Reunion...Round II

Tonight was the dinner at the Elk's Club...(the sign was corrected by this time)...Kristen, Kricky, Michelle and me at Kricks house before Terry, Kris's dad, dropped us off. Funny...you know sometimes people say that folks come back to their 10 year reunion, really try to show off, look good to others, rent limo's....not these girls...it's parents picking us up and dropping us off all weekend! I love it!

$1 jello shots?! why not?If there would have been a Spirit Award given for the night, Miss Krissy most certainly would have won!! Her rapping skills are quite impressive! Unfotunately though....

Much of the evening looked like this...

Still had a great time though...so fun to see these gals who I grew up with and just pick up where we left off. There is a history there that is just so special, and regardless of much or little we all talk...somethings are just always the same when you go back to Walla Walla. I love you sweet town!

Day of Babes...

Saturday day was my day to get to see ALL the adorable babes of the friends from high school... and let me tell you...there are a LOT of them! It is so amazing to me to see the little ones of good friends...they are all so unique and precious. I'm so happy I had this opportunity to meet so many of them!
Tera's baby Samantha...could that belly be any cuter??
Nicole and her son, Ryder...Me and Wendi's little munchkin Carter...he is SUCh a mini Wendi!! I felt really good that he let me hold him, Wendi said he doesn't usually let a lot of people hold him...I must have the magic touch! The mom's...hope I am that cute when I am someday a mommy!

Hello Sunshine!

To me, having a day off when you know everyone else is working makes the day even THAT much better! Someone set this Friday on perfect....a run with Sam dog in the morning (though I did think he was going to have a heart attack, he may have outgrown his running days...)

...shopping around cute downtown with my even cuter mama...

...delicious lunch at Luscious...

...lounging at the pool with Krissy...

...thankfully, catching a pic of the absurd sign at the Elk's Club before they corrected it. 50th Reunion? Seriously? The didn't see the error??

...seeing everyone at The Green Lantern (which, BTW is FULLY remodeled....it is totally the classy Green now...

...and ending the night by calling mom to come pick me up at 1:30 a.m.- thanks mom! Bit of a lack of cabs in Walla...

Say W-W-H-S....Is the best!

Thursday after work: Krissy and I are taking off over the mountains to our cutest Walla Walla for our 10 year reunion...I am SO excited! What a blessing it was to grow up in such an adorable town and with such fun friends. I have such fond memories of my childhood and high school days, and I just can't wait to get there for some sunshine and trips down memory lane....YAY!
The Terminator's of 98er (I know...most awesome name ever, right?!....kidding.) We were certainly missing our Beekers this weekend though...just not quite the same without her!

When you get married....

(if you aren't already) I totally recommend registering at Macy's. Why you may ask?
-I feel like they are very prevalent and easy for most people to shop at, no matter if you live in the city or more rural areas.
-They really do have a great selection of goodies
-BUT BEST OF ALL....they accumulate a certain percentage of everything purchased off your registry, and then a percentage as well from anything you purchase at Macy's, from the time you register until a couple months after your wedding. Then they just send you a gift card for the heck of it with the total of that percentage.

So today we got a gift card in the mail for about $280! Sa-weet!!! Thanks Macy's!

Beautiful Wedding!

Mike and Erin's wedding was absolutely fabulous!! The weather turned out great, the bride was gorgeous (as were the bridesmaids!), great food, good friends, and LOTS of dancing!

I love this idea of a destination wedding that is only 2 hours away. It creates such a fun mini-vaca with a bunch of your close friends...plus, there is a wedding celebration! Brilliant. We all headed over Friday for the rehearsal dinner, and then stayed at Mt. Springs Lodge for the entire weekend. It felt like we were back in college...literally. All sleeping in the loft sleeping porch, getting up, talking about the night before, hanging out all day, getting ready together...I loved that there was no separation!!

Such a special weekend....I heart wedddings!!!

Destination...Leavenworth!!

