First Comes Love...

Hey Everyone!  Hope you had a great Holiday season and are resting up to ring in the New Year.   I wanted to share my brother and sister in laws wedding website.  It's adorable!  They're getting married next summer in Saginaw and we are honored to be a part of their big day! http://johnpluscarolyn.com/ Hope this finds you rested and well.

My new format, that is.  I just discovered the design tab.  I felt like the ol' blog needed a bit of sprucing up, but maybe it's too busy; I haven't decided yet.  Suggestions are also welcome from those who know more about design and format....I'm totally green. Speaking of upgrades, my Mother-in-Law is in town this week!  It's always amazing to have her here and fills us with such joy. This picture was taken during our shopping extravaganza to find Lucy the perfect Flower Girl dress.  We ended up finding one at La Belle Elane (same place where I got my wedding dress!)  and she loves it.

As promised, here are some pictures from Thanksgiving weekend.  Such a great weekend full of food, family and great memories.  It's times like these that make us so thankful for all we have.  This year we stayed out in Brenner Canyon at the Szmania family farmhouse.  If that name sounds familiar, it's because they're also the owners of Szmania's in Magnolia; a restaurant in the village....used to be one of my Grandparent's favorite local places for dinner.  We headed out from Issaquah early on Wednesday afternoon and arrived by 5pm.  I didn't take a ton of pictures but got a few shots below that captured the weekend well....next year I'll be better about it. The house was beautiful!  With 10 of us staying, it was nice to have our own bedrooms and get a chance to spread out.  Woke up Thursday morning and began prepping for the big meal.  First step was getting the turkey fryer assembled.  Kevin and I got this t...