Monday, December 07, 2009

Christmas came early this year!

Today is the perfect day to try out my new Bogs wellies! These were an early Christmas/birthday gift from my dearly Beloved. Now, I can splash in the puddles and slosh through the mud...in style! Thanks Billy!

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I know what you're thinking - how on earth do you find a gift for him that is as good as purple and green wellies? Well, I got Steve a brand new Echo weed trimmer! Now he has a nice collection of tools and power equipment to make our new home shine!! Cheers!

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Saturday, December 05, 2009

Cozy

Steve's first attempt at making a fire in our fireplace. Success!!!

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Look how they shine

Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, a group called The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers performed a number to "Yellow" a Coldplay tribute by The Vitamin String Quartet. This dance blew my socks off. I had to watch it a few times and even Steve was impressed. I accidentally deleted the episode so I am so happy I found a video of the performance so that it lives on my blog forever!! These dancers are incredible - some of the stuff they do is mind-boggling and defies gravity AND to top it off, the song is so beautiful that I'm considering it for walking down the aisle...take a look (and a listen!)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Honeymoon Adventure!

When we first started talking about our honeymoon, we immediately ruled out anywhere tropical. Yeah, we're weird. But - we've both been to Hawaii, Steve's been to Jamaica and Costa Rica, I've been to Cancun and Cabo and we have little interest in the bahamas, caribbean, etc. We were looking for a place with lots of music, CULTURE, theatre, museums, interesting sites and people, not beaches.

Initially, we wanted to keep it simple and go to Vancouver, Canada for a week. We've talked about visiting Vancouver before and know it would be an awesome vacation. But the more we thought about it, the more we realized that we should take advantage of this opportunity to go on a REAL holiday and GO BIG!

So, we thought about Iceland. Iceland would be sooo romantic and beautiful. We'd hike around a lush, green countryside, graze with cool animals, and jump into geothermal hot springs. We'd get to chat it up with the Norse and learn about their unique culture. Definitely our style.

Our next thought was Japan. JAPAN! Who goes on their honeymoon to Japan?! Looks like we do! We thought it would be an excellent place to immerse ourselves into an entirely different culture, explore a bustling city, take the bullet train to fishing villages and gorgeous shrines, and eat really good sushi! So, it's official: we're going to Tokyo!


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Friday, November 13, 2009

Best BFF Bisit

So I have a list. A list of things to do in my life. Since 2001, "hike to the P" has been on that list. Well, 4 years after graduation, I can finally cross it off! For those of you who don't know what the P is, take a look:

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Heather came to visit for a night and it was her brilliant idea to accomplish our goal! We don't really know why it took us so long to do this because it was like a 5 minute hike. It took longer to walk from the parking lot to the trail head than it did to get to the P. But boy oh boy it was worth the wait!! The view was spectacular and we chose the perfect time to hike! It wasn't too hot, and the hills were the loveliest shade of green. We could see all of Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo and it brought back lots of memories of the town where we entered adulthood together.

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Heather, thank you for coming all the way from Hawaii to see me!! I am so lucky that I get to call you my friend!! You are one of the best people I know. And by BEST I mean you make this world a really, really, incredibly awesome place to live!!

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Location Location Location!

As I briefly mentioned before, I changed my wedding venue to Edna Valley Vineyard. Our wedding website is officially up and running and is linked over on the right if you're interested.

Next up:
  • meet with Caterer and choose a menu
  • block rooms for guests
  • decide on a honeymoon destination
  • finish invites
  • meet with a florist
  • much much more...I LOVE wedding planning!
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

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