homebody

ahhh, sweet home.
i am soaking up the mountain air these days, enjoying friends and family that i usually don't get to see very often. i even got lucky enough to match home-travel dates with Amb! it has been wonderful to lounge by the pool and sip coffee with her for extended periods of time.
i made dinner for my parents the other night, a delicious garlic pesto chicken pizza. amazing! it was even wonderful leftover the next day!
other than putsing around, enjoying the cooler days and the open space (filled with more than dirt & cactus), reading and lounging have been high on my list. i have a few more coffee dates this week, and then it's off to shop for wedding dresses on saturday! wee!

such a stud.

delicious...

daddy!

knock it off!

Alas, my new most popular saying. the dog days are far from over in our tiny little house, and the bigger, older, and growly-er Wilson gets, the smaller the house seems. Ironically, it has pretty much just been the two of us lately, with Patrick gone in the field practically all of the time. Don't get me wrong, the pup is a cute and fluffy as ever, but MAN, is he a pain sometimes most of the time.

almost too big for his favorite spot

We're finally headed up north for a little mountain vacation after a long month down in the desert. Fourth of July BBQ'ing, and what will probably be P's last real visit up there before deployment, besides our hectic move-everyting-we-own-AGAIN-weekend in august. Wilson will finally get a chance to meet everyone, and hopefully wear off some of that crazy puppy energy!

home, sweet home

We're starting to move forward with our wedding plans and taking some strangely timed "engagement" photos this weekend with our dear friend Amber Pappé. We've also scheduled our food tasting with the caterer, Lila & Sage, which we're obviously looking forward to:) 

Things are moving along quite normally here, just ticking off days and trying to organize our lives for the next (constantly changing) chapter. 
Love and thanks to all of you who keep us moving forward!