chello.

Oh haaiii gorgeous gown.

By Amsale.

Cheers.

sunday's thwacks and shout-outs.

 Thwack (verb) : to strike with, or as if with, something flat or heavy.

Shout-out (noun) : a public expression of gratitude or recognition.

Thwacks:

1.) I planted my veggie garden last weekend!  Sounds like a shout-out, no?  Not so much.  Little scally-wag Trudy decided to dig in it first thing on Monday while we were at work.  Now when I water the veggie garden I don't know if I'm watering straight up dirt or seedlings.  I guess we shall see in about two weeks.  I'll let ya know.

2.) On Sunday I headed out to Seattle for some training for Moss Adams LLP for a couple of days.  It was hard to leave the husband and pups again when I'd just returned home a few days earlier after being gone for two weeks.  Not to mention, my plane was an hour and a half late.  Boo.

3.) My two friends Jenn and Jess celebrated with all the hometown Oregon ladies in Sunriver for their upcoming July weddings.  I couldn't make the trip and I was super bummed to miss such a special time for them.

4.) The husband and I were supposed to walk in the Spokane Humane Society Parade of Paws on Saturday morning.  We were both very much looking forward to it; however, Friday night I found out the Liberty Lake city-wide yard sale was happening Saturday morning as well.  This gigantic yard sale is something I've wanted to do ever since I moved to Spokane 4 years ago, and we've had yet to make it.  Soooo we switched to being "virtual" supporters of the Parade of Paws and went to the yard sale instead.  Even though we are still donating our monies and the monies that we collected through pledges, I still felt super guilty about it.  That is all.

Shout-outs:

1.) The Liberty Lake city-wide yard sale definitely earned a spot in the shout-outs section.  Apparently, Liberty Lake laws only allow yard sales throughout the city to happen on one single day.  So the city teamed up and now they plan all of their yard sales on the same day.  So it's yard sale upon yard sale upon yard sale.  It is yard sale heaven, needless to say.  The husband and I woke up too early on Saturday, spent 4 hours walking around the neighborhoods, and we hit up the farmer's market as well.  The husband didn't find anything (how is that possible??), but I surprisingly came away with some cute clothes!  Wasn't expecting that.  It was the perfect way to spend our Saturday morning together.

Lots of walking.

Sweet old school desks.

And typewriters.  We almost purchased this.  The husband just told me a few mins ago it was going to haunt him for the rest of his life that we didn't.

It's such a big party that people rent bouncy houses?  $1 to jump.

Yummy natural honey.

Party at this yard sale.

There were lemonade stands galore.  Even this fancy snow cone stand.

Many were lucky enough to have golf carts to make it places faster!  No fair.

Whaaa??  Yes, I did buy that cute Gap jacket in my hand for $3.

And this cute Polo seersucker blazer for $2.

And there were sweet dogs to love on.  Of course, I never pass that up.

Blader.

Then at the farmer's market, we had pizza.

And I couldn't help but take a picture of this cute girl in tie dye.

2.) While I was in Seattle for training, I was able to pick up some of my favorite dried mangos at Pike's.  They are THEE best in the entire world.  Even better than Trader Joe's, believe it or not.  And the training itself was actually very good.  It's always nice to get out of the office once in awhile. 

Oh, also, I finally visited the gum wall. 

And sat on the bronze pig.

3.) I finally framed this awesome picture that I won in a giveaway from this adorable blog, quite a few weeks ago (just a little behind on life, with simple things like framing a picture).  Thank you Hannah!!

4.) Softball World Series have been on.  I love it.  I could watch it all day long and reminisce about my own glory softball days, daydreaming and pretending that I would ever be good enough to play in the World Series.

5.) The husband and I purchased our plane tickets to fly home on Labor Day Weekend and have our pictures taken with our high school friend and incredible photographer, Erich McVey. The tickets were $238 total. No, not round trip for one of us.  Round trip for BOTH of us.  Thank you Southwest Air for your incredible deals once in awhile so my husband and I can afford to fly home instead of drive for 14 hours.  I appreciate that out of you.

6.) The husband and I spent the majority of our weekend outside.  We worked on our back yard and our front yard (both need major help), he did homework outside, I sunbathed, we played in the dog pool with the pups, and we ate lots of creamsicles.

Overall, I had such a good weekend.  I loved it.  I hope yours was filled with lots of fun and sunshine too!

 Cheers.

clutch.

So I was wondering if you needed a clutch for your big day?  Or just because you want a new fancy clutch?

If so, you should get this one, because it's perfectly and adorably lacy.

It's from Spool No. 72.  I just discovered them and I already have a major crush.

You can buy it here for the budget-friendly price of $34.

And you should like them on Facebook here.  And follow their blog here.

What's not to like about them?

Cheers.

i'm baaaaaack.

Hi friends.  I'm back.  Did you miss me?   I sure missed you!

Didn't you love all of those fabulous posts from my lovely friends that were willing to hold down the fort while I was traipsing around Italy with my mom?  And the husband, isn't he a gem?  I was impressed with their creativity - I loved coming back to read their posts!  Well, really, in all honesty, I read most of them while I was in Italy... I just couldn't stay away.  I may or may not be embarrassed about that.

So, while I was gone, I received a wedding invitation in the mail.  As with all wedding invitations this family receives, the husband waits for me to open them.  I love opening wedding invitations... it's like Christmas morning for me.

This wedding invitation is like nothing I've ever received before.  It was so creative yet simple...no fancy paper, not a gazillion pieces of paper included, no glitter, no embossing, no calligraphy, just simple... simply awesome. And it was so so personal to the couple, who they are together, how they met, and just gave you a glimpse into their personalities and their relationship together.  And knowing Sam (the bride), the style and content of it was so perfectly her, which I adored.

The words went like this...

Samantha & Guy

(commonly referred to as lion & penguin)

Met in high school

While she ignorantly believed they were friends

He adamantly declared they were not

Just the same, they spent a lot of time together

Same circle of friends

Same beach trips

Same Five Iron Frenzy shows

Same youth group band

Same favorite movie

And yet they hardly remember each other

Three years, six months, and seventeen days later

Through a combination of 

Mutual socialization and innocuous flirting

They met again

This time they found each other much more memorable

They spent the next few months...

Building forts, composing love e-mails, constructing illegal bonfires, making art projects, holding hands, Generally oogling each other

It became a curious thing, how had they not seen each other before?

They began to see: their lives had been purposely composed

At a friend's party as their pounding hearts kept time with a flashing strobe light,

Guy asked Samantha to be his girlfriend

Two years, six months, and fifteen days later

Those same pounding hearts kept time with rolling ocean waves

As he asked her to be his wife

And so the story was told throughout the land

Sometimes the second look is the look that changes your life

Now that we are all on the same page...

Dr. & Mrs. David Matthew Ross and

Mr. & Mrs. Guy Richard Cappiccie

invite you to join in the marriage celebration of their children

Samantha Claire Ann

to

Guy Daniel Cappiccie

Saturday, June 25th, 2011 at 6:00 PM

King's Raven Winery

(light fare, fancy footwork, and forever to follow)

How stinking cute is that?

Sam and Guy, cheers to you for thinking outside the box!  It turned out lovely.

Cheers.