this weekend i...

 ... attended the wedding of two friends. (see above.)

 our names were written on windows. awesome.

 while we waited for the wedding party to arrive, there were fun photo booth props.

 plus, i had a handsome date to snuggle/chat with...

 the trees were blooming & looked gorgeous.

 every guest got a mustache on a stick favor.

 the newlyweds left under a rainbow of sparklers. 

it was joel's first time using them! unbelievable!

i just decided

to grow my hair as long as this lady's.

it's adorable. and her blog is fun, too!

this weekend i...

i'm going to try a regular "this weekend i..." post. 

on sunday or monday i'll update with things from the weekend & hopefully a picture or two. 

 so, here we go:

 this weekend we helped out w/ games at a birthday/going away bash.

 hosted a bachelorette party which started with BYOC (build your own calzones!)

 and ended with deliciousness at max brenner chocolate downtown.

 i watched while joel stained our new doors

 and painted this once-very-ugly lamp. which actually looks better without the too-huge shade. darn.

 i also admired the neighbor's blossoming tree

 and baked these cookie bars. yum.

fun things lately

 a couple times lately joel & i have snuggled in our bed to watch hulu. once it was so chilly he needed to wear his new beanie from chile. ha.

 often on fridays when joel gets home after a run, i sit on the bathroom counter and talk to him while he showers. last friday i decided to snap a few photos while i waited.

 we got new doors, y'all! ours were seriously awful (totally hollow!) and these new ones look amazing, even without stain.

 and without molding around the outside. ha. (p.s. isn't my new brown office chair snazzy?! i ordered it on a sunday night and it was on the front porch less than 24 hours later. nice job, office max!)

 today, march 13th, we ate dinner outside. with bare legs & flip flops.

 these little guys are popping up thanks to the bulbs joel planted last fall. hooray!