Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Michigan Here we Come...

Home for not quite 36hours from San Francisco and then headed 7 hours North to Torch Lake!
The Hein's are gracious enough to open their beautiful home up so we can enjoy a fun, relaxing week!
The weather wasn't the best until Saturday but we had lots of fun never-the-less!!!!
Thanks Amy, for sharing your parents and their beautiful retreat with us for a week!!!!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Celebration After...

Their reception was a very intimate affair...with close family and friends
The night was filled with many toast and cheers!
I was thrilled to be there to be apart of their special day!
Amy was a great date!
Yum...I think this wedding had the best food and dessert bar I had ever been to.
May you live happily ever after!
It was lots of fun to catch up with old friends who some of them I hadn't seen for nearly 15 years!

The Wedding...

Here Comes the Bride...
"I give you this ring"

You may kiss the bride!
The new Mr & Mrs and Fig....

The Beautiful Bride...

Jessica was a beautiful bride!!!

Exploring the city...

Saturday morning we hopped on a Cable Car to explore...
We hit Fisherman's Wharf first, saw Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge,
Shopped around Pier 39, ate lunch. I just loved looking at all the beautiful and unique flowers! Then off to
Ghirardelli Square...yum...we had a chocolate square and I got a chocolate covered strawberry too!
A post card picture with the Golden Gate Bridge Behind us!
While we were on the hike for Crooked St we came to a very high point in the city
where you could see everything! It was breathe taking!
The Brooklyn bridge is between our heads...
Crooked St...we started at the top of the hill and walked down
Once we walked up and down many hills we found our way to Chinatown where we got some good deals!
It was awesome to see so much in such a short time! I think we did great on our outing, although not bringing walking shoes made my feet hurt!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Rehearsal


Jessica, JJ and myself
catching up with old friends from high school...
Jackie (Jordan), Chris and Lisa Bartley
Jason and Jessica...Jessica's twin brother...
Of course no rehearsal is complete with out the "shoe" Question game!
JJ and Jessica with their families hosted a great dinner at Bistro Aix the night before the big day! We enjoyed visiting with many old friends, enjoying some great wine and fabulous dinner!

Life in San Francisco...

Looking for Jess's car...she had parked it blocks away 4 days prior well when we got up this hill it wasn't there....JJ had moved it and forgot to tell us! hehe
Friday Amy, Jess and I got mani's and got the experiences of what it was like to live in San Francisco by running errands and walking through cute little areas of San Fran.
We also stopped at a fabulous Thai place for lunch!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Bachlorette Lunch

We stopped for lunch and to give Jess some gifts for her big day!
A Toast over some pink bubbly...
To friendship and a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness!
Enjoying the afternoon and the "gifts"
Amy and I...
The girls!

Wine Tours...

Our first stop of the day...
Beautiful view...
Jessica, enjoying her wine tasting

CHEERS...to a girls get away with one of my very best friends, Amy!!!

Kristen, Meg, Jessica, Jackie, me and Amy
Beautiful Cline Winery Jess and Me...
Amy and I being silly...
Thursday we all got in a limo, thanks to Jess's parents, and toured wine country with some of Jessica friends from all of the country.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

San Francisco here I come...

I left for San Francisco Wednesday early morning for one of my best friends, Jessica's, wedding. Amy joined me later that night. I was glad to get there a little early to have some time to visit, cactch up and help Jessica! We had a fun trip, did a lot, and it was a beautiful wedding and Jessica was a stunning bride! I hope to get through my nearly 500 pics from my 4 day trip and get some posted soon!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day to....

Tim
My Dad &
Jim, Tim's Dad,
and all of the other great daddies out there!!!

Saturday I had planned on making a steak dinner for Tim and our dad's since I had to work Sunday but Tim said he wanted to head to GT South's a local Southern BBQ place so that we did! Our group was small b.c of people working and out of town but was fun never-the-less!!!
We got all the Dad's tickets to the Senior PGA tournament that will be held here in September!
Bella also got Tim some camping gear for his boys trip he will be taking in July.