Happy Easter

Happy Easter Weekend!  Mom & Dad are off to visit the bro this weekend, so I'm tasked with hosting Christian and his fam for a cozy Easter dinner at home, complete with ham and cheesy potatoes.  Wish me luck!

Have a happy Easter!! 

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Wenatchee {Part III}

Saturday after the winery we headed back to Shaun & Sara's place to check on the dogs before going out to dinner at Stones Gastropub.  We were starving so along withe some beers we ordered several appetizers and huge burgers for all of us.  After dinner, Christian mentioned banana cream pie, which led us on a wild goose chase {on Google} to find the perfect pie, which was naturally at Shari's.  They magically had 4 pieces left, which we brought home to eat while snuggling on the couch with the pups and watching old episodes of The Office.  The next morning they took us to the Huckleberry Cafe, one of their favorite breakfast spots {and a great place to cure my headache from too much wine}, then we headed down to Pybus to stroll around the public market and try some gelato before it was time for us to pack up and head back home.  It was a quick but fun weekend visiting the family and I can't wait to venture back over again for a hiking/boating weekend.  I know Nina can't wait either :)

 waiting for bunnies

so tired after a long weekend

Thanks Shaun and Sara for a great weekend!

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Wenatchee {Part II}

Saturday afternoon we headed up to one of the best spots in East Wenatchee, Martin Scott Winery.  The sun had come out, and with the fire table blazing it was a perfect afternoon to sit outside and drink wine.  It started out just the 4 of us, but one by one different members of Sara's family came to join us {including the triplets!} and by the end of the afternoon we had 7 empty bottles of wine and a lot of tipsy people :)  I love sitting outside at this winery and soaking in the gorgeous view with a glass of wine in hand, and I'm glad this place is becoming a must see on my stops east of the mountains :)

 weston and his awesome helmet

 lucy and i chilled for over an hour - she was fascinated with my necklace and is such a sweet girl

christian and lucy were quite smitten with each other

 the damage

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Wenatchee {Part 1}

Friday afternoon Nina, Christian, and I packed up in the Subaru and made our way across the mountains to spend the weekend with Shaun, Sara, and Addie.  We pulled into town just in time for some beers on the deck and watching Nina freak out over seeing bunnies in their yard.  We were served some delicious venison burgers and potatoes for dinner before retiring to the basement where Nina decided to just make herself at home on every couch.  Saturday morning we woke up to a yummy bagel breakfast and had a leisurely morning playing in the yard with the pups, who were way more interested in hunting bunnies {thankfully, none were caught} than posing for pictures with us :)  Afterwards, we took them on a quick trip to the new dog park on the other side of the river where they made more friends while we strolled around trying to stay away from the brisk wind.

 addie and nina meeting for the first time

 an interesting chair choice

 smelling all the smells

 making herself right at home

 posing 

checking out the new dog park in town

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Pups

Happy Monday!  We spent the weekend out east with Shaun and Sara eating, drinking, and hoping the dogs would get along.  Luckily, they bonded over the coziness of Nina's bed and Addie's yummy treats and the weekend was a huge success!  I'll share more later, but here is the cutest pic of the two of them posing in the yard when all they really wanted to do was chase bunnies.  Best friends in the making, I can tell :)

xoxo,
stephanie marie

TGIF

Happy Friday!  This week has been a long one, but I'm excited to head out of town this afternoon to finally introduce two of the most important members of the family to each other - Addie & Nina :)  Here's to a weekend of good food, good wine, good family, and good dogs :)

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,
stephanie marie

pic by the always amazing kamriell

A Week with Nina

Last week Nina stayed at my house while Christian was out of town for work.  We took advantage of the sunny warm weather and longer daylight hours to go for long leisurely walkies around the neighborhood and to lay on the couch with the window opening listening to the birds chirping.  I know Nina missed her daddy, but I also know she loves having the run of the yard and being able to sniff everything in sight.  I love having her stay with me - I'll even put up with the insane amounts of hair the accumulate everywhere - and without her snuggling in my bed every night, it's been a bit lonely around here.  Time for another work trip for Christian! :)

 the cherry blossoms were so pretty on our walks

 too tired after a long walk to make it to her bed

 waiting for me to drop dinner on the floor

 getting ready for bed....

 ....and making her move to her side

staring at the gate waiting for daddy to come home

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Showering Baby Clara

Sunday afternoon I headed north to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Ashley & Sam's baby Clara.  I've known Ashley since I was 2 years old and I can't believe that in 8 short weeks she's going to be a mom!  Her shower was at her Aunt Lisa's house and Lisa definitely went allllll out to decorate and celebrate Ashley.  The food spread was incredible, there were bunny decorations {the theme} everywhere, and the focus was all on the new mama as we played games and she opened gift after cute gift for baby Clara.  It was fun to catch up with some old friends from back in the day and the celebration made me even more excited to meet little Clara - I can't wait!  Congrats Ash & Sam!

the old neighborhood crew - sarah, ashley, and me

xoxo,
stephanie marie