The fact is ALL brides want to look amazing in their wedding dress. Which usually means a diet or workout regimen and sometimes both are put into place after an engagement. I like to think of myself as fit, but…
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
I’ve always loved a tasty quinoa salad, especially during summer. Lately I’ve been making it on the regular. I did pick up a massive 4 lb bag at Costco a few weeks ago. Again like many other recipes it was…
Friday Fancies :: Summer Fresh
Dress // Sandels // Shopper // Watch // Ring// Sunglasses // Lip Gloss Happy Friday! It’s been a long week for me knowing I have my first wedding dress fitting Saturday. I haven’t seen my dress since November, but I’m…
Wedding Wednesdays: The Invitations
The invitations went out last week — woo-hoo! It’s amazing how the time is just flying by. We love how Lauren was able to carry the Tahoe Mountain theme from the Save-the-Date to the invites and RSVPs. Now we just…
Baked Spinach Dip Mini Bread Bowls
Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend? How did you spend your extra day off? The 30th Birthday celebrations continued through the weekend with BBQs, beers and bikes. We had a nice BBQ spread, I even tried out a few new…
Friday Fancies: Memorial Day
Tunic/ Shorts / Swimwear / Wedges / Watch / Hat I’m ready for the three day weekend and my 30th Birthday BBQ bash on Sunday! I decided to changes things up around here and join in on Friday Fancies over…
What I’ve learned in 30 years
That’s right yours truly turn 30 today! I would like to think I’m that much wiser, not older. Last year I proclaimed I would complete 30 things before 30, well let’s just say I only marked a few of the…
Wedding Wednesdays: Invitation Inspiration
We are less than 90 days away from the big day! Last night Nick and I started addressing our invitations, but before I share our invites I need to drop them in the mail. Instead — here’s what inspired our…
Grads + San Diego
That’s right Marcus graduated from college and Wednesday he moves to Colorado Springs!!! We all couldn’t be more proud. Here’s how the weekend went down. Friday morning we watched the little bro walk. We think he has the best sisters…
Simple Patio Table Part One
Last summer we built a kitchen table and this summer were building some patio furniture — starting with a simple patio table. We went to our local lumber yard Meeks and picked up: 5 – 12′ – 1×4 Boards 5 –…






