love is in the air

...everywhere I look around.....

Mark Weinberg & Liz Hansen

Lyndee Litchfield & Nathan Gubler

Megan Hall & Gavin Wiswell

Kristina Smith & Ben Coplin

Melanie Shea Egbert & McKay Rogers

Congratulations to all the happy couples!

Ps. I still have one weekend in June without a wedding.....any takers?

Art

I found this post inspiring.

In some ways it reminds me of this

Thanks for sharing O!

Photos

I am not even going to pretend to be a good blogger - or writer......or photographer. So there you go.

August 2009 - Life on the Water

Summer Sunset

San Diego

Somewhere in Boston

Maui Waui

Fish out of Water (J.Crew)

January 2010 - Crystal Cove

Up In the Air

Cruisin'

Laguna Beach

Chuckarama

23 years and 4 days ago, I had a dream that my mom (who was prego) was going to have a little boy. The dream was so vivid and clear I can still remember the pram we pushed up a cobblestone street and my baby brother tucked inside the blue and white blanket puffy blanket. I woke up surprised by my dream. I had been convinced I was going to have a baby sister. I jumped out of my bed and ran into my parent's room to tell my mom that after months of disagreeing with her, I thought she's was right - I thought she was going to have a boy. As I burst into the room, to my shock, I found my uncle Steve in place of my parents. The surprises didn't stop there. He told me my parents had gone to the hospital in the middle of the night and my mom had had a 7 lbs. baby girl! Claire Elise Olds - the pride and joy of my life.

She started out as Elizabeth and then she became Claire and then Mowgli, Roo, Chuckawalla, Chuck, Small Fry, and Baby. She has so much personality one name just won't do. Claire has never been timid or shy and will do just about anything. If it equals fun she is in. It is one of the things I adore about her. But what I love even more is her loyal tender heart. She is one of the sweetest people I know. I am touched time and time again by the tender things she does for people and the loving way she treats them. I will never forget one time when I was really sick in high school and I couldn't leave the couch for days. She came and laid next to me on the couch and just rubbed my head for hours on end. She couldn't have been more than 10 yrs old. It is one of my sweetest memories.

Beloved Light - that is Claire.

Love you Baby!

The end.

Brando

How appropriate that the next name out of the hat would be Brandon. I love Brandon (but I think Mini likes him more). Brandon is one of the sweetest people I know. He just loves people, which makes him very easy to love. I think one of my many favorite things about Brandon is that I can always count on him to yell, "Love you!" when he walks out the front door. That and that you can count on him to laugh at anything and fall asleep within a matter of seconds. Brandon is definitely one of a kind, and definitely a keeper.

proof heather likes him more :)

Mini

Heather "Mini" Warren. Oh how I love thee! When it comes to Heather, I might be a little sappy. I may or may not (may) tell her 10 times a day how much I love her. But how can I not?She is the best roommate I have ever had. Heather was an answer to my prayers and a huge blessing in my life.

Things I love about Mini:

1. She is pint sized (but likes to claim her height in heels as her actual size)

2. She has the best facial expressions in the world!

3. She is friends with everyone.

4. She is a good friend - she makes all of her friends feel like they are her best friend.

5. She is thoughtful, kind & loving.

6. She loves Diet Coke as much as I do.

7. She is sophisticated, fashionable, refined and VERY funny!

Love you Mini! Happy Birthday!

Markel

Mark L. Weinberg (Mark+ L. = Markel....get it :) Sorry Mark!

Mark is seriously one of the coolest people I have ever met. I will fully admit I grossly under-rated him the first time we met. I had no idea what was hiding behind those Gucci glasses, and camera lens, but by a lucky stroke of fate I invited him to go on the first annual "Drop It Like It's Yacht!" Catalina trip and he has been one of my best friends ever since. Mark is one of the most fun, adventurous, talented people I know. (don't believe me just look!) He may like to answer texts & gchats with one syllable words, he may take all of my friends and relatives to the Clinton Street Bakery and not me, but he is still my favorite.

He's a part of the family.