Yes, we have our very own winter wonderland here in Portland. Instead of just one picture, here are a couple for this week…
The view from our favorite seats at church. You can’t tell with this picture, but the snow was really falling!
Lunch at isabel’s with some brunch buddies. Good food, strong coffee and great conversation while the snow falls outside.
Making tracks in the snow! Heading back to car…
Our car
Our courtyard
Now it feels more like Christmas!
This is the only picture I have to show for our whirlwind Thanksgiving weekend. It was too busy, fun, crazy and delicious to stop and take pictures. Plus, I forgot my good camera. But here is a glimpse of what Fran and I contributed for both sides of the family. No…not the turkey…the garlic mashed potatoes of course!
Besides spending time with family, we also got to attend a beautiful and intimate wedding. For the past couple of weeks, Fran has met with a couple at church for pre-marital counseling. He also had the privilege of officiating their wedding. It was such a blessing for Fran to share in their journey and for us to be part of their special day.
Dennis and Tessa got married the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. After a very short two days with family and friends, we drove back to make it for the wedding. We left San Francisco at 7pm and arrived in Portland at 5am. The wedding ceremony was at 4pm. Yes, we like to live on the edge.
Unfortunately, I forgot my real camera and once again was reduced to using my iPhone to take pictures. As a result, the images are very bad quality, but I thought I’d post them anyway.
Waiting with the groom
Addressing the happy (and tall) couple
I took this picture just as the wedding photographer took hers with flash.
I kinda like how it turned out…
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
~Martin Luther
Happy Monday! I know, I’m a few days late but I wanted to post something here.
There has been a lot that I’ve wanted to post about, but I haven’t had the chance to sit down and thoughtfully write anything yet.
So, in the meantime enjoy our next installment of Happy Monday:
I don’t know where Fran got this picture from, but he sent it to me when I needed some cheering up and I’ve saved it because it’s so cute!
Mondays are hard, but Mondays after a glorious four-day weekend are almost unbearable! So to ease the pain, here is the first installment of our new series, “Happy Monday!”*
Last week I received this via email and it was titled “The next couple on Dancing with the Stars.” They look promising – looks like they’ll bring lots of change…maverick style…on the dance floor, that is!
Disclaimer – don’t know who crafted this image, so I can’t give credit to them, but they did a great job!
*Please feel free to send any funny/cute/cool/avant-garde pictures my way!
