FOOTHILLS TO FOG BLOG// WELCOME READERS!!

hello lovlie readers!!
and a special welcome to you who have stopped by after reading my guest post over on  f r o m   f o o t h i l l s  t o   f o g   b l o g !!  so glad you have stopped by here today- stay a while:)
so honored the pretty little theresa asked me to guest post for her today while she is soaking in the sun and sipping cocktails on the beach in cabo (holding back the envy over here!!)

i noticed some of the pictures did not load on the guest post today.. so i thought i would share the post and make sure you can see all the pictures here!

I thought I would introduce myself to you (Theresa's sweet readers) and give you a little (250 word) story of my life today:

I was born in Dallas, Texas, almost a Thanksgiving Baby, but I decided to cook a little longer! When I was almost 7 my mom remarried and we transplanted our family to Germany for the next 13 years of my life. My sister and I grew up going to German schools, but our parents were sure we never forgot our Texas roots or accent! My first two years of college were spent in Barcelona, Spain… it didn’t take me long to realize that was not where I wanted to spend my 20's or finish my education. So as a junior I transferred to Baylor University- where I graduated on time and with a handful of friends I will have for life. Fast-forward a few years: I'm living in Dallas again, surrounded by family and close friends, and I am blessed with my dream job of working for a non-profit from my home office. I am a certified yoga instructor, you can find me on my yoga mat almost every day- I love a good sweaty vinyasa flow. And last but not least there is a handsome cowboy that I like to call my boyfriend who works and lives on a working cattle ranch in Oklahoma. 

And because words only say so much... 

Here are a few pictures to go along with the story told above:

 My immediate family- sister, mamma, and me - love 'em to pieces!

These are my bestest of friends the night before the lucky lady in the middle tied the knot!

This picture was taken the day I finished my yoga teacher training..I love it simply because it will forever be a favorite memory and plus this pose is called 'wild thing'! 

Me and my handsome cowboy- enjoying a few cold ones after a home game win last year!

thank you so so much for stoping by my blog today!

please leave a comment, introduce yourself and let me know about you and your blog- would love to connect and meet new blogging friends like you:)

x o x o 

MOVING MUSTANGS

there are many pretty, naturally pretty things about the ranch. but there is one highlight that is beautiful time after time- no matter what time of year it is. its the wild mustangs.
they mesmerize me time and time again. their raw beauty, untouched and untamed demeanor is truly fascinating.
but this week on the ranch, i was the only one who thought all of the above thoughts. merely because i was not the one trying to move these beautiful creatures from one end of the ranch to the other. one thing about wild mustangs is that they like to do the exact opposite of what you want them to do. like you get them running and one direction and out of the blue they will turn 90 or even 180 and run in the exact opposite way... making the process of moving them to where you want them time consuming and frustrating. who would have thought these wild creatures can figure out your plan after you've tried moving them to where you want them to go after just a time or two?! smarty pants.

i did not have my zoom lens with me on this outing, but i am loving how the wide-angle captures the bigger picture and scope of the amount of horses being moved at one time!

gosh, i still think they are such stunning and majestical animals. 

stubborn, sly and all!

NEWPORT BEACH: A DOUBLE WEDDING

and now for the much awaited details and pictures from the beautiful weeding weekend in newport beach.... there was no time to carry around my big nikon with me- not exactly what fits into a clutch! -  so the iphone had to do the trick from start to finish! 

i broke down the wedding events from the weekend... hope this makes it easier to follow along...

it all happened between early saturday morning and landing back in dallas on monday evening. talk about a fun filled, whirlwind kinda weekend!! 

R O U N D    O N E :

we left the airport and headed straight for brunch at  w o o d y 's   w h a r f. 

there we were greeted with bottomless mimosas and some very large and yummy brunch portions. 

this is a recommended stop if you are looking for a fun group brunch - $14 for bottomless and brunch!

love these girls and the friendship i have with each of them!

