Thunder Over Louisville

Thunder over Louisville was this past Saturday. Kelsey and Tyler (my sister and her boyfriend) came up to Louisville so that we could all go together. It was chilly but still a lot of fun. If you've never been, you need to go! Thunder over Louisville is the largest annual fireworks show in North America. This is not your typical fireworks display. Thunder over Louisville is half an hour of any other shows finale - times 4+.  Thunder is the kick-off celebration for the two weeks prior to Derby. More than half a million people show up to this event.  The Thunder Air Show takes place during the day and spectators can see over 100 different planes. When it gets dark, the real "thunder" begins. Over 1 million dollars are spent on the fireworks for this show. This year a canon was continually shot during the show and it was so loud and startling we saw several people drop to the ground instinctively when they heard it. SO funny. As the charming gentlemen standing in front of us said, "this sh*t make da urf shake!"

 I didn't take this picture but it was a good shot of the fireworks. We sat to the right of the boat this year.

 Kelsey took this picture of the fireworks.

 This is a shot of the fireworks waterfall on the bridge. It's really hard to get a good picture of this without a good camera. This picture just makes it look like the bridge is blowing up. This mile long display is one of thunder's signature bridge effects.

This part of the show got people really excited. In the video, you'll see the rainbow colored fireworks on the bridge shown in the first picture.

Here is the video portion of the waterfall. You can also faintly hear the canon. The video doesn't do this justice!

This is part of the finale of the fireworks show.

Projects, projects, projects!

This weekend was VERY busy. Aaron and I helped my aunt and uncle with various projects around the house.  Aaron and Andy spent 20+ hours installing....well, I'm not really sure what you call it, but they finished out the underside of one of their decks. (pictures below) They also installed some new lights under the deck.

I helped my aunt with some derby themed projects in preparation for our upcoming derby party/wedding shower/cook-out. My family loves themed parties! Aunt Melanie has come up with some great and very creative ideas. I can't share pictures though - I am under orders not to spoil any of the surprises. I think it is going to be a really good time. I'm not big on typical church showers. I think they are incredibly boring, especially for the guests. I am excited.

Oh... & today we are officially 2 months away from the wedding. Yay!

Getting closer to the Wedding! :)

I've been working on the wedding programs this weekend while I've had some time off for Easter break. I got to put on my dress today so that my Mammaw could make the final measurements on the dress before she begins to hem the bottom. Our wedding coordinator at the Don sent us more choices for the brunch menu, table arrangements, and other details. All of the final decision making is getting me really excited! 70 days left! Here are some pictures of the venue that mom and I took last summer.

A picture of Aaron and I in front of the Don Cesar Beachfront Hotel in St. Petersburg, FL. We will be getting married on the beach in front of this hotel on June 17th.

A picture of the Sunset Pavillion - our reception will be held here following the wedding.

The aisle I will walk down toward the beach during the wedding.

A view from the room the wedding will take place in in case it rains on the morning of the wedding. Fingers crossed that the weather will be perfect!!

Here is a picture of my family at the Don on June 17th, 2012.

:)