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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR LADY & YOUR BOY!!! xoxo We Love...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:04:48 -0500

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR LADY & YOUR BOY!!! xoxo
We Love you!!!

Wedding Dreamin'

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:43:14 -0400

I’m pretty sure that I was planning our wedding in my sleep last night. I woke up multiple times and each time I went back to sleep, I would have another wedding dream. I’m sure that it was caused from me looking at wedding blogs before bed… But my dreams gave me some pretty good ideas! Today will definitely be a wedding planning day. And I’m thinking my Pinterest wedding board is going to need to be nipped in the butt for a while. Don’t need to be showing people my wedding ideas! I had been worried about not having all my ducks in a row with wedding plans yet, but now that I know my Love will be deploying, I am glad I will have that to keep me busy while he is away. It will help to pass the time and when he gets back, I get to say ‘I do’ to my best friend! I. Can’t. Wait. !!!

Things I want to do....

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:44:00 -0400

The creative part of me has been itching to get out and be expressed in so many ways lately. I look around our house and have DIY and crafty ideas bursting out of my brain. First of all, my fiancé bought me a Cannon rebel T3 for my birthday. He knows that photography has always been an itch that I have been wanting to scratch but just haven’t had the resources to get further into it than doing the best I can with my iPhone. So, I will definitely be experimenting (a lot) with my new beauty and trying to learn every little detail about my trick so that maybe… Some day… I can photograph your wedding, your new Ron child, or just your face and everything lovely in the world.
Beyond the photography bit is my other creative cravings…. Which definitely are a range of things. I want, so badly, to have a pop-up dinner party. I’ve been experimenting with my cooking skills and I think that, so far, Blake would say he approves of most of what I cook.. And I can only get better, right? Well, in case you don’t know,a pop-up dinner party is where you set up a fancy dinner somewhere that you’re not really supposed to or that is our of the ordinary. My thought is in Joshua Tree National Park… It’s absolutely gorgeous at sunset.
Another thing I really want to do, which would have to be done when I’m in King City because, lets face it, I haven’t made a ton of friends here just yet… Is having a pie party. Where we can all eat together, drink some wine, chat about the latest and greatest that I’ve been missing out in in King City, and are lots of amazingly delicious pies… And devour them before our sig. others have a chance to (just kidding)
Then there is one more bigger things would like to do… After getting my creative juices flowing, and trying a few DIY experiments and recipes I haven’t tried before… I would really like to start my own blog. I know, this is a blog… But I mean a legitimate, well out together, actually has followers… Blog. There’s this class that I have been eye balling but I don’t want to spend money on it until I know that I have some tricks up my sleeve to put on the log once I have it.
So yeah… Those are my if things.. Alongside those are just a million mini craft projects for around the house and whatnot…oh and I would like to throw someone a party just so I can be older creative… Blake might have to be that person… Even if its just me and him at the party. :-)
Well, if you read through this, this. And I would love your input about my ideas!!!

photojojo: Isn’t this a unique way to display your favorite...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:50:58 -0400

photojojo:

Isn’t this a unique way to display your favorite photos? All it takes is black and white photocopies and transparency paper! Head over to Inspired Ideas below to check out the process!

DIY Guide to Transferring Your Favorite Photos to Glass

via Pinterest

Love this idea.

instagram: One World Trade Center A reflective 104-story...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:01:55 -0400

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One World Trade Center

A reflective 104-story skyscraper known as One World Trade Center is rising amid New York City’s skyline where the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trace Center once stood.

The building—which became New York’s tallest in April—sits adjacent to the site of the towers that were destroyed in a terrorist attack 11 years ago today, on September 11, 2001. The exact footprints of the Twin Towers have been memorialized by two reflecting pools with cascading waterfalls, and walls inscribed with the names of those who were lost in the attacks.

The photographs featured above were taken by members of the crew building the new World Trade Center, which is expected to be completed in late 2013.

southernsophistication: THIS. Fair point well made if I do...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:38:00 -0400

southernsophistication:

THIS.

