Glee Club Groupie and other Tim Sightings

So Tim is in the Notre Dame Glee Club. And the Glee Club goes on tour for fall and spring breaks. And apparently we have gotten to the point in our relationship where I follow. So Glee Club Groupie award of the year goes to me, I claim it.

We met Tim and Sam about an hour north of WPB on Sunday after their concert so they could stay with us for the night before their concert the next day about an hour south of us.

These were taken in the parking lot waiting for the concert to end, I get nervous/excited every time before I see him so it'll be weird when that is no longer a thing. Of note: BURNT.

And Shan found my winter coat in the trunk and decided it was cold enough to use it...

Parking Lot Photo Shoots, tell me you don't all do em.

When we got back to WPB we went to dinner on the beach. Mom and Shan split a drink that came in a bucket. Classy? #SpringBreak06

And then, being the college students that we are, we all ordered the cheese burger that came with a free tequila shot, because it's a free shot?

Tim's first ever, he hated it. Again, note the burn.

The next day was a beach day where I remained covered the whole time because of aforementioned burn.

And no STB included blog post is complete without a MK&A pic.

I insta-ed this pic and it got a lot of love so I thought I would share the original.

And here it is, the Glee Club in the most sun burnt state I have ever seen them.

And my man, I was so lucky to be able to see him on that trip. Thanks for letting me stalk your life hun.

And these two are some keepers. Thanks for those Shan.

SB: WPB

I need to stop apologizing for doing this and just accept it as fact that I am incompetent and incapable of getting a post up within the month that it happened. When it came time to prioritize my life it went like this:

-Prepare to Study for Comps.

-Pretend as if I am accomplishing something in wedding prep while really I'm on Pintrest.

-Study for Comps for 8 billion hours.

- Friends, new and old. (Ryan that was for you, do you read it? This is a test.)

- Ministry.

-Renew, love you ladies.

-Pretend to study for Comps.

-Luaupalooza.

-Take Comps.

-Catch up on Greys on Hulu.

-Pass Comps.

- Live in Leahy, as will happen.

Start a puzzle(thanks to some really great people).

and then:

-Blog about all of those things.

So here it is, I went to West Palm Beach for Spring Break 2014. Shannon and I met up with my mom there for the week. Our first weekend was shared with some of my sibs and the last weekend we went to Ines' house. Tim came somewhere in the middle: expect a separate post in about 3 months.

It was so great to meet Christine that weekend.

Hilarity of this story that Shan is so tired of me telling but it's too great not to document permanently. My mom is a naturally dark person working off a Hawaiian tan who had been in Florida for a week. Shannon is a naturally fair skinned Irish lady who is coming off the plane from the Tundra. She was wearing pants and Sperry's. My mom went over to stand next to her so my sister, her friends and I laughed at the comparison. My mom, confused, in seriousness looked down and pondered aloud, "Are you wearing socks?" Nope.

She's the best though isn't she?

The week was such a great girls week filled with wine and weddings 24/7.

*And Mary-Kate and Ashley of Course*

Toward the end of the week, as mentioned we went to Ines' definitively-not-in-Miami home. It was wonderful to spend time with her fam. And the Holy Fam. I cannot thank you enough for this amazingly thoughtful gift that will be with Tim and I and our family for the rest of our lives.

While with the Zanotti's we were treated like Princesses in a way we truly did not deserve. Thank you so so much for your hospitality!

Senior Retreat: A Photo Log

 Senior Retreat 2014: Carry the Torch

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

Questions we NEVER tire of hearing

... As long as you never tire of our responses... deal?

So, I just got off a mid-afternoon Skype call with Tim and it was the best. The actual best. A little splash of joy and hilarity in the middle of your day, just what every long distance relationship yearns for. If only it could be a daily occurrence. Anyway, Tim and I got to joking about questions we get asked all too frequently and how we wished we could answer them. I was laughing, so I thought I'd share because that's what blogs are for?

Are you so excited to get married?
Mildly, but I mean it's whatever.

You got in to Boston College, would Rylee go to Boston with you?
I mean yea... we will be married?

The wedding is in August?!?! That's so soon! Have you started planning?
Naw, I just plan on throwing something together the night before.

