march madness

march has been a fun and busy month!!!

it kicked off with 7 of my girlfriends and i taking a road trip to panama city beach, florida. we had safe travels, good weather and made great memories! it was so nice to relax with no distractions!


my roomie and i on the beach =)

my girls...britt, me, sara, chris, erin, leah, becky and alli

the view off of our balcony....so gorgeous!!

enjoying the BEAUTIFUL beach!

dinner at margaritaville

on our way back to chicago...sooo hard to leave

since then: ive been able to spend some time with my sister, brother-in-law and niece. (i went to milwaukee to celebrate pete's b-day with him and to watch nora's first st pattys day parade with her!) i also celebrated with my grandparents and their good friends with a "real meal" of corned beef and cabbage. of course, i celebrated with my friends too =)

pete celebrating with green brewskies

my cute little niece and i at the milwaukee st pattys parade

kelly and i in wrigleyville

my "cousin" sarah had baby #2, matthew jacob! he is absolutely perfect and it was so great to see them happy and healthy in the hospital!

getting ready to meet the babe, pete comes bearing gifts, nora can hardly handle the excitement

sarah john and jack getting some QT. aunt rachel giving some love to matthew =)

nora and john hanging out at the hospital

john at the wet bar in the hospital room...

God bless Nora =)

so far that covers the highlights...but, it is only the 18th...so, im sure there's more to come!