Happy {Father's Day} Weekend!

Happy Father's Day weekend to all the awesome dads out there, but especially mine because he's the best!  Dad - it's been a year of ups and downs but I'm so happy to have you there for a dumb joke, a golf cart ride around the desert, and a good debrief of our fantasy football league.  You're the best, Pops, and we'd be lost without you!  Love ya!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Happy Birthday Leslie!

Happy Birthday {yesterday} to one of my most favorite people, Leslie!  Pags, I miss seeing your face in person but always love seeing your adventures and catching up right where we left off.  Your zest for living life and seeing the world is so fun to witness and I can't wait to hopefully travel again with you in the future!  I hope you had the best birthday - you deserve it!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Urban Hiking {Gas Works Park}

Saturday morning the sun was shining so we decided to head out on our first urban hike in quite awhile {between foot issues, travel, and being sick, we've been homebound a lot!}.  We headed down through SPU which was looking beautiful for graduation, then walked along the canal and across the Fremont Bridge towards Gas Works Park, which I rarely go to but has some of the best views in the city.  We wandered around a bit and saw the cutest little family of geese floating along together on the lake, then made our way back to Fremont where we stopped for a much deserved beer at Fremont Brewing {where we ran into David & Ed!} before making our way back up the hill towards home.  It was a perfect day out and about in the city making me very excited for the summer ahead!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Darkalino’s

Before the Billy Joel concert a few weeks back we headed downtown early to grab dinner before the show.  After wandering around Pioneer Square a bit we came across Darkalino's, a new to us Italian spot that had a good looking menu and an open table.  We had yummy cocktails and then split the meatball sandwich on homemade focaccia and the rigatoni with ragu.  Both hit the spot and while the restaurant was loud and the service a little slow, we were super happy we were able to snag a table when we did as the line to get in kept getting longer and longer as we enjoyed our meal.  Afterwards we had a bit of time to kill so we headed across the courtyard to Locus Wines for a glass of wine before the show and were treated to tasty drinks and a much quieter atmosphere.  All in all, a great way to start our date night!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

The Weekend {In Pictures}

{the yummiest surprise from my honey}

{friday night greek}

{breakfast}

{need to work on my latte art}

{pulling weeds}

{starting to feel like summer}

{dinner on the rooftop}

{facetime with the cutest lily}

{finishing up a really good book}

{sunday night bbq}

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday {tomorrow} to the funniest, sweetest, most helpful and loving dad around!  Dad - thank you so much for always being there for a long rambling phone call, for dropping everything to come help out, for your dumb dad jokes, and most importantly, for turning off your cell phone before walking me down the aisle {see above}.  You're the best and I'm so lucky you're my dad!  Cheers to you!

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Billy Joel

A few weeks back Christian and I headed down to T-Mobile Park to watch one of my absolute favorites, Billy Joel. I've been to several of his shows over the years {including an epic piano showdown with Elton John} and I knew that Christian would love it just as much as I would.  As expected, the Piano Man played hit after hit of some of his greatest songs {including my absolute favorite, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant} and had lots of stories, commentary, and snark in between hits.  This man is an absolute legend and I'm so happy I got to share one of my greatest music loves with my honey.

 

xoxo,

stephanie marie