Blizzard weekend

My oh my! Well, I last left you heading to DC for the National Prayer Breakfast. Hubby and I got there on time Wednesday evening ready for an encouraging and family fun weekend. The DC week/weekend turned into family fun in North Carolina. Thursday afternoon after the actual Prayer Breakfast the thousands of guests started to disappear (or were trying.) Not because of the Prayer Breakfast (although it was definitely way more political than ever and Jesus was hardly ever mentioned) but because of the blizzard that was quickly approaching! Late Friday morning called for the beginning of the historic DC snow storm. All flights were cancelled and rental cars were disappearing like ghosts. This would not have been a problem for Hubs and I since we drove from North Carolina BUT my parents, sister, bro-in-law and baby had to get back to Florida. We finally decided to pile into our car and drive back to NC on Friday morning... after listening to Tim Tebow and Danny Wuerffel speak. :) (However, we still were able to go out with some friends and catch up!) But so we didn't get to spend the weekend in DC but all 7 of us (including a 9 month old) did get to pile into our cozy little apartment for a night which was totally worth it! (Did I also mention that sis-in-law and her boyfriend also got to stop by on their way to Atlanta from DC?)

So more on the actual Prayer Breakfast and weekend... Wednesday night we went on a very awesome private tour of the Capitol led by David Barton. He owns more than 100,000 original copies of US historical documents. (check him out!) The keynote speaker for Thursday's actual Prayer breakfast was Hilary Clinton which was interesting from a political view. (follow the link if you want to hear the speech) She's a great speaker! After Hilary, President Obama spoke and was more like another State of the Union than anything else. A great speaker later on that day during lunch was Tony Campolo. He was hilarious and straight forward! Like I said earlier, we listened to Tim Tebow and Danny Wuerfell in a side meeting. They were incredible and not scared to stand up for what they believe. Danny Wuerfell has a great ministry going on down inNew Orleans. (Go Saints?) Tim also has started a very cool organization. Even if you don't particularly care for these men, you have to agree that it's great to see people actually stand up for what they believe- even when it's not popular! (Anyone see Tim's Super Bowl commercial? What was the big deal?)

Last night, we went to a Super Bowl party over at some friend's house and ate way too much food. Yet again, it was totally worth it! If only I had thought to take a picture of the massive spread...

This is basically the only picture I have from the weekend. It's in NC of the little guy playing in what's left of last week's snow... (1st time he's seen snow)

Just some of the people for the lunch...

Suiting Up

We leave for Washington DC in a couple of hours for the National Prayer Breakfast! If you're really interested then you can tune in and watch the festivities on CSPAN. Which brings me to my next point... everyone is dressed in extreme business attire. I mean, straight up business suits, hose and heels. Normally, I can pack for any trip under 30 minutes. Not the case for this one. I'm struggling. My black suit doesn't fit me anymore and now that I work from home I haven't updated my "work" attire in a year and half. So I guess this trip will just have to be about the jewelry instead of the clothes! I can't wait to share all that happens with you all next Monday. Have a great week and weekend!

Jewelry and Snow

Well, there's still snow covering the ground and it's still beautiful! It's actually calling for more snow tomorrow. Hooray! Most of the schools were cancelled and the roads were apparently quite icy. It made for a very productive day of jewelry making and designing. Being snowed in was great since Spencer Morgan Designs has been very busy with Valentine's day and all the custom bridal jewelry we have going on here. Here's a little of what I've been getting done...

Snow Days

I felt like a little 5 year old little girl this weekend. Why you ask. Because it SNOWED!!! I know, I know, some of you are are reading this and thinking, "why would she be excited about snow?" Well, because this girl grew up in Florida. Seeing snow to Floridians is like seeing a beach to Minnesotans. So you see, I was praying that it would actually snow..and it sure did! Around 6 inches (I think.) As soon as we ate some breakfast, hubby and I pulled on the warmest clothes that our southern closets could find and began the glorious winter walk outside. We started by throwing snowballs at our friends windows, then watched little kids sled down the big hill with their parents and ended by writing on another friends car windshield in the snow. However, the day wasn't over! Since southern roads can't really handle the snow, we weren't driving anywhere. So a couple of us decided to have a home-made spa day (sans the guys.) We painted our nails, watched a chick-flick, colored some hair, and ate lots of treats! To finish the most perfect day off, all of us who live in the apartment complex got together for a homemade dinner and a movie. Needless to say, I went to bed a very happy girl!

Can you see the kids in the background sledding?

Hubs looking out to the covered road

How deep it was when we started the winter walk

The pretty street

Wonderful spa day!

Same day, just taken 9 hrs. south in sunny Florida (short sleeves and no socks.) Yes, this is our adorable nephew and awesome bro-in-law walking to breakfast.