Tree Tents! Love It!

Ooooh this looks like a blast.

Dear summer, please get here soon. I would like to sleep in the trees, go fishing and make some stick biscuits.

Hammock tent from Tentsile

Hennessy hammock tent

 

Pictures:jetpac, portaledge

Pinterest Contest!

Oh I am so excited for this! One Kings Lane is hosting a Pinterest contest for a $1000 gift card! Create a board inspired by your most glorious summer day. I hope I can find some time next weekend to join in on the fun! I thought you guys would appreciate the chance to enter too. Good luck my friends.

Click HERE for the contest link.

Fun With Wedding Registries!

We are having the best time registry shopping for the wedding! It's so much fun picking out things that we will be using in our new home. And contrary to popular belief, guys have fun with registries too! Dan was excited about pizza pans, blenders and ahemmm... a Nintendo Wii. Ha-ha.

Shopping at South Coast

Here are a few things on our list!

KitchenAid Stand Mixer, 5 Qt. Artisan in Pistachio

Which someone already fulfilled! Big hugs and kisses to the mystery person! I have a suspicion one of my Aunties got it for us! So excited!

Aebleskiver Stuffed-Pancake Pan

I can imagine making these little puff pancakes on Sunday mornings with Danny <3

Wusthof Gourmet 12-Piece Knife Set.
Droool...

 Blendtec Home The Professional's Choice Total Blender
A.K.A. The "Grandpa Blender" my grandpa has one of these and I steal it from him whenever I need it for recipes. It's the best blender in the world -- it can even make hot soup! Fancy pantsy!

Adventures With Food Trucks

We finally made our way over to the food truck gathering last Wednesday! Dan and I ate at The Burnt Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck and Chunk N Chip. It was all A+ food, a fun time and definitely something I would recommend.

The Burnt Truck

Cheeseburger

Angus beef, American cheese, grilled onions, avocado spread

Fried Chicken

Buttermilk fried chicken, garlic potato spread, country gravy

Fried Bologna

Garlic aioli, mustard, crispy onion strings

Spam and Eggs

Soy aioli, fried quail egg, nori strips

 

I was skeptical about the spam and quail egg, but I'm glad we got it! It turned out to be one of my favorites!

The Grilled Cheese Truck

Dan ordered an American cheese on white bread with caramelized onions; I ordered gruyere cheese and fresh basil on white bread.

Chunk N Chip

We split a Blu-Laventine. Snicker doodle cookies with blueberry lavender ice cream.

Click HERE to view their awesome menu.

Dueling Piano Bar Night With My Ladies

We had a girls night out at the Derby Dueling Piano Bar for Kels and Julia's Birthday. Fun stuff -- complete with an embarrassing birthday dance in front of the the whole bar to "Baby Got Back". Ha-ha I wonder who requested that?

Derby has the best cheesecake EVER! So yummy and rich with a graham, toffee crust!

Wicked

Danny, Shanny and I saw Wicked at the Pantages Theater! The show was absolutely amazing! Dan's not much of a musical theater sort of guy, but he truly enjoyed it -- he even stood up to clap at the end. What a guy.We all loved it. Go see it if you get a chance!

Me and the Shansterz with Grace Kelly.

What Are You Doing For New Years?

Will You Be In Our Wedding?

Daniel and I asked our friends to be bridesmaids and groomsmen last week. We wanted to be original and have some fun with how we asked them so we dicided to invite everyone on a top-secret adventure. 

--"Thursday 7:00, come alone and ware warm clothes!"

We meet at my house, ate dinner and then loaded into the Winnebago and drove to the docks in Newport. Our friend Ethan offered us his Duffy boat and Captain skills for the night (Thanks Eth-man)!

After we all settled-in, Dan and I asked everyone to be in our wedding and handed little gifts to each friend. Daniel made custom beer mugs with a hilarious picture on them. And I made bridesmaid boxes!

I found pine boxes at Michaels; painted them and filled them with pictures, my favorite tea, chocolate kisses and a personal letter. I was so jazzed that Papyrus had cute little bridal cards that fit inside each box.

Dan and I made these beer mugs for his groomsmen. We sent a photoshopped picture to Mouse Graphics and they made us special stickers that we placed on each mug -- you can even put them in the dishwasher! Too cool.

 The wedding party

*missing 3*

The Lovely Lyssa, Amazing Alex and my Big Brother Brandin

Boarding the Duffy

 Cheers! To all you lovelies.

Goof Balls

My 2 Maids of Honor!

Mo- Far Left

Shan- Middle

I love these girls.

Danny and I are so excited for all the planning, parties and fun in the months to come. We love you guys and we are so thankful for each one of you!

To all you wonderful interwebbers...if you would like to get to know Danny and me, here's our story and pictures from the past.

Kogi

Our friend Peter had the fabulous idea of getting dinner at the Kogi truck last night!

The Kogi truck is a traveling Los Angeles landmark that serves up Korean / Mexican inspired food such as their Spicy Pork Tacos, Kimchi Quesadillas and Short Rib Sliders. Quality Korean barbecue meets traditional, homemade tortillas and fresh veggies to create a taste that carries the rhythms of LA street culture.

Most recently the Kogi family has opened up its first sit-down restaurant, Chego, in Palms.

Kogi is so delicious and the price is extremely reasonable! Big fan!

We got a spicy pork taco, short rib burrito, blackjack quesadilla  and a Chocolate tres leches cake for dessert.  YUM!!!! It was all good!

We then walked over to the park and caught the tail-end of Monsters Inc. on a big outdoor screen. It was a fun night! Thanks for the great idea Peter!

Miniture Food Jewelry

I think these are adorable! What a cute idea.

(click on the picture and it will take you to the shop)

For the Tea Drinker

I <3 Coffee

Mmmm Coffee and Strawberry Waffles

Coffee and Croissant

Sushi Cuff Links for the Man in your life

My Personal Favorite... Tea with Lemon in a Blue China Cup.

Perfect!

Offensive Tea Party

Ahhh hahaha these crack me up! Vandalized Vintage by Trixie Delisious on Etsy. Could you imagine having a quaint little tea party while drinking out of these cups. Too great.

Having fun with old china- don't tell granny!

Content Disclaimer. This shop contains language of a mature and twisted nature that may be offensive to some.

Buckyballs

Our friend David had buckyballs on his refrigerator when he was at UCLA. I was obsessed with these whenever we'd visit him. I still want to buy a set for myself! Way too much fun. Extremely addicting.

Scribble

Check out this very cool  artsy scribbler. So much fun!