So ... yeah {12 random summer happenings}

Since I've been a bit of a poor blogger this summer, there are many events that happened that didn't end up getting a blog post. So, I thought I would just lump it into one and share some random happenings from this summer.

These are in no order whatsoever and are simply the things I took pictures of... I wasn't a great picture-taker this summer, so its a bit random...

1. Date night with my baby to have fish tacos, laugh at the comedy theatre, and eat yummy gelato!

 2. A walk on the lake with a dear friend {and lots of walks with my mom!}

3. Dinner with great friends and some treasures they brought back for us from their trip to Ecuador.

4. Pool time at Grandma's and visiting my mom's cousin from St Louis

5. Labor Day feast with J

6. Coffee with Aristoula

 7. Random shopping trips with J

8. The Queen Bee Market with mom and sis {and some surprise friends!}

 ashley and david

 rhonda, aly, and marghee

 9. A few successful meals

10. A few Padres games

11. Dinner with my family

12. Jaclyn and Nick's wedding {Jaclyn is Carly's friend and was one of my girls when I led a girls bible study their freshman year of high school... I love this girl... her day was so special}

so happy for her - she was the sweetest bride ever.

 met up with my friend Cara there too :)

These are a few of the randomest things...

things that brought me joy this summer :)

Open House for a Cause: Part 1

A week and a half ago, my mom and I hosted a huge open house
to raise money for the Susan G Komen 3-day
we are walking in this November.

It was so much work,

but so much fun.

Although we didn't have a huge turnout,
everyone who came had a lot of fun and we were blessed by their generosity. 

Special thanks to:

Jennay with Pampered Chef,

Jacqui with Mary Kay,

Sandra with Party Lite,

and Katrina with Cookie Lee.

You ladies were great and we appreciate you being a part of our event.

So, the morning of the event was quite crazy and I didn't get a ton of "before" pictures... 

so some of these are "during" and "after" photos...
but you will get the idea. 

The entryway, complete with many facts about breast cancer and cute decorations by mom.
the facts continued throughout the home.

me and my walking/fundraising/event planning buddy :)

First stop: candles at Party Lite! 

I made all the signs. They were excited about them :)

Looking in from the front door

Coffee, tea sandwiches, and veggies with dip to start!

bbq meatballs, chips and salsa, and cookies to continue.

The Mary Kay booth with Jacqui and Mom
Jacqui has previously walked in the 3-day so she was a great support.

Pampered Chef by Jennay!

more snacks :)

beautiful Cookie Lee jewelry by Katrina!

homemade cards by yours truly
{totally discovered something new I love to do!}

Our donation area and place to watch videos about the walk and the organization.

Outside, we had beautiful potted flowers my mom planted 

and homemade strawberry jelly she made - so yummy!

Pink juices - strawberry melon and pink lemonade :)

So this was the basic set-up!

Part 2 of the open house segment will include some fun photos of our guests :)

Happy birthday, Steve!

Yesterday, we celebrated Steve's 50th birthday!

We rang in the evening with Ruth's Chris, followed by an amazingly funny comedy show in downtown. 

Keeping it young ;)

Our view at dinner was gorgeous. We watched a cruise ship embark into the sunset.

 

 Aren't my parents SO cute?!!

[J, Carly and I gave him Yogurt Mill gift certificates and a hand saw]

The fam :) - love them!!

[this is the first homemade card I've made with my cricut!]

Since his birthday is January 15th,

15 fun facts about Steve:

1. he's an incredible singer and pianist
2. he created the voices of Sammy, Casey, Sophie and Simon (the animals)
3. he took me to a fun event planning seminar when i was in high school and told me i could be whatever i wanted to be
4. he planned for carly and me to be there when he proposed to mom
5. he used to own a baskin robbins and makes a mean ice cream cake :)
6. he's one of the most creative people i know
7. he is a hidden actor, playing the world renown "troll" in Skyline's living christmas tree
8. he took us all to disneyworld after i graduated 8th grade
9. he is calm, humble, and quietly confident
10. he trusts the Lord
11. he's one of the funniest people i know
12. he took me to brigantine when i was in college for a special little date
13. he called me to tell me a medical story, details and all, because he knew i'd appreciate it
14. he loves my mom with all his heart, and he loves our family
15. he's one of the wisest men i know

Happy birthday, Stevie!!

I love you!