Fair point well made if I do say so myself. Sometimes I wonder why the system hasn’t already implemented this idea? Do they want us to forever be spending our tax dollars on people who are too lazy to get up and find themselves a job?

That’s exactly how I think of it. Need some travel in my...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:30:05 -0400

That’s exactly how I think of it. Need some travel in my life with my love by my side! I can’t wait for our adventures together.

Guaranteed...

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:23:52 -0400

Every year when I get home from the Paso fair, for some reason, it is guaranteed that I will be pulled over within one block from home…. Seriously. And it has been for the same reason… Every time. I don’t know what the deal is but my license plate light goes out…. Every. Year. And they pull me over hoping to catch a drunk driver…. Only to catch a sober driver. As in, a designated driver. And each year they apologize for pulling me over and thank me for being a sober driver and let me go on a merry little way. Yep. Happened tonight. It is kind of funny but really weird at the same time. Glad to be home and in bed. It was a log but entertaining and fun day. Goodnight all.

tango-mango: just writing what’s on my mind today Or a train...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:20:18 -0400

tango-mango:

just writing what’s on my mind today

Or a train trip. ;-) Two more days!! And then I will be on my merry ol way to the desert…right where I belong. :) 111 degree heat, here I come!

Wanderlust on the mind...

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:25:22 -0400

So it has been two years since I did my last cross-country road trip and ever since then, I have been right here in good ol California. (Other than a few Vegas and Tahoe trips)
Lately all these emails I’ve been getting and posts I see on pinterest and tumblr have got me craving an adventure. What I would really like to do is get up and go somewhere cool with my honey, kind of far away from California. But that currently isn’t in the cards, and I’m okay with that. So I decided I would fulfill my wanderlust right here at home. Starting Memorial Day Weekend.
I had bought tickets for my parents to go ziplining in Santa Cruz as a gift for my mom for Mothers Day… Then I thought “why would I send them and not go myself???” So, I bought two more tickets for Blake and I. I am SO excited for this little adventure and just can’t wait for the adrenaline rush it brings.
If you’re experiencing the same wanderlust, I thought I would suggest a few things around here you can do. Here in King City, rumor has it, you can enjoy your night by going Cow Tipping…that would be fun, right??
Just joking.
In seriousness though.
Paso has so many wineries and little wine rooms that are always fun to visit with a group of friends
Cayucos is a nice get away that is close by and if you go there, stop by Ruddell’s Smokehouse and get yourself some fish tacos….I guarantee you will not regret it!! Best fish tacos EVER!
My favorite day trip, which could also be a weekend trip is taking Nacimiento-Fergusson road out of Fort Hunter Liggett over to Big Sur (That drive is gorgeous!!! Do pull over on the side of the road for photo-ops…multiple times!!) And then head north. There are multiple places you can stop and Bixby bridge is there as well (its famous)
And north bound adventures always take us to Carmel for a few glasses of wine at Caraccioli cellars followed by watching the sunset on Carmel beach….everyone applauds when the sun goes down…I love it
Oh and I can’t forget about the Pinnacles. That’s always a quick get away to a beautiful place and some awesome hiking. :),

Or you can do like I do most often and get in your car and drive to the bottom of California, where your fiance lives in the desert. Okay your fiance probably doesn’t live where mine does but I’ve grown to really love 29 Palms. And to love the second half of the drive as well.

Just a little rambling from little ol me. Hope you enjoyed!,

This makes me smile.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:38:04 -0500

This makes me smile.

Yep! Cleaning, wrapping, shopping, baking and just being...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:03:14 -0500

Yep! Cleaning, wrapping, shopping, baking and just being amazingly Christmasy. I. Love. It. Cleaning because I get to go to Turlock tomorrow and spend time with Blake and his family, shopping with mom later this afternoon to FINISH Christmas shopping… Finally! And wrapping gifts tonight. And if I have time after, some Christmas baking. It’s a good day to have a good day!!

Bucketlist.

