mom and dad visit charlotte & we celebrate~
last weekend, my parents drove down from ohio for a weekend of celebrating! my mom turned 56 on saturday and their 32nd anniversary was on the horizon… they’ve done this several times (coming to visit for labor day) and it’s always wonderful. we did a few new things this time that i recommend … so i thought i would share the weekend with you! but first a few more ‘vintage’ as my dad calls them- photos of the lovebirds… 
thank you again for all of the sweet messages about the video we made them two years ago for their 30th!
wow- so much love.
you all never seize to amaze me with your kindness
saturday, august 31~
… we started the day with some snuggles and a walk to sunflour bakery company in elizabeth
a yummy french press and a homemade nutella poptart –
and that biscuit up there is a possible favorite of all time.
on saturday, we went on an AmAzInG three hour ‘uptown chic behind-the-scenes tour’
by FEAST food tours…
it was such a great experience (thank you, dad for organizing!)
i would recommend it to all…
we went to six different restaurants
and were able to go into the kitchens, talk with the chefs, see food demonstrations, and were given a sample of food at each place- and a drink at two of them. 
morton’s steakhouse
*we saw a crab cake demonstration here – delicious!!
e2 – loved
ruth’s chris…
the birthday girl …
mccormick and schmick’s
vapiano
german owned- serving italian…
so many fantastic aspects ~
the trees on each table are different spices that you can use
to spice up your dish 😉
mousse and sangria 
message for mom from pops
loved anna’s note… she’s the sweetest thing ever.
thank you, traviesos, for watching ollie
<3 lance
strike city – the buckeye backers bar- we had fun
dance party:
he’s one of a kind. <3
*my cell phone strongly disliked the lighting in there ;( 
thomas street tavern
new market lights in our backyard – above our deck – i am obsessed i think.
(don’t go searching around your city like we did-
they are hard to find- i recommend amazon!)
saturday night – we played games and watched football-
two of my mom’s favorite things for her birthday
sunday, september 1 ~
loving a home cooked family breakfast
so good to have pierre back- he seems very happy!
and we adored our cute visitor, oliver – such a good pup
*we also picked up my wedding gown*
it’s been completely cleaned, preserved, & was repaired in spots …
from all that dancing!!
thank you, mom, for all of your help with this… thankful.
the people were so thoughtful/detailed and did such a great job!
love this area of charlotte-
irish pubs, mediterranean food, and shops
we went to the new park uptown~ bearden park for bluegrass and italian ice
then we went to 5 church
for one of the BEST dinner experiences i have had in charlotte …
from our waitress, bri (so great!!)
to the appetizers, entrees, drinks, and dessert-
it was a dinner to remember!!
i’ve been here for drinks lots of times-
*such a great spot*
but the dining experience was phenomenal!
s’mores dessert-
made with a homemade marshmallow
then we headed out to the nc music factory to see jay pharoah
– from saturday night live-
perform~
we laughed the entire time.
tim playing tricks…
*proud to announce that 4lbs are off since starting
the paleo lifestyle last week-
more importantly,
i feel so good.
monday, september 2 ~
my mom and i explored nordstrom and fell in love with trish mcevoy’s beauty line
where we received makeovers-
by sherie kim (she’s awesome- go see her!)
lots of fun…
*made me reminisce about all of the times my mom, sister, and i have done this throughout the years~
i miss my sister.
followed by some fun at anthropologie
while we were playing with make-up,
tim and my dad were preparing for our labor day cookout!
it was perfect.
thank you for the amazing meal boys
to top off the weekend,
we held the first annual
wolf family fantasy football draft!!
it was a live draft online-
loved.
*with peanut butter panic ice cream by bluebell*
thank you mom and dad again
for everything~
we always love your visits!!
miss you already.
xo
today we walked around plaza midwood and elizabeth
traveling to three different bars~
to kick off nfl football season…
who dey