I went to Bimbo's this weekend, not my cabin. Oh, yeah, and WILLA TURNS 1 ON SUNDAY!

Cabin weekend is over, and it's time to detoxify my body. I had Bimbo's THREE times this weekend!! That's got to be some kind of record...

Aside from being stuck in traffic for an extra hour, it was a wonderful weekend. I'm very blessed to have such wonderful women in my life. BIG shout out to my sister & brother-in-law for always answering my phone calls :) I love you both! Here's a few photos from this weekend:

This coming Sunday marks a VERY special day--My niece, Willa, turns 1! My little peanut, Willa Kate, aka 'Dubs', was born a year ago, and I remember the day as if it were yesterday: I was working the night shift at Billy's in the back bar. I was checking my phone every minute, waiting for a call/text from my brother letting me know we were finally going to have a niece (or, nephew; we still didn't know at that point!). Finally, the text came: "Willa Katherine Sperl has arrived. You're an aunt." It was the happiest day of my life. I sat in the break room, cried for a while, and called my sister. Meghan and David were so happy, but so exhausted at the same time. I drove up that Sunday, and here's the first impression Willa and I had of one-another:

Hugs :)

Matching! (She looks great in yellow! She's going to love my gift, and so is her Mom!)

Here's the sweet peanut at 11 months:

Extended Willa Time, 4th of July, & Upcoming Gal's Weekend

Meghan and David traveled to Seattle a couple weeks ago for Amy and Matt's wedding, and I'm REALLY sad I missed this fun trip! It looks like they had an amazing time on West coast. While they were gone, Willa stayed at my parents house--her own little mini vaca :) Willa and I went grocery shopping, played out in the sun, and took a long walk right before bedtime. It was wonderful! Here are a few shots from that week:

My favorite holiday lived up to my expectations! The 4th was a great vacation, especially since my dear friend, Hannah, joined the celebration. Hannah is a nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I don't get to see her all that often, so last week was very special. We drove up Tuesday afternoon and finally made it to the cabin around 9, or so. We wandered over to my Aunt Andrea's cabin to hang with my cousin, Frankie, and all of his college friends (all of them are still in college). Let me tell you, Hannah and I are most definitely NOT in college anymore. Woof. Hannah may have felt it the next morning more than I did ;) A BIG happy birthday shout-out to my big brother, Charlie, who turned 30 on July 4th!  Here's a few photos from the 4th:

I stopped by Telesha Klee's bachelorette party this weekend at Salut on Grand Ave. Telesha is the oldest sister of my best friend from high school, Brittany. Brittany and I have known each other a long time, but have been best friends for ten years. The Klees really are a second family to me! Anyway, Telesha lives in San Francisco right now with her fiance, Michael. They are getting married in Napa Valley in September--I can't wait! It'll be a beautiful wedding :) I'm so excited to explore the area with my two favorites!
Here's a photo of Brittany and I at Salut this weekend:

This week has been flying by, which is a good thing, because this weekend is going to be a fun one! I'm off to the cabin with Katie, Kelly, Heidi, Marissa, and, of course, my Max :) 5 girls + 1 BIG dog in my car--Lord, help us. One last BIG birthday should-out: My lovely, amazing, dear, wonderful, caring, ambitious friend, RYAN KOCH! Enjoy the TBell gift card!

Have a great weekend! One last picture....of Max!

PS--I'm finally taking advantage of Pinterest and making one recipe a week. This week: Grilled cream-cheese stuffed peppers. I stuffed them with cream cheese, garlic, and a little bit of seasoning. They didn't turn out very well :( boo. On to the next recipe!