friday night after work and zumba i met up with my dear redhead friend natalie for a few drinks and laughs in downtown waynesville. things were pretty dead in our big city (ha ha!) so ended up going back to my apartment to catch up with an old friend- all while i drank red wine and fell asleep mid convo on my couch... oops! :)
saturday was my busiest day. i woke up bright and early to drive to franklin to see my precious pup and hand her over to the dog trainer/rehabilitator for the week- stephanie gilbreath! she is a God sent i tell ya! just spending 30 minutes in my parent's living room watching the way she worked with ava (and me) on a few things was so impressive. she knew how nervous i was to watch ava go, especially because she refuses to get into any vehicle, let alone a jeep (which is what stephanie and i both drive). stephanie took ava outside and practiced loading and unloading her into the vehicle... and ava listened!! after she got her in the car for the last time they drove off and my anxiety subsided. i was so excited at that point!
after ava was taken care of i spent time hanging out with my parents and getting ready for my bestest friend stephanie crane's bridal/lingerie shower. we had a BLAST playing games, eating great party snacks, overloading steph with sexy outfits (you're welcome shawn), and talking wedding details! i cannot wait for her big day, which is april 14th btw! steph is one of the most incredible friends a girl could ask for. she has overcome so much in just the past year and she deserves the world- shawn is quick to provide that for her as well. they are perfect for each other! here they are...
too stinking cute right??
anywhoooo, moving on to saturday evening... i got to visit my adorable nieces after steph's shower for a few hours. you are going to hear a lot about these little girls, mainly because i'm obsessed with them. they are as follows... lexi- age 7. layla- age 4, mya- age 2, and sophia- age 3 months.
my sister was taking them to see a magic show at the smoky mountain center for the performing arts, so i helped get the army of little girls all dolled up! this is no easy task by the way. imagine chasing around 4 little girls full of giggles trying to get them dressed, fed, and ready to go. i don't see how my sister and her husband do it... but they do, and they do an incredible job!
once they were on their way, i got my own night started. i met up with my dear friends jennifer, nichole, and samantha for margaritas at monte alban... this is the best mexi restaurant in franklin and even though they now have a new name, they will forever be montes. mainly because we can't pronounce the new name, but whatev. after margs and too much food we went on to see THE VOW!! after so much built up anticipation to finally see channing's butt shot (which is the only thing we are not complaining about) we were actually pretty disappointed by the end of the movie. it just wasn't the romance that the previous let on to be. we were let downnnn. but nichole's "cold hearted" commentary made it quite hilarious!
jennifer and i decided to continue our evening by stopping by franklin's only bar- mulligans- and socializing with all of our old buds. it was a good time, as always! we then headed back for a sleepover at jennifer's because her hubby was out of town for the weekend. ultimate girl's night!!
sunday morning i woke up and went to church with my sister and her little family :) it was an incredible service at franklin covenant church!
our day continued on with lunch and an afternoon filled with playing softball with my nieces, swinging, sliding, running, and jumping on the trampoline. they wore me out!
now i'm back in waynesville, back to work, and made it through another monday. i'm thoroughly looking forward to this next weekend though! i get my ava back on saturday... so stay tuned to find out how her week of training went!
peace, love, and all things fun.
j.
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