Sigh, I lied

Since I lied, and did not update the blog yesterday....here is a cute picture of Tate to make up for it. :)

Promise

I promise I will update the blog on Monday. :)

Karen's Birthday

Karen is my best friend's (Brook) Mom. Most of the year she lives in China where she is a teacher. Once or twice a year she comes to Oly to visit her kids. July 28 was her birtday. She had a wine tasting party. And a test. We had 8 kinds of wine to taste, and a piece pf paper with 8 descriptions. We then had to try and pick the right answer for each wine.

Now, I like wine. I consider myself a wine drinker.....I didnt get one right. Yep, I was the only person to get them all wrong. Loser.

Anyway, here are some pics. We had a great time.

Happy Birthday Karen. I hope all your wishes come true.

Mini-moon

We are taking our honeymoon in January. We are going to Costa Rica. But, we wanted to get away for a few days after the wedding. So we headed down to Seaside, OR. Here are a few pics. July 16-19



First things first...the beach!!







Enough sand for now.




I could not beleive it, but Tate LOVED the bumber cars. We had to ride them daily.





I know this is dark, but Tate is holding a star fish.


This is a little better.


This is something else we had to do daily....ride the train.


Off to Canon Beach to look for surf (no such luck). The big rock is Haystack Rock. Look familar? It is from the movie The Goonies. :)





I couldn't resist getting this for Tate.


Chris, tired of no surf, decides he at least will paddle out. I think he got up a couple of times...but it was not good surf waves.



While he surfed, Tate and I played.



Time for FOOD!



This is my new moto.

Party

So, we have been doing a lot with Tate lately and I always take pictures. I am going to try and update the blog every day or so with the events.

Today, we start with AJ's birthday. AJ is a little girl who goes to daycare with Tate. This was a July 26, 2008.

This a Baby Olivia getting ready to hit the pinata. (There are three O/Alivias at daycare. Baby Olivia, Olivia Hunt and Alivia J, aka AJ)



Tate taking a swing at it.


Mason trying his best.


Tate and Olivia Hunt playing.


AJ! Birthday girl with fun teeth.


Presents!!


AJ's farm cake. She loves horses.


Tate was playing outside and came in looking like this. I thought it was a black eye...but it is just dirt. :)


Tate and Mason playing together.

Wednesday Nights

Just about every Wednesday we do the same thing.....Disc Golf doubles and Juice & Jammies.

Chris is the president of the South Puget Sound Disc Golf Association. About a year ago Olympia finally got its own course at Yauger Park. Every Wednesday night the have random flip doubles.

Tate and I usually hang out with him for a hew holes and then go to Barnes & Noble for Juice & Jammies story time.

Most nights, Tate is really good at J & J. Not last night. Tate is one of those kids that does what other kids are doing. If there only a few kids and they are all quiet and listening, then he is quiet and listening.......if there are loud, cant sit still kids....Tate is loud and cant sit still.

Last night was a night with a lot of kids. About 15. And of course, Tate ends up next to the two loudest kids...and neither of them can sit still for 5 seconds. So, Tate is doing the exact same thing. I was so freaking annoyed.

We left before the last book was over and we didnt stay to play with the trains.

Hopefully next week there are either less kids, or I pick the quiet kid to sit Tate next to.

Please Pray for Tricia

Confessions of a CF Husband. My first Blog link to the left.

Tricia had a lung transplant....and now has lung cancer. Please read the blog and pray for her and her family.

I am back! And Married!!!

And as promised, pictures. The link below will take you to our teaser pics.

http://katemcelweeblog.com/hedonism-on-hidden-lake-lane-adrienne-chris/

9 days to go!!

Today is my last day of work for two weeks. WOO HOO!!

9 days until the wedding. I am so damn excited!!

I probably wont blog until after the wedding....but I dont think anyone reads this anyway. HA!

So, if anyone is reading....have a great two weeks. I will be back with pictures!!!

Love,
Soon to be MrsGilby

16 days to go

16 days. That is it. That is not very many. I am very excited about the wedding.....and hanging out with all our friends & family. I hope the weather is nice. *sigh* That is all for now.

30! Yes, 30!

I am 30 today. 30! *sigh*
I am having a hard time with 30...but I think it will pass. I just feel weird saying it. 30. I want to be, oh, 28. I think 28 is a good age to be.

23 days to go

Only 23 days left until the wedding. I am so excited....but sick of planning. I really wish I could hire a wedding planner to handle the last things that need to be done.

I really dont want to do the programs. Can I just have everyone wear nametags? HA!

Me and a Bucket

Bachelorette & Dress

This past weekend was my bachelorette weekend. Me and 6 girls went to Seaside Oregon and rented a house. It was tons of fun! Hopefully I can get some pictures posted later this week.

And.....my dress is in (again). Now just need to get a few little alterations and we are ready to go! WOO HOO!!!

Bridal Shower

This is a bit late. The shower was on May 10.




















I also received some pics from the girls that were there. I need to find them and post them as well. It was a great day! I have some great, wonderful friends.