Showered with Gifts

The wedding events have officially kicked off! Saturday the 4th was my Bridal shower in Manito. Willett's winery was the perfect place for a shower and they even helped out with the centerpieces (you'll see below - our picture is on the wine bottle label)! It was such a great day filled with family, friends, love, and of course gifts. Adam's Mom and his Aunt Mindy made the trip down from Chicago so it was nice for them to meet & mingle with my family and friends. My favorite gift of the day was a scrapbook that my sister, Amber, made for me. It has photos of both Adam and I from when we were little up to the wedding. She put so much love and time into it...I of course cried when I saw it (again, see below). A huge thank you to Amber, Bree, Lindsay, my Mom, and MaryBeth for all the planning and hard work they put into it. Stay tuned for more wedding events...this weekend - Bachelorette :)

Lindsay & Me

See? Tears....this could be a tearful month and a half :)

Bride & Groom with the Moms

Adam and the Girls (we missed you, Leah)

Blograstinator

I have been a blog-rastinator! I spend my spare minutes checking for updates on other blogs rather than update my own. Happy New Year! 2009 is going to be an exciting year in my world. With January almost over, I realize time is flying by and May will be here before I know it. Wedding plans are in full swing and appreciate all the help and support from family and friends (and of course Adam). The Mayhew family has a new addition on the way which makes for an even more exciting spring!! Thanks for checking in and I will do my best to update more often. Here are pictures from Christmas, NYE, etc. Enjoy :)

Darren had a lot of fun at X-mas this year!

He loves his trains and his PaPa (guess that makes sense!)

Taylor is all Girl!

I turned 29 since my last post...yikes! (out celebrating)

The Mark's and Dave came to help celebrate (Adam is in there too)

Happy New Year!
With my girls :)

We got new granite countertops in our kitchen! Getting ready to put up for sale :)

That's all for now!

Weinstock Sworn in as Attorney

Last Thursday, Adam was officially sworn in to the Illinois Bar Association. There were 1700 lawyers being sworn in....luckily for us they didn't do it one at a time :) The ceremony was an actual session of the Illinois Supreme Court with the Chief Justice presiding. It felt very official. Just what Chicago needs....more lawyers! JK. Here are some pictures from the day. Adam's parents and his grandma were there to support (as always)!


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Happy Halloween!

Here are my little goblins :) I don't know about you, but the dragon looks pretty fierce!

Taylor & Darren

Wedding Weekend in Miami

The weekend of October 11th had been circled on my calendar since May 5, 2007! It was the weekend of Becky & Vic's wedding in Miami. Becky has been one of my best friends since freshman year in the dorms. She lived next door and took a liking to us Manito girls :) She and Vic have dated since our senior year so this wedding was a long time in the making and was well worth the wait. We all had such a blast (despite some crazy humidity and occasional showers)! There is so much I could write about but I will let the pictures do the talking. You can see how beautiful everything was including the bride!! Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Palomino!

The rehearsal dinner was at Red Fish Grill
Nikki (Becky's sister), Becky, Mandy, Matt, and Jamie


Look at where the Red Fish Grill is...it was gorgeous!


The girls after the rehearsal enjoying some drinks.


Vic's Aunt held a Welcome Dinner at her house the night before the wedding (tent and all). They served a traditional Cuban meal.


These were the centerpieces on the tables at the Welcome Dinner. We got to take home the Mojito glasses as a momento :)


Group shot!


They even had people there hand rolling cigars. Zac, Matt, and Adam loved that part!


Here is the bride!


The bridesmaids flowers!


Tables


The Deering Estate (Reception Location)


Posing by the water


We hit the dance floor for lots of dancing, spilling, and sweating! Did I mention the humidity?


The bride passing out beers as we waited in the rain for cabs :) I love the back of her dress!!

That's all!
Thanks for checking in,
Rhandi

He Passed!!

Adam passed the Bar Exam!!! The results were posted yesterday. I guess he is not official yet until his swearing in ceremony, but now he can relax and continue getting familiar with going to work everyday. So far he is enjoying the work given to him, but maybe not as much as all the free lunches he's had :) It's great for him to be able to take the train and feel more green. I am extremely jealous.
Want to send a birthday shout-out to my little bro. He turned 17 yesterday! Happy Birthday, Ian!!!!

He actually cut his hair short recently...no more football helmet :)

Mind the Gap

Since Adam had the month of August off, we had planned on going on a vacation. I had the time off from work, but as August approached we never found the time to plan anything! I did have a trip to DC with my mom and Ian planned for a few days. With two days before I left for DC, Adam and I booked a trip to London! He met me in DC and we flew into Heathrow on a Saturday and came back on Wednesday, so it was a short but sweet vacation :) I have so many pictures but I will post some of my favs. The weather held out and even though it looks stormy in some we never had to use an umbrella. It was the first trip to Europe for both of us. London was a great city and by the time we left, it felt very comfortable. I was even getting the accent down. We rode the Underground (tube) a lot and so my brain is still repeating the recording "Please mind the gap between the train and the platform".
Prior to London, our days in Washington DC were lots of fun. We did some sightseeing and got in some good visiting time with Mr. Burns.

Jim, Ian, and my mom at the Lincoln Memorial


Ian found a friend ;)


Adam, me, and the London Eye


We were resting on the grass at Buckingham Palace


We had afternoon tea at Kensington Palace


We had to check out the All England Tennis Club (Wimbledon)


London Bridge


We spent plenty of time in Pubs so I have to include this one!

Thanks for checking in!
-Rhandi