R O U N D    T W O :

the same night we met up in the hills of newport beach, overlooking balboa, in a private home for a reception to honor both brides and their grooms! the view was breathtaking. the decorations, foods, and drinks were wonderful as well. but celebrating with friends for this special occasion was just the best!

can you believe the skies over the hills?!

this is no filter... loving the pink/purple skies that God graced us with for the evening!

R O U N D   T H R E E :

the reason we made the trip- the wedding!!

it finally came together and went off without a hick-up - it was simply beautiful and so full of joy and love all around. the brides were glowing, the grooms were holding back tears- it was priceless!!

(maybe just a small time delay- but hey, its a wedding - the bride(s) get to call the shots!)

on the left, caroline and her dad... and on the right our girl sarabeth and her dad (same daddy;)

can you believe the emotions this daddy faced... walking two daughters down the isle on the same day... the same ceremony even. i can't believe he made it without tears running down his face!

first caroline and david were announced husband and wife... 

and then sarabeth and karson!!

karson went in for two kisses- so cute to see his love for sarabeth!!

 

clearly we all love us some shades of pink!!

or maybe we were just not quite ready to let go of the colors of summer?! 

love you ladies to pieces- cant wait for our next trip together. 

i am penciling in napa for 2014!

and last but not least, me and my handsome cowboy!

we got him all cleaned up... but i made sure he kept the cowboy boots with the look:)

the boat- all gussies up as we walked away from an amazing evening!

here's to the beautiful couples- we are so grateful you asked us to be apart of your special day!

wishing both couples nothing but love, blessings and a life filled with happiness:)

NEWPORT BEACH: A PRETTY WEEKEND

this is us at the airport before embarking on what will be forever a trip we remember. 

our dear friend, college roommate and all around full of life friend sarabeth tied the knot in newport beach this past weekend.

 over labor day weekend. 

at a double wedding.

on a boat. 

at sunset.

surrounded by close family and friends.

did i mention it was a double wedding?!

more on the wedding details and recap tomorrow. 

today's post is all about the fun, quick, adventures we had while in newport beach/balboa over the weekend. this was the first 'official' girls and significant other trip we have been on together since college. or ever really. and we decided we travel well together - laid back, no fuss. a group that can defiantly travel together again - fingers crossed we make it an annual trip!

(not back to newport beach, but somewhere new- i have a feeling a wine trip is in our future!!)

here are a few pictures to recap our walks around town. 

we tried to walk and see as much as possible, in the little time we had between wedding festivities...

we stumbled across this cute little farmers market- i was sad not to load up on all things fresh and locally grown...

 
breakfast day 1: we were so excited to find this local favorite tucked in the little streets of the peninsula. talk about charm, cozy and worth the wait! A l t a serves organic brewed coffee- bring your own mug and get .25cents off each cup!

this cute neighborhood yoga studio was just across the street from alta/breakfast...

so wish this was the little studio was in walking distance every morning!

you just can't get enough of the amazing blue, clear skies while in california. 

hence, why i am posting so many from the weekend;)

more pictures and memories from the wedding to follow on the blog soon!

maybe as early as tomorrow- but probably more like monday. so be sure to check back next week!!

happy weekend sweet friends!

x o x o

SNAIL MAIL COLLECTIVE

ok so here's the deal. i love me some snail mail. waiting for the mail to arrive everyday is something i grew up with, since we lived in germany and we would send letters to family and friends back home-- this was in the day before email. snail mail was the real deal. sending a fax was a luxury!

so when i came across this cute idea of 'the snail mail collective' hosted by two amazing girls and bloggers: 't h e   n e c t a r   c o l l e c t i v e' and 'l o s t   i n    t r a v e l s' i was immediately intrigued and couldn't wait for the september edition/ sign up sheets to come out!

now that september is here, its time to  s i g n   u p. 

but there are a few rules and a little information you need to read first... 

click h e r e for more details!

hope you participate as well!!

who doesn't love a real letter in the mail?!