Bridal Shower #1

Wanted to share a few pics from the bridal shower I had this weekend. I can't believe I'm having bridal showers! Still a surreal feeling but I am so thankful for everyone coming to celebrate with me (and Megan too at this shower)! I'm so lucky to get to work with such amazing women every day. I had lots of fun! Here's a few photos to share the fun with you all :)










Oh yay!

So happy :)

Most adorable apron ever.

The two blissful brides :) Thank you so much everyone! Especially Wendy, Char and Merrily for being such wonderful hostess'!

This and That

Thought I'd just share a few of my favorite things from May:

First: My little nephew showin' off just how darn cute he is.



Yeah, drool face. Gets the girls every time ;)


That camera looks so delicious, I just want to eat it!



Oh I'm sorry, I was busy playing here, did you say something?



I'm still learning how to use a spoon.



Second: I'm getting new windows! Here are the men hard at work giving me pretty new windows.




I'm glad I missed most of the process. Too loud and nerve wracking for me. But Dad and Steve are saving me a boatload of money and making my house seem brand new with the new windows. What a blessing to be able to buy them and install them ourselves :)

Third: My new garden. Now if the RAIN WOULD GO AWAY, and come again another day, I could plant the garden. Beginning to wonder if I'll ever get to plant vegetables and flowers.


Well I guess it isn't a garden yet, but this picture shows the one sunny day we had when we (meaning Steve) created it.

Fourth: Time with a dear friend and her new bundle of joy Ethan :) Such a good mama.




Showing off his baby blues

I Said YES!

The Set Up:
Steve "I thought we could do something with just the two of us for your birthday. The beach would be fun (what I had suggested) but what do you think about making a trip up to Duncan Creek?" (I had mentioned before that SOMEDAY I wanted to go explore around up there since I have a picture framed in my family room of that creek)
Me: Oh ok, that sounds super.








The Day:
It was cloudy, occasional sprinkles. Exactly the weather we both enjoy in Oregon.



The Proposal:
We had been exploring around for a while at the creek taking pictures. Once we had made our way up the creek a ways, we took a few pictures with the self timer and and a tri-pod made out of a log. Steve said "I just want to try one more just to make sure we get a good picture" Turns out that last picture is a series of pictures of him proposing. I can only bring myself to post the first as the 2nd and 3rd I am sporting the "ugly cry" face.





After:
We stopped at Multnomah Falls on the way home for some lunch and did a little exploring, until the mist from the Falls combined with the heavy rainfall drove us inside to get dry and warm.

Mystery Solved

Thought I'd post a follow up. Steve's mom had the winning info regarding what kind of plant I had. It is Lily of the Valley and VERY prolific in my backyard. It's pretty though and another Spring surprise. Enjoy the pictures. They FINALLY bloomed so I have something to post :)




And one other LARGE addition that just popped up in the yard with little warning. Stay out of that thing's way.

Can you solve the question of "The Mystery Plant?"

Anyone up for playing a fun game? I have this patch of green stick things in between my two birch trees. It wasn't there when I moved in at the beginning of July, and has just started popping up in the last 2-3 weeks. I have NO idea what the heck it is! I want to know if it is going to take over and I should rip it out before it takes over or if I am patient it might turn into something beautiful? Right now it is a mystery and I have never seen it before. Maybe if someone out there knows what it is I'll get you a prize!

Spring Has Sprung!

Fresh flowers inside. Fresh flowers outside. I LOVE springtime!!!! This post is devoted to the pretty flowers I have surrounding me today. I just hosted a baby shower ( I hope to steal pictures from people to post here soon) so I have lots of beautiful flowers all over inside and outside my tulips bloomed just in time for the party. EEEKKKK, they just make me so happy. Hope you enjoy this pretty posting!











If you look super close you can see the very first yellow tulip pop open in the far end of the bed. There are more yellow ones now, just late to bloom I suppose. I love driving home and seeing that sea of pink, red and yellow tulips. Thanks Aunt Mary and Uncle Ken!

Spring in February?

So 2010 thus far has been fairly uneventful. January was packed full of studying for a certification exam for work. I didn't HAVE to take it, but I guess I thought the torture sounded like fun! Mostly I was being stubborn. I didn't like the fact that it was hanging out there as something possible to achieve, and I hadn't done it yet. I can't stand having things on my to do list for too long, it drives me crazy! So with many tears and moments of feeling overwhelmed, I spent January studying, but passed the test :)

Even though I was busy I found time for a few fun things. Here we go on another really random blog posting.

A yummy dinner I made. I thought it was pretty and it was super easy to make.

Steve has become a master baker! I am not fond of having to follow a recipe so baking doesn't always turn out so well for me. Lemon bars are his latest treat and they were SO lemony and delicious.


He also decided it was time for the first fire in the fireplace! I am too much of a nervous nelly to build one when home alone but I LOVED it. Fires are so pretty and Mom and Dad got to enjoy it too :)

My cake creation for Dad's birthday. I tried to make it tropical with palm trees but I don't know, it might have been more of an abstract cake. But at least I didn't ruin it with my lack of baking skills combined with my unique ability to ruin anything I try to cook out of a box. Yummm, I look forward to Dad's birthday every year for the spice cake.



February rolled along before I knew what happened but with it came beautiful flowers all over the place! I got a WONDERFUL arrangement of tulips for Valentine's day


and I am SOOOO looking forward to seeing all the tulips I planted in my front bed spring up! They are just starting to pop out and it's fun to see all the other spring flowers around the yard I had no idea were there when I bought the house. I think it's one of my favorite things so far about the house is getting to see spring arrive :)


A little patch of flowers in the bed out in the backyard.


Up Close. With some tulips mixed in.



My hope is that in a month I can post pictures of my tulips in full bloom! Waiting is killing me, I'm so excited for them :) Hope 2010 is treating you well!