Can't wait until 3:30 today...we'll be heading over to Leavenworth for Mike and Erin's wedding! It is at the Mountain Springs Lodge http://www.mtsprings.com/ so all the guests will be staying together for the celebrating! Since Nicholas is still in Georgia, I have been bumped from a room to the sleeping porch...thanks a lot Nick! Only kidding...I actually think the porch is going to be a blast!

Congrats friends....so excited for you! Actually....I don't think either of you read my blog so it is kind of funny that I write as if I'm saying it to you. Let's just say I'm sending those good thoughts out into the universe for them!

"Meat" Mountain

So my detoxing/cleansing girls and I made a fabulous vegan meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy last night...and it.was.good!! It was the first time I've actually felt full on the cleanse!Our meatloaf quickly became lovingly referred to as the Meat Mountain, or Meat Maddness because we didn't have our loaf pan, so we had to make it in pie pan. It still turned out great though and oh-so-good!
I love cooking with my girls....such a fun night!

Tricky Trickster

It worked!!! I was successfully able to trick myself this morning with my decaf coffee and hazelnut soy creamer! Certainly, not the same as my daily ritual of the Coffemate creamer...but it satisfied the craving. YAY!

Cleanse Day 2

So day two of the cleansing diet went pretty well....oh, oops, except for the time I CHEATED! I couldn't help it though....I may not be able to give up coffee. I just might have to face the facts. I had a soy latte this afternoon after fighting the urge all morning long.

Tomorrow is another day though. Be strong Courtney.

Man Chores = No Fun

So with Nicholas gone for 2 weeks... I am left to all the man chores myself. It is funny, after living together for 5 months now, we have kind of settled into certain "roles" without really even realizing it...we both cook together (though Nick mans the BBQ), I typically do the dishes, as well as the laundry and most house hold cleaning (yes, this includes Swiffering). Nick takes care of the garbage, mowing the lawn, and taming the crazy tiers in the backyard.
Before mowing the lawn myself...I may have said this was an easy job. Not the case. We just have one of those old push lawn mowers and it was a serious workout getting that lawn done! But, I did it...pat on the back for one Man Chore done.

So...I'm ready for Nick to come home now!!

Room with a view...

What a wonderful Father's Day today was! Although I had to say goodbye to Nicholas for 2 weeks (wah!) and although I am missing him terribly already (double wah!)...he is off to Georgia for an exciting learning experience for his career.

I went for a run, in...get this...the SUN! It was fabulous!

Krissy, Michelle and I layed out (with sunscreen of course!) in our backyard and just chatted, enjoyed the Vitamin D exposure that have been so lacking.

My new family all came over for dinner...Court, Chris, Allie and Hans...we BBQ'd, played some Bocci Ball and just enjoyed the lovely evening.

As I sit down to my blog this evening, I think of dad...listening to an old Carolyn Dawn Johnson song, "Room with a View", that always brings tears to my eyes:

"Now you've got a room with a view... A window to the world

You always had your sights set high

And now that you're gone...your memory lives on...and I see you smiling in my mind

With angels as visitors, dropping by, your room with a view".

I feel so fortunate that on days like today that could easily be very sad days...I am surrounded by friends and family who I love so very much, and who love me and lift me up every day. Thank you to each of you.

To my dad, my grandpa, my papa, and to my new fathers-in-law....thank you to all of you for shaping who I am...and who Nicholas is. We love you!

The Sleasman's Shower!

The "Entertainment Themed" shower for Justin and Laura couldn't have been more fun!! We celebrated this fabulous, active couple at Jason's house...a.k.a. entertainment capital of the Northwest!

All the girls!

The cute Elhardt's explaining the Newlywed Game we would be playing to us...and yes, Nick and I won, duh! Justin and Laura were so excited about their Camel Backpacks...now no need to stop for water breaks on their runs and hikes! They kept them on all night! Kels rockin' out to Rock Band in Jason's amazing entertainment room...one word, INCREDIBLE! Drums: Jason, Base: Krissy, Guitar: Lauren, Vocals: Courtney--- we REALLY rocked it! 90th percentile of course.

Happy Saturday!!!
Time for some yard work....

Okay...

I realize today last nights posting is a bit dramatic....but those tribute shows just really get ya every time, don't they?