une petite soiree

My lovely friend Kristen Brown is getting married in November. Therefore my friend Candace (who was the real mastermind behind it all) and I decided to throw a dinner party bridal shower.
The theme- "The South of France meets Southern Romance".
Menu:
Starters- bread and butter, and a delicious summer salad of spinach, peaches and Gouda (compliments of Taryn!)
Entree- Butternut squash and parsnip soup and petite chicken pot pies
Dessert- Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding (amazing!)

It was so fun to put everything together and I think everyone had a really great time (including me!)

the table

i made caramel apples!
Candace put love quotes on the table.
the gift table- complete with an embroidered sign for Kristen and Will (done by Candace!)
the awesome crown Candace made Kristen
both future brides- Taryn and Kristen
the AMAZING dessert!

Congratulation Kristen! I love you girl!

remember when?

dear friend,

remember when we went mini-golfing and I beat you, but you wouldn't admit it to anyone because you hate to lose? remember when we took a trip to san francisco, and we made you our designated driver? remember when alisa drove on the way back and almost killed us all? remember when we went to Stan's and you lied to me about breaking up with your girlfriend, and a week later she dumped you? remember when we went to the haunted house and i hid behind you the entire time because the scary man wouldn't leave me alone? remember when you dated my sister? remember when i bought you a byu shirt for your birthday because i refused to let you sit by me at sporting events without it? remember when we went to a jazz game and the only thing i really cared about was kyle korver and you got really annoyed? remember when we went to your cabin and went canoeing? or when jason got attacked by the humming bird, and then he tried to ride a motorcycle and failed miserably? remember when we decided to pick some names off the angel tree and all the kids wanted were bratz dolls? remember when you tried to convince me to sell you my killers ticket when i'd been waiting for 3 months to go to the concert? remember when you dated one of my best friends? remember when we used to have movie nights every weekend? remember when we played basketball in your pool? remember when neither of us wanted to go to jeff's reception alone so we agreed to go together, but then you ditched me and left me alone to talk to that weird man at our table? remember when we all went to boondocks? remember when jamie and i crashed your apartment last year because we were homeless- and you made us breakfast?

i do. and now you're married. and i think your wife is really nice. but it's kinda weird because you're my first really good guy friend to get married. and i'm kinda sad that we won't be able to hang out anymore. but congratulations- and i really hope you two are very happy.

love,
jenny

a hole in my heart

See that girl in the middle? Her name is Alisa Suzanne Hardy. And I miss her like crazy. She is approximately 6000 miles away in Chile on a mission. She won't be back for about another year. But today as I was looking through pictures I had an incredible aching in my heart for one of my best friends who has missed out on so many major events since she's been gone. She is one of the wittiest and smartest people I know and can always make me laugh. I've missed having her around to take pictures and tell stories and to play tennis with and to discuss work with. But I know where she's supposed to be- I just wish time would go by a little faster so I could see her again.

i get by with a little help from my friends

These are some of my very favorite people. I love all of them and I'm starting to get rather sentimental when I think that after this year everyone is pretty much going their separate ways.

just your average weekend...

This is Natalie. She's getting married. And we threw her a bridal shower this weekend.

We really like to eat- 3 quiches, amish oatmeal, sweet rolls, and lots of fruit.

Candy Lou made the beautiful decorations- she's so crafty. I love it!

This pretty much sums up the afternoon- lots of food and lots of laughter.

Later that afternoon Jamie and I went to our ward activity and then hit up the park and went swinging!

Overall- a great weekend. Now on to finals . . .

the haps

I realized I haven't put up pictures of GC. My friends and I went up for the Sunday afternoon session- so good! (all pictures courtesy of jamie) On a completely different note- look at how stinkin' long my hair is! I don't ever recall having it this long. And now it's driving me crazy. I'm in need of a good stylin' and new dos. Anyone have any advice of where I should go?