Wonderful Weekend

Oh I hate when the glorious weekends come to an end

back to work and real life 

it was especially hard to let go of this weekend 

Friday 

we received all of our engagement pictures back 

I spend a lot of time bragging about our photographer Libby McGowan 

we can't say enough about how awesome she is

her pictures speak for themselves 

here are a few of my favorites that weren't in the sneak peek 

we have also been on the hunt for our centerpiece glass 

we hit up both Goodwills in Winston-Salem and found amazing deals on unique glass 

this is just the beginning of what we need

Saturday 

was a gorgeous day 

the weather couldn't of been more perfect for a BBQ

Jared smoked pig 

 and it was so delicious

I cleaned the house before we had a few friends over 

finally got our diplomas hung 

my sweet future mother in law had these professionally and custom framed for us a year ago

we added these Southern accents to the house too 

can't go wrong with mason jars and pig shaped chalkboards

what goes good with smoked pig?

Southern Sangria of course! 

well I call it southern because it was a little redneck-ish-ly made and then I put it in a mason jar

super simple to make 

strawberries, pineapple, blueberries soaked in sauvignon blanc overnight 

topped with lemon lime soda just before serving 

Jared's friend from work brought a puppy

and we got our fix in 

love these of Jared with the puppy 

we were twins that day 

and Beau was determined to be in the picture too 

after stuffing our faces 

Jared strummed the guitar 

of course 

then we headed downtown to Gwyn's apartment to hang out on the roof 

Sunday 

spent the day on the couch 

this weekend was simply wonderful 

I love this time of year 

Now this is my last four days with the sweet baby have been taking care of 

it will be hard to say goodbye 

so I am trying to soak up all the time with her that I can