Thursday, December 30, 2010

Much Anticipated and Long Overdue New Blog Post

Yes, I have been a major blog slacker...but I'm back. Each year I need a little break from the blog it seems.

Here is a quick run down of the last 2 and a half months in the lives of BGPR, Inc.

October:
~My Unce Dave, Aunt Linda and their three girls, Meghan, Katie and Amy came to visit from Chicago. :) We had a fun time with them in Florida! Here are a couple photos from a dinner at Caps.

Uncle Dave and Aunt Linda
Me and my Mom
Pretty sunset at Caps
Halloween:

~We took a mini-road trip to Hilliard, FL...specifically to Conner's A-MAZE-ing Acres. They had a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, farm animals, hay rides and other fun, festive activities.

 They had "Redneck Olympics" at the farm!

Me and Grant outside the maze.

Me and Tess in the maze.
 All four of us in the cornfield maze.
 Me and Grant in the pumpkin patch.
 Me and Tess in the pumpkin patch.

On the way out there we passed a cotton field. I couldn't resist stopping and picking some cotton!
 ~We also took Reagan and Penelope to a costume party at the dog park. They dressed up as a Gators Cheerleader and a Gators Football player. We met up with Stephanie and her dogs who dressed up as Alice in Wonderland characters.

Reagan our QB!
Penelope our cheerleader with Ebi and Lena :

~VEGAS! We took our annual trip to Vegas for Halloween. We met up with Jordan and Ryan and Katrina and Dan. We dressed up as The Flintstones and had a blast!
 First night in Vegas with Jordan and Ryan
 Halloween in Vegas!
 With Gumby and Pokey
 With the Ghostbusters
 We found the Chilean miners!
 Night #3 with Katrina
 With the chick magnet!
 With Jordan on our last night in Vegas

November:
~In November we were able to get tickets to another Gator game and enjoyed our day in Gainesville.

~Later that month we were able to witness the marriage of Richard and Jenee is BEAUTIFUL Savannah, GA. Grant's parents joined us and we had a great time with them and our friends!
 Josh, Richard and Grant before the ceremony
 Me and Grant before the ceremony
 Sue, Grant, Me and Ed before the ceremony
 The ceremony was BEAUTIFUL!
 Grant's parents at the reception
 Me and Grant at dinner
 Us and Mr. and Mrs. Priebe!
Grant dancing with his mom :)
December:
~Grant's new company had a holiday party at the Jaguars stadium (EverBank Field) complete with Jaguars cheerleaders, fireworks, bands, a DJ, lots of refreshments, old school arcade games and Vegas-style table games. The dresscode was "coat and tie preferred," so it gave us a reason to dress up! It was a great night! I really enjoyed meeting Grant's new coworkers!
 Me and Grant at the holiday party
 Me and the festive Jaguars Cheereaders

~Christmas card photos: We ventured to Atlantic Beach to take some fun photos for our Christmas cards. They had giant Christmas ornaments, lights and presents along the downtown area.





~Mintu's Birthday: For Mintu's birthday we went to Restaurant Medure to celebrate with Mintu and Mary. It was a fun night! :) Happy Belated Birthday, Mintu!


~Christmas: We had an amazing Christmas. We definitely spoiled our girls and each other. Here are some photos from our Christmas and Christmas at my mom's house.




 



Sunday, October 17, 2010

Danielle's Visit!

Danielle and I go way back...back to 2001...so I guess that is 9 years! Time flies!!!

Danielle and I were RAs together in Broward Hall. We also took a very serious class together at UF, Jogging. We've kept in touch since college. Danielle's lived in 4 different cities...well 5 if you count Gainesville...since college. She first moved back to Pensacola after school, then to Atlanta, then to DC and now she lives in Manhattan. All the while I've lived in...just one place, Ponte Vedra Beach. Danielle and I have been through a lot together and I am truly lucky to have her as a close friend! I cannot wait to spend a weekend in NYC visiting her and going out on the town!

Danielle came to visit a couple of weeks ago and stayed for 3 nights. We definitely made the most of her time here. We spent our days at the beach and our evenings out with friends and were even able to squeeze in a trip to Gainesville to see our Gators beat Kentucky! Here are some photos from Danielle's visit!


 Me and Danielle on our first night out
 Mary, Me and Danielle at TacoLu
 Just the girls before we left for Gainesville
 We had brunch at Ivy's Grill - LOVE that place!

 Fun times at Broward Hall!


 Had to grab photos at the various Gators around campus!
 Looking tough!
 Aw!

 At our seats! Thanks for the hook up, Andrea!