Life Lately: A Busy Weekend

This past weekend seemed to revolve around kids...despite Tim and I not having any children of our own. It was a fun but busy weekend and I didn't complete any of the errands I wanted to, but that's okay there's always next weekend!

On Saturday we had a very special event to attend...Emma's First Birthday Party! The theme was Emma's Winter One-derland and when we walked in the soundtrack from Frozen was playing. Emma is currently loving the Frozen Soundtrack and I will continue to hope that someday she will be a Disney Princess girl like me! :)

When we first arrived we luckily were handed the princess herself fairly quickly. She definitely was more interested in the balloons then us and wanted freedom since she is so fiercely independent. 

Brittni did an awesome job planning with Calvittos Pizza and a donut cake from Allie's. It was all Rhode Island favorites! Of course we all loved watching Emma smash her cake (or delicately eat frosting as she did) but I personally loved watching her open her gifts! She was less interested in the actual gift then she was in the boxes, tissue paper, bags, etc...

I can't believe this little girl is a year old! 

On Saturday night Tim and I had a nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants Richards Pub (they have amazing french onion soup) and then had a nice quiet night at home where I kicked his butt at Madden. (Not true- he kicked my butt, but doesn't me winning make it a better story? I think so too)

On Sunday we headed to the football banquet for the football team Tim coaches. I unfortunately had to leave before his team had their presentation but I was able to see one little guy get his first trophy! 

Tim's nephew Callan played flag football this year and he received his first trophy which was so exciting!

I had to leave early because the dance team I coach was performing during halftime at the Dunkin Donuts Center! I headed all the way down to the high school to catch the bus and then we took off to perform.

The girls had a great time even though there was a brief moment where we weren't sure we were going to have music. We were a little panicky for a few minutes but it all worked out in the end!

Overall it was a great weekend! Did you do anything special this weekend?

Providence Bruins, Hiking Trip, and a Pats Win!

Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying what's left of your weekend and if you have Monday off as well- enjoy it! While I'm sitting here with a heating pad on my shoulder and neck wishing that I had tomorrow off I thought it would be a good time to catch you up on what happened this weekend!

Friday at work a small group of us participated in #Dstrong which is a movement for a local boy name Dorian who is diagnosed with cancer. They have chosen to stop treatment since it wasn't working and his one wish is to be famous around the world. If you are reading this please post a picture of yourself with the hashtag Dstrong from wherever you are- it would mean the world to this little boy.  To read his story click here.


On Friday night I took my high school dance team to perform at the Providence Bruins.

They did a great job and I was so proud of them!

Doreen and I always have a blast doing these events together.  It was a great night but we were super tired by the time we arrived back at the school.

Saturday I spent working on a project I will be sharing with you this week. It was a very low key day watching my Pats win!

Then today, I headed off on a hike with my papa, both my uncles, my cousin Andrew, and my brother Dan.

It was chilly but was a nice hike around Beach Pond. I haven't been on a hike in quite awhile so it was nice to get out and move around. However right after this picture was taken I slipped down a little hill and fell flat on my back. (Hence sitting here with a heating pad on my shoulder and neck)
I hit my head on a rock a little bit which wasn't fun but I'm doing alright and continued on our hike with little trouble- just soreness in my right shoulder.

We stopped to cook some hotdogs and chat with one another and it was especially nice to see Andrew who is in the navy. We haven't seen him since last Christmas so it was great to hear what he's been up to!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!