I was lacking in creativity today. I also don't have the time to collaborate an entire post about our vacation. So, instead... I'll post a few pics! :)
When we arrived in Cabo, this was the view from the lobby of the hotel.
Pretty crappy, right? ;o)
Our hotel, Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach, was amazing. Seriously! It was 24 buildings built into the side of a hill or something and spanned over 50+ acres. Our room was one of the very top buildings with one of the best views!!! The sunset was gorgeous every single night. We sat on our balcony and enjoyed a bottle of wine one night, a bottle of Hornitos one night... oh, I mean not the WHOLE bottle of Hornitos. ;0)
This is what we mostly did though, chillax at the pool. FUN! I even read a book. Hey, that's HUGE for me!!! :0)
Thankfully, we were joined by some of our best friends. We had a blast!
That was the worst tequila any of us had EVER witnessed, by the way!!! It was Uriah's birthday though. The server said it was "special." That it was... HA!
Best of all, I got to spend time with my BFF and my Husband. LOVE!
I have a lot more to share, but for now that'll be it! Mexican Sunshine did wonders for my spirit! :) I needed the R&R!!!
I promise this is the last time I will blab about my BFF's wedding in SoCal! Betsy Blue, her amazing photographer, posted a link to her blog on facebook today. Turns out, Betsy entered some of her photos to the Style Me Pretty wedding blog and Kristine & Uriah's pictures are featured!!! Bets did an amazing job... I find it funny reading the comments on the Style Me Pretty blog about the details of the wedding... Kristine did all of the planning and visionary work herself! I admit, half of the time I thought she was crazy! HA! It ended up being the most beautiful wedding I've ever been to and I am so proud to say that I stood by her as her maid of honor up at that beautiful alter!!!
So, anyway... go check out Betsy's blog and the Style Me Pretty blog too!!! Sigh... it makes me wish I could get married again and have a TON of money to do it with! :) Not to say that I didn't appreciate our wedding, it was beautiful too!!! :)
Long time, no post. The story of my life, it seems! This will be a bit of a picture overload, FYI! It just makes it more interesting that way! :)
We pulled out of our driveway at 10:45pm on a Tuesday night headed for the sunny state, CA. We picked up a friend in Portland and continued on our journey throughout the night. Brandon and I have become a great road trip team... he does most of the driving but I stay awake in order to entertain (annoy) him so he won't fall asleep! We made the 18 hour trip very quickly, so it seemed! We arrived in SoCal at rush hour on Wednesday and we were lucky enough to miss out on the traffic! Whooohoo!
Thursday was the Bachelorette Party day. I still had some running around to do getting some last minute things for the party. We ended up having a blast! We started out at this swanky little bar in Pasadena that provided an awesome atmosphere for us gals! We played some fun and mildly inappropriate games that kept us all entertained! She was a pretty freakin' hot Bachelorette! She had on some killer leopard heels too! :)
TinyPic" border="0"> We took a limo into Hollywood from Pasadena and went to a club called My House. It was pretty awesome too. However, speeennndddyyy! They make you buy bottles at these clubs in order to reserve a table for a bunch of people. So, the ten of us split a $300.00 bottle of 3 Olives Berry Vodka! Sheeeesh! But, the plus to buying a bottle is your own private seating, all the mixers you want and servers to help you out! Our feet got a bit tired after dancing and we needed a place to sit anyway! :) After we all had our fill of dancing the limo took us back to Uriah & Kristine's condo in Pasadena. We found the boys like this... They played Xbox 360 the entire time we were gone! Typical!
Friday was the rehearsal and then the rehearsal dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory in Fullerton. Nothing too exciting happened this day, just the typical prep for the next day like getting our nails and toes done! :) We also ate out at the Yard House which I miss from when we lived in AZ! Love their food... and the atmosphere is great too!
This is our Saturday "Wedding Day" in pictures...
MOH and Bridesmaid taking FULL advantage of the Embassy Suite's AWESOME complimentary breakfast!
The bride and her mom waiting for their pampering...
Bridesmaids following the esthetician's directions: Wash, rinse, scrub, rinse then moisturize!
Hair, hair... HAIR!
A teary exchange as the bride's mom gives her a ring to wear that her late father once gave to her mom... All three of us cried, actually!
Most importantly... Helping her into her FABULOUS dress. She was stunning.
We got her in the car without getting the dress dirty! That was amazing, since our car had traveled all the way from WA and was DIIIRRRRTTTYYY!
She looks cool as a cucumber on our way to the park to take early pics of the bridal party...
We were a pretty serious bridal party. Pretty.damned.serious. :)
The bride's uncle made an emergency run to the store for us. On his list? Snacks and BOOZE! :) This was RIGHT before we walked out the door (and right before a bridesmaid tripped and fell on her face... lightening the mood for sure!) and we were both a touch nervous.
That's enough pictures for now, right? I was so dang busy being IN the wedding I don't have any pictures OF the wedding. Plus, we haven't seen the professional pictures yet either... They will be amazing, I'm sure! Betsy Blue Photography is a dream to work with... she does amazing things!
I will write another post soon... but until then, ta ta! :)
Brandon and I are high school sweethearts that married on August 16, 2008. We both work for our family's business and I go to school full time. We love our animals which are like our children! We also love to cook and travel to cool places!
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