Portland Pictures

Corey and I have a little Portland photo collection. Someday, when we find the time, we want to finally frame all of them and have a Portland frame wall. This Ork City Neighborhood poster is a must-add to our collection. Isn't it cool? It would make a great gift too-- they're available for a lot of major cities.

Weekend Recap

This weekend we...

Enjoyed Lovejoy Bakers' newest outdoor seating additions.

Went to opening day of the Portland Farmer's Market.

Biked our way around the city.

Took a couple trips to margaritaville :)

Baked Banana Walnut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Yum!

And finally addressed our save-the-dates! Wahoo!

What did you do this weekend?

J. Crew Dress

This dress is so me it hurts! Oh if only I had an extra $200 laying around. I guess I'll just sit here and daydream about wearing it on a summer day brunch date and resist temptation...

...But really... Speaking of summer brunch, this would be super cute for our day-after wedding brunch, don't you think?

P.S. To be honest, we haven't actually even decided we're having a day-after wedding brunch. But I would have one just so I could wear this dress :) Ha!

I'm pathetic.

Happy 101 Award

{Via London Cycle Chic}

Thank you so much to Hope Chella for the Happy 101 Award! 

Here are the rules of this award:

1. When you have received this award you must thank the person that awarded you this in the new post.

2. Name 10 things that make you happy.

3. Pass this award on to 10 other bloggers and inform the winners.

So, here is my list of 10 things that make me happy (among many, many other things, of course!)

Riding my new bike!

The Farmer’s Market

Peony season

When Corey calls me beautiful (even when I don’t have make up on)

Bubble baths

Watching my mom design and drape in her studio—you can almost see all the thoughts, ideas and inspiration flowing around in her head!

Traveling—especially when it involves warm weather

A fresh pedicure

The way my head fits perfectly in the nook of corey’s neck/shoulder… It’s like we’re puzzle pieces that just go together.

Experimenting with photography 

And I'd like to pass this award along to:

Apartment 513

Fine and Dandy

My Favourite Things

Olivet

Paper Morning

Lox Papers

miss b and hustle

Sacramento Street

Aubrey Road

Pretty Chic SF

{Via Hope Chella}

I think we all know that person who speaks in movie quotes... constantly. You wonder, how the heck do they remember that? Sometimes it makes for awkward silences. Case in point, tonight:

Corey: Says/does something funny.

Me: Babe, you're funny!

Corey: Funny, how? Like a clown? Like I amuse you?

Me: Silence. Confusion. (In my head thinking: Really? What do you mean funny how? Funny like you made me laugh!)

Corey: It's a quote from Good Fellas.

Me: Ohhhhh. Yeah. Never seen it.

This happens more than I care to admit. It happened all the time when we first started dating. You know that stage when even if the guy says something weird/dumb/confusing you just nod your head and smile and hope he doesn't realize you have no freakin' clue what they're talking about?! Yeah. It was awkward. But that's why I love him!

Weekend Recap

To be quite honest, there's isn't a whole lot to recap from this weekend. We did a lot of relaxing, which included lots of couch/movie time (we watched Up--Corey's first time, my second.. still cried like a baby at the beginning!).

When we weren't relaxing we were cooking or walking. We went on a crazy beautiful 5 mile walk around the Southwest hills of Portland. We saw some amazing homes and amazing views (and saw signs of Spring everywhere, including the flower above). Definitely gave us something to strive for!

Other than that we finally printed our save-the-dates (hooray!), which I'll share with you very soon and had dinner at Grüner Friday night. I'll share my review with you tomorrow!

Happy Tired Monday..

{via}

Did anyone else feel the harsh reality of daylight savings time this morning as they got up for work? I sure did! I felt like my body was made of stone. I could hardly lift open my eyelids. Yikes. I'm finally up and going (after 2 cups of coffee). How was everyone's weekend? I'll be back with a recap of mine shortly!

Happy Friday...

Sorry for the light posting this week... I've been busy with multiple work dinners and dealing with all the change happening. Posting will be back up to speed next week (and perhaps even this weekend). 

Our only plan this weekend is dinner with my Mom at the newish Central/Eastern European restaurant, Grüner. It's award-winning restaurateur and chef Christopher Israel's newest project and I'm really looking forward to going back to my roots with the flavors of Hungary and Romania. Corey and I had drinks in the bar a couple weekends ago and the menu peaked our interest. I'll report back on our findings next week!

Other than that I'm just taking this weekend to relax and catch up on some much-needed sleep.

What are you doing this weekend?

Change

{via Sacramento Street}

It's no secret. Change is inevitable. Lately, it feels like everything at work has been constantly changing-- and yesterday I got another change bomb dropped on me. When it rains, it pours, right? I'm just trying to hold on for the ride and see what lies through the next door that opens...

One Line a Day..

I stumbled upon the book/journal/keepsake One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book on Amazon.com today. I instantly thought it would be the cutest gift for many different occasions.

A birthday: So your friend can record five years of great birthday memories from that day and beyond.

A wedding/bridal shower: So your friend can record five years of memories with her new hubby. 

A baby shower: So your friend can record how much life changes over five years while watching their little one grow up. 

I feel like I want to buy ten copies on hand just in case I ever need a last-minute, but very thoughtful gift!