shabby chic roses in my mom's garden

aren't roses beautiful? 

i especially love them when they are a blush pink or white

they make me think of weddings and the needed improvement(s) to my garden

too bad rose bushes take a long time to become super full

not sure if i will end up planting them....

mom told me a few weeks ago that the gardeners will be coming soon to prune them back 

always makes me sad since they are still quite beautiful during the winter

a california winter that is

hope you enjoy these photos from my mom's garden

wishing i could be spending the Chinese New Year with them

lots of good food, red clothes and a party!

what's not to love?

happy 3rd wedding anniversary

fun things that have happened this year:

01. our first home

02. ry's first job he actually loves

03. first time staying home made sense for me

04. first real furniture

05. first garden together

happy anniversary sweetheart!

bouquets

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i love the bouquet featured in martha stewart weddings (above)

the ranunculus flower just begs to be part of a bouquet

the embroidered handkerchief is a sweet touch 

and the overall color choices are just right

perhaps one of my most favorite things about the wedding was my bouquet

(pictures here)

lots of roses in bright colors

no filler flowers 

 just lots of "pow"

whenever i see fushia, orange or even chartreuse green roses i think of my wedding day

its a happy memory

anniversary week

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a donut cake

pretty and something different

super excited about this week! this saturday is our 3 year anniversary. the time just flew by! so this week my posts will most likely be mush-gush about ry, but hey that is what wedding anniversaries are all about :)

we have some fun plans for everyday this week and are actually skipping celebrating on our actual anniversary day because the grill is calling and we want to celebrate summer with some friends before they move (sad)

happy summer friends!

ball family hangout time & baby alex pics

alex got a little bored listening to all the toasts at the wedding

ry & forrest 

acting weird then laughing

alex!

cute front garden

hector and pheobe 

check out the greek tortoise guild website here for more info 

more joking around

and lots of laughter

washing dishes

frisbee!

neala & arian hanging out

walking to the wedding rehearsal dinner

we stayed here 

highly recommend-super pretty and fun

in auntie neala's arms

ada & alex

we had indian food via whole foods

i attacked the naan

alex & i

love that face

smiles

couldn't rotate it 

but such a good photo

this one too

this one three

im the proud auntie of 3 cute kids!

isn't alex the cutest pillsbury dough boy?