October 13, 2008

• I <3 the Pacific Northwest!

  In August, I spent a week in Seattle helping Cindy, one of my bridesmaids, plan her DW wedding in Dominican Republic in December. Here is Cindy and her hottie future husband Andre on the left at my wedding. While I was in Seattle, Cindy and I made her invitations, and I even got to see her in her wedding gown when she picked it up from the store. OooH! Pretty! Anne Marie, another one of her bridesmaids, and I also threw her a Tropical Naughty & Nice Bridal Shower. Check it out! I got most of the decorations from Paper Source and iParty.
  
  
  The food was from La Isla (2320 NW Market Street), and it was really good. We had platanos, empanadas, and other yummy goodness.  Anne Marie also made delicious coconut cake and key lime bars.  The shower was quite successful, and everyone had a lot of fun.
  
  Recently, Cindy and Andre took engagement photos in Los Angeles with Miguel Mayo.  The shoot was actually for free since Miguel gives a free shoot to one couple every month or something like that.  The pictures were gorgeous.  Check out a couple of my favorites...
  
  
  After my Seattle trip, I flew down to Portland for a wedding.  Roger's cousin, Jessica, was getting married to her high school sweetheart, Dustin.  The wedding was a lot of fun.  Both Jessica and Dustin cried during the ceremony.  It was absolutely beautiful.  Aren't they so cute?  The ceremony was held in the library room of the Governor's Hotel.  It was very intimate with tall standing candles lining the aisle. For her guest book, Jessica had a framed picture of her and her husband. People signed around the picture.  I've seen this idea before at my sister's wedding, and I still think it's a great idea for a guest book.  Near the bar on the tables, there were old photos of her parents' and his parents' weddings.  Roger's parents and relatives got a kick of seeing themselves in the picture.  It was a nice touch.  As for the escort cards, she had CDs made of their favorite songs attached to a card that stated your name and your table.  Below, you'll see how beautiful the tables looked.
  
  
  This trip also served another purpose. Roger and I have been talking about moving to the west coast for awhile now.  We know we don't want to settle down in Massachusetts.  I personally am done with the snow.  I don't want to live anywhere in the Northeast.  Roger doesn't have a major preference on where we live, but he likes the idea of moving to the west coast.  His brother and other relatives live there as well.  We both agreed that California is not an option since frankly we don't want to live there, so that leaves the Pacific Northwest.  I really like Seattle since I've been there at least once a year for the past 5 years.  However, if Roger was to stay with his current company, it would be easier to move to Portland.  Plus, Seattle is only 3 hours away from Portland.  So, that's what we were also doing in Portland this past summer - checking out our future residence.  Roger and I rented a car and drove around to check out the city.  I can't say I love it yet since I was only there for a short weekend, but I definitely like it.  The city is beautiful, and I just loved the weather.  I talked to one of the guests who attended the wedding.  She raved about all the fun events and places to go to in Portland which got me excited. So, the current plan is that we move there within the next two to three years.  Eventually, Roger's parents will move to Portland as well once we've settled there and start having babies.  That's right. I said it. Roger and I really want to start having a babies within three years.  We'll see what happens!
  
  WOW! 3 updates in one day. I love having days off!

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