Flashback Friday

This week my childhood friend Dani celebrated her birthday. I try to post an old picture of me and my friends on their birthday on Facebook. I got out my white wicker trunk that I have had since I was 13 and went through pictures trying to find some oldie but goodies for Dan. Dani and I met in 7th grade in the Constellation Mini-School at Mt. Juliet Junior High. We have been lifelong friends since. Dani is terrible at keeping in touch but she is one that will always be there and we just pick up right where we left off. 

Meghan's Wedding Weekend

Meghan and Chris got married this weekend in Knoxville and we had such a fun wedding weekend! The weather was perfect and all the festivities went off without a glitch. Meghan was a very calm bride either that or just a quiet one=). I think my favorite part of the entire weekend was just being able to have so much one-on-one time with my best girlfriends. We had plenty of time to laugh and catch up!

Thursday night all the bridesmaids came into town and we met for dinner and lingerie gifts for Meghan. Friday we spent the day getting manicures and pedicures before the rehearsal. The church was beautiful! The rehearsal dinner was at Club LeConte downtown. The wedding party gave some great roasts and toasts all fairly appropriate. We stayed with Meghan at Cook's Loft downtown and it was great. We all got ready there and headed to the Wedding. The Reception was Knoxville Museum of Art. I can't wait to see her official wedding pic - I am sure they will be so good! CONGRATULATIONS MEGHAN & CHRIS!

My gift to the bride. The must for tailgate season.

Bridal Party

One of our bridesmaid gifts from Megs. These were so cute and very much in theme with her new Military life!

Bridal Party at the Rehearsal.

Future Mrs. and Mr. Ruel

Friends Forever

Pina Coladas

Sapphires with my best freinds

I find this picture hysterical. Mel and I look like Shirley Temple gone way wrong!

The beautiful bride and her favorite bridesmaid-)

All dolled up

Another gift from the bride. These were so sentimental and cute.

The new Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ruel

Liz taking care of our men at the Sun sphere Bar while we were doing wedding pictures.

We had a huge ADPi turn out from our pledge class.
15 years from when we all pledged together!

Groomsmen singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" to the bride.

Dancing!

They had an artist at the reception doing these as gifts to the guests. These were all hysterical. He kept saying to me, " Wow! You have such a great smile - takes up your entire face!" Why Yes, I see he captured that about me. Garrick got nicknamed White Fang after this.

Sending off the bride and groom!

And we are back at the Sun Sphere Bar

Chris, Garrick, Chris Walters, & Clint
Sunsphere Bar

This sums up the weekend.

Snow White's Drive In

My girlfriend Liz from college always raves about this place in Lebanon called Snow White's and I had never even heard of it. So while she was in town, we made plans to meet there with the boys. It was great! It is totally old school and a meat and three type restaurant. The boys were in rare form. Gaines performed Gangam Style for the place and seriously talked Liz's ear off.

they were heaven with their "own" cones. Will would not even let me have a bite!

ADPi Girls Weekend

This year for our annual ADPi Class of 98 Pledge Class weekend we headed to the mountains. Melissa coordinated our trip and found us a great place in Wears Valley, TN right in between Townsend and Pigeon Forge, TN. This was our 11th girls weekend. We had a blast! It was one of my favorite girls weekends besides maybe our Grayton trip. We could not have had more "girly" activities from Bunko to a pinterest party.

First Annual Girls Weekend - Nashville
2003

Girls Weekend - Cabin in GA
2008

Girls Weekend - Wears Valley, TN 2013

Our Cabin

Kicking off the 11th Annual Girls Weekend

Celebrating Meghan's engagment.
Kristy made this amazing cookies and brought them all the way from Annapolis.

Our first game of the weekend - HEADBANDS
I was Game Chair this year and I think Kristy will be taking over next year. 

Liz is our official t-shirt chair.
LOVE THE DESIGN FOR THIS YEAR!!!

Saturday we all slept in and had a late brunch and headed to the hot tub. We did have an interesting morning trying to be MacGyver and figuring out how to make coffee without filters, needless to say Kris and Jess headed off to the store. As soon as they left a tree fell blocking the road and knocking out the power for a while. They finally returned and we had coffee! 

Skyping with LeeAnn and Carolina

Watching a movie in our theater.

Teaching the gals Liverpool Rummy, a Gaines family tradition. Everyone loved it except for Mel, a little too long for her taste.

Jess was in charge of our craft or pinterest party.
We made ADPi Christmas Ornaments. I love crafts!!!

We did manage to get a game of Bunko in on Sunday night!

On Monday, we had a tour and lunch at the new ADPi House. It just opened in the fall and it is beautiful. They have talked about this happening since we were in college.

Garrick and I have an ongoing debate on whether I included my "full" name on our donation to the house. This is his proof that his name is also on the wall!

I love this picture! This was taken in the foyer.

The meeting room and dining hall

Seeing one of our composites on the wall. We were so excited!

We ended up locating all of our composites except one our junior year.
Christy Circa 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2001-2002

Eating our first lunch at the ADPi house. We could not even imagine this being our place for lunch versus Smokies in the UC.

Completing the diamond in front of the house.