soon

yes.

I am now an old married woman, right?

Heck no! I'm only 20!

...but i will be 21 in two short months. yes!

I'll post about the BIG DAY and our surreal honeymoon in a couple days,

but for now Alex and I are enjoying some time with our families in good 'ole Oregon.

I love it here...especially Saturday Market. :)

Take it easy, you guys!

sneak peek

She and Him got their pictures taken today at Laguna Beach.

Alex looked absolutely gorgeous

...if i do say so myself.

While I don't have any of the pictures back just yet from Mollie, our photographer, Jess tagged along (she did my hair so beautifully!!!) and took some of her own pictures.

I think they're pretty good. Like 'em?

Just wait, there are many more to come!! :)

Can you even believe Jess? She's beautiful, super nice, talented, and good at taking pictures and making my hair look pretty? What is this?

sunday morning omelette

Saturday night I picked up a dear friend from the airport who flew out for my wedding.

She is absolutely stunning, smart, skilled at hair and fashion, optimistic

...and everything good in life.

Her name is Jess.

She introduced me to a new omelette with feta cheese in it

...and bacon, yellow peppers, cilantro, avocado, and cheddar cheese.

It was absolutely mind- blowingly good!

You have to try it!

Start by adding your turkey bacon, feta cheese, and cheddar cheese.

Add the AVOCADO (so good) and yellow peppers

Voila! You have a delicious omelette!!

Aubrey Smith turns 20!

Yes, it is true.

Aubrey has indeed turned 20...finally.

So we celebrated at the beach with kayaking, a firepit, roasted hotdots, smores, and fireworks.

So. much. fun.

Happy Birthday Aubrey Smith!

I'm so excited you've joined the decade of your twenties.

It should be a roller coaster and hopefully we will always live close to each other so we can enjoy the ride together!!

It was beautiful weather and just so serene...

Mr. and Mrs. Darren Smith--cutest picture of my life.

Aubrey broke her foot earlier this summer...she took off her boot for her birthday though :) hehe

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Still engaged... and i got my nails did!! woot!

We even had live music courtesy of Gage!

Fireworks over the bay with friends and our warm fire equals perfection.

birthdays

Sorry this post is a tad bit late, but it was Connor's birthday on Monday

...Duncan's birthday on Tuesday

...and Reed's is this Monday.

Connor had a little get together with a few of his fave people!

...extremely good-looking, fun families that is :)

Anyway...

the birthday boy:

Connor turned 16!! Whoa.

the cake:

Chocolate cake with peanut butter mousse icing and reeses on top! :)

the host:

my mom with her ridiculous cups that all have different noses on them. Funny!

family #1:

the Batts

family #2:

the Ashcrafts

the scene:

bonfire in the fire pit with lots of friends and fun!

**there was one more family who came, but I unfortunately was unable to snap a photo of them.

new show

I am definitely a fan of Zooey Deschanel,

her humor,

her bangs,

her style,

her blue eyes,

the fact that she resembles my other idol Katy Perry,

and now this trailer.

(Don't worry, I'm not in love with her, but I would like to be her best friend)

It's called The New Girl and Alex and I will most definitely be watching this show.

It airs on September 20.

Watch it.

I dare you. ;)

showerin' it up

Yep, that's right-o!

I had a bridal shower at my dear friend Rachel's house.

She is a lovely person, with two darling children, and a very funny husband

Oh, and did I mention she moved a couple weeks ago and her house was in ready condish for the party?

I know...she's an overachiever, but we still love her :)

It was Paris-themed so a lot of the food was French-inspired...there were crepes with TONS of toppings including nutella, sparkling "champagne," bread pudding with raspberries and a honey-butter glaze, the trifle as you can see in the picture, cream puffs, a french silk pie that yours truly made...and the list goes on. Let's just say I ate my weight in desserts that night. :)

One of the ongoing games the guests played before I opened presents and watched a video of Alex answering questions about me or him or us. It was absolutely precious and I loved seeing him on screen with all his stage present...it was like he was there a little bit!

...except then I would have gotten to kiss him... hehe

Some of the guests at the party--loved having all of them there!

Just a bowl that I got overexcited about...you know you're getting married slash old when you get excited over bowls. But seriously, that will look so cute sitting on my counter with fruit in it, right?

Yeah, it was that kinda bridal shower, too. ;)

I will LOVE my hubby! ...shirt is courtesy of my mama :)

I think I'm set for the first little while with all of the slinky, lacey stuff...these are Alex's favorite gifts of course! haha

Oh happy day...

Emily laughing at something me or Alex said while answering questions...

Thank you to the two hosts of the shower--Emily and Rachel--to you I raise my glass as you have cute kids and are still skinny despite having those cute kids. You are officially in "the skinny-moms-cute-kids-club" I aspire to be in one day a looooong way down the road.

Thank you for a lovely shower!

xoxo