Fun Weekend in Raleigh!

I spent the weekend in Raleigh catching up with old friends! I'm the Matron of Honor in my dear friend Amanda's wedding next month and I had a shower and bachelorette party to get to! It was SO wonderful catching up with Amanda and her adorable daughter (my "pseudo-niece") Kathleen! It had been way too long. Here is a photo of the two beauties at the hair salon where Amanda was playing with bridal hairstyles:

We had a great time at the shower, where I got to meet Amanda's fiance briefly as he worked his way through the guests! After the shower we started the bachelorette party at The Melting Pot:

The girl in the back row on the far left is another one of my dear friends, Shannon. It was wonderful getting a chance to catch up with her again, too! And, as always, she provided some of the evening's entertainment! Here she is trying to confiscate what was left of our desserts after we were too stuffed to dip them in chocolate anymore:

After The Melting Pot we had a good old-fashioned slumber party, complete with games and teen magazines. We marveled at how little we knew of teen pop-culture (!), but are now proud to say we are experts. Ask us about Miley Cyrus (who we now know IS Hannah Montana... we were so confused!) or the Jonas Brothers... we know it all.

Well, not really. But at least we know their names now.