A Fun-Filled Fall Frenzy

Hi all!  It's officially Fall, and the first few weeks of school have been FAB-U-LOUS!  Between school, friends, and family, life has been bu-say...but in a good way :)  But don't worry, I won't make you yawn with the details of school (other than the good new that I pass the first part of the bar!)...rather, I will only spill the FUN details!

Two weekends ago, my girlfriends Veronica and Emily hosted a Mary Kay party/brunch that was really fun...and turned into an afternoon of debauchery :)  After buying a microdermabrasion kit, we packed up and head to the H Street Festival, where we danced like crazy...from 3-8PM...and when we walked out all sweaty and tired from the club, we realized it was still light out...#fail! Hehe!  But for real, we had a BLAST!

Veronica with her Mary Kay mask on :)

Seth getting his free Mary Kay facial!

Although last weekend was relaxing, it was back to the (sort of) grind this week, and a busy week ahead...but again, that's too boring to sort out on here, so I will share the fun parts :)

Me and Arlie at Lambda Trivia Night.

Honey...just being Honey!

This past weekend, Seth and I made the treck down to Buena Vista for the Cash family reunion.  It was a long day of traveling, but so good to see our family!  We got home in time to rest up and get just enough sleep for a funday Sunday at the Pups and Pilsners Festival (a fund festival in Alexandria where you could bring your dogs and sample beer from local breweries).  It was a good time and a great end to the last few weeks!

The Double Decker Pavilion = Family Reunion Time!

Pups and Pilsners in Arlington...SO FUN!

Me, Seth, Emily with Maggie, Honey, and Pepper!

Our Family <#

With that, it's time for beddy bye and ready for another day...but until the next time, hugs and love from me to you!

Congratulations, Kelli!

I just wanted to send a big CONGRATULATIONS to my cousin, Kelli, who was married this weekend to her husband, Chris!!!  Seth and I were able to attend and were happy to share in her special day!

Kelli & Chris' first dance!

Kelli & Skeeter sharing a father/daughter dance!

Peggy & Glen getting their groove on!

Mom & I sharing a dance :)

Carol made this cake...AH-MAZING!

Kelli & Chris cutting their cake.

Carol & Mom served up some delicious cake!

Strawberry, Chocolate, & Brown-Sugar Pound Cake!!!

We are so happy for Kelly and Chris and wish them many years of happiness and love!

Back to School...for the LAST Time!

Hi there!  Well, it's the end of the third week of school, and all is well!  In fact, as crazy as it is, this will be the LAST TIME EVER that I go BACK to school :)  CRAZY!  As you will see below, it's been a busy (and fun, course!) few weeks and life is good!

Me and Daniel at Starbucks before our first class...God bless coffee!

Tensie, Takaya, Veronica, Yasmine, & Me at the first Bar Review!

Despite having just started back to school, a group of us headed off to Ocean City, Maryland and stayed at our friend's condo to enjoy a respite from our first week of law school :)  Although the weather wasn't great, we had a fun time and enjoyed a last hoorah before the real work hits!

Rachel, Seth, Matt, Me, Brooke, Patrick, Veronica, Emily & Matt = FUN!

The crew playing games and enjoying OC!

Although having hoped that this semester would miraculously be a bit more relaxed, things seem to be pretty busy...but that is just an excuse for us to have fun when we can, as is evidenced below from our Labor Day weekend festivities :)

Brooke, Me, Emily, & Veronica at a free Happy Hour I won!

Obviously, the girls had a fun time :)

A visit from my friend = Double Brandon's

Preparing a vodka infused watermelon - YUM!

Our Labor Day picnic set-up at Veronica's...so fun!!!

Well, that's about all I've got for now!  It's back to the books and waiting for Mistah Seth to get home so we can start the weekend :)  Much love to all!

End of Summer in Bear Lake & Utah

Hello again!  It's been a while since I last blogged, but lots has happened, so I need to get on it :)

I last left you preparing for our trip to Utah...and boy what a trip it was!  Seth and I flew to SLC two Fridays ago, whereby we flew in and directly hopped in a car to drive up to Bear Lake for a fun-filled weekend with the family in cabin by the lake!  All of the family (except Jack, who wasn't felling up to the trip) was there and we had a great time - from soaking up the sun, to eating (a TON!), to playing on the water, the trip was perfect!  In fact, the trip was even more fun the we had originally planned because, to our surprise, Jay (Seth's brother) secretly bought a boat and brought it with him...SO FUN!!!  Sadly, it really is true what they say: time flies when you're having fun, because before we knew it, Monday had rolled around and it was back to Salt Lake.

Bear Lake!!!

A view of the cabins.

Me, Josh, and Ryan on the boat.

Seth getting ready to go tubing!

Baby No-No likes sunglasses for his afternoon snack :)

Tina and Jay opening their baby gifts...can't wait to meet her!

Me attempting to water ski ;)

Seth, Evie, and I outside of Bear Lake Pizza...yum!

After getting back to the city, Seth and I spent some quality time with the fam, as well as enjoyed playing catch up with our friends (along with some food and fun/dancing, of course!)  The weekend before we headed home, Seth and I were lucky enough to have timed our visit right so that we were in town for Dan's (my next door roommate my Freshman year at BYU) wedding reception...so happy for him - and excited that he is moving to Virginia for a new job!  Finally, to wrap up the trip, we went with Mindy, Chrissy, and chillins to the Zoo, followed by a farewell dinner at La Puente (the family staple!)