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:13:00 -0500

Bucketlist.

myidealhome: Famous Friday: super-cosy tepee from The Holiday...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:12:58 -0500

myidealhome:

Famous Friday: super-cosy tepee from The Holiday movie

This is my all time favorite movie and im so excited that It’s that time of the year!!!

:)

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:25:31 -0500

Being a hermit pays off...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:14:53 -0500

So let’s start with mentioning how amazing of a week this is… Today is the last day of November and thats incredibly exciting because I’ve been waiting for December to get here since JUNE! but why does being a hermit pay off? Well, I will tell you why.. :) I went to my math class on Monday and spoke with the teacher about missing class this coming Monday because my boyfriend is finally coming home. :) His response? “Not a problem, actually… After you take the quiz on Wednesday, you’re excused for the remainder of the semester… You have an A in my class” that was exciting not only because being excused from his class is really amazing but also because it means that I actually pulled myself together for my least favorite subject. Then comes my photography teacher and I had to tell him as well that I would be missing class Monday ” oh not a problem.. You have an A in my class anyway” I mean, yeah photography is a gimme class but it’s still excting…. So then I go to my English teacher today who just assigned an oral presentation…. Due Monday. That freaked me out a little. So I mention missing class Monday to her and she looks over my grades and says it’s fine… I can do my oral presentation later and I don’t have anything to worry about.
So now for the icing on the cake… What makes this week even better? Well! Friday I get to go to the King City Christmas Parade with miss Constance and baby Shawn and Saturday I will be in Fresno with my best friend, Sarah and my “other brother” Stephen walking Christmas tree lane and having a good ol time….and the cherry on top that I’ve been waiting for since June and am so so so extremely overwhelmingly excited about??? Sunday at the buttcrack of dawn I’m getting up and driving to Twentynine Palms (which i’ve actually missed!) and my Handsome boyfriend is finally coming hoooome.:)
Now tell me thats not a good week!
But the very nest part of it is being back in his arms and being able to tell him I love him in person again rather than over email, telephone, or Skype. :)

Thankful

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:19:00 -0500

It may not be Thanksgiving in California yet, but it is in Japan and that’s where my love is… I went on a drive today to deliver flowers for my Aunt (The Garden House) and it required me to go out to Arroyo Seco and Carmel Valley Rd. It may not be where I live, but it’s darn close and if you’re needing to just get out and go for a drive, I highly recommend you take a cruise out there… The vineyards are the prettiest colors along with all the trees that line the river and it’s just nice to take it all in. I’m thankful that I grew up in a small town that is surrounded with sooo much natural beauty rather than concrete. I’m thankful for my amazing family that supports me in everything I do and is always there for me. I’m thankful for my amazing boyfriend that is such a blessing in my life and brightens all my days. Never has anyone been able to put such an enormous smile on my face on a daily basis…and he’s been doing it from the other side of the world for the past six months. I’m thankful for all of my amazing friends, some that have been like sisters since we were in diapers… You know who you are! I’m thankful for this wonderful life that God has blessed me with and all of the amazing adventures that come along with it. Thank you all for being a part of my amazing adventure, you are all truly blessings in my life. and last, but most definitely not least, I am thankful that my time away from Blake is almost OVER!!! :) Cant wait to be back in his arms!

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving filled with family friends and great conversation… I know I will. :) can’t wait to see everyone.

Well, we’ve got our first “pumpkins”...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:24:19 -0400

Well, we’ve got our first “pumpkins” decorated. :) I think they’re cute!!

Dear King City,

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:01:00 -0400

Tomorrow I will be leaving you for 4 days…and as I drive away, I will have a giant smile on my face, doing the happy dance in the seat of my car listening to whatever mix I decide to make for the Bride-To-Be and myself to listen to on our 5 hour endeavor south.

Move on over Summertime...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:37:00 -0400

It’s time for fall leaves, boots, peacoats, hotcocoa by the fire, big fluffy blankets, and holidays with my amazing family AND it also means that we’re that much closer to my love coming home. :)