the marvelous month of may 2010

In May, i went to visit one of my very best friends/cousin/co-maid of honor Lyns Marie in Nashville. We had such a blast, which goes with out saying anytime the two of us are together. It was so great to see her so happy and settled there. When i went, she was a week or two away from graduating from Belmont University, just about to move into an adorable house with three other girlfriends from school, and most importantly, on her way to becoming ridiculously famous with that beautiful voice of hers.



We celebrated Adam's 24th birthday May 14 by getting yummy barbeque at Buzz and Ned's before heading to a Richmond Flying Squirrels game. Meredith and Derek, G-Man, Kate, Pete and Kelly all came to celebrate with us. We had a great time, and (i think) the Squirrels won!



That same weekend, while Adam ran the Dominion River Rock 10k on Belle Isle, i went to Strawberry Hill with some of my co-workers. I had so much fun and even saw a few horses!




The next weekend, Adam and i got to celebrate on of our best friends, Emily Belyea's (otherwise known as Belly, Belly boo, Belly button, etc) birthday at her parents river house with a big group of our other JMU friends. The weekend consisted of playing yard games, riding mr. belyea's go kart, going for boat rides, playing musical flip cup (which i have to say that i introduced to the group. i was so proud of myself!), eating, laying out, playing dunko, catching up, and just generally having an awesome time. Many thanks to the Belyea's for putting up with all of us for the weekend!




That Sunday, Adam and i packed up and headed back to Richmond to have brunch with my family and the Hogebooms (Peter, Sarah's husbands parents and brother Chris). Sarah and Peter were in town for a family friends wedding, so it was a great excuse to see them! We grilled out on the deck, had a few beers and enjoyed catching up with everyone.


The last weekend in may we got the chance to head down to my parents river house, also known as my heaven on earth. We visited with my parents, my brother Tom Tom, and also got to see Aunt Joy, Uncle Tim and Ryan (who had just gotten back from a six month mission trip in Africa--yes he is probably one of the coolest people i know). We went out on the boat, almost died in the new sea biscuit daddy bought (see photo's below), and cooked a delicious dinner for the parents that consisted of Alice Springs Chicken, Outback style. It was a relaxing, fun, and overall lovely weekend!





So there you have it, may 2010 for adam and claire. Believe it or not, we did all those things in one month. Up next is June. woohoo!


Writing all this out really makes us realize how much fun we've had this summer and how lucky we are to have such great friends and family to spend our time with (readers note: i'm sorry in advance, but i can't help but come across as super cheesy. sometimes i just cant control myself!).

Thanks for reading. We hope y'all enjoyed it!