Chrissy, Evie, Seth, Dayton, & Mindy at Thanksgiving Point.

Dayton feeding the animals at the Davis County Fair.

Evie is gonna be a cowgirl...right Aunt Minny!?

Our SLC peeps at dinner before the Twilight concert!!!

Uncle Seth giving Evie a ride.

Seth, Evie, Chrissy, and Nolan riding the carousel at Hogle Zoo.

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We finally got to taste our wedding cake...1 year later!

Well, that's about all I've got for now...it's time for bed...and I need to get in it and get some rest, because summer has officially come to an end and school is back in session!!!  More to come soon, but much love and gratitude for each and every one of you until then :)

PS: The picture below was made on PrintMosaic.com, and is a mosaic of me, Seth, and Rev. Anita at the alter that is made up of our wedding pictures :)  Enjoy, and go make one of your own!

(Almost) End of Summer Update

Hi all - long time, no see...but I'm back in action and ready for a quick but EXCITING update :)

The last time I updated the Blog was heading into my last two weeks of work.  Well, my last bit at the office was busy and chocked full of fun, goodbyes, and worrrkkk!!!  Luckily for me, it all turned out well and last Thursday I was officially given an offer to return in fall of 2013 to start full-time employment as a full-fledged attorney.  All that stands in the way now if a year of school and that pesky bar exam...the first part of which I actually take on Friday!  If you'd like more information on the firm, please visit our website at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/.  I'm beyond thrilled to be at such an amazing place (voted the #3 law firm in the entire country to work for!!!) and will keep you updated about everything as things move along.

Other than that, its been a fairly uneventful few weeks other than celebrating our one-year anniversary and spending time with friends :)  But never fear, that's all about to change as we head off to Utah this Friday to wrap up our last few days of summer before school is back in session!  Until then, much love!!!

I love my lil' family :)

Carly Comes to Town

Hi there!  Well, another busy week and times just keeps flying!  And this week was no different...in fact it flew by quicker than we would have hoped...because our friend Carly came to visit and is already gone :(  

Carly, a mutual friend of ours from Utah, flew in on Wednesday night for a pharmacy conference...but lucky for us she stayed at Hotel Longhurst-Roman!  On Thursday, Seth worked from home (I had to go in to the office) and got to have lunch downtown with Carly...and they sent me pictures to make me extra jealous! :)  It was really nice to see a familiar face from Utah, and we got extra excited for our trip out west in three weeks!!!  

As you will see by the pictures below, we had a fun weekend!  On Thursday, we took Carly to Ping Pong for a wonderful outdoor happy hour before calling it an early night (since we all had to get up in the morning).  Friday night we headed to Old Town Alexandria to meet Mom and Dad for dinner at our go to, Il Porto.  It's always fun to visit, especially when the weather is nice and you can walk by the pier.  On Saturday, we went to my friend Sunitha's brunch before cleaning up for a little get together at the casa.  Veronica and Tensie came over to meet Carly and head out for a night on the town...including A LOT of dancing - yay!  This morning we got up and took Carly to the aiprort and have enjoyed a day of playing catch up and gettin 'er done :)  

Aunty Carly with Honey and Maggie J.

Carly and Seth on the pier.

Milla, Me, Sunitha, and Beth at brunch.

Carly had a lot of fun at Cobalt.

Me and Veronica gettin' our groove on!

Mista Seth and Me.

Well, that's about all for now...it's time to lay out my clothes for tomorrow and get my beauty sleep....hasta la vista baby!

Summer Time in the City

Hello again!  It seems as if I've been really struggling to get these updates done every weekend, but here goes nothing!

Between work and activities, it's been buuu-sayyy!  But busy doesn't mean there isn't room for a little fun in between (maybe no sleep, but certainly time for fun!)  In fact, sometimes a little bit of work gets mixed with a little bit of play...like two weekends ago when Dad, Seth, and I packed into the car and drove to Connecticut for my niece, Marialyse's, graduation.  It was a fun weekend getting to see all of the family and I'm glad we were able to make it!  Congratulations, Marialyse!

Marita, Me, and Marissa

Speaking of fun, last week was great because we had a mid-week holiday to celebrate the 4th of July. We spent the day BBQ'ing and soaking up some sun at Veronica and Audrey's.  To really show our patriotic spirit we ran up to the local market and bought some fireworks for our big finale :)

As a matter of fact, given that the 4th of July is now almost a week behind us, it's hard to believe how quickly the summer is passing...it will be done before we know it!  And work will be done even sooner - and that makes me so sad, because I really am loving it so much!!!  But since time is passing by quickly, we are continuing to make the most of it by filling our weekends with a good brunch, pool time, and fun nights with friends :)

Tensie, Brooke, Matt, Audrey, Me, and Seth at brunch.

Me, Seth, Brooke, and Emily out on the town in Old Town.

Well, that's about all I have time for tonight...RuPaul's Drag U is wrapping up and I have to get some beauty rest...because as you will see below, I'm up with the sun every day :)

A view from the Metro of the sun rising above our apartment.