Boston Reception

Adam and I headed back to Boston this past weekend to celebrate with Mike and Beth for their Boston wedding reception. In the short weekend we were there, I got the chance to have dinner with Heather, John, and their beautiful girl Savannah. And, once Adam arrived on Saturday, we ate a delicious lunch at my aunt's house with my grandmother and other family. Although a short trip to Boston, it was fun seeing everyone again!

Surf and Turf Lunch at my Aunt's

Mike and Beth dancing the night away

Nice work to Sandra and Nick who carved this pumpkin

Us taking a break to enjoy some food

Random Fact from Adam: "The National Confectioners Association forecasts sales of Halloween candy to hit $2.26 billion. The National Retail Federation predicts $1.77 billion. Other Halloween-related numbers:
* 64.5% of people plan to take part in Halloween activities this year. (I wonder if that counts people of faith who have "Fall Festivals" or similar gatherings.)
* The average amount spent on candy per person is $21.33. For costumes, decorations and cards per person: $45.21. (Cards? I know Hallmark sells them, but have you ever given or received a Halloween card? Did it same something corny like, "Have a spooktacular Halloween"?)"

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ledeboer!

Adam and I traveled to Philly to drive 45 minutes to a quaint town of Smithville, NJ where Mike and Beth were married on October 12th. It was a beautiful weekend with lots of fun and friends. On Friday, we got into town to have lunch with our good friends Greg and Allison Trevathan. The boys headed out to go deep sea fishing for the Bachelor Party. We're thankful no one got sick and they got a few fish! The girls' took it easy and headed out for the Bachelorette Party later that afternoon. We went into Atlantic City, had some dinner, and went back to a friend's place for hang out time and silly games.

The boys out in Atlantic City

Saturday - Bridal Luncheon at Beth's Aunt's house that was so wonderful. Adam and I walked around cute downtown Smithville for an hour before we headed to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The rehearsal dinner was out at the golf course and it was a blast seeing everyone take swings on the driving range.

Allison, Laura, and I at the Luncheon

David and Beth Merritt and their daughter Ella

Trevathans and Merritts at the Rehearsal Dinner

Sunday was the big day with Holly, Kirsten and I doing each other's hair before meeting up with everyone else. The wedding was gorgeous and the reception was just awesome. We all had a great time and we're so happy that they are married now! Congratulations Mike and Beth!

The beautiful bride

In the limo headed to the church

The Bridal Party

Us with the Newlyweds

Random Fact from Adam: "Continuing the hunting theme, sort of... In North Carolina, an estimated 13,500 deer are hit by cars each year, costing $116 million dollars. I'm not mathematician or insurance person, but $8,600 per accident seems a bit steep, considering that the car wins just about all of the time."

Hanging out in NC

So, we have finally stuck around in North Carolina for a couple weeks now and have enjoyed some fun this area has to offer. A couple weekends ago, Adam accompanied me and a couple ladies (Alicia and Kristen) to Hillsborough for dinner and Locopops. For those of you who missed the info about Locopops in previous blog posts, it is a gourmet popsicle place the is AWESOME. For example, this past time we were in Locopops, we had a honeydew lemon verbena popsicle and a hazelnut berry popsicle. My current all time favorite is still plum cinnamon basil. Here are a couple pics of me and the girls having some fun!


Last weekend, Adam, Kristen, and I went to a Wine Festival. There were over 500 wines there and needless we did not taste them all. We did get to bring a picnic basket with us that we filled with bread, cheese, crackers, and fun snacks. It was a fun day outside and hanging out together!


This weekend, I (Steph) went to a conference in Charlotte for Continuing Ed for work. It was an easy 2 hour drive with one of my co-workers and we got to stay with our friend Sarah Fox. Although the conference was good, it is nice to be back home and relax with Adam! Hope you all are enjoying your weekend!!

Coming soon....Beth and Mike's wedding is next week!!!!

Random Fact from Adam: "South Carolina is allowing alligator hunting for the first time in 44 years, allowing hunters to kill a total of 1,000 alligators that are at least 4 feet long. The biggest one captured so far is 13 feet 4 inches long. There are 100,000 or more alligators in the state, and South Carolina is the 8th state to allow public hunting of the once-endangered species."