First Wedding Anniversary

Hi friends! So sorry it has been so long since my last post. We have been going, going, going and have lots to update on.

First, Adam and I had an AMAZING time in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We went to celebrate our first wedding anniversary and stayed at the Royal Playa del Carmen. We would recommend this hotel to anyone and everyone. It was beautiful, clean, the food was delicious, and they were so friendly. But most of all, we had such a wonderful time with each other. It is hard to believe that it has already been on year since we said "I do." I am so blessed to be married to the most wonderful man in the world!

While we were there we spent our time relaxing on the beach and pool, visiting the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, snorkeling, and eating lots of good food. We had a blast.

She's Sassy

This is a silly post, but many of you know that I'm pretty much obsessed with our baby doll..Ruby. She had her usual "groom" today and I can't help but notice she is acting a little more confident than usual. See the proof below.

Supper Club..Cuban Style!

I recently joined a "supper club" with some of my closest girlfriends. It takes place every first Tuesday of the month. Its basically our mothers' version of Bunco without the game. Its an excuse to get together with your best friends, drink wine, and gab all night long. It rotates each month from house to house and each time the hostess chooses a theme. I chose Cuban night! How fitting! I was so excited, the girls got so into the theme. As the hostess I was in charge of the main course. So I made our family recipe of black beans (straight from Havana), and a roasted pork tenderloin (Cuban style). Christy made a delicious mixed salad with avocado and other island ingredients. Missy went out of her way to find a Cuban restaurant to purchase homemade bread. And Megan found a recipe and made a delish Cuban rum cake. It was Elizabeth's "free" night and Hayley brought the most important thing of all- the wine! Adam and Ruby went to visit Mom and Dad Vyvial, so us girls had the house to ourselves. Here are a couple pictures below.




The famous black beans on the stove..I was so excited to make such a legendary family recipe for the first time!

The Cuban pork recipe I tried. Honestly, I was NOT impressed. My guests said they were (but they were probably being sweet). They clearly have NOT tasted our Cuban pierna from Noche Buena....yummmmmmmmmm.

Grillin 'n' Chillin

So...now that the summer is approaching and we have sunlight until late we decided it was time to work on the outside of the house. We got a new patio set and most of all, a new grill (our first)! We enjoyed our first little cookout, just the two of us, this past Sunday. We made some yummy burgers. We figured we had to start simple. Here are some pics of our Sunday-Funday date night. As you can see Ruby is enjoying her new backyard.

Ruby

I just wanted to share this cute picture of my little shadow who is sitting with me as I update our blog.

Mother's Day Dinner

Next week Adam and I are going to Playa del Carmen to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Since our anniversary falls on Mother's Day, we decided to celebrate early and host our first family dinner at our new home. Both sets of parents, MaMa and PaPa Vyvial, and Aunt Debbie came.

We had SO MUCH fun! I made some appetizers, chicken enchiladas, a yummy salad (if I do say so myself)and Spanish rice. We even ate the top tier of our wedding cake for dessert. Its so nice having so many loved ones in one place. Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in our life:)

It was nice to finally be able to use our formal china and our new dining room table! We had nine people, so as you can see we had to pull up an extra chair..




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We had Tres Leches for dessert too. I thought it went with the Mexican theme and I was worried the wedding cake would be too dry. It ended up being better than the Tres Leches. Thank you Cakes by Gina:)



Dad got the party goin with some yummy martinis!

Astros Game with Mom and Dad

Last Sunday we had such a blast at the Astro's game with my parents. The weather was beautiful and my dad had box seats in our favorite "Bowne" box. We had a fun time with lots of laughs, good food and drinks. We have so much fun with you two!