North Carolina Road Trip

Nine hour road trip vs. pregnant lady and the pregnant lady won! We had a great long weekend celebrating our friends' wedding. Despite being anxious about that long of a car ride while pregnant with a blood clotting disorder and the need to use the bathroom more frequently these days (plus the back aches) I was pleasantly surprised how well I did. Thanks to our car mates, Tyler and Sara, for putting up with me, too!

Alright see if you can follow this - Greg, the groom, worked with Stefan in Colorado Springs and now lives about 35 minutes from us in Florida! Tyler, who also worked with them in Colorado Springs now works with Greg and lives nearby as well. Stefan and Tyler were honored to be groomsmen for Greg this weekend!

Greg and Brooke had a beautiful ceremony in the fall countryside of Asheville, North Carolina. The setting was perfect and the couple stunning! Here's a few pics from the weekend and a few dressed up belly shots.

Reception site. The ceremony was down by a creek then we walked to the tent. 

Rehearsal and belly at 22 weeks.  

Ceremony location.

The FL group. (left to right Stefan, Mal, Brooke the Bride, Greg the Groom, Sara and Tyler)

Brooke just glowing and Greg just before their vows. 

It was a beautiful day! Mid 60s and sunny.

Loved getting to experience some fall this year! 

22 weeks (5 1/2 months)

Stefan, Greg and Tyler just before getting announced at the reception.

An added bonus to the weekend was a visit from Nicole, a friend of mine from Colorado who now lives in Charlotte, NC. We spent Saturday doing a little site seeing. 

If you want to see more pictures from the weekend, check out the full album.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Guest blog appearance

I'm heading to the airport but I just had to share that my first time being a guest on a podcast now has the episode live! Check it out and let me know what you think. This new journey is a wild ride and oh so fun. So many of you are my main support system, so THANK YOU!!!!
Read more

FL Friends Showering us with Loads of Love

Image
I have to say I feel very grateful and blessed to have some great friends in FL. It makes it a bit easier being away from family knowing we have loving friends here who are genuinely excited about Baby Underwood's arrival and spending time with him/her. Three special girls, Calli, Libby and Natalie, planned an Aussie-themed shower to go with the nursery theme. It was adorable and all so appreciated. Thanks to them and all the ladies who were able to make it out for a Sunday afternoon dedicated to celebrating the pending arrival of Baby U. Much love! Hand-knit koala hat! Brooke - you are so good! Lots of our FL family. Aussie-themed cupcakes, and they tasted great, too! To see the full album check it out here . Our last appointment went well! I passed my gestational diabetes test, uterus measured well, heart beat of the baby was strong, my weight was still right on and blood pressure was ... well, it is okay compared to where it has been. One more appointment...
Read more

First Trimester Fun

Image
LENGTH WARNING: Last post and this post are catching you up and will serve as a memory for us in the future, so we apologize they are a little long. Once we got home and settled from our European adventures we hunkered down while I fought daily fatigue, a decent amount of nausea, a few food aversions and a heightened sense of smell that often left me holding my noise and running away from its source. Our first doctor's appointment was scheduled for 8 1/2 weeks and it seemed like forever away. One huge blessing is working from home where I don't have to get ready or act "normal". Stefan and Andrew helped out with some cleaning, cooking and errands while I really took it down a notch. I normally have a hard time resting and relaxing and not accomplishing much in a day, so my July was a bit different. The first appointment was great for the most part. We got confirmation and even got an ultra sound. We could see it's little heart beating although we won...
Read more