Where Does the Month Go

So what if it has been almost a month since my last post. I've been busy. And clearly I should be busy if I haven't been blogging! What kind of person sits around with nothing to do and doesn't use that time to write how interesting the wall is that they are starring at is in their blog?! Right?!?!

Anyways, I was looking back over my calendar and damn do I pack it in! Most people are in awe of other people, but right now I am in awe of myself. I am literally so amazed that I was staring at the wall in amazement, so then I decided to write this blog post.Keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times because heeeeerrrrrrrreeeee we go!

Engagement Photoshoot
We just got home from this. Literally, as in 2 hours ago and it was a BLAST! I love our photographers! They are so laid back and chill but super creative. I can't wait to see their shots. We went up to the Encinitas area, to a old barn-y woods-y area they knew of. Actually the barn happened to be a church and there was the worship team inside practicing for the service that apparently happened later that night as we were doing our photoshoot close by. There was another couple on the site doing their engagement shoot too... we kinda kept making fun of them because they were shooting in these really uninteresting or typical places around the site. mix it up a bit right?!?! I feel like if we were to put our pics up against theirs, we'd win hands down. But I guess we will see. I told Rico I'd back him up if there was a photographer turf war pending...but they kept their distance ;) Anyways, I don't want to give to much away and I'll probably keep most of the shots secret until the actual wedding, but involved were a field and sky, a stump, a barn, polaroids and polariod cameras, concrete, chalk and of course light. But here is a small visual snack for your hungry hungry eyeballs.



Ryan Prades
I helped him move into his new, awesome, amazing apartment last weekend. He needed someone with huge muscles and a bit of brains/know how (I know, 2 things that are hard to find in the right amounts in one individual) to help him with some moving conundrums...or just somebody with a power drill. Luckily, I have a power drill. But you should know that I had selfish ulterior motives for volunteering, though that didn't stop me from teaching Ryan how to run cable under carpet or liquid nail a busted couch leg back together... ;)

The SERIES finale of LOST was the next day, and since Ryan has the HD 52" real-er than life flat screen TV, I really wanted to close the past 6 years of utter bewilderment and frustration and getting one answer only to have it lead into 12 more obsession, using it to break in the new pad. And although I dozed in and out during the 2 hour recap and then the following 2.5 hour episode (dang comfy new carpet) I loved every second that my eyes were open. All the moving tuckered me out! That show is by far one of the best I've ever seen. If you disagree me, and Jordan will, you will be shunned. You've been warned.

Piano Recital
One of my seven loyal blog readers, Melody, asked Jordan and I to come be her photographers at the piano recital she was putting on for her students. I was excited and a little nervous about it as it was the first "event" that someone has asked me to photograph for them. Plus I always imagined music recitals being kinda stuffy and Grey Poupon-ish, which isn't exactly the best conditions for loud shutters, bright flashes, blocking views or being up in pianist faces while they perform. It was at one of the kids beautiful homes in Cays off the strand in Coronado and the kids did great...even with me accidentally adding a little light show and bell accompaniment of my own during one of their performances. Here are a couple of my shots (Jordan is still working on her set). Mel I'll have a disc for you this weekend.





Diamond Dash
Def: A text messaging scavenger hunt held in Balboa Park where the winner gets a $15k diamond ring put on by The Knot and other wedding vendors in San Diego.

We were "selected" by The Knot to participate, so how can you pass that up? Jordan and I literally ran all over Balboa Park, answering questions and solving puzzles. It was actually a lot of fun, and probably the most exercise we have both gotten in years (I guess diamonds motivate us). I was extremely impressed with my Fiancé when she made an "educated guess" as to how many times we could spell the word "diamond" using all the letters of a plaque attached to the Natural History Museum. There must have been at least a couple hundred letters in the plaque and I was looking at it like, "Dang! We're done. Let's go home." And Jordan looks at me and whispers... "3"...right on the first try! And there were at least 20 other people who looked stumped and were there for a long time! That girl is a keeper I tell ya!

Anyways, we didn't win. We ended up with a total of 137 points and we heard the winner had almost 300. But considering we were on foot, running from clue to clue, and the winners were on bikes (but not to mention their 2 kids were in toe) we felt pretty good about ourselves. Next year we are bringing our bikes and bringing home the ice!

Mothers Day
We were up in Vista and celebrating the woman who gave me life. Which turned into a huge wedding wine tasting event with the battle of the Cab's. All the wines were placed in paper bags and numbered. My mother rated everything with a 5...good to know that mom doesn't care what it tastes like, as long as it's wine. Easy to please. I turned out to be the toughest scorer not rating anything over a 3, except for 1 which ended up being our winner that I rated a 4.

Turns out the competition was rigged though! The winner was a Merlot that was snuck into the mix. The Cab's never had a chance.

Sarah brought over this green cake from some bakery by her new place. It was the most amazing cake I have every had. I can't even tell you what was in it, but if you are walking down the street and see a green frosted cake...tell me cuz I's be there in a second.



Back to the inevitable
Wedding planning is moving along. Save the Dates are the next priority to mail out...only waiting for a shot from the shoot today to drop into the layout.

We got our wedding bands and are both supper happy with the final product. Jordan's came in without a hitch, after the first hitch of them canceling my order after them being stupid. It was being custom made to match her engagement ring and sporting another .25kt of diamonds. Mine on the other hand, had a few small hitches. It didn't have the right finish on it (It had a powder finish when it was suppose to have a satin finish) and that finish was suppose to be on the sides of the ring as well, and it wasn't...it was shinny. And everyone knows how I feel about shinny. Plus it was a half size to small. But they fixed everything in store and now my Jeff Cooper, 6mm, Palladium stain finish band is prefect. I love it. It was the only ring that I loved, and I looked at a ton. I feel like you should love your ring, you have to wear it for the rest of your life, you might as well, right?!

We met with a florist that we really like, secured Jordan's friend Jarrod as our DJ, place our order for our cupcakes/wedding cake, Jordan picked her wedding dress and we finally came to a compromise on the bridesmaid dresses. 117 days to go! And I can't wait!