Another Great (Yet Exhausting) Weekend

 
Friday Fun
Friday was finally the day of our annual charity event. This is the third year in a row that we've done this, and it definitely gets easier each year. We didn't raise as much as last year, but that's to be expected in a recession year. It was still just as fun (I love the planning meetings!). Plus, I won the following two amazing raffle prizes:

1) A ten passenger limo for an evening. We've already decided that we’ll use it with four other couples, all close friends of ours, to spend a night out on the town. Two of the men in the group are having milestone birthdays in February, so we'll most likely use it in February for a night of birthday fun (as if we need an excuse to get sitters and party together). I can't wait!

2 ) A beautiful necklace donated by Lotus Jewelry Studio. If you've never seen their jewelry, you really need to check out their website. Each piece is just amazing. I won the sterling silver Heidi necklace (pictured below). A big thanks to Lotus for donating this item for our charity raffle!

Saturday Sitters
Saturday night turned into an adults only get together, which is quite a rarity for us. My social circle consists mostly of couples that have young kids (from 15 months to 8 years old), so kid free outings are hard to arrange. Three couples managed to get sitters and we gathered at our friend’s house where we ate big kid food, drank big kid drinks, and had big kid conversations (with a few swear words interspersed). Not a single chicken nugget or juice box in sight. It was such a nice treat to just relax with a group of adults for a change. (T&M we missed you!)

This is what I wore, including my newly won “Heidi Necklace”

It’s funny that I find it harder to dress for casual evenings. I can’t wear jeans to work, so I’m in the habit of dressing up a bit. Trying to dress casually in jeans is always a challenge for me.

Earrings: Imports from Zirconia
Shirt: Kohl's (with a Loft cami underneath)
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Necklace: Lotus Jewelry Studio
Boots: Can't remember... just wanted to wear something comfy