Engagement Photos: Part 1

Some of my favorites...

Stay tuned...more to come!

Friday Night Lights

In an effort to save money and make a conscious decision to watch less TV, my fiance and I recently cancelled our comcast subscription. No more cable, no more DVR, but it hasn't been all that bad, honestly. Instead, we bought a Roku, a small device that enables streaming from netflix, hulu, and the like. This is how, during our commitment to watch less TV, my fiance and I discovered Friday Night Lights.

The first episode is good, then the second, third, fourth...and while I haven't been a fan from the beginning, we quickly joined the Friday Night Lights cult. This show is truly addicting, I tell you! I mean, who couldn't love Eric and Tammy Taylor? Matt Saracen, Jason Street, and Tim Riggins (insert girlish swoon here), if boys had looked like that at my high school!

Truth be told, we've emotionally invested in this show, you'd think we'd been to Dillon, Texas! So despite our ploy to watch less TV, I think we've ended up investing more time following this series via roku. I guess our plan backfired, huh? All in all, I'd say it was worth it because it's now one of my all time favorite shows. You'd be surprised how many conversations we still have about the Taylor's, Buddy Garrity, and the panther gang.

Texas Forever.

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Wedding Games

I saw this picture on pinterest and immediately smiled. How perfect, a wedding version of my fiance's favorite game! Cornhole (the game pictured above) is basically a game of beanbag toss, the object being to land the beanbag on the board for a point, or in the hole for 2. This is a popular game played during football tailgates, backyard BBQs, and such, especially in the Midwest, where my sweetie went to college.

The funny thing is, I can totally picture him playing this with his buddies the day of the wedding while my girls and I get all gussied up. I'll keep you posted if this actually happens...

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Mustache and a Lipstick Kiss

I bought these darling mr. and mrs. signs for the photo booth at our wedding reception, and they just arrived in the mail. Aren't they cute?! My favorite part is the mustache for him and kissy lips for her (that'd be me!). What do you think?

I'm so excited for the big day!!

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Dinner Last Night: Garlic Steak with Horseradish and Portobellas

My fiance grilled up a sweet dinner for him and I last night. Courtesy of Bobby Flay's Grill It cookbook - garlic steak with horseradish, grilled portabella mushrooms with pesto and goat cheese, and my contribution, parmesan smashed potatoes.

And woohoo, was a good dinner it was!

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Backyard BBQ

We enjoyed ourselves a grand little backyard BBQ this past Saturday! Smack in the middle of a rainy, overcast Seattle weekend, the sun decided to shine it's little heart out! Temperatures even got up to the early 70's, it was marvelous! Bleu cheese jalapeno burgers, pineapple & avocado salad, and my new favorite (coconut infused beer). Pair that with a rousing game of cornhole, and we had ourselves a time! Gotta love the brink of summer!

What's your favorite thing to make for a BBQ?

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Honeymoon Booked!

Wahoo!! We booked our honeymoon!!!! It's official, I'm so excited!! The fiance and I are headed to a week of pure bliss at an all inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. We're usually adventurous travelers who like to soak up the local flair of a destination and it's culture, but we figured this is our one and only honeymoon, so it's high time we kick up our heels and relax! Can't wait to bask in the Caribbean sunshine and enjoy our new status of husband and wife!

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♥ Cornbread

My fiance, he loves him some cornbread. I swear, he'd eat cornbread with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert too if he had the chance, (or it was socially acceptable). I'm convinced he used to be obsessed with the Dave Matthews song "Cornbread," simply because of his fondness for its edible namesake.

As such, I'm convinced he is going to love these: Chili + Cornbread in a jar. Looks easy enough, pour in some chili, pour in some cornbread batter, and bake. Add a little pat of butter on top and boom you're good to go. Hoping to try this on a sweet summer day!

I'm sure fiance is going to be salivating the second he reads this post...

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Birthday Brunch

Since my fiance is becoming quite the foodie, so it was only fitting that on his birthday, we head to a restaurant guaranteed to deliver delicious cuisine. Kingfish Cafe is a restaurant serving up Southern food and hospitality, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. The perfect spot for a sunny Saturday brunch. Dining here was a subtle flashback to our recent trip to New Orleans and the glory that is Southern food.

The brunch at Kingfish amazingly rich and filling - so if you go, definitely go hungry! We ordered the crabcake dewey with herbed hollendaise and good glory grits for the birthday boy. All in all, a great start to a great day.

B enjoyed the rest of the rest of his birthday inviting a few friends over to hang out, juggling a few rounds of cornhole in our yard with the March Madness tournament. As dusk settled in, we ordered pizzas and headed to our local watering hole for some Big Buck Hunter and shuffleboard. This was literally his perfect birthday; easygoing afternoon, sports, and good friends.

Happy Weekend

Thank goodness it's Friday! I don't know about you, but this has been one LONG week! Now, my report cards are in, it's pajama day at school, and I'm ready to sleep in tomorrow! Plus, it's my fiance's birthday tomorrow, so we're excited to celebrate with a Southern brunch, fancy dinner, and drinks with friends. Have a fab weekend!

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Snapshots from the Weekend

This Sunday, with the crisp air and the sun out, we thought it was the perfect day for a hike. The nice thing about Seattle is we're just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the mountains, where there are endless hiking trails for the picking. We met up with some friends and their dogs and headed up the snowy trail at Rattlesnake Ridge. We ended up not getting too far up the steep trail because of the densely packed snow, but we took a stroll around beautiful Rattlesnake Lake instead. What a fun day outdoors!

P.S. Don't you love the last photo? I was cold, so I swapped my Lulu headband for B's hat, so he sported the thing for all of 2 minutes, just enough time for me to get a photo opp.