Cabo San Lucas

Mike and I went on our honeymoon a few days after closing on the house... a very well deserved honeymoon I might mention. I was going through a serious lack of sleep due to the wildabeast and I slept SO much on our trip thankfully!

We went to a beautiful resort on a cliff-like side of Cabo San Lucas called Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach. While the beach water wasn't swim friendly, it was quiet, sunny and incredibly relaxing!

Here are a few of our shots from our trip - You can see more on Mike's new facebook page (search for Michael Hardisty Photography) or check his blog in the next few weeks!

Wedding Photo Favorites - The Guests

Here are some of my favorite photos of our guests taken by their fabulous selves...

10.10.10

Bachelorette Weekend

My great girlfriends threw me a bachelorette party in Dallas last weekend!

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Friday night started out with dinner at Cyclone Anaya's with Shellie, Jen and Kiki (and we marked another item off Jen's bucket list before London) then a mini-Gossip Girl marathon.

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Saturday was spent at the spa which was super great and relaxing. After lunch we headed to the Crescent to *try* to check in to our rooms which weren't ready... we finally made it to the pool in hopes of soaking up some sun. Dinner at Sambuca... interesting is the only word for it. There was a hot mess table next to us with lots of inappropriate grabbing and lots of dancing around the room, a bill twice the price it should have been that took an hour to fix, and a lying manager... at the end of the night I ended up with a free dinner for Mike and I thanks to the determination of Ann! Even though it was a really stressful dinner at the end... the food was great and my new favorite drink just might be their redhead! We were finally able to get out of there, head back to the hotel, have the lingerie shower and end the night at Quarter Bar in my custom made veil by Ann!

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Sunday we ended the festivities with brunch at Breadwinners... yum! Even though I had a cold all weekend, I had such a great time. I have the best girlfriends! Hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves as well.

Wedding Countdown - 13 days!

Couples Shower - Luau!

Our ever-fantastic friends threw us a couples shower with a luau theme! The backyard was filled with tiki torches, orchid leis from Hawaii, paper umbrellas, pineapples... you get the idea. We also had lots of family join us from Texas, Hawaii, and California. Mike and I had such a great time! We couldn't ask for better people to celebrate with us!

Oh Happy Day!

A year ago today Mike proposed! The wedding is quickly approaching and we're both really excited about it. Here are some of our favorite pics from almost 4 years together!

At Logan's at the beginning

Hawaii

California

Out with our great friends after announcing we were engaged

Last wedding before our own!

Aloha Pumehana!

Bridal Shower & Brunch

Thanks to all the great girls who threw Mike and I a shower this weekend! Brunch at the Old Orange Cafe was delicious and we received lots of great things.

homemade pound cake & pan for hostess gifts

Thanks and Mahalo to everyone for coming to the shower!

Engagement Pics 2

New Shoes :)

Can.Not.Wait!

Chicken Salad, Yogurt Biscuits...

I really do not like when I get excited about a new recipe (or two) and they end up tasting blah... totally mediocre, so-so, a dud. Case-in-point, the chicken salad and yogurt biscuits I made last night to bring to work for lunch this week. Recipes/ingredients sound good, not difficult to put together... taste... meh. I'll say it again, mediocre.

I've desperately trying to find a good chicken salad recipe that isn't hosed in mayonnaise (I'm seriously not a fan of mayo, it kind of weirds me out. The only way I enjoy it is homemade on my grandmother's potato salad that would be strategically situated near me on any Thanksgiving/Christmas table if I could make it happen.) This chicken salad is just missing something... there's no zing, nothing that makes you go "hm... that is so good!" The recipe consisted of chicken, 1 tbs. each mayo and Dijon mustard, olive oil, red bell pepper, green onion, salt, and pepper.

The yogurt biscuits. I love biscuits. They are not exactly a health food so any recipe that can lessen the buttermilk/heavy cream/real butter is worth trying if that means I get to eat more of them. I think part of the problem with this recipe is that I might have over-kneaded the dough. But that's secondary to the main problem... again, nothing that made me go "wow, these are so good!" I think the recipe needed more salt and maybe a brush of melted butter over the top to enhance the flavor.

Ah well... the search continues. If you have a good chicken salad recipe... pass it on, I need new brown-bag lunch ideas. I'm a huge fan of bringing my lunch and turkey sandwiches can get boring so I'd love to substitute some days with something easy like chicken salad. No links to the recipes today since they were duds!




In totally food-unrelated news, my parents visited for Memorial weekend again this year. These are my favorite types of visits as I do not have to make the long drive :) We went to a Frisco Rough Riders baseball game (they actually won in extra innings!), had Fireside Pies and got their outfits for the wedding squared away! Over the past week, Mike and I also ordered our wedding bands and have scheduled all of our vendors visits to be done in August. I also have been picking up outfits for showers. On deck this week - Mike's suit and continuing to work on the music for the ceremony & reception.