ECC is now ECD!

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ECC is now ECD! Whooo to the Hooooo!  Emily and her husband, Joe, make a dynamic couple and I just can't express how happy I am for them.  

As I said in a toast to them at their rehearsal dinner, Em and I are 9 months apart, our grandparents and mothers made it a priority to get the families together as often as possible. So in 28 years of friendship there are many fond memories, there are actually not to many memories that do not include Emily.  From swim teams, weeks at summer camp, spring break vacations, mission trips, slumber parties, birthday parties, years at Ole Miss and then on Capitol Hill. 

circa 1984-ECC 3, ERL 2

The weekend kicked off with a family dinner with the bride-to-be on Thursday night at Eddie Merlot's.  Eddie Merlot's art deco decor is beautiful and the food was exceptional, I highly recommend.  It had been raining cats and dogs in Louisville for a week straight the location was perfect, less than a block from Wedding Headquarters or to others The Seelbach Hotel. 

"The Seelbach is a Kentucky landmark it appears on the National Register of Historical Places and considered the premiere hotel in the state of Kentucky. Built in 1905, it is considered a landmark to "the golden era" with its grand ambiance inspiring author F. Scott Fitzgerald to use The Seelbach as a backdrop for Tom and Daisy Buchanan's wedding in The Great Gatsby." says Seelbach website.

Pictures from google images

 Friday morning we had to fake interest in a small wedding taking place in England.  Not sure if you all heard but the Royals had a wedding too, we barely noticed, ha!  After a little Royal watching fix, we were in the wedding mood for the Bridesmaid Lunch.  The morning was a bit chilly but we still enjoyed Mint Juleps, Bloody Mary's, mixed fruit, and a light lunch by the pool in Prospect, KY.  

Like most of the South, Louisville, had gotten a ton of rain the week leading up to the wedding, which in turn caused the Ohio River to rise, which further lead to the groom sending out this email with the subject being: RELOCATED-Emily and Joe's Welcome Dinner and the body being:

THE OHIO RIVER IS OUT OF ITS BANKS…
The Lebanese-American Country Club is flooded!!


Emily and Joe’s
WELCOME DINNER
is relocated

I know this was not amusing to Emily and Joe or their parents but the way the message was conveyed to guest I found hilarious.  The Welcome Dinner took place without a hitch at the new location complete with   a traditional Lebanese feast including baklava and dancing Dabke. 

Bridal Party

Aunt Liz and W

N and E

Sisters

I am not sure why I have no pictures of the groom, cute W with the bride or the other 100+ people there.  I guess I was to busy practicing skinny arm poses and obsessing over W (who I had not scene since November).  Each night ended with a night cap of bourbon or Kentucky Bourbon Ale at The Seelbach bar or some chose to hit nearby 4th Street Live.

Saturday morning started bright and early for the bride, wedding party and 15,000 runner's in town for the Derby Festival Marathon. 

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From 7am-1:30pm, someone was getting curled, pinned, tucked, sprayed, fluffed, puffed and ready to go.

Bride

Bride's Brother

Proud Parents of the Bride

Bridal Party and Artist

The ceremony took place at Cathedral of Assumption, conveniently located around the block from wedding headquarters.  

Beautiful Bride

Cousins-all curly heads

Leasure's, Adock's, Carlton

Dinner and Dancing followed at The Henry Clay, again in walking distance.  Excellent logistic planning.

Beaming Bride and Groom

First Dance

Everything was gorgeous, the bride, the groom, the family, the flowers, the cake, the band.  It was true celebration.  
Congratulations Emily and Joe!

Now to make this post even longer, on Sunday, we had some free time before heading to airport so we drove around Church Hills Downs.  Church Hill Downs just opened Saturday night and it was six days out from the Derby.  We were in my Dad's commercial vehicle so we just drove on in like we owned the place.  There is no way we would be anywhere this close to the track the first weekend in May.

 I hope the weather is better for the running of the ponies.  
Place your Bets!!

ROY G BIV

For this post it will be ROY G BV, I wanted to make a cake and since we were going to a friend birthday it was perfect timing.  This cake needed a special occasion for a few of reasons:  first, it is not hard, but it takes a while to make. Second, it is a lot of cake and I did not need it hanging around my house.  Third, it screams take me to a party.  This is not just any cake it is a RAINBOW cake.  It just makes people happy. 

Typically I am not one to venture into a multi-step, time consuming bake-a-thon but I REALLY wanted to make this cake.  I tend to skip over directions or cut corners and lose motivation but not this time though and the end result was worth it.  All you need is two white box cakes, follow the box directions, food coloring and white icing. 

 I only used six colors, so divided the batter into 1.5 cups with 1 teaspoon of coloring each.

Most important tip: use coloring found in the cake decorating aisle at Micheal's or Wal-mart, the drop kind of food coloring will not give a bold color.

Also, spray your cake pans really really well, you want cakes that come out like this

not this

but

icing fixed most of the mishaps.

It was totally worth the effort!

Enjoy.

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A Good Friday Prayer

We had all gone astray like sheep,each following his own way;but the LORD laid upon him the guilt of us all. Isaiah 53:6

Dear Christ Jesus you hung upon a cross and died for us

So that we might live for you

Your body was broken and your blood shed

So that we might be healed and made whole

You were faithful unto death 

So that we might be faithful unto life

Your last command was that we might love one another

One family together from every tribe and nation

A new creation united through your sacrifice

Redeemed by your blood

Healed by your love

United by your covenant of peace

In your death may we find life

Amen

 from: http://godspace.wordpress.com

Victory Haus!

Introducing the Texas Tech and Ole Miss frame from Glory Haus' new collegiate collection,  Victory Haus!

Check out the new line and support your favorite team!

GO REBELS! 

Rebecca Black - Friday

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Traveling Pants

 This spring my rapid rewards and Marriott rewards accounts have grown substantially. Thanks to the good sense of MD&M, Renewable Energy World and PROMAT for choosing locations such as Anaheim, Tampa and Chicago for their trade shows.  Not to mention personal trips have taken me to Washington D.C, Nashville and Madisonville.  It been a worldwind and I CAN.NOT.BELIEVE today is April 1, no fool'n.   Anywho, my suitcase is ready to be empty for a while and my car is tired of sitting in long term parking at the airport. Each location had beautiful views, so I leave with a few from each city.

PCDC Booth, the reason for each trip.

Anaheim Convention Center

Anaheim Convention Center

The original 1952

The closes I got to the beach, Luguna Beach.

Bye Bye California girl
Hello Sunshine State

Downtown Riverwalk

Bayside

Bye Bye Florida
Hello Windy City

Downtown view from McCormick Place Convention Center

 The hotel in Chicago was very hard to leave, it was posh and spoiling, but nothing beats sleeping in your own bed.