Weekend Review

Good evening, sorry I wasn't able to chat with you all yesterday my schedule got changed up a little and I am finding a different time to get in touch with you today (:


WOOOOH... was this a fun weekend, tiring, but FUN!!!!

Saturday we went wine tasting for my friend Summer's 21st birthday. We had the best time. At about noon we were picked up in a limo from her moms house and we headed out to the first winery called Michael David. This winery was one of my favorites; from there we went to a winery called Van Ruiten Family Vineyards. We had their wine at our wedding! We then proceeded to visit two more wineries. It was a lot of fun wine tasting, and being with my friend Summer on her first wine tasting extravaganza was just the best.

We got home and went to check on our little buddy Dray. He was wiped out from a fun day with his cousin Marley!! We fed Dray and then headed to the Commons downtown with Summer and her fiancé Matt. I was so tired from the day we got home around 8 and I went straight to sleep.

Sunday morning we woke up and took Dray to a dog park that Summer and Matt recommended. It was the cutest thing ever and Dray had the best time. I think Dray started the party when he got there. It was so adorable to see all the different kind of breeds and all of their cute personalities. Dray decided to find the one little puddle in the huge dog park and lay in it, so lucky for him he got a bath after and now smells GREAT!!!

After Dray dried off we headed to my grandparents for a BBQ. My grandpa has been telling us for months that he could make amazing ribs, we had no doubt, but we had to put him to the test (: The ribs were everything he promised and more. I loved watching the excitement he got from teaching Matt how to make them and to see how much everybody enjoyed them. We decided we need to do family dinners every Sunday.

If you have any 21st birthdays coming up or house warming parties, check out this pineapple wine bottle I made.

That was our weekend, hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did.

This is how we are feeling after the weekend... ready for the next (:

Talk to you soon
Talynn

All About Dray on His Adoption Day

On July 22, 2015, one year ago today... We fell in love with a little Goldie. 

Dray was a little scared, and this made his dad scared. Matt was a little worried he didn't like us. 

These first few nights were a little crazy. I thought I was never going to sleep again! I was starting to wonder if I could ever take a shower in peace without worrying what was going to be torn up when I got out. I started questioning our decision, what was I thinking? How do people do this? Those days are so funny to look back on now, and they seem so much more than a year ago. We sometimes wish we could see that little ball of gold so tiny one more time. Life is funny how when you look back you seem to forget all the bad. Pretty soon we will be saying Dray a crazy puppy? No way, he was perfect. 

Dray loves to cuddle, It is our favorite hobby as well. LOL Cuddling with Dray!!!!

Dray and his uncle Colby

This is so crazy, he used to be able to sit on my lap in the car, now he takes up the whole back seat.

Dray doesn't like when daddy leaves for work.

Dray loves to play especially with his cousins!!! They play until they are so wiped out they can barely lift their little heads.

Now He is way bigger than Mar Mar

Dray being a terror... hahah

That one time he tore up his bed...

This is my girlfriend Kona, hahaha

Barktoberfest with diesel and Argo was the cutest thing ever.

Dray loved his first fall!!!

He didn't really like Halloween, he thought his costume was no fun and did not understand why all the people ringing our door bell weren't coming inside to play.

Dray did in fact Love christmas time, he picked up a new hobby his parents did not enjoy, DIGGING. We are still trying to break the habit. He loves watching the rain through the windows!

snuggling up in a bed WAY to small for him, he made do.

He LOVED The snow!!!!

His favorite Saturday activities are going for walks and going to Nana's for breakfast. Walking has been a work in progress. When I thought of everything I wanted to teach my puppy, how to go on walks was never one of them. Boy was I caught off guard. First we could not wait for Dray to get all of his shots so we could finally take him for walks and get his high energy little self tired. Then when the time came and we saw how he wanted to go in every direction but straight. Dray also loved to jump on people after he had just rolled in the mud... We started to dread these walks that Dray LOVED. He was so strong that I could barely control him. Little by little he grew up, became better mannered and we got him a harness(this helped wonders). Dray and I both love walks now. Last week on our daily walk we met another golden that was adopted from Asia. This sweet little boy was beaten so bad from his previous owners that he is now blind. The first thing Dray did was walk up to him and give him kisses on the eyes, it was so heart warming.

He will pick up anything he can to greet you!

and will do anything for a butt rub

When Matt is not home he will go grab his clothes to lay with. So sweet.

Dray especially likes when dad lets him chew on his bat teaches him to swing a bat. LOL

Dray is now ONE!!! We can't wait for another year with the sweetest pup around, we love his funny personality and cherish him everyday. 

watch him grow...

Have a great weekend

Talynn

A Throwback for Your Thursday

Lets go back to March 19th of this year. This day was my bridal shower.

I woke up, jumped in the shower, threw some comfy clothes on and grabbed a white mocha at my favorite coffee shop in town, Barista's. Then I walked down the street to Mira Bella, where Sofie did my hair for the day (: I had just enough time to make it back home before Elle was going to arrive at the house to start doing my make-up. I got spoiled for the day!!!!! I forgot to get eyelash glue for Elle to attach my false lashes so in the middle of doing my make-up we ran to Walgreens to grab glue. This was so funny rushing around to find silly eyelash glue. We made it back and Elle did such an amazing job, I felt amazing. I slipped on my dress and headed to my auntie Lori's where the shower was already beginning.

This was the front door, and by the looks of it, I knew I was going to be walking into the most gorgeous shower ever! My stomach was full with butterflies. Was this day already here? How cute is the umbrella filled with roses? My auntie Lori thinks of everything!

The house was decorated to the nines. They literally transformed the house!!!! They even took several pictures off the wall to add pictures of matt and I. Now I will show you what I saw as I walked in.

These pictures do not even do the decorations justice. I wanted to get married right then and there. "Call Matt, Let me go grab my dress" hahahaha

These cookies shaped as rings were sooo yummy.

The little Happily ever after sign was actually supposed to be the cake topper at our wedding, but when it arrived it was broken so we couldn't use it. I'm so we got a good use out of it to decorate these cookies up. 

Aren't these bride dishes adorable? They were filled with little chocolate candies that looked like  pearls. I would have never guessed they were candy by looking at them!

Some more diamond ring treats (:

This cake was so gorgeous, we could have used it as my actual wedding cake. It was delicious as well. 

I was in awe of the roses frozen into the ice cubes!

This was the bridal table! I think It may have been my favorite decorated space, look at this umbrella!

I was so thankful for all the guests that were there to celebrate such a special time in my life with me. 

Even Matt stopped by after

Thank you to the two amazing women that showered me with Love 

I will never forget this day and all who were there to make it extra special, It's a day I think I could re-live over and over!!

Psalms 20:4 "May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!"

Talk to you all soon

Talynn