It's a barn wedding? Do you want to see my pintrest board?
Yuuuusssss. (Who am I kidding I totally do, this sarcasm is a lie)

How will you afford to live in Boston?
Well, what happens when you get a job is you work and they pay you money, you live on that money.

You bought your dress?
Yes.
Do you know what it looks like?
I would hope.
Can I see it?
Well, now that you mention it, I am wearing it under my jeans and sweatshirt so let me get on that.

Oh, you're going out to DC next weekend? Are you going to see Rylee when you're out there?
...

Are you ready to be not long distance anymore?
That's kinda the point.

I apologize for my snarkiness, you don't deserve it. We really do love talking about our preparation for this Vocation, wedding celebration, and the next phase of our lives. We love your questions and curiosity and hope this doesn't make me look like that brat that I am. As a peace offering I give you a picture for this very wordy post while we all day dream of warmer days amongst this spring snow.

Ladies Day and Other Quality Girl Time

Recently my life has been abundantly filled with GTs with my lovely female friends. But seriously, girls nights on girls nights on ladies day on more girls nights. It makes me realize just how blessed I am.  But seriously. It has swarmed me with those cheesy warm and fuzzies all weekend long. When going into my senior year, I was totally concerned with my lack of senior friends. I mean they exist, but at the same time my closest friends tend to be older or younger. I was worried that it would put a few  wah-wah moments in my senior year. Cause, I am a complaining college student who thinks that these are the most important things in life. Sorry for my melodrama.

 

Anyway, get to the point Rylee, which is that I still have these lady frands in my life and it is the absolute best. I thank God that they didn’t leave the district so I can still play with them.  It was the most random weekend with late night birthday ice cream while cuddling on a couch, ladies day with free mimosas at a rugby game(?), girls wine and cheese night complete with a sing-a-long of early 00s hits (like hit clips hits), pryz dropping, Regan Roses crafternoons, Sleepovers with Shan (as per the usual), etc. etc. and on and on.

 

Land the plane: got it. I love the fact that I am surrounded by wonderful, beautiful, confident, and comedic women. It assures me of who I am and of my own femininity. I don’t know, basically I have just learned that it doesn’t matter if I have friends in my grade as long as I have friends that make me happy and build me to be the best me. I guess that seems like a no-brainer but I was able to have that fact hit me over the head and my prayer for y’all is that you have the same, and if you don’t that you will be able to find ‘em. They exist, I promise.

 

((My lack of photo taking this weekend was disappointing, my B. And as always, apologies for the grainy nature of my iPhone 4))

 

 

 

More coming (out of order) on Senior Retreat and Spring Break Shortly. Hold me to that.

Can you ever just be whelmed?

I went home for Valentines Day. It was a bit of a last minute decision but it was so necessary. Air Tran was evil to me but of course, it's Air Tran. I made it to Chicago alive on Friday, the 14th of February, and that was all I could ask for and then some. What every person needs after a day of flying Air Tran is a fiance waiting with surprise reservations at an authentic Italian restaurant with a huge glass of wine. Mostly the man and the wine. Or the wine and the man. Whichever.

I'm a lucky one. I'm a dry red kinda gal, you know just in case you ever pick me up from an airport.

So thanks hun for looking fancy and treating me to a great meal for V-day. Loved re-living the Trastevere days with you.

And we were right in the heart of the city. I love it.

This picture: Magee family kitchen, courtesy of Mama Magee, right before she went to bed.

The rest of the weekend was devoted entirely to wedding planning. Which is still enjoyable because, "On this day I will marry my friend." (GAG). but  it was also a terrifying weekend when I realized how far we still have to go. Our to-do lists only grew that weekend. So it was necessary and oh so overwhelming. It is what it is I guess, because I won't be home again until the end of May. We had cake tastings, church meetings, tux pickings, ceremony run throughs, DJ song choices, and we made lists. And lots of them. If you are planning/ have planned a wedding I hope that you can assure me that this overwhelmedness is not atypical and not to despair because it gets better. I hope. So I went through my phase of indifference, and now I am in a phase of bombardment. I guess I just need to go to Europe when I can be not overwhelmed or underwhelmed, just whelmed.

Also thanks to the people who love and help me through it all, especially my Mama. I couldn't do it without you keeping me sane. And thanks Tim, for reminding me whose team you're on. I love you.