Happy Cinco de Graduation

Yay!!! What a long 2 years, but totally worth it! Derek finished up the MBA program strong and celebrated strong! Since graduation was 2 days after Cinco de Mayo, he decided to have a sombrero party! You all know, I'm a senorita at heart and love Mexican food, so I was so excited for this party!
A trip to Costco served Derek and I well and saved us a fortune on catering. And thanks to Derek's mother, Claudia, the food was delicious! And the margaritas weren't bad either :) We even had a sombrero pinata filled with airplane bottles. With all our friends, neighbors and wonderful family, this day turned out to be so special. We love to host and we love to celebrate!
Congratulations D-rock!

Mint Juleps Anyone?

Just the name alone makes me happy! I am a true southern whiskey girl... and I love Mint Juleps! May 1st, 2010 was The Junior League of Wilmington's 2nd annual Mint Julep Jubilee at Poplar Grove Plantation. Derek and I attended last year and had a blast, so we recruited a gang this year! We enjoyed an absolute beautiful Saturday afternoon of cocktails, boccie ball, corn hole, ladder golf, a silent auction and of course... the Kentucky Derby! Unfortunately, our horse didn't win, but the hoot-n-hollering was still a lot of fun. And what could be better than ladies and gents in their best dressed and southern hats!? I love everything about this event and I'm so looking forward to next year! Great job MJJ committee members!

Me and Lindsey Suggs! Love the hat!

Derek and I betting on our horse!

A Month Full of Events!

Oh my goodness I can't believe I haven't written in over a month! So this post will be a recap of April's events and weekends (sorry its so long!)

March
Mayfaire's Easter Event was tremendously successful! Our retailers saw a 20% increase in sales! What more could we ask for?! And yes, the Easter Bunny costume finally came in... one day before the Bunny visits started..talk about stressful. But the wait was worth it becuase he was adorable!

April
With all the Azalea Festival Activities going on in Wilmington, we were lucky to get the Budweiser Clydesdales and Miss USA, Kristin Dalton, at Mayfaire.
I absolutely love horses, so seeing 8 huge Clydesdales up close was a dream come true! They were so beautiful! I had the opportunity to not only pet the horses but ride in the official beer wagon... a once in a lifetime moment!


And continuing with once in a lifetime, shopping with Miss USA wasn't too bad either. She was super sweet and a lot of fun!


This fun filled weekend in April also included my cousins wedding. Derek and I were lucky to have my family stay with us for the weekend, so we hosted a family cook-out game night Friday and of course enjoyed the wedding on Saturday.

Me with my little cousin, Cooper Meadlock.

I caught the bouquet!!!!! (now there's no excuses D :)

I love Sparklers!

And last my not least, Derek turned 27 on April 18th! And of course...we had a party (so not surprising... we are always hosting a party!). The day was filled with flag football, 1 lap around "The Loop", a walk on the beach, Bojangles (yum!) and afternoon cocktails!

Oh!!!!!!!!! And I got my 3-wheeler! My step dad, Trip, built me a 3-wheeler basically from scratch! It is so awesome! Now Derek and I can just ride our bikes to the beach and carry beach chairs, a cooler, the umbrella... almost anything in the "Blondie" beach bike! Thank you Trip!