Hi friends, it’s been awhile! I fully intended to get back to the ol’ blog on Monday, but I was stricken with a cold towards the end of my sister’s visit, so I made the tough decision to spend the last couple of days convalescing on the couch with Thai takeout, a giant box of Kleenex, and a DVR full of Fear the Walking Dead. But I’m on the mend now and ready to regale you with some highlights from my week off.
Our first order of business once my sister arrived? Wedding dress shopping! My friend Sarah joined us for the day and our little entourage visited several bridal salons around Seattle. It was SO much fun – and it was Kate’s first time trying on dresses, so there was a lot for her to absorb. (More to come later on the whole wedding dress shopping experience!)
Excited to start trying on dresses at Nordstrom!
Anthropologie, killing it as usual in the styling department
Isn’t she lovely? This dress wasn’t the one, but it twirled like whoa
Next up was our epic Mother’s Day surprise. First, some background: Kate lives in Taiwan and she hadn’t been home in about a year and a half. We had been planning this surprise for months and were a little worried my mom might suspect something, but she had NO idea, and the surprise went off without a hitch. There was a lot of crying and screaming (the happy kind!) which was extremely satisfying. I actually took a video of the whole thing, which turned out pretty great, but it’s in an “unsupported file format” so I can’t share it here. Trust me, it was awesome!
Here we are waiting for our mom to show up for Mother’s Day brunch so we can surprise her…of course she was half an hour late
Celebratory mimosas after the big reveal
We all had so much fun together over the next week – soaking up sunshine at the beach and the park, round two of wedding dress shopping, an afternoon baseball game, loads of wedding planning – but of course time passed way too quickly. By some miracle the weather was absolutely gorgeous the entire time, which made it even better! Now it’s back to the grind, but I’m wistfully looking through all the pictures on my phone in a fruitless attempt to drag my vacation out a little bit longer.
Strolling along Lake Union
Sister time at the beach
Victory margs and tacos after finding Kate’s dream wedding dress!
As it happens, the menu at Little Water Cantina perfectly captures the essence of our blog
Taking in an afternoon baseball game
Bleacher seats are the best seats
Takin’ selfies in the backyard
Come back soon, Kate!
So that’s what’s been going on with me! What have you been up to lately? Any fun adventures to report? A cool vacation coming up? Has work/school/life been driving you crazy? Let’s hear all the juicy details!
♥ Mil
Seems you had an amazing time! And omg all the stuff you did for the wedding look super fun! 🙂
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It was SO much fun! I’m a sucker for all things wedding-related so I was in heaven 🙂
Ahh yes I would be the same!! 🙂 🙂
Awww love this post! Sister time is the best!! wedding dress shopping is so much fun… Its been 3 weeks now since my sisters wedding and I’m so sad its all over, wish we could do it all again! xo
Thanks Angela! It was great. I’m having the best time helping her plan (and shopping for dresses was amazing)!
Oh it looks like you had so much fun! Wedding dress shopping is the best. Did she find the one?
Happy to hear you are feeling a little better, nothing like a spring cold to get you down.
xo Anne – Doves & Roses
She did find the one!! I’m so happy I got to be there 🙂
Lovely! Such a special moment 😀
Awww it looks like you guys has such fun. And I love hearing that your mom had a great surprise. I love surprising my mom myself so this was so sweet. And that wedding dress… love it.
Kia / KTS
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We had so much fun! The best part was definitely my mom’s reaction when we surprised her 😀