Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Eeek!

This last weekend was completely AWESOME

Andrew and I headed straight down to Corvallis after work on Friday evening. We met with an amazing couple for a few hours and then headed over to my sister's apartment where her and Jordan had prepared a delicious dinner for us! We ate, watched Bridesmaids, and then passed out! 

The next morning we woke up early and were headed to the stadium. 
The filming of Extreme Makeover Weight-loss Edition was going to be  on campus and I couldn't miss out on possibly getting a shot of the amazing CHIRS POWELL! :) 
Annd...I MET HIM! 
nbd... 
 For the record he is so SO nice and he looks even better in real life! 


Talesha and Jordan had to leave before the filming because Jordan had an amazing day planned out for them... I think my sister was a little bummed she wasn't going to be able to see Chris... But I knew what was in store for her later that evening and wasn't too concerned that she would be just fine!  ;)

After the filming Drew and I headed right across the street to cheer on The BEAVS... sadly, they aren't looking too hot this year. 
We still had a blast and ran into a few friends that we haven't seen in awhile!



That evening we headed back to Talesha and Jordan's apartment and decorated for the following day. 
Little did my sister know that she would be getting engaged that night and the entire family was coming up to surprise her when they got back! 

Jordan is such a romantic. He planned out an amazing day for them. They started with some shopping in Portland, where my sister got to pick out three outfits and then they were headed off to the coast. 
He wanted to propose on the beach, but go figure, the Oregon coast was a tad too windy... So they drove back to a super nice hotel room that he surprised her with. 
He went through each year that they had been together and symbolized each one with an object... on the 7th year, he pulled out the ring and got down on one knee. Ahh! And my sister was completely caught off guard, she had absolutely no clue!
 A perfect proposal. 

We all had so much fun celebrating the lovebirds. They are planning on getting married September 8th, 2012. This will mark the 8th YEAR that they have been dating--they started dating their first day of high school! So sweet. 

We love them both oh so much and can't wait for this year. 
Weddings are my absolute fav thing and I'm so excited to help my little sister plan for the best day of her life <3 
With her taste it is going to be just lovely! 



Summer/fall 2012 is going to be filled with so many lovely weddings. People are just falling in love left and right in Oregon. Sheesh. :)


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Sunriver


Over Labor day weekend we spent a few nights in Sunriver with Andrew's side of the familia. It was a great little get-a-way and a teeny tiny little break since we have been pretty busy lately! 


We layed out in the sun, ate Melinda & Mike's yummy yummy food, floated the Deschutes river, (which btw is my new fav river to float), went wine tasting, bike riding, exploring, hot tubbing and spent lots and lots of time relaxing and enjoying family. 

Mornings spent in the sun, 
reading a great book 
and sipping some coffee are my 
absolute favorite ones. 
fyi, this book, 
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
is rad. 

Wine tasting.
 Since neither of us are wine connoisseurs, 
we mainly went around and asked to sample the ones that we could pronounce...
We know we're cool. ;) 

This little trip was just what we needed to charge our batteries.

<3