Alisa's Wedding Weekend Part III

Here is a little sample for you of some of the amazing ideas that Alisa came up with for her wedding weekend. Things like this popped up everywhere- so many extra special details that will never be forgotten!

Everyones "place cards" for their tables They had a cigar roller from FL come up for the wedding who hand-rolled during the reception. Over 200 of them, actually!
Flip flops in wedding colors in the girls bathroom.

Hand towels in the girls bathroom.

The special cocktails (wedding colors, of course) during cocktail hour.

Reception centerpieces.

Her SHOES!!!!

The lobby of the reception- their name in lights!The top of their wedding cake- it looks just like them with Bella and Bentley!

Alisa's Wedding Weekend Part II

Alisa's wedding day was perfect. We all just hung out in the morning, went to the pool, ate lunch at our condos, and visited. Some people went to Falling Water, but Bethanne and I decided to get our hair done because it was just too hot to have it down (I don't know how Alisa did it)! We got cute little up-dos with about 100 bobby pins each.

Their wedding was at 4pm on the rooftop of the Chateau. It was HOT! Like, boiling hot. The rooftop was brick, and the sun was just beating on it. But, Alisa looked perfect during the whole thing. They had so many extra touches to things throughout the day that had everyone talking, which I will also blog about. At the ceremony, we released butterflies after they got married instead of throwing rice. So cool! But unfortunately some of the butterflies did not survive the heat.

Their reception was beautiful, and they had an awesome band, Shout, playing. I have been to a few weddings with them, and they really make the night. There are four Motown guys who play for maybe about an hour towards the end, and everyone was on the dance floor. Thankfully Alisa had baskets of flip flops in the bathroom for the girls to change into (another little "extra") because we all had to save our energy for their after party. Yep- another party (and another dress for her) that went until 2am. It was unreal, and so, so much fun!

Mr. and Mrs. Pearson! Or, Alisa Pearson and Pearson Pearson. :)

Oh, Alisa. Haha!

My mom and her kids at the reception.

The four kids!

Our faces look a little shiny- maybe from dancing?!

SHOUT! getting everyone on the dance floor.

And last but not least, typical Pearson up on stage with the band.

Alisa's Wedding Weekend Part I

My step-sister, Alisa, got married on July 30th! It was quite the weekend extravaganza, if I do say so myself. They got married at Nemacolin Woodland Resort in PA, and it was a BLAST! I don't think that anyone can ever live up to that one.

The party started on Friday afternoon with Bocce and golf. There were about 12 teams, a bar, and a lot of fun people around. I was not exactly on the winning team, but like everything else sports-related this summer, I tried.

After Bocce, we all went back to our condo and got ready for the fun Friday night event- a hoe down at a barn! They had their rehearsal on Thursday night, so they threw a big welcoming party on Friday night for everyone. Because it was at a resort, every single person there was from out of town, so it was nice to have something to do. We all put on our best western wear and despite a tree down on the only road to the barn, our huge coach 56 passenger bus got us there safely. They had a live country band, a pig on a spicket (is that the right word?), kegs, bandanas, boot shaped beer mugs- it was awesome.

We partied it up there until about 10:30, and then took the bus back to the resort and headed to the cigar bar. We looked ridiculous next to the other swanky Nemacolin guests that had not attended a hoe down, but we didn't care. Ernie had an interesting boot issue (he literally could not get one off), we had some laughs, and went back to the condo to rest up for the main event.

Team Fuller/Fisco (but we didn't all play together)

A view of the bocce court- it was H-O-T.

The bride and Cowboy Ernie
Kids N Kegs

The "sibling" photo- yay for Pearson!

80's Night

I was THRILLED to see that my childhood idols, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson, were coming together in concert here in Cleveland at the House of Blues. I just loved them. I listened to their tapes over and over, along with New Kids On The Block. My friend Marjorie in middle school had the coolest jean jacket ever, with Debbie Gibson airbrushed on the back. I however, only had NKOTB shoe laces, and could only hope to have something as cool as Marjorie one day. My pictures on the wall of my bedroom from Big Bopper magazine had to suffice.


I went to the show with my cousins Heather and Kelly. It was actually really good, and not just because I liked them when I was younger. Tiffany (does she even have a last name?) has an unreal singing voice, and Debbie Gibson was a wanna be 40 year old Britney, dancing all over and wearing pink and sparkles. The House of Blues is a great place to see live music because it is so small and intimate. Loved it!

Not the best picture of Heather and I, but we had fun!

Tiffany and Debbie Gibson together on stage! Dreamy.

These girls and their mom were great- they actually had crimped hair!

Cleveland Corporate Challenge

This summer, I got involved in the Cleveland Corporate Challenge through my company. I thought it would be a good way to get out there, try new things, and meet some new people. Basically, companies in Cleveland sign up to participate in a bunch of different games/events throughout the summer. Sand volleyball, mini-golf, corn hole, etc. It's a huge thing, and at the end of the season there is a big event at Edgewater Park with obstacle courses, tug of war, and relay races. All of the scores from the events are added up, and I am proud to say that Majestic came in second overall! No thanks to me.

I wound up playing kickball, and bowling. I hadn't kicked a ball since gym class in 10th grade. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't terrible. It was so, so hot the day we played it was unreal. I wasn't the best bowler in the group, but it was really fun to bowl again. I knew I was in trouble when I showed up and was the only one on the team that didn't own my own ball. I didn't even break 100. One of the guys I played with bowled like a 350. Oh well.