Needed: Booze

This week has been ROUGH! Funny how a stressful work week can put you in a funk! Luckily, I've been able to do a few fun things to pull myself out of this yuck! Last week was my friend Sarah's birthday and a few friends from work went to Downtown Kitchen and Cocktails to celebrate. Enter some wine, a specialty root beer float and some dancing, and I was a happy camper. I'm really glad I was able to spend so much time out with my coworkers just having fun for a change! No responsibility involved :)

Sarah and Chris!

Cody and Teresa sharing desert, romantic!

Alex, Genesia, and me :)

Ladies!

Ryan and Sarah

David, Ryan and me

I also volunteered at the Baby Fair downtown which is an event for children that TMC was the title sponsor for. It was a neat experience and I think I would like to do it again! I luckily was able to squeeze in time with my lady love Hayley! We got coffee before I went to work, and the next day went to yoga and on a lunch date! It was a great way!

Corrine and I at Baby Fair!

Lunch date with Hayley!

Dr. Brian and me cheesing!

Best roomies!

Tonight I'm going to dinner and drinks so it should continue the relaxation fest I plan on having the next few days! 

Until its calmer,

LB

A post of photos

Loves <3

As we can see, my posting frequency has not improved. Therefore, this will be a post of photos that includes:

• A forth of July Vegas Trip
• Friend get togethers
• Birthday celebrations 
• Food

Enjoy!

Maggie and I at Blanco

At the Wynn

Hayley, Jac, Christina, Kelsey, and I at Hakkasan for Tiesto!

Tiesto!

Taco night!

Cara and I made lunch together!

Josh!

Banagrams!

Lovebug!

My new book from Sarah!

Maggie's Birthday!

Down to Rage

Fun times this last 2 weeks. I've spent so much time with my girlfriends and I am loving every minute of it! Starting with a impromptu roomie evening in which we bopped all over town. We went to the Maverick, Toby Keith and Union! We had so much spending time together, which we don't get to do very often!

Toby Keith- notice it is EMPTY!

Next up was a fun evening with Taylor, Hayley, and Tania at Union. We danced all night!

I spent sometime at various pools over town, a few times with Cara, a few times with my work friend Doug, and a few times with various combos including my friends Teresa, Sarah, and Hayley! So much pool time!

Teresa!

To summarize the rest of the week, I went to happy hour with my friend Maggie, lots of dates with Sarah and Hayley including yoga and lunch, and a lot of bar nights with combos of my various ladies! The rest of the photos show the adventure!

Matching!

Tania, Hayley, and Maggie!

Tania, Taylor, and Hayley!

Christina, Kari, and Hayley!

Sarah and the ER bestie- Leslie!

 Until I can be more descriptive of my stories,
LB

Houston, I think we have a problem

I'm addicted to shopping. Whenever I fly back to the mitten, I spend way too much on clothes and jewelry. This trip was no exception. Between Vegas and Mitten, we celebrated Memorial day with a mini bbq with friends. Then Cody and I flew back to Michigan for the weddings of our friends Nick and Sarah, and Matt and Jennie. Cody was in Nick and Sarah's wedding so he attended the one. However, I was able to make it to both! I was also able to go to lunch and shopping with my mom and Mimi on Friday, and to my cousin Quinn's graduation from high school on Sunday. Needless to say it was a jam packed weekend. Photos below are from all the adventuring :)

BBQ!

Austin loves America!

My friend Sarah from work!

Lunch at Comparis

Rehearsal

Nick and Sarah!

Matt and Jennie!

Jennie!

Notice the club sandwich and the mozzarella sticks

Blackley ladies

Men

The Graduate!

Until next time!
LB

Vegas FTW!

Holy VEGAS! What a trip! I'm not sure if I have ever had so much fun! We left on Thursday 5/17 and came back that Sunday. I went for my beautiful friend Cara's bachelorette party with our other friend Hayley. We had a short flight from Phoenix and took a cab to Treasure Island. We explored the town a bit, and my skirt was almost eaten by an escalator before we headed back to the hotel to get ready! That night, we went to Fat Tuesdays to get slushies, needless to say mine was Redbull flavored :). We then went out to Surrender night club at the Wynn after getting gussied up. The club surrounds the pool and was the most gorgeous bar I have ever seen! Unknown to us, LMFAO was playing that night which was amazing! Streamers and confetti were going, everyone was jumping and dancing, it was CRAZY!! Of all our nights there, it was by far my favorite!

Cara loves 'Mericuh!

Going to Surrender

LMFAO!

Getting crazy!

We met a group of guys from Chicago reuniting from college, and the next day, we went to the Wet Republic pool party and met up with them for a while.

Pool time

That night, we met up with Cara's now husband and his best man and went to see the Cirque de Soleil show, Ka, which was great (although I was running off 4 hours sleep over 2 days so I fell asleep for a bit... oops!). We then went to Emeril's for dinner and drinks before heading to Chateau at the Paris hotel for the night. We were dancing our little behinds off when suddenly, a unicorn sighting! Ginuwine, the singer, live!! So amazing!

We're the three best friends that anyone could have!

Going out!

Ginuwine!

After another 4 hour nap, we got up and headed to the Rehab pool party at the Hard Rock hotel. Best pool ever! We spent hours at the pool and had to be dragged away! That night, we decided to go back to the Wynn and visit Tryst night club. We had a blast dancing together! Cara and our friend Stacey, who had joined us that morning left to gamble, and Hayley and I stayed out all night! We had such a blast and I cannot wait to go back! Hayley and I have been looking for excuses to celebrate ever since we left! Returning to work was a hard reality!

Dinner at the Venetian

Getting our 5-hour's on!

Cara bear!

More about last weekend's weddings later,
LB