It's a sure great day for a wedding

This song is a must while the ladies and I are getting ready on the big day! 

Bibo

While in high school I worked at a coffee shop named "Bibo." It was a locally owned shop run by two 26 year old guys and one of their moms. I loved it. It was by far the best job I have ever had. We knew every customers name, drink and dogs name. We baby sat for them, house sat when they were out of town and special ordered pastries when we knew they had family coming to visit.


One of the girls that I worked there with is still one of my best friends in the world. We don't see each other often (she is in law school in LA, smarty pants) but when we do get together we pick right up where we left off. A part of me thinks I loved Bibo so much because of her. Whitney is going to be at the bachelorette party and wedding and I can't wait to drink a few too many cocktails with her and celebrate love!

Jersey party? Who knows.

We would always laugh when customers would come in and order coffee like they were at Starbucks. I never really minded, but it was funny to see other baristas get so angry about the "box store" coffee shop lingo.  "I am sorry, you want a tall venti mocha? We don't have that here, only small, medium and large!" 

One of my lifetime goals is to open a coffee shop. I don't know where but I do have a business plan in place and ready to go. Who knows when this will happen but the sooner the better is sounding REALLY good these days. 

A toast to...

Since wedding planning has started I haven't been super emotional about the events taking place. My personality is to plan, plan, plan and then just get through it without any bumps in the road. Not in an insensitive way, just in a time is ticking sort of manner. 

That, however, has not been the case when it has come to our wedding invitations. When Justin and I went to proof the wedding invites a few weeks back it was sob central. I couldn't help it. Seeing our names, together, on the same piece of beautiful paper, in the pretty font made my eyes fill and tears fall. 

So-the night has come to take out our pretty pens and start addressing each and every envelope to our wonderful guests. I can't wait to open the bottle of champagne we have been saving for this day, (from the wonderful Dan and Jen), plant our bums on the couch and toast to many rsvp's and not to many no-see's! 

Oh, and I apologize if your invite has a little bit of smeared ink on the front... this is why...

Justin has amazing handwriting so I am sure he will be doing a little bit of addressing, too :) 

Feeling whole

Nothing has made me happier than becoming "roomies" with Justin. It feels like our relationship has come full circle. The best part of my day is coming home to see him. Yes ladies, he cooks, cleans, makes the bed and he is Mr. Fix IT! 

I can't wait to spend forever with him, he is the best roommate a girl could ask for! 

One for One.

Loving Toms NEW eyewear line! 

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Shoe fetish

I have never been much of a shoe fanatic. The first pair of expensive shoes I ever bought was in San Francisco junior year of college when I went to visit Michelle. I bought a pair of black, patent, Tory Burch flats that I have basically worn with every outfit for the past 3 years straight. I literally have to be wearing denim shorts to not put them on. Despite the horrid smell that reeks out of them after I take them off after a long day of work I would say they are still in pretty good shape. Thanks Tory for showing me that if you spend a little extra money on a nice pair of shoes you will get your wear out of them.

With that being said after I bought my wedding dress in January, Katherine and I went to Bellevue Square in Washington to meet my family for a quick sushi lunch before my flight back to Phoenix. On the way to sushi I walked by the Nordstrom shoe department and found my wedding shoes, tried them on and ordered them within five minutes. They were perfect, beautiful and I couldn't wait to wear them. Fast forward 6 months when Justin and I were in Seattle ironing out some last minute wedding details when I tried the shoes on again. Yes, they were beautiful. Yes, they were pretty affordable. Yes, they matched my dress perfectly. But HECK no am I going to wear a 5 inch heel, on grass, on Labor Day weekend

for 7+ hours. Time to go back to the drawing board.

This is the time when this post comes into play: I ended up splurging... ok splurging A LOT on the new wedding shoes. Not only are they the most comfortable, cute and amazing shoes I have ever worn but I am absolutely obsessed with their color, texture and heel size.  Maybe it is because I am so excited for September 3rd that it is hard to sleep some nights, or maybe it is also because Kate Spade makes the most unbelievable shoes I have ever worn and I can't wait to walk down the grass isle, on Labor Day weekend and never take them off. (That's not true, I have another pair of "FUN" shoes to wear for the reception.... that's another post-wedding post). Stay tuned for the BIG day to see the new "kicks!" 

So am I shoe obsessed? Still no. But am I wedding shoe obsessed? YES! YES! YES! 

Neale Donald Walsch

Every morning I get a regularly scheduled email from Neale Donald Walsch with a unique and different message telling me what he thinks God wants me to know and carry with me for that day. The messages are inspiring and seem to fit exactly what is going on in my life at that time. It may seem dorky, but sometimes that is all you need to put your mind in the right place to conquer the day. Do yourself a small favor and sign up to get his messages of encouragement, hope and love. 


I love Donald, thank you for being a light in my life. 

If You Always Do....

“. . . what you’ve always done, you’ll always be, what you’ve always been”. . .

Trader Joe's Gentle Facial Cleanser

While I was at Trader Joe's yesterday I was in the market for some new face wash after mine had a little accident on the way to Huntington Beach last weekend. I picked up this gentle facial cleanser for $6.99 and I am so glad I did. It is a great makeup remover and leaves your skin feeling smooth and clean. A MUST BUY!