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Wedding Bells are Ringing September 6, 2011

Posted by cirellih in Friends, Travel.
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Beautiful, just beautiful. That is how I could describe the entire weekend.

Chris and I hopped on a plane to visit Western New York for Adam and Meredith’s wedding. I met Meredith in my freshman dorm- er “residence hall.” (As a retired campus tour guide, I need to get my terms right!) The rest as they say, is history.

It was so wonderful being able to have a reunion with college friends, especially for such a wonderful occasion! We arrived on Saturday night, just in time to see Canandaigua’s annual Ring of Fire. Definitely a fantastic way to start the weekend!

Sunday was the wedding… and what a wedding it was. The wedding was at Bristol Harbour, an absolutely breath taking venue for a wedding. It overlooks Canandaigua Lake, which provides a gorgeous backdrop for the ceremony.

Parents of the bride walking her down the aisle. Meredith, you are a stunning bride!

Trying to put on Adam's ring... Aren't they just the cutest?

Candid of the Dickinson Crew

The Dickinsonians: Laura, Me, Betsy, Emily, Meredith, Ali, Jaquie, Kim and Kelly

The Armstrong Girls... We've come a long way, ladies!!!

The rain held off perfectly, the food was delicious, and we danced the night away. Just the way you hope every wedding will be! I loved the touches that Meredith and Adam added to their ceremony and reception. The bouquets were made of wheat, lavender and peacock feather… stunning against the blues of the bridesmaids. Wedding wishes to the bride and groom that were read during the ceremony. Thanks, Kelly, for reading mine! The guest book where everyone got to sign a leaf on a pen and ink tree. As I said, beautiful is the way I would describe the whole weekend!

Here’s my wedding wish to Adam and Meredith again:

Wishing you always walls for the wind,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
And the love and laughter of those you hold dear.

Good Friends, Good Grub, Good Times April 16, 2011

Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Exercise, Food, Friends, Motivation.
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Weekends were made for fun. Sometimes with my job weekends are also for work. This is made tolerable because I get to work with an amazing co-worker, Ruth, who enjoys sharing a laugh… and going out for frozen yogurt.

For our tough job today, we took a group of girls to the movie Rio. We both really want to go to Brazil now. Really, it was an adorable movie. Who doesn’t like a movie with singing birds?

We spent part of our afternoon hiking up Chattaqua with minimal huffing and puffing involved. Made sure to have enough time to visit Boulder Chill for frozen yogurt. Then went off to the school for a football camp for the kiddos with some of the players from the CSU football team. All in all a great afternoon.

What made it even better? Ruth and Lindsay came over for some good summertime springtime grilled foods. Grilled chicken and potato wedges with corn on the cob, salad and bread. It was definitely a good night for my taste buds!

That is a delightfully massive pile of food! Chicken: 3pts, Bread: 2pts, Potato: 2pts, Corn: 2pts, : Salad with chickpeas and cheese: 2pts. A whole giant dinner for 11pts! That’s what I’m talking about.

There is nothing better than sharing good food with great friends! We added in a round of Dicecapades just to top off the evening. Perfection.