Our Weekend.

Oh riiiiight.....NOW I remember why we live here!




















Look...no hands!

Being outside is so totally better than being inside.

It's all in the details.

...and boy were the details abundant at the lovely wedding of Miss Diggy-Dehn and Ryan last weekend.

Every little darling, nautical detail was planned out and executed to perfection. Diggs spent all year planning...and her labor of love paid off. It was perfection.

And even when the weather couldn't make up it's schizophrenic mind (sunny, drizzling, absolute monsoon downpour, thunder, back to sunny...) it didn't matter. Their wedding weekend at Alderbrook was not only a weekend for celebrating their love, but a weekend at "summer camp" with old friends and reminiscing.

Weddings are always special. I love the love. But there was just something extra special about this one it seemed...life is busy these days, and full weekends surrounded by many of your closest friends are not common place anymore, so to bask in company of everyone, including the kiddos made my heart very happy.

So happy in fact I busted out my craziest dancing shoes ever EVER. Wow. My back is still hurting from some of the moves...is this a sign I'm getting old?!

Oh...and Miss Teresa here? Well, she has really upped the standards for Maid of Honor speaches. One of the best ever, bravo.

Thank you Diggy and Ryan for getting married and for creating such a wonderful weekend for us all. Someone really set the day on perfect.

I spy...

with my own little eye...

a sleeping girl with her bum in the air...cutest little tushie I ever did see.

and is that a curl?! Nicholas had some waves when he was little...could our girl be so lucky??

Let Freedom Ring.

I've always been a fan of the Fourth of July...but this year really seemed to take the cake. The family all gathered at Auntie and Peter's compound on Samish Island and it was a little piece of heaven all weekend long.

Lawn games...

Lots of good food...

Family time...

And a trip to Boom City, which proved to be quite the entertainment for the little boys and big boys alike.

This was our first Fourth where we were able to attend the much talked about Samish Island parade, and it did not disappoint! In all it's small town glory, we watched as homemade floats passed by with the band leading them all.

Some caught candy...while some of us napped...

And some of us even participated in the festivities...




Oh how I love small towns...




I'm thinking this may become an annual gathering...so until next year, let freedom ring baby.

Somebody....

...thinks her daddy is pretty funny.

Untitled from Courtney Juhl on Vimeo.

Rock N' Roll.

"There will come a day when my body can no longer do this.
Today is not that day."

This quote from the shirt of a fellow runner was our adopted motto for Saturday's half-marathon run.

Was it easy? Not at all.

Did it hurt at times? Most definitely.

But am I glad we did it? Absolutely.

When the seven of us girlfriends decided to sign up for this last summer, I wasn't fully convinced I would follow through with it. It sounded like a great goal, but if it didn't work out...eh.

There were certainly times during the training process that I thought I would just stop this nonsense, especially given the oh-so-lovely spring we'd been having (running in the rain isn't so much fun).

But I am so happy that I stuck it out. Accomplishing this goal with these ladies was a very incredible feeling. To know that our bodies could be pushed and would allow us run 13.1 miles, to know that we are healthy enough to make the decision to do a run like this...it makes me very thankful.


And to see my little squish at the finish line was the best reward ever!

We did it gals....yay us!

Happy...

...for coffee this week. It's been a necessity.

...that Nicholas and Dave were the ones doing the Mud Run last weekend and that Charlotte and I were just spectators.

...that Charlotte is finally feeling better (yes, hard to believe but during the first week of summer she had the stomach flu...seriously?! I thought we were done with cold/flu season?!)

...that this challenging week is coming to a close. I'm not going to lie, it's been a bit of a rough one. Scheduling who will stay home with C...guilt about not being with her the whole time...guilt about having to leave work...maybe it's the Catholic in me or something, but I've just had a lot of mama guilt this week.

...that we get to hang with these buddies again this weekend!

...for 3-5 year goals and plans that Nick and I have been discussing. It's fun and exciting to think about (and my father-in-law Rick would be so proud...he's all about the 5 year plan)

...that training for this Rock-and-Roll 1/2 Marathon is coming to a close and that the race is this weekend (okay...so maybe I'm more nervous for the race part of it...)

...for Parisian themed showers for this cute little bride-to-be!

...that I married my very best friend who just happens to be a pretty incredible daddy. Happy belated fathers day! Thank you for everything this week.

Friday Night.

Gorgeous peonies from my co-workers yard that now make their home on my dining room table.

Time for a run. And time for play.

First Copper River Salmon of the season.

Gardening and planting veggies, accompanied by rose wine. A natural combo.

Cozy comfort.

Here's hoping you are all enjoying a relaxing start to your weekend.

It's 9:53 p.m. and I'm heading to bed...oh happy Friday!