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!