We're having some strange weather for the end of August, but I really like it. I am pretty done with summer now...I feel like I lost a lot of it to wedding stuff, and to be honest I really did. I have no idea where May, June, July and August went to...but its all over and done with now and I feel like its time to move on....move on to fall!
I love fall. I love all my fall memories. I love making apple crisp, and when I used to walk home from school in a light drizzle and get chilly I would come home and take a super hot shower to warm up. I love bringing out extra blankies (I love my blankies) and getting cozy on the couch for a good girl movie while its rainy out. I remember when it was a privledge to stay up to watch the ABC movie on Sunday night. All the girls on the couch in our jammies with the promise we'd hop right into bed when it was over. I also adore all the fall clothes. They always seem to come out with the best stuff and it marks the return of the sweater. You know I love me some sweaters. Big soft fuzzy ones!
I've been listening to my "fall" music...John Mayer, because I would play it over and over when I first moved into my dorm room, Death Cab for Cutie...from when I first met Iva, and the Pina Colada Song that I would sing endlessly with Jill. It was on most of our "mixes" that we made and named after inside jokes. Good times.
There is just so much going on in fall...I'm so happy and excited that I could burst.
And how could I forget about football? We decided to do something a little special this year and got some tickets. We even have seats for civil war! Go Beavs!!!
On the homefront-we're just trying to put our new home together and it is taking time to get it just right, but we're loving every minute of it. We're trying out all the cookbooks we recieved and kitchen gadgets and tools and towels and well, everything really. We are so blessed.
Happy Fall!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Julie's Birthday
Steven reporting here for the first time and just have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful wife Julie.
Julie's birthday has been pretty laid back but fun. I let her open her birthday present from me on the weekend. It was a very nice Kenneth Cole laptop bag that she had wanted. On Tuesday My parents took us out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and gave her their present as well as one from Tara. It was clothes and a gift card to J. Crew, probably Julie's favorite store.
Today the actual day Julie took key lime cupcakes to work and went to lunch with her project manager Shelly(sp?) at a new restaurant in downtown Portland started by the company that owns Portland City Grill.
After work she came home to me making potato skin snacks with our new mandillion(sp?) chopper, thanks June and Rich. Keith came over and gave her a funny card along with the movie Definitily Maybe, he had a little assist with the present selection but it was just what she wanted.
Of course she got cards from Gandmas and everyone has been remembering to write Julie Stanley on the envelopes which I think makes her happy.
Well that is all from me. Happy Birthday Julie and Good Night.
Julie's birthday has been pretty laid back but fun. I let her open her birthday present from me on the weekend. It was a very nice Kenneth Cole laptop bag that she had wanted. On Tuesday My parents took us out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and gave her their present as well as one from Tara. It was clothes and a gift card to J. Crew, probably Julie's favorite store.
Today the actual day Julie took key lime cupcakes to work and went to lunch with her project manager Shelly(sp?) at a new restaurant in downtown Portland started by the company that owns Portland City Grill.
After work she came home to me making potato skin snacks with our new mandillion(sp?) chopper, thanks June and Rich. Keith came over and gave her a funny card along with the movie Definitily Maybe, he had a little assist with the present selection but it was just what she wanted.
Of course she got cards from Gandmas and everyone has been remembering to write Julie Stanley on the envelopes which I think makes her happy.
Well that is all from me. Happy Birthday Julie and Good Night.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Honeymoon Pics!
We just got back from our wonderful Honeymoon vacation to Maui on Sunday. It was a great trip and I hope you enjoy this smattering of photos. More are available, email me for the links!
We decided that it would be totally awesome to go on a helicopter ride and it was the first activity that we did (Monday). Here is a shot I took of Steven videotaping it so we could relive it later :)
Our second activity was an AWESOME dinner at Mama's Fishhouse over in central Maui. They knew it was our Honeymoon and they brought me this fabulous lei. I saw this resturant featured on Food Channel (Giada's Weekend Getaways) and I had to have the dessert that she did. Little did I know that Steven had already made reservations! I'm so lucky!
Here I am hugging the tiki god on the beach that is right outside the resturant!
Later on in the week we went to a show in Lahaina and ate at Bubba Gumps. We were really disappointed when the waiter shorted us on our trivia. I still stand by the fact that my husband knows more about that movie than anyone else.
Our last adventure was The Old Lahaina Luau on our last night (Friday). It was truly amazing. I don't think I could go another luau now without comparing. We also had the best seats because Steven booked back in March!
Our table was completely honeymooners with the same anniversary and after the show was over they called all us up (there were more at other tables too) and we got to share a beautiful moon-lit dance under the stars on the beach. It was really memorable! This is the beach we were dancing on as viewed from our table. Spectacular!!
So, it was totally wonderful and we loved every moment of it. Getting home was a little tougher...we had a red-eye that was almost canceled and we managed to get a last minute seating change so we could actually sit together. It was a long day, but we came home and spent the day unpacking and resting.
We decided that it would be totally awesome to go on a helicopter ride and it was the first activity that we did (Monday). Here is a shot I took of Steven videotaping it so we could relive it later :)
Our second activity was an AWESOME dinner at Mama's Fishhouse over in central Maui. They knew it was our Honeymoon and they brought me this fabulous lei. I saw this resturant featured on Food Channel (Giada's Weekend Getaways) and I had to have the dessert that she did. Little did I know that Steven had already made reservations! I'm so lucky!
Here I am hugging the tiki god on the beach that is right outside the resturant!
Later on in the week we went to a show in Lahaina and ate at Bubba Gumps. We were really disappointed when the waiter shorted us on our trivia. I still stand by the fact that my husband knows more about that movie than anyone else.
