scenes from a wedding.

darlings, i have been dying to share some tid-bits of goodness from my weekend visit from my family-in-law. they traveled to the northwest for my bril's (brother-in-law) wedding, and we hosted a houseful for a few days in the emerald city. fun. pure fun. it was a hootenanny from start to finish. here are a few highlights.
xxoo

to see more photos from this weekend, visit this flickr photo set.

it's monday again.

the sun shines on seattle today.

i rode the train to portland this weekend to see my dear girlfriends. my girlfriends gave me so many smiles and memories. they are such an amazing lot of ladies. they make me happy & homesick.

i made new friends on the trains: a group of tourists from japan (they gave me gifts and smiles); an art studio moving from new york (she reminded me of the smile i felt inside when i arrived in portland for the first time); a young man who was drunk and a little mentally ill (he told me that he saw my soul from across the room).

i missed my husband. how i got so lucky to have found him, i'll never know.

happy monday, dear-hearts.

portlandia.

hello, darlings! what a wonderful weekend we had. bk & i drifted back to portland on friday morning to celebrate his birthday and just enjoy ourselves in general. it was fabulous. too fabulous. (i must admit that i am a bit home-sick for our life in portland.)

here are my most favorite memories from the weekend.

*asking a baker at fred meyer to write "happy birthday deuce" on a cake we bought for mikey's party.

* hugging every single person i knew at least three times.

*riding the max downtown from the northeast to walk around the park blocks.

*walking my mister and my dog through tryon state park and finishing with a stroll through our ol' law school.

* sitting down at binks for a drink (the alberta, total yum) and seeing five of our best friends within ten minutes.

*visiting with my darling girl-friend who is carrying twins!

*eating a thai corn cake at the vita with said friend and her hubby, just like old times.

*TOMATO!!! spinning at mikey's party.

*walking through pier park with more friends and more worlds colliding.

* THE SUN!

*while trying to find a replacement for brian's favorite tee that got stolen while we were surfing in costa rica, happening upon skull-kitty at the saturday market.

*coffee and cinnamon rolls from blue gardenia.

le inspiration

1. Everyday..., 2. marie curie, 3. Pump House, 4. Little Miss Sunshine, 5. sellwood bridge in fog, 6. Portland, Oregon 2004-12-02-12537 - Version 2, 7. wait., 8. No More Body Bags, 9. auspicious beginnings, 10. Classic view, 11. blur-0022, 12. plastic blossom

Le faves. Check them out by clicking above. Can you tell I miss my portland?