Meet the Mcdonald's

Todd and Jon grew up together attending the same church, had the same friends and also contain a true love for frisbee. They were destine to be buds since they were born on the exact same day and in the exact same hospital. This past weekend we loaded up the car and headed to Siler City to see Jon get hitched. The weekend was so fun and like no other wedding I've ever been a part of. First of all, the festivities were on a goat farm! How cool is that? The farm has an historic house that serves as a Bed & Breakfast which is where all the family and wedding party stayed.

The rehearsal and dinner was so quaint and of course our appetizer was tomatoes and goat cheese. Delicious. Later that night we had a bonfire out in the field complete with smores. Since hurricane Irene was in the works we enjoyed a nice breeze. Saturday was such a chill day as the guys went on hikes and the ladies went into the town of Pittsboro to an old soda shop for lunch. I'm so thankful for both families in treating me so kind and including me in all the girl stuff since my husband was occupied. 

All the cakes were different types of chocolate and this one was the main cake. Look at those bride and groom goat toppers. So charming! And the Mason jars were etched with Bride and Groom. Melissa loves cake so as soon as the ceremony was over they cut the cake instead of eating dinner first. I love a bride who knows what she wants and sticks to it!

Todd's parents came which I now can say my mother and father-in-law and we finally got a picture together. For some reason we always forget so this is a rare thing folks. Soak it in.

All weekend we got to hang out with these cool kids. Allison is Jon's sister and Brittain is her boyfriend. They go to ASU with us and we love spending time with them. Allison was a bridesmaid and isn't she just stunning? 

Jon and Melissa met after college (UNC) through some mutual friends. They are quite the pair and we are very excited for them. Looking forward to watching them grow and grow and make lots of gorgeous children together. Congrats Jon & Melissa!

Ta-Ta!

-Sara

Thrill of the Grill

Some of the best wedding gifts are the ones you get three months later! On our recent beach trip, Matt and Melissa gave us their gift to us. A grill. Big ol' grill. So big we had to take it all out of the box and put all the parts in the trunk and backseat just so we could transport it across the state back to our home. Todd was very eager to put it all together.

He worked so hard and the afternoon turned into evening...

Finally finished! It's a charcoal grill but with a propane lighter and lots of space for utensils and extra coal storage. Bonus! 

But then we had to figure out where to put it and how to secure it so nobody takes our precious new toy. Finally we decided to buy a chain and lock, grill cover and some plywood to place the grill on right off of our deck stairs. This is a really bad angle so I'll post another soon but this gives you an idea of where we put it and here is our second (the first was hamburgers) grilling adventure...stuffed peppers!

I wanted to pretend I would be the grill master but instead it is quickly becoming Todd. He came up with the idea of stuffing the fresh-from-the-garden peppers (thanks to his boss Merrill) and they were delicious! 

So THANKS to our fellow Davis clan for the grill. We are loving it! Official thank you card to come. In the meantime we seriously are inviting everyone over anytime to grill with us. The weather is just too nice right now not to be hanging outdoors! Come on over friends!

Cheers!
-Sara