Crayons

For some odd reason, this video popped into my head this morning between getting ready and giggling with Mike. It's such a classic.

Thank you YouTube.

Seattle for July

Mike came down to California every weekend in June. So July was time for me to come up every weekend (and for a good week). After Mike and I got iphones on July 11th I've had a good time taking pictures of our Seattle adventures. I feel a lot less awkward breaking out my iphone and taking a pic than my real camera (although I have some on that too). Btw, just in case you were wondering, I love my iphone. I know you've heard all your friends that have them talk about how much they love them, but I really do. A lot. I didn't know I could love a phone.


Mike and I took a ferry ride and ate dinner on it. I love the ferries of Seattle. July 11th. First day of iphone bliss.


This is pretty much the view from Mike's house (but you get to see more of the mountains where he is).


Next day: Seattle adventures. Mike is my favorite person to photograph. He always pulls a new face.


Second visit to Trophy cupcakes. Still not in love but I haven't tried the S'more cupcake, and they will do while I'm away from Lulu's, Sprinkles and Kara's.


Dick's. Quite possibly my favorite burger chain ever. The best part about last weekend 's visit (this cup was from a couple weeks ag0) was that I had an in-and-out burger right before I got on the plane to Seattle, and then after I landed we went to Dick's for a Dick's Deluxe.


Reason No. 524 why I love him. He's had this turtle up on his rearview mirror ever since I've known him. Donatello is awesome.


Self-portraits don't always turn out awesome. Does this even look like me? I look like I have bangs.


My favorite carwash sign since I was a kid.


A bonus during the car ride.


An awesome bookstore in downtown Seattle.


I love book stores like this.



They were cones! See what I mean about the faces he pulls? Never a dull photography moment.


God bless America. And how awesome are Virgin America's wing tips?


I think he looks like Guy Smiley in this one.


A Seattle classic. The first. The original.

I was so happy to find out they have a Buffalo exchange in the U-district. Mike found this awesome Nike Jacket. Too bad it was one size too small. But we found him other treasures. After that we saw this awesome piece of cinema. Clever and pretty.


Reason No. 323 why I love my iphone. It lead me to this glorious place of business when I was in dire need of a big gulp.


Mike's brother is selling his Porshe so we took it out for a spin.


Saturday was a lazy Saturday and we loved it. After months of jam-packed weekends full of wedding plans and going places, we needed a day with no particular plans at all. We slept in, giggled in the morning, went to IHOP for some delicious chocolate chip pancakes and stuffed french toast. Then we parked it on the couch, watching baseball, playing guitar hero, and introducing Mike to the wonderful world of 30 ROCK. We only left the house for food. It was really lazy and of course, super awesome.



And just to make sure I had a great weekend, I took Monday off too. I didn't really feel like getting up at 5 AM to catch my flight in the morning. So I played with this guy instead.


Oh the joys of an iphone camera. Phew. Long post. Just trying to make up for lost time.

Breather

It was SO nice to go to Seattle for 10 days and take a step back from all the madness. Mike and I decided to move the wedding back and have some more time. Everything's okay, we just need some more time. I feel so good about this decision. Thanks for all your support!

The 4th of July was so fun with Mike's family. Hooray for fireworks, something that I didn't get to play with when I was growing up except for our short stint in WA. Boo on California for being too dry to blow stuff up! Mike's brother got these huge fireworks that were super loud and almost professional sized. They were fun. It was the first fourth in a long time that I've been sick. That wasn't too fun but it didn't damper the fun much at all.

Here's some pictures from the 4th. I have some more fun ones from the week from my iphone which I'll figure out how to upload later. (which is a whole other story, but I LOVE it and so glad I got one!)

Wedding Planning...mah

I can't really emphasize enough about how wedding planning has taken over my life. It's true. I'm not high maintenance about anything and my mom gets on my case for "being too laid back" about the whole thing, but really there are some things I care about it, and others I don't. I'm glad that I've come a long way from "I have no idea what flowers I want" and "I have to choose a cake design?" to "I'd like this...this...and this..." When meeting with a caterer today he mentioned how I was so laid back and chill and didn't seem intense about anything. It's true. I think I'm a bridechilla. The only problem with being bridechilla is that I think I still have a lot left to do, and I'm kind of sick of looking at things and talking to people. So, for the sake of my sanity....I'm typing out a list of "to do" for the wedding so I can check things off, one by one. I saw this on someone's blog the other day and it inspired this post.

Here we go.

*Sign band contract and return, put down deposit, get band play list and choose songs
*Choose caterer by attending a last tasting tomorrow and telling the rest of the caterers "no thanks" (plus I need to go over the final contract and make sure everything is in there) and ask for references...
*Figure out a lighting company to help with lighting
*Look into dance floors
*Once flower proposal comes in, review and pick a florist (I haven't done this yet either!)
*Order favors (I already know what I want, so that's good)
*Rent a classic car for the "getaway car" (I'm thinking 1957 Bel-Air, one of my favorite cars ever made)
*Stuff wedding envelopes and assemble the whole package and figure out postage
*Finish addressing invitations
*Get picture printed
*Make sure bridesmaid dresses are fitting
*Get my own fitting for my dress
*Make sure Mike's tux is in
*Figure out what groomsmen will wear -- tuxes or black suits? I can't decide.
*Meet with photographer
*Find someone to do my makeup/hair
*Figure out flight/hotel for a friend
*Order special surprise for guests (it's going to be fun!)
*Buy airplane tickets for August (up to Seattle a couple times and out to UT)
*Help my sister with flower girl dresses
*Choose final cake flavors

I think that's it...

I have a long way to go...

It's kind of a good thing I have a month and some change. But at the same time I wish I was eloping and getting married tomorrow!