The "O.C." (haha)

We had the chance to go down to Southern California to visit our amazing friends from college. After a very interesting flight (I got stuck next to quite a character on our way down there!) we were greeted by Derek, JD and Brad and then went back to the hotel. We just hung out and went to bed.

Saturday morning my very best friends Erin and Sarah came to pick me up and we went hiking in Laguna. We were so excited to be reunited again we could barely get our words out fast enough to catch up on life. We went for a wonderful hike, ate breakfast at a little cafe in Newport Beach and then met up with everyone later.

We went to dinner with a group of about 20 friends and family at Lucille's BBQ (the buttermilk biscuits and apple butter are to die for!) and then went back to the hotel and just hung out with everybody. It was just like being in college again and was so fun to be surrounded by our amazing friends.

Sunday we went to Rock Harbor church in Costa Mesa...what a great church! And then had some lunch and went to South Coast Plaza to do some shopping and kill time before we flew out.

It was a quick weekend but so much fun. It was tough to get back on the plane. But we feel so blessed to have made such amazing friendships in college and think we have the best friends ever!

The view from our hike...(it was a little cloudy at first but then it cleared up :) 

The best friends a girl could ask for...
Golden spoon...the other love of my life!
Hanging out at the mall....love these girls!!!

Weekend Visitors :)

About a month ago my mom and sister came to see me :) I was really homesick and wanted some family in town so my mom and sister flew up to spend the weekend with me. We went all around Seattle and explored. On Friday night we went to a wine bar and restaurant in downtown Seattle called Purple....good wine and good food! Then Saturday morning we went to the Market and got some beautiful flowers (amazingly beautiful bouquets of flowers for only $5!...they are my favorite discovery in Seattle). 

That afternoon Michele, Jay Fordice and their adorable son Carter drove up from Portland to spend the day with us. It was so great to spend time with them and see some more familiar faces. We went to McCormick and Schmicks on Lake Union for dinner. Ate the most amazing dinner of my life....yummmmm! 

Sunday we enjoyed a great sermon at church, then Chevy's Mexican Restaurant (my favorite of all time) for lunch, and then off to the airport they went. It was a quick weekend but a lot of fun :)

They sell lamb tongue at the market...siiiiick! Who really eats that?!?!

Sisters!
The freaky little fish that they use to scare people at the market....
Buying my flowers :)
The beautiful produce at the market...

Long time coming....

So it's been a while since I have updated our blog....oops. It's been a crazy few months with Nick being in the midst of busy season, and I have been working two jobs. So between all that, I havent gotten around to blogging. But tomorrow night is my last night working at Bare Escentuals (wooo!) and so now I will just be working one job at CRG Events (a corporate event planning company in Seattle). I have enjoyed both jobs it was just too much time.

Life has been exciting and fun for us lately as we have embarked upon a few trips and have a few more coming in the future. I was able to go to Colorado to see one of my best friends Janelle. It was a really fun weekend to have some girl time and go visit Janelle and see her life in Colorado. While I was there, we were able to go to a Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban concert which was AMAZING! Country singers are always so good live and Keith Urban put on an absolutely incredible performance.

Here are a few pictures from my trip to Colorado...


Lauren (Janelle's Roomate) and I at the game where Janelle was dancing...
The girls at the concert before it started...

Carrie Underwood...
Keith Urban...
And of course some silly pictures before we went to the airport...

More updates to come :)

Quick Trip to Moses Lake

Last Tuesday and Wednesday I had work off and Mishal and Hannah were just hanging out in Moses Lake so I decided to go over and spend the night with them. The weather was beautiful and we had so much fun just hanging out. We went to dinner, watched a movie, went and worked out and did some shopping. It was a nice little vacation and a lot of fun!

En route to "God's Country" as Nick likes to call it!

Snoqualmie Pass...
Yes I was definitely taking pictures while I was driving...
Hannah Montana and I
Being silly!

Valentines Dinner

Since Valentine's Day was on a Thursday this year and Nick is in the midst of busy season, we decided to have a low key Valentine's dinner at our apartment. I made a special dinner of Balsalmic glazed Salmon, garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry salad and bread with oil and vinegar dip. It was delicious!! It was nice to just hang out, eat dinner, drink wine, and just spend time together. It was a perfect night :)

A little bit of the dinner...

Our little dinner table...
Setting the mood with candles all over...

Pizza Pizza!!

Being the creative chef's that we are (or not so much :) )...we decided that we wanted to make homemade pizza one night for fun. It was so fun to make the pizza and throw the dough around and pretend that we knew what we were doing. I was absolutely terrible and making the pizza dough spin but Nick was really good! He looked like a pro! We made Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza....it was delicious!!!

Nick's dough tossing abilities...

Putting the toppings on the pizza...
The finished product....it was delicious :)

Sonics Game

A few weeks ago we got tickets to go to a Seattle Sonics game through a guy that Nick works with named Mark. Mark's friend works for the Sonics and so he can get us into the games for free and we got free food and drinks as well! It was a lot of fun to watch the game, although the Sonics lost. It was in the midst of a big losing streak for them but a few games later they turned it around.

The view from our seats...

Nick and I at the game...
The freaking scariest mascot "Squatch"...it seriously frightens me!!