Loni

Today, our friends/neighbors had to put their sweet dog down. It broke my heart. Loni is as much a part of their family as Shelby is ours. Shelby and Loni were never friends - more like nemesis sharing a common fence. Their favorite activity to do together: run up and down on opposite sides of the fence - emitting vicious snarls and barks. This has been a game for them for the past year and half. When I get home, Shelby was staring through the fence at their open back door - the one Loni usually makes her entrance from. My heart goes out to them. Us couples with no children tend to attach ourselves to our dogs as if they'll be with us forever. I heard somewhere that dogs have short lifespans because they don't have to waste any time figuring life out. They know how to love and be happy from the minute they're on this earth. I've already shed my tears for Loni - she will be missed by many.

Wedding

Katie and Rob's wedding was GORGEOUS!  They've been engaged for over a year and a half (due to not having much time to plan while she's in med school) so we've been anticipating the wedding for awhile.  It was so fun to be her matron of honor - although the three days before the wedding were BUSY!  Congrats to the best couple I know!

 

Katie was lucky to find a fantastic photographer - their wedding photos turned out so well

the whole wedding party

Rob's sister (Stacie), Me, Katie, and Katie's sister (Kyla)

priceless.

Happy Birthday, Brent!!

Brent is 25! His birthday fell on one of the hottest days Seattle has ever seen (nearly 100 degrees!) We spent the day at the beach with friends - getting some sun and building a pretty sweet sand castle. Happy birthday, Love!

B&B Summer Adventure 5 - VEGAS!

We had an exhausting, hot, and incredibly fun weekend celebrating 2 of our best friends getting married later this month.  Vegas is a different world, for sure. But definitely had something for everyone.  The girls (there were 8 of us) stayed at the Mirage and the boys (8 of them) stayed at the Westin.  Our pool was infinitely better than theirs so we were able to sneak them in for pool time every day.  I'm still a little unclear on what all the boys did in our 3 days there, but us girls enjoyed shopping, eating, tanning,  dancing, & roller coasters!   Not sure I could handle Vegas every weekend - but glad we had the opportunity to go and decided it's best experienced in a LARGE group of crazy girls!