Livin it UP as HayUP: A little late but....EASTER WEEKEND!!

Wow, time is flying by. I cannot believe that it is already April and Easter has already come and gone! It felt great to have the entire family together! Mom, Dad, Jannell, Snuggles, Mercer and Myself....one big happy family! Not only was Easter weekend filled with celebration for our risen savior but also for the engagement of Jannell and Brian! In less than 8 short months my big sister is getting married! However, if you know anything about the Uptons or the Dunaways then you know we aren't waiting until December to start celebrating! We kicked of the engagement with a FABULOUS engagement party at the Hanover Sea Side Club..my summer home. We had about 120 of our closest friends and family there to celebrate. In addition we had delicious food from Angie's of Chris' Restaurant, great decorations great music and beautiful decorations that we all worked very hard on! Jannell and Brian had friends come in from LA and Brooklyn to celebrate with her. Obviously I, the Maid of Honor, enjoyed myself! My two best friends Emily and Chamberlain were there along with my Aunt Beverly, 92 year old Granny, Uncle Robert and my future brother-in-law/old friend Kevin! I ate, drank(sprite zero) and danced the night away with my family and friends. Just when you thought the night couldn't get any better the moon started GLOWING! Over the water this was one of the most beautiful moons I have ever seen. Jannell said this was truly a "nod form God" and a true testament of his blessing for Jannell and Brian.

With all of the crazy commotion of the Engagement Party we had a very low key Easter. We were kindly invited to the Dunaways for brunch because they had quite a bit of family in town. Because of this we did break tradition and went to the 9:00 service at our church. I wasn't quite on board with going to the service but after words of wisdom from my mom she encouraged me to go and said that the combining of two families requires us to start new traditions. It was worth it to get to spend Easter with my family and my soon to be extended family. After brunch I went straight to the beach with Caitlin and Connor to try and savor all the beach time I had before I had to come back to the Mountains.

After the party and Easter I spent the last two days of my break in complete chill mode. I went to the beach, laid by the pool, at tremendous amounts of leftovers and spent time with my mom and dad. As much as i love Boone and the Mountains it was a challenge leaving the beach! Just 3 short weeks until HayUp will be back in the 910....but only for a month!

I would like to give shout outs to....

-Brittni Winslow, a fellow bridesmaid and admirer of the blog, that i finally got to meet at the party.

-Zach Stone and Chamberlain for holding me accountable to keep the fans informed and to make time to blog.

AND LAST

-Sarah McCullough!!! I didn't get to see you and i am soo sorry! I miss you so much and I know you don't like my blog but hopefully this will warm you up!

Euky and i went on an adventure yesterday but i will have to wait until tomorrow to blog about it!

Enjoy some pics!!

LOVE ALWAYS,

HAYUP