Shoot'n and eat'n weekend!

I had a busy, but incredibly fun weekend! My co-worker and sweet friend, Maggie celebrated her birthday, and I had a blast! When I found out that she wanted to go "shooting" on Saturday before the dinner party that night, I knew that I needed to bedazzle some shooting accessories for her! I hot glued the crown to some safety goggles and added some rosettes to the front of the safety vest:

 On the back I painted "Birthday Girl" and added an iron-on cupcake bling!

 This is Maggie's cousin and he deserves a gold medal that reads: "I took 6 girls shooting and I survived!!!" He was so patient with us took great care of all of us! (We missed our co-worker Jenn who happens to also be Patrick's girlfriend...she was out of town this weekend!)

 So, the place we went was sort of like a red-neck golf course, except instead of golfing, we were shooting shotguns! There is a course through the woods that you can either walk or ride on a golf cart (we chose to walk it!), and there are 13 stations where you shoot clays. I had SO much fun! I love trying new things (even though I am not good at it! :) I will definitely be back to try this again!

 All of the girls on the HUGE pile of shells!

 Walking to the next station...

 My roommate and I rushed home to get the centerpieces for the table for dinner finished...she spray painted some wine bottles and made a tiny happy birthday banner while I made cupcakes! I stuck some flowers in the wine bottles, and they turned out so pretty!

 I think I might be better at making cupcakes than I am shooting clays! ;) These are Devil's Food Cake (doctored up a bit with milk instead of water and mini chocolate chips added to the cake mix). I made some cream cheese icing from THIS recipe, and then crushed some oreo cookies to sprinkle on top!

 We had a big group at this fabulous new restaurant in town called Elemental. It is a farm to table restaurant that features local produce. We had a long table big enough for 25 people!

I had the trout and roasted vegetables, and it was amazing! I took a bite before I remembered to take a picture! :)

 The birthday girl blowing out her candle:

 I love the atmosphere! From the wood tables, to the lighting, to the big tractor in the center (which they encourage you to climb on!), the ambiance is delightful!

 My roommate and I with the birthday girl!

 We had a wonderful day together celebrating Maggie's birthday with new experiences and new restaurants!