 girls - our friendship blossomed at UT and continues strong to this day.



Shopping around Sugar Land Town Center and one last TexMex stop at Escalantes with the best girlfriends a girl could ask for :)
A toast to our everlasting friendship and for many more reasons to celebrate life and friends in the future.