I went to a wedding.

My friend, MKM got married on April 27th.

I witnessed it.

Their ceremony took place in a beautiful garden/gazebo area...

right at sunset. (genius!)

Her reception was equally beautiful.

Complete with:
-some stinkin' awesome chicken tortellini, dancing, & pie!

 pretty centerpieces:

 POPCORN as party favors:

 & guests as wonderful as these dearhearts:

A wedding is a big deal. You're vowing to become one & display the love that Christ has for the church.

It's the best.

-SJW 

My trip to ABQ

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Land of Enchantment. I'd say it's pretty enchanting, especially when your best friend, ALL (soon to be ALC!!) lives there.

I want to make this into a postcard : ) 

Our activities included: consuming delicious food, thrift store shopping, seeing ALL's work place, planning a few nuptial items, visiting Old Town & coffee shopping it up! 

Our thrift store purchase:

Old Reader's Digests for FIVE CENTS each. These may appear as wedding centerpieces : ) 

A Julia Child cutting board. 

We also took the tram up the Sandia Mountains. The mountains have a glistening pink shimmer at sunset, hence the name "Sandia" which means watermelon in Spanish.

We somehow managed to squeeze in a road trip out to Amarillo, Texas over the weekend as well. 

We made a couple pit stops on the original Route 66. Including this place that 

grills their cinnamon rolls.WHAT?? 

We also pulled over to see the public art installation known as Cadillac Ranch. 

You can spray paint buried Cadillacs....need I say more?

Hoping my next visit will include 

a hot air balloon ride : ) 

-SJW

Pickled

Last week Mr. Fleece & I puppy-sat a dog named Pickle (best name ever!). She is a six month old dachshund, pit bull, jack russell mix & could not be cuter. She's super playful, well behaved, & a cuddle puss at night! I even got to bring her to work on Friday : ) 

We can pickle that!

-SJW

Fields & fields...

This weekend I gathered up 10 giggling girls & drove up to Skagit County, home of the annual Tulip Festival. Flowers galore, sunshine, friends that look like models, & a good old fashioned camera made for the perfect day! Here are some of my favorite (unedited) photos:

The birthday girl!!

 

Topped the day off at The Train Wreck Bar. Coconut prawns + fried cheese curds....YES!

Everything about this day was 

too(lip) good to be true : ) 

-SJW

Two years old.

Since Mr. Fleece & I moved to Seattle in July we've been eating, playing, hosting, serving, praying, planning, celebrating, bowling, clothing-swapping, worshiping, shopping, walking, & lunching with friends from Downtown Cornerstone Church (DCC). It's a stinkin' awesome group of people committed to 

loving Jesus & serving the city of Seattle. 

We just celebrated the church's 2nd "birthday." I helped with the decor & food. 

We meet inside an AMC movie theater - which has become completely normal to me by now. So thankful God brought us to this fun & encouraging group of folks. 

Happy Birthday (links to video). 

-SJW

P.S. Happy birthday to my sister as well : ) 

W.E.R.L: wheels.mixing.keys.concert.

Watch: I've been watching Craigslist for a good deal on a bicycle. Apparently May is ride your bike to work month, so I have 3 weeks to find the perfect set of wheels : ) I'm looking forward to exploring Seattle via bike during the summer!

Eat: Mr. Fleece won us a Kitchen Aid hand mixer through his work, & we've been putting it to good use. Already we've made coconut chocolate chip cookies, pound cake, Oreo balls, & mashed potatoes!

Read: We bought a keyboard last week, so I've  been reading piano sheet music : ) I took piano lessons in elementary school & wanted to revive the talent. I've mostly been playing show tunes & theme songs (including Downton Abbey & The Office)! Hoping to put on a "recital" in the near future : )

Listen: Come Memorial Day weekend, I'll be listening to Mumford & Sons LIVE!!! Mr. Fleece bought us tickets to their show up in Canada. Vancouver + Mumford....it can't get better than that!

Scouring, baking, practicing, & anticipating, 

SJW