Bachelorette Party {Petaluma}

I have the most amazing girlfriends who planned the sweetest, most thoughtful, and fun bachelorette party I could've ever hoped for.  We had the best long weekend in Sonoma County and when it was time to say goodbye, none of us were ready to leave.  Here's a peek at how we spent our fun long weekend in wine country!

we arrived super early into San Francisco {without our dear Maddie, who unfortunately had to have emergency surgery the night before the trip!}, and after picking up our car immediately headed north across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge to wine country.

we stopped in Petaluma, a super cute California town, for brunch at Della Fattoria and immediately ordered seasonal mimosas to get the weekend started off right {the blood orange mimosa was fantastic}.

while waiting for food we made an instacart order so that everything would be ready at the house and we didn't have to waste time grocery shopping {such smart ladies}.

i had a yummy breakfast sandwich that definitely hit the spot after a long day of traveling...

...and we admired the cute decor of the restaurant/bakery/flower shop before heading out.

we wandered into several shops in Petaluma, including this cool eye doctor/independent artist shop in an old bank building {you can see the vault in the back} - we all agreed the building would've been perfect for a big party or wedding.

we wandered the streets with a baguette in my bag.....

....until we came across this sign and knew this was exactly the type of place we needed to go to and pick up some wine for the house.

the "table of no regrets" was where we picked up a few bottles to bring back to the house for the weekend, and the sales person was very good at helping us select the right ones for the occasion.

after shopping it was time to continue north to pick up Susannah in Santa Rosa and continue our adventure!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Happy {Bachelorette} Friday!

Happy Friday!  By the time you read this I'll already be in the air, off for a long weekend to celebrate our upcoming wedding with some of my favorite ladies - I cannot wait!  When we started planning this trip July seemed so far away, but here we are and I am so excited for a weekend of wine tasting, yummy food, dance parties, pool lounging, and conversations with some awesome women.  It's going to be a good one!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

4th of July

After a year hiatus, we headed back to Samish Island for the annual 4th of July celebration where not much has changed in the many, many years of this annual event.  We spent the day out in the sunshine with Erika's family, my family, and lots of other friends eating yummy potluck food, helping the kids catch lots of candy in the parade {do not get in Charlie's way!}, and forgetting to reapply sunscreen in the afternoon {whoops}.  We didn't stay for fireworks this year with having to get back and work the next day, but it was a fun afternoon at the beach spending time with some of my favorite people!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Evening in the Valley

Monday afternoon we headed up north to spend the holiday on the island, per usual.  We made some quick stops on the way up to purchase some important wedding accessories, then made it to my parents place with a whole evening ahead of us.  C and I headed down the road to Garden Path Fermentation, a brewery by my parents that we had never been to and had little half beers before dinner. We went into town and picked up dinner at Tacos Tecalitlan {written up in the Seattle Times as the best tacos in Washington} then brought them home where we met up with mom & dad for Aperol Spritzes and movie night, a relaxing and fun start to a gorgeous mid-week holiday.

xoxo,

stephanie marie

The Weekend {In Pictures}

{dinner for him}

{dinner for her}

{magnolia farmer's market with mom & dad}

{my favorite bookstore}

{fresh flowers}

{lunch at fisherman's terminal}

{salmon fresh from the boat}

{someone got a new bike and was so excited}

{after dinner drinks}

{made a lot of progress on honeymoon planning this weekend while coincidentally reading this book}

{cheers to a midweek day off tomorrow!}

xoxo,

stephanie marie