Emerald Downs {Mother's Day}

In keeping with our new Mother's Day tradition, the family decided to head back down to Emerald Downs last Sunday to bet on the ponies and enjoy some sunshine.  And this time, brother even came!  After brunch at my house {and of course, some handyman work from the boys} we headed south to join a huge crowd at the track.  While none of us came away big winners {I swear, my picks came in last place every race!}, we had a great time betting, laughing, and cheering on the funniest named horses :)  Hope you had a lovely day, Mom - I know we did!!

 cheers!

 family selfie

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!  I love you!

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Sunny Weekend

How was your weekend?  It definitely felt like summer here in Seattle - the sun was shining, everyone was outside, and the flowers are blooming like crazy!  It was a pretty great weekend with family and friends - I hope this is a sign of a fabulous summer to come!

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Happy {Mother's Day} Weekend

Happy Mother's Day to the prettiest, funniest, kindest lady I know.  I am so lucky to call you my mom.  I love ya, Mama - can't wait for our next adventure!! :)

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Susannah's Bachelorette Weekend {Part III}

S
aturday afternoon, after spending all morning at the beach, we freshened up, put on our awesome tattoos {above}, and headed out into Oceanside for a little beer tasting.  We managed to make it to two great breweries {one for atmosphere and one for awesome flights} before becoming ravenous and needing to find food.  While most of Saturday evening is not appropriate to show via pics {I promised Susy I wouldn't} let me just say that it was a pretty awesome evening filled with so much laughter I think we all left with hurt stomachs.  This really is a great group of girls and I cannot wait to spend the wedding weekend with all of them :)  Cheers, Susannah!

 our first stop - stone brewery

 one happy bride with the coolest tasters at breakwater brewing

 dinner and drinks at LTH kitchen

 so many laughs the entire weekend

 morning after breakfast at masters

To all these friends, old and new, I miss you already!  Can't wait for the wedding!!

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Susannah's Bachelorette Weekend {Part II}

Saturday morning, we were all about the beach.  Several of us woke up early to enjoy the California sun, and it was amazing.  Nothing beats drinking your coffee standing in the sand, right?  After a lazy morning, we all made pancakes and mimosas, then headed back out to the beach to enjoy a some sunshine before the rest of the days' activities.  It really was one of my most favorite parts of the weekend :)

 

 the hashtag for the weekend

 me and merith

 baby's first beach day!

 we never miss an opportunity for jumping pictures

xoxo,
stephanie marie

Susannah's Bachelorette Weekend {Part I}

Us Seattleites arrived in Cali last Thursday night to meet up with Michelle, and after a cozy night at the hotel, we packed up Friday morning and headed north to our condo in Oceanside.  While the listing said beachfront, I didn't really expect that our place would literally be on the beach.  We stocked up on groceries and decorated the place in entirely inappropriate bachelorette paraphernalia while we anxiously awaited Susannah's arrival.  Once she showed up and was clearly impressed with our decorating skills the ocean view, we quickly poured some drinks, made some delicious food, and watched the sunset while waiting for the rest of the party to slowly show up.  There were whale sightings {!}, awesome dance parties, and so many laughs.  It was the perfect way to start off an amazing weekend :)

 we only purchased the necessities

 a stroll on the beach before check in

 michelle made the cutest goodie bags, while erika and i contributed the floral headpieces

 our happy bachelorette

 yay!

 sunset from the balcony

 me and merith rockin' the flowers

 erika, michelle, merith, melanie

 susannah and i performing our famous rendition of 'can't hold us' at dinner {i'll spare you the video}

such great girls!

xoxo,
stephanie marie