Toyota Love.

Before it gets stale, I want everyone to know that I got my car on
Monday. :) It's beautiful. And it gave me an excuse to spend a whole
afternoon with my dad. I feel totally blessed to have acquired such
an awesome ride.

One thing's for sure, next time we hang out I won't mind driving.

<3

VL

Mmmm.

It's a play-dress-up-kind-of-week.

I've got a marathon wedding dress shopping session coming up this Saturday. My impulse buy Nordstrom special occasion dress just arrived. And Jenny Yoo has lots of gowns that are just my speed.

This is big news.

http://www.hanson.net/site/hanson/blog_entry/1?entry_id=6379

I love Hanson.

Yesterday John and I took a boat ride with our friend Deanna. She snapped a few pictures in honor of our engagement.











































































These are just some of my favorites!
Didn't they turn out great? Thanks, Deanna!

:)

My car broker called this morning. A 2006 Toyota Corolla CE has been acquired at auction for me! Let's take a moment of silence in memory of Romy, my beloved Saturn SL2. She was one heck of a team player. We'll all miss her, I know. So many memories. Anyway, back to the new car...He said I'll have it by the end of the week. I'm brainstorming for names. Any suggestions?

Just wanted to say hi to Jered and Ollie, my favorite DJs. When is GenXPro getting a blog?

<3

Well, my valentines went out in the mail this morning to my out of town friends (To my Poulsbohemians: You'll have to wait until Saturday). I've had fun looking for DIY projects for this holiday, in particular. Something about it has always appealed to me (maybe because the holiday has my name in it?). I don't really do Christmas cards, never have. But I started making my own valentines every year when I was pretty young. I'm usually covered in glittler and doilies for 3 weeks before I mail them out. This year I took a different approach with something I found at Creature Comforts and Twig & Thistle. I hope you're looking forward to Valentine's Day this year. I AM!

Tradition

Mom and Dad circa 1981.

Art Walk 02 06 09

I had a great time at the Art Walk last night. All of the businesses in town had something unique going on. Gourmet dinner. Open mic night. Free massages. Oh. And lots of art. Check out this t-shirt that I screen printed (for FREE!) at 1010 Graphx! It was the highlight of my night. What a cool souvenir for those who made it out.

Some of my faves.

The blogs I read obsessively.

Green Wedding Shoes

Style Me Pretty

Creature Comforts

Twig and Thistle

Snippet and Ink

The Bride's Guide

Making it Lovely

Simply Stated.

By Chaz Dean

You know you've seen the infomercials. Wen by Chaz Dean. One of the benefits of housesitting is having the opportunity to use new products. I mostly rely on friend recommendations, but have discovered some of my favorites on the housesitting circuit. I used some of Julie's Wen this morning. Best hair care system I've ever used. Bouncy, sleek, clean, shiny, mmmm.

Coming Soon

Two movies I can't wait to see! Who wants to go with me?

All Day I Dream About Blogging

Nate doesn't think I blog enough. This second post is for him. It's the least I can do for one of my FFs (favorite friends).

F is for Funky

I'm sitting in the McAfee homestead taking full advantage of their la-z-boy couch, surround sound, flat screen tv, and wireless internet. I'll be happy hanging out on the couch all evening perusing wedding blogs, which seems to be my newest hobby.

I did my first round of wedding dress shopping this past Saturday at American Rose Bridal in Poulsbo. My mom and Aunt Kathy chaperoned. Several drop waisted, sequin covered dresses later my verdict was "meh." It was fun to play dress up, but they don't have what I'm looking for...something without sparkles.

I've got a white dress coming from nordstrom.com. Can't wait to try it on!

Bottom of the Barrel

The 47 North Productions crew posted the latest episode of Adler and Zenith. You should go watch it! I got a special thanks in the credits :)

Nate, Christine, and I skipped the Superbowl and went to Mars Hill Ballard last night. It was the first time I had attended a service at that campus.

My honest first impression was...well, that it felt like we were walking into a television studio audience. To an extent we were. Mars Hill broadcasts Mark Driscoll's sermons to it's 6 other campuses.

The message, on 1 Peter 1:13-21, was awesome. It resonated with me in some pretty uncanny ways. I can't wait to go back. We're going to start making the commute to Ballard for church every Sunday. Wanna come?