Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Meet the Parents

the time, saturday morning, 10am. the location san luis obispo, big sky cafe. the event, time for jason & my parents to meet. the weather was surprisingly warm for slo. actually...hot!

san luis is a special place for my family...my grandma and grandpa (mom's parents) retired here. many, many happy memories, for me, were spent with my grandparents in slo. my grandpa headed back up to palo alto after my grandma passed away. but, slo still holds a special, special place in my heart and a possible retirement location for my parents.

jason's family is local to the area...just a hop, skip and a jump up the hill to his parents house. jason lived in slo for awhile after HS. patti & craig (jason's mom & dad) both went to school at cal poly slo (the real cal poly...as the locals call it).

so to me...this is the perfect spot for the introduction. jason and i jetted up there on friday night after work.

the brunch was tasty...if you are in the area, i strongly recommend stopping by for a bite. the conversation was easy. the dads quickly started chatting about music. the moms were chatting about geographic commonalities. jason and i just sat back and enjoyed.

(right) me, my mom (patti), my dad (bruce)
(left) my honey, his mom (patti...no that's not a typo, they have the same name), his dad (craig)

the parents

if you have never been to slo...go visit! try to squeeze in a thursday night because they have an amazing farmers market and make sure you check out gum alley! add a piece if you would like.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Happy Anniversary Paul & Erica!!

today is a day of celebration in the marriage world. erica & paul harper are celebrating 5 years of marriage. erica is one of my dear, dear friends and her husband paul is just fantastic. they fell in love while we were wearing DBHS gear and now have a gorgeous little girl, jules! i love you both and wish you sweet blessings on this special day. congratulations!!

the happy couple

Friday, July 25, 2008

Meet the FLOWER girls!

what's better than ONE flower girl? THREE!! our wedding day would not be complete without these three gorgeous girls. meet the girls in age order!

Miss Julia Elizabeth Harper
erica, julia's mom, is one of my closest friends.
i love this gorgeous photo of jules, she looks so grown up!
i borrowed it from erica's blog.


Miss Emmeline Kale Graham
Emme aka Jason's other girlfriend.
this gorgeous little girl belongs to my cousin elton & natalie!
she is a camera ham! what more can you ask for?


Miss Laney Mae Flood
the youngest of the flower girl bunch, brought to
us by lindsey & justin flood on April 19, 2007.
Linds & I have been amazing friends since 6th grade!!
look at that sweet smile, courtesy of
lindsey's blog, "life on lotus!"


Thank you Rica, Nat & Linds for letting these
gorgeous girls walk down the aisle on our special day!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

For the LOVE of travel

jason & i LOVE to travel. i think we would do it all the time if we could. what an amazing gift to see a glimpse of the BIG world around us. here are a few pics from some of our vacations.

i love looking back at old adventures knowing we have many, many, many more to come!
ENJOY!



snorkeling shark/ray alley, belize

my oh so sweet birthday/christmas present
an amazing trip to paris/london
this shoot is in paris

jason's BIG 30th birthday
what better way to celebrate than HAWAII
polynesian cultural center

watching the sunset in hawaii...fantastic

anyone else have the travel itch? i know i do after looking at these pics.