Emily's Bridal Shower

This past weekend I made a whirlwind trip to GA to help host a bridal shower for my sister, Emily! It was so much fun!! I left mid-morning on Saturday when Derek got home from work & came back Sunday evening after the shower..whew! Definitely a whirlwind & super exhausting, but so worth it! Derek hung back here to take care of the girls & to keep an eye on his patients since he is on wards right now. It was a very busy weekend for him pulling double-duty as full-time daddy & doctor! He did awesome and even ran up to the hospital both days I was gone with the girls in the jogging stroller to check on a patient of his in the ICU. My favorite story from while I was gone was Derek introducing Shelby to his resident for the first time. When they walked in and Derek told Shelby to say hi to Ms. Julie, Shelby said: "Ms. Julie, why do you call my Daddy ALL the time?!" ;)

Aside from not having a clue what to do with Shelby's hair, Derek did a fantastic job with the girls all weekend! Neither of the girls missed me AT ALL b/c they were having way too much fun with Daddy! ;)  I got home late Sunday night after they'd already gone to bed, so I thought they would be excited to see me Monday morning when they woke up..nope! Shelby's first words to me were "I don't want to go to school today," and Hadley didn't smile until she saw Shelby's face...thanks for the warm welcome, girls! ;)  Ha! Motherhood is definitely a thankless job at times! ;)

Without further ado, here are a few pictures from the shower!

The Bride-to-Be getting ready for the shower! This was the first of many times throughout the weekend where I felt "old." Apparently, girls "wand" their now. Who knew?! I was seriously shocked that there was a new hair tool that I'd never even HEARD OF before. Clearly I'm out of the loop. It's similar to a curling iron but without the part that opens and closes around your hair, so you have to wear a glove to protect your hand from the heat while styling your hair. Again, who knew?!

Super blurry, but too cute not to include!
The bride-to-be posing in the parking lot with the balloons we'd just picked up for the shower...she looked beautiful in her dress!!

Emily, my mom, & me before the shower..I love this one!

The three of us with Linda (who hosted the shower at her house) before the shower began

Gifts & we used the birdcage from our wedding (people put cards in it at the reception) for people to place recipe cards in.

Framed invitation (I thought that turned out so cute!) on the left, favors in the back, and personalized water bottles in the front...thank you to my hubby for doing the water bottles for me! ;)

Linda set up her patio for everyone to eat lunch outside at the shower, and the tables were just beautiful!

Another look at the tables!

The bride with her bridesmaids!

I took this one with my phone, but I thought it turned out so cute of my mom & Emi!

Another bride & bridesmaid shot :)

The cupcake cake :)

A group shot of all the guests!

It was such a fun day celebrating Emily & her upcoming wedding! Hard to believe the wedding is just a little over 2 months away! Even harder to believe we'll already be living in San Antonio by then! Time is flying!