a good kind of..."I'm exhausted!"

hello lovelies...

coffee and ohhhhhh sooooo sleepy on this Easter Monday morning!

Friday, i left work at three to have a laser procedure on my left eye. thank goodness for the two hour

nap afterwards...

The Dale Chihuly Glass Museum on the Tacoma waterfront, and our majestic Mt Rainier

it has been a whirlwind 

weekend with little

sleep!

Jay left Boise after

work 

and moving the 

remainder 

is personal belongings

into temporary storage.
( i will pick you up to speed about his move
later this week.)

he arrived on 34th

street at 2:24 am

Saturday morning. 

i managed to sneak in 45 minutes of restful sleep until...

... the alarm went off at 3:30 am.

Mr D  had to be to work at the "UW" by 5.

Jaden and Lauren

Jay and i ran some necessary errands, 

dressed and headed for Lauren and

Jaden's wedding in Bellingham at 5pm.

( i was his "plus one", since Camille could not get away from Boise due to work and school.)

the ceremony and reception were held at the Alaska Ferry Terminal at the Port of Bellingham.

Lauren surrounded by her nieces.
(girls rule in her family. )

speaking of "Sleepless"... doesn't Lauren look a little like "Meg Ryan" here?

she always dresses "classic"..."understated and elegant".  she loves silk, so it did not surprise me that

her gown was white dupioni.

it was very plain on the front. the only "detail" was on the back...covered buttons and subtle sheering.

Lauren is Jay's close friend from his college days.

she is from a family filled with girls!

Lauren helped Jay chose

his bible, and has been

his "plus one"

date at weddings when

he wasn't dating

anyone at the time...and

vice versa.

she is also his personal

shopper at Nordstrom,

(she is a floor

manager at the Bellevue

Square store).







after the ceremony, they announced "#the hashtag", and told everyone to Instagram as much as

they wished!

the minister was

Jaden's brother.


there was a "selfie"

before Jaden and

Lauren headed down the

aisle as man and wife!




ok...

here...it...is!!!

my

first

selfie!

...very rosy cheeked, after a blonde ale at the

cocktail hour, a glass of "Cab" with dinner, and a

flute of champagne for toasting!



we arrived home from Bellingham at almost 1:00 am

Easter Sunday morning.



i threw on my yoga pants and a t-shirt, made a cup of tea, and fell asleep on the couch, before

eventually waking up and going to bed.


before church i made biscuits and gravy and cinnamon rolls.

Chrislyn, Jason and the kiddos in radiant orchid, orange, celadon and navy! 

Chrislyn and Jason hosted Easter dinner for 20+.

 i was in charge of the "cooked greens", so  i roasted  four pounds of  broccoli, and sauteed "haricots verts"

in olive oil and butter. i tossed in roasted pine nuts, shallots, garlic, and topped it all off with shaved parm.

the energizer bunnies kept going...

and going.

they even managed a twilight round of golf with Uncle Jay, before bath time!

happy Easter Monday!

withLove!