story time sunday: wedding.

4 years out of college, spread all over the country, in different places in life, but still have the same bond. my college roommates are some of my best friends.

we were blessed to be able to spend a long weekend together to celebrate our sweet friend crissa's wedding.

just imagine, girls trip (we mostly left the hubbies at home), six of us sleeping in the same room (we couldn't leave each other's sides!), crying tears of joy, having heart to hearts, cooking, decorating, exploring, but mostly laughing and making memories that will last a life time!

it was a beautiful wedding and crissa made a stunning bride! tim- you are a blessed man (but i know you know that!). it was a joy to be apart of it.

here are some of my fav pix from the perfect chelan weekend!

xo

lessler wedding!

since we got married (almost three months ago), we have been in a wedding each and to one last night! i LOVE it!

this one is fallon and alex's wedding which was in portland. me trav and fallon went to college together. me and fal got a lot closer after we graduated. travis and i started dating and fallon would talk to us about her future husband and little did we know- it would be so soon that they found each other!

the wedding was a BLAST! we had a great time escaping the heat and celebrating love. (sorry this post should be from the beginning of may- i'm so behind!)

(at bachlorette party in downtown portland- portland city grill! and an girl's only after party!)

(the reveal moment)

(my sexy date)

(at fal's wedding!)

(the lessler's and harper's together- the first of many times :) )

36 hours

what a joy it has been to be me the last 36 hours. LOL

no really- i have had some fun... started off with egg decorating at work....

followed by some rehearsal dinner for the edwin's wedding. there is where i met this cutie.

we were kindly given her as our first pet (she was our centerpiece for the night). the boys got one and named their's marc jacobs. so they decided mine and trav's was kate spade. i drove home like i was driving home from the hospital with a newborn in my car. since she's our first pet, i must take the best care of her! we even had breakfast this morning. ha

and finally, the edwin's BEAUTIFUL outdoor wedding! sally made an exquisitely breathtaking (ya i just put those two words together) bride. and her husband kelsen didn't look so bad himself!:)

(more pics to follow)

trav was the best man and had the BEST speech. i'm so proud of my handsome hubby!

we are so excited for the edwin's as we will have many double dates together as newlyweds!

good 'ol Vegas!

every time i go home- i really miss it. i love being with my family, seeing my friends, and just being home. this trip home was short but totally sweet.

started it off with a baby shower for my girl katelyn! she looks FABULOUS! it was fun to see some high school girlfriends too!

then after- we had a vegas reception! it was super mellow- a fun dessert party! it was smaller than our wedding which was nice cause we got to connect with everyone!

( a little centerpiece action)

(the table full of food- our caterer even made root beer float cupcakes! yum!)

(me and my handsome husband socializing)

(jk- la... where is the m and b?! missed you brookie and megz.)

(our niece- london! isn't she perfect?!)

anyways- thanks for coming out everyone. it was fun to put that dress on again and sass it!

xo

3.12

best day of my LIFE!

here are a few of my favorite pictures thus far...

(in our photobooth)

(eating tacos real fast at our table)

and then our honeymoooooon!

wowwi MAUI :)

(us by the pool and beach- got to see turtles and whales, all while having the best food!)

(at the infinity pool- LOVED IT.)

(just finishing a day of skip bo tournaments and sun bathing)

(a romantic dinner at cafe o'lei!)

(our adventure on public transit! why didn't we learn about this til the last 2 days?!?!)

highlights of honeymoon: obviously.... lol

i loved planning a day for me and trav. we went snorkeling in front of our hotel in the morning, and then got afternoon massages, and finished it up with a bomb dinner.

his day he planned was even better! we went for a 6am snorkel to a local island. then continued onto 'turtle town' where i lost my fin and saw 3 turtles. he tried diving for it cause he didn't want to pay a lot of money for it and didn't see any turtles :( he finally retrieved with the help of our tour guide, meanwhile, i'm back at the boat, having some water and snacks, laughing with captain jack about how he was going to give me a fin to return so we didn't have to pay the 5 bucks! LOL

and now home to the end of spring training and cleaning...

love is a many splendid thing.

love is in the air...

i have been to many weddings already this summer with more to come. it seems to be the age when everyone is falling in love and getting married. it's fun cause i am getting good ideas for when i have mine in ten years. 

1 Corinthians 13.

enjoy.

smash and jbro

One of the most beautiful days of my life. I was so blessed and encouraged to see a pure love in Jesus and with each other this day. The union between my sister and Jebron, my new brother-in-law, made my spirit joyful. NOt only because we have a new wonderful addition to the family but because I get it... Only God put these two together. Every part of their relationship has been based on God and then the rest follows. It makes sense now. This pure love has been reflected in each of their relationships with God and now they are together demonstrating this love. It's just a beautiful thing.
I was the Maid of Honor and what an honor it truly was. This is a little poem I wrote to the two of them for my speech:

It all started with the idea of 7-7-07,
ever since then, you have both been in heaven.
Beginning with the lunch where Dad spilled the beans,
telling us of how Jebron was looking for his Mexi queen.
Ash could not stop blushing in the cheeks,
for she knew Jebron was no geek.
They started e-mailing and talking it out,
for a roadtrip, Smash and I were all about!
On our road trip up to Sac,
J-Bro got on his mac (and no I'm not talking about his lap top).
For there, they both had a blast,
and I instantly knew that this would last...

I love the unity God brought together on this day. For it wasn't just a man and woman coming together, it was two beautiful cultures and ethnicities, coming together, united before Christ.