Laurel’s City Walk Bachelorette Party

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This weekend was all about celebrating the beautiful bride-to-be! I left for Orlando immediately after my new-hire orientation on Friday and arrived at Laurel’s apartment just before dinner. We planned a low-key night in on Friday so we could all catch up, talk wedding talk and have fun together eating pizza in our pajamas. WeContinue Reading …

Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2012 and Driscoll’s Tasting Event

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Ryan and I unplugged yesterday and drove to Orlando in the early afternoon for a day at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival! Temperatures peaked right around 80 degrees, so the weather was absolutely perfect for a day at Disney! We were invited to the park to attend an evening event sponsored by Driscoll’s, theContinue Reading …

Taste of the Nation Orlando 2012

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Ryan and I had such a great experience at Taste of the Nation in Orlando last year that we were incredibly excited to attend the event again last night. Taste of the Nation events take place all over the United States (you can find an event in your area here) and raise money to preventContinue Reading …

Return to Greek Park and a Baby Shower

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Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind! I drove to Orlando nice and early so I could enjoy a day in one of my favorite cities and attend some fun events in the process. First up was a mock recruitment at my former house! I lived at the UCF Kappa Delta house my sophomore throughContinue Reading …

Fleming’s Bar la Carte Tasting

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After enjoying a tasting menu at Fleming’s in Winter Park last night – digging into six fantastic tasting courses, each paired with wine – Ryan almost had to roll me out of the restaurant. The bottles of wine you see in the above picture were the wines we sampled throughout the evening. Three whites, threeContinue Reading …

A BBQ and Cupcake Filled Birthday

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Reunited! Yesterday afternoon I drove to Orlando to meet up with three of my my college girlfriends to celebrate Laurel’s birthday. We thought we might end up making it a pool day (hence the bathing suit underneath my clothes), but when you put four former sorority sisters in one apartment living room, it’s hard toContinue Reading …