...oh and P.S....

I just snapped this as they were leaving for the Chargers/Colts Game and I thought it was cute how happy they are to see each other (Matt and Jake live 6 hours north).

Love these guys... that's all.

Harvest Party 2008/ Pictures of our place

Welcome to our home!

I finally got around to snapping some pictures of our place.

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If you look carefully, you can see the ugly tile that has bunches of flowers on it! Not our first choice in countertop decor.

Here's the Master bedroom... those aren't giant spots on the wall just some weird reflection from my camera.

My rudimentary painting of a lady in a big gown to go with our shower curtain.

Dining

Wine Bar

Hearth

...and the participants in the 5th annual Harvest Party!

Back L-R: Tina, Joanna, Kasey, Emma, Lindsay, Nicole

Front: Natalie, Shannon, Yours Truly, Michelle

Tina carved me into a pumpkin!

Gettin warm by the fire with Kasey :)

About as fall as it gets around our neighborhood.

I thought this tree was kinda pretty

The Ramos Wedding

Drew and I were working on picking out photos for our wedding album today, when it dawned on me... I still hadn't posted pics from Brooke and Jerrod's September wedding. I was waiting for the professional ones to come out without the copyright stamp on them, but I don't know how long that will be so I'll just post the ones I have so far.

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Brooke and Jerrod were married on September 26, 2008 at the Darlington House here in San Diego. It was incredible to see all of Brooke's hard work come together in such a beautiful event. She planned everything down to the tiniest detail- including the corner-stamped programs! The night was so elegant, and it is always a treat to watch two of our friends take their vows. I've included a mix of my poor-quality snapshots and my favorites from their photographers' blog. Even though they now live far far away, we cherish all of our fond memories of them! Congrats you two!

The ceremony

Darin as my escort

The handsome groom

The absolutely beautiful bride

Laughing with the girls!

Some of the attendees during cocktail hour.

The newly married couple

Dinnertime with some good friends

the cake cutting

...and the sendoff! I just love Jerrod's expression here!

If we get more of the good photos, I'll put them up!