been a while

oh dear. i haven't been very diligent with the blog.
well, much has happened. which i may be able to relate, or fast forward through, pictorally. let's see . . .
my mom and dave and i went to la for my cousin's wedding. that was in may.


then erin visited . . . we went to the crow's nest for lunch. i remember france beat someone (germany?) in the world cup and everyone there was happy.


there was a chihuly show at the missouri botanical garden. giant christmas ornaments in lily ponds. it was very hot this day, and i went with my family on an empty stomach. two hours later, i was very grumpy.


then my friend jason got married in a very lovely setting. the evening was warm, but not unbearable. and, although there was not enough dancing, the reception was drink and smoke friendly.


then of course, this happened.


which we celebrated by a rapid trip back to california. this i think is in a cute little town outside pueblo, co. we drove through dozens of really cute, small towns. but the towns we actually spent any time in were large and kind of depressing. we really needed to have planned this whole thing better. but really, it just gives us a reason to take a "real honeymoon" sometime later.