Our last adventure was The Old Lahaina Luau on our last night (Friday). It was truly amazing. I don't think I could go another luau now without comparing. We also had the best seats because Steven booked back in March!
Our table was completely honeymooners with the same anniversary and after the show was over they called all us up (there were more at other tables too) and we got to share a beautiful moon-lit dance under the stars on the beach. It was really memorable! This is the beach we were dancing on as viewed from our table. Spectacular!!
So, it was totally wonderful and we loved every moment of it. Getting home was a little tougher...we had a red-eye that was almost canceled and we managed to get a last minute seating change so we could actually sit together. It was a long day, but we came home and spent the day unpacking and resting. We're already thinking of where we want to go next!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Wedding!
So, the wedding was fabulous and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for coming and making our day so special. Here are the first few pics from people's cameras and our photographer. We don't have them all yet, but when we do, I'll have to get picassaweb or shutterfly or something to share them with everyone. Facebook just isn't cutting it. If you want my links to full rehearsal photos and honeymoon photos, email me for the facebook link.
Till then, here's a few of the ones we have:
Getting dressed upstairs in the 'brides' room:
What a good looking couple!
Steven getting all "men in black" with the bridesmaids! They are showing off their bling pearls, and yes yes, it all works.
This is me pulling up in the horse drawn carriage:
The girls waiting for me at the end of the aisle:
Till then, here's a few of the ones we have:
Getting dressed upstairs in the 'brides' room:
What a good looking couple!
Steven getting all "men in black" with the bridesmaids! They are showing off their bling pearls, and yes yes, it all works.
This is me pulling up in the horse drawn carriage:
The girls waiting for me at the end of the aisle:First Kiss!
This is the tablescape...good looking centerpieces :) Also, notice the homemade jams and jellies that me, Mom and Auntie D spent a day in May making...people were stealin' them off the tables! (I know I would too...its good stuff!)
And the most fabulous cake ever. This doesn't even show the cheesecake we had too. Each layer was a different flavor. It has white chocolate ganache over top, with dark pink rose petals and chocolate covered strawberries. Yum!
Yeah, I'm owning that conga line!
The wedding was a tremendous success. Steven and I boogied our bottoms off, had great food and wine and the most excellent company ever!!!!
This is the tablescape...good looking centerpieces :) Also, notice the homemade jams and jellies that me, Mom and Auntie D spent a day in May making...people were stealin' them off the tables! (I know I would too...its good stuff!)
And the most fabulous cake ever. This doesn't even show the cheesecake we had too. Each layer was a different flavor. It has white chocolate ganache over top, with dark pink rose petals and chocolate covered strawberries. Yum!
Yeah, I'm owning that conga line!
The wedding was a tremendous success. Steven and I boogied our bottoms off, had great food and wine and the most excellent company ever!!!!Thank you to everyone who could share it with us. We love you so much!
PS Photo credits to Peter Chee Photography and Tirzah Thorson...yeah, I stole them, but only beacuse you're so awesome. Forgive me?
Rehearsal and Dinner
We did our rehearsal on Thursday night because there was a wedding at our site on Friday (8/8/08). So here's my Dad walking me down the aisle:
This is me and Steven and my fake bouquet of ribbons :)
After the site, we headed out to Larry and Marlene's and got into limos that took us up 26 to the restaurant that we had dinner at. Here's me and my Mom and Auntie D
This is me and Steven and my fake bouquet of ribbons :)
After the site, we headed out to Larry and Marlene's and got into limos that took us up 26 to the restaurant that we had dinner at. Here's me and my Mom and Auntie D before the wine was really flowing:
After dinner, we had our choice of 7 desserts, but Larry had one specifically designed for me, Carmel sauce, Carmel ice cream and a brownie on top. Little did I know that he had purchased this SUPER HUGE martini glass to have it fixed in. It was well played, Auntie D came over to sing Steven and I a "special song" and I was totally focused on her, then she stopped suddenly and this huge glass carmel awesomeness was in front of me. Here's a pic of me and Larry (the instigator!):
It was a super fabulous party and it was a great thing that it was Thursday because I think some of us were really feeling it on Friday (namely: me :) )
After dinner, we had our choice of 7 desserts, but Larry had one specifically designed for me, Carmel sauce, Carmel ice cream and a brownie on top. Little did I know that he had purchased this SUPER HUGE martini glass to have it fixed in. It was well played, Auntie D came over to sing Steven and I a "special song" and I was totally focused on her, then she stopped suddenly and this huge glass carmel awesomeness was in front of me. Here's a pic of me and Larry (the instigator!):
It was a super fabulous party and it was a great thing that it was Thursday because I think some of us were really feeling it on Friday (namely: me :) )Next up, wedding!
Monday, August 4, 2008
The time is near...
So we're closing in on the big day. My dress is steamed and hanging up over the back of a door out at the farm, the tuxes will get picked up on Thursday and we're just going over scheduling and who will be where, when and how they will get there...whew!
My biggest to-do item this week: pack our bags for vacation. I know, its tough being us.
But Steven did go to bed last night with a little bit of a sniffle...let's hope that gets cut off at the pass before it blooms into a full cold.
The rest of our week is jam-packed with activities starting Thursday and going non-stop till we get on a plane Sunday AM...if you need to get ahold of us, email is the best way.
Hope to see everyone soon, and I'll be posting pictures as soon as I can, I promise!
My biggest to-do item this week: pack our bags for vacation. I know, its tough being us.
But Steven did go to bed last night with a little bit of a sniffle...let's hope that gets cut off at the pass before it blooms into a full cold.
The rest of our week is jam-packed with activities starting Thursday and going non-stop till we get on a plane Sunday AM...if you need to get ahold of us, email is the best way.
Hope to see everyone soon, and I'll be posting pictures as soon as I can, I promise!
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