Weekend at the Lumber Yard

Over the New Year's weekend Jonathon and I spent a lovely coastal day in the 'bu. We ended up strolling with our poochy through the Malibu Lumber Yard and through Cross Creek where we said "hey thanks for further running our state into the ground" to the Governator as he passed by.

Sidenote: the past two times we have been at Cross Creek he has also been there. Why isn't he in Sacramento? Why isn't he even having a "working lunch" or anything? All I ever see him doing is kicking it in the 'bu. YOU HAVE A STATE TO FIX stop shopping! PS: you're very short. Sigh.

Anyhow, I found a lot of great wedding inspiration at the Lumber Yard.

I almost bought some wedding sandals at Tory Burch. I tried them on twice, I think the lady was going to hurt me. I just couldn't decide. I really love them but I don't know how they will "go" with my wedding ensemble. I will probably get them, don't steal my shoes. I will cut you.

I also fell in love with a Natalie B. gold wishbone necklace that was very reasonably priced at Planet Blue. If I hadn't been contemplating those TB heart sandals so hard I may have purchased this necklace. It is so sweet. I am also in love with this Tree of Life necklace from Nat but alas, it is sold out...

Jonathon and I both swooned a bit for the Le Labo candles (especially the Figue and Santal) at Theory. They are scrumptious. And I got a little too jazzed about these bomb turquoise leather fringe Cynthia Vincent sandals at Madison. I should be a fashion merchandiser. Seriously, someone hire me.

Finally, we were mostly inspired by the GIANT succulents everywhere. Never had I noticed them before, now I can't get succulents off my brain. I can't seem to find any pics on the internet and I should have taken some but the Lumber Yard is a "paparazzi free zone" so I didn't want to get in trouble.

Stay tuned for the transformation of my Lumber Yard inspiration into wedding details to die for.

It''s good to be back ;)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I'm baaaaaaaack!!! Welcome to 2010! Hope you all had beautiful holidays and a happppy NEW YEAR! I know I did. Wanna see?

Besides our trip to NYC (all 200 odd pics up on FB and will probably be up on here in the "highlights" form shortly) Jonathon and I had about 4 other Christmases! One vicariously through my lil bro and sis on the phone, one with just each other before NYC Xmas (many gloves and hats exchanged) and one at Jon's grandma's house and one at my grandma's house. Whew are you tired too? Naw, it was pure fun.

Here we are sitting in front of the fireplace at J's Gammer's... We had a load of fun playing Christmas trivia with my future MIL Staci (who won) and eating the world's most delicious quiche and apple tarte from Urth Cafe. YUM!


After our flight home, our Christmas at Jon's grandma's and a few hours drive to Palm Springs we spent a few days of r&r with some of my favorite people... my cousins and my bro. They are all the bomb.com.






I don't know if you can tell from the pics but when we get together we like to eat... a lot. :) It was awesome. It was really fun spending new year's eve with my peeps since usually they are all off in Wisconsin or Texas or somewhere else. Jon had to work at the crack of dawn on New Year's Day so he didn't get to laugh at Dick Clark with us, but it was the best New Year's Eve I've had in a long time. Very low-key... Only would have been better if I could have kissed my honey at midnight. But man did I give out good high-fives!


Happy New Year to you all. It will be a big year for me for sure, and I hope this is the start of an amazing journey. Won't you come along for a ride on my fantastic voyage?! ;)

Last 100 Days

There are only 100 days left until THE BIG DAY! Wowsers. Start your prayers now for peaceful, love-filled, stress-free marriage wishes.

We are off to NYC for Christmas so we will be seeing you in the New Year 2010!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

May your yuletide be gay and your heart be light. PEACE OUT!

LA Holidaze

Last weekend my mummy and brother took Jonathon and I out for a night on the town. It was really my kind of day and night. We went shopping, ate a lot and sang carols! J bought his beautiful Allen Edmond split toe shoes for the wedding and a really lovely crisp white button-down for under his suit and Natey got his suit for the wedding (as previously seen here on Becoming Mrs. Ford). I really love shopping for other people with them and letting the opinions fly... I was in shopping heaven.

After all that retail therapy we went out for a yumtastic Italian meal worth writing home about. If you are from LA or just visiting, you really really need to do yourself a solid and go to C&O Trattoria or Cucina (there's two and both are off the hizzy). The killer garlic rolls are meal one, the appetizers are meal two, the Chianti is meal three, and the entrees are next days lunch. SERIOUSLY YUM.

We were a little bit stoked.

I'm not sure if you knew this or not but... We're engaged.

As a daughter, I see it as my duty to really crack my mom up every chance I get. Not because I like to give her something to smile about, but because when she really gets laughing it is the funniest thing anyone has ever seen. She absolutely can not stop. It looks painful, and the harder she laughs the harder she has to laugh... Feast your eyes:

At the KCRW Christmas Sing-A-Long where we got to rock out with several quit good and quit famous celebrities including Christopher Guest, Jane Lynch, and Weird Al! Heck yea!

Oh man we had a great time. This is what happens when you drink Chianti, sing and dance to Christmas carols for hours, and then ask your brother to take a photo of you and your fiance...

Perfect day and perfect night! Merry Christmas!

Trimming Our Tree

First things first... I brought my dress and veil home today!!! I feel like a proud mama, bringing home baby. The dress is everything and more than I remember. It is the most beautiful dress God ever set down on this great green Earth. I am wearing it right now while blogging... ok, not really. But in my mind I am. It is hanging safely in the closet wrapped in a giant pink bag so nothing will show-through. I think Jonathon has figured out it is no simple sheath as he had to carry it and it is NOT light.

:D

Second things second... We have been very busy little wedding bees of late what with Christmas and 2010 approaching at the speed of a bullet.

Just for you, a visual romp through our recent tree journeys and festivities.

Up next, our family outing to the KCRW Christmas Sing-Along Concert. It was FUN.

Natey's Suit

Whose got a brand new groomsmen's suit for his little sister's wedding and two thumbs up?

Ehhh, This Guy!