Weekend Photo Montage . . . and a WINNER!!!

First things first, another FABULOUS Winner!!!

(Random Pick)

of this

or this

is . . .

***Rachael at "It's Simple Love"***

Congrats girly!!!

So go ahead and email me (memorybeandesigns@yahoo.com):

1) your frame choice 2) Your addy

More Fabulously Free Giveaways soon!

(want to host a giveaway on my blog?! Email me for more info!)

Now on to our lovely long holiday weekend photo montage . . .

Oh how fabulous and relaxing it was!

(Sorry for so many pics, I took a ton out! Lol)

***Andy got off of work early Fri so we could go get our fishing license***

snacks and set on our first fishing adventure . . . in the rain! Lol we're troopers

bright eyed and excited:-)

This is how I roll . . . in pink lol

getting all kinds of serious

Heck yes! Success!!!

Soooo we both lost plenty of hooks and so I just decided to have fun with the camera.  Andy didn't want to leave despite the downpour!

I think my "City Boy" is hooked on fishing now

***Then Sat we went down to visit my dad and the fam on his boat***

The boys chillin

Every time I'd go to take a pic she'd squink and cheese it up! Awwww what a ham;-)

How stinkin cute is my niece?! Great work Claire and Paul!

***Sunday***

Lots of bbq-ing, watched the Sounders get squashed, fireworks and fun

***Monday***

The hubs and I went to Pike Place downtown, good food!!!

I love Seattle!

Mmmm we bought "salmon candy" which is just like smoked salmon, yum!

Lots of purdy flowers!

We bought lotsa snacks!

Went to Pike's Brewery

The famous gum-covered wall.  Don't get to close, yuck!

So that's our weekend a few days late, how was your 4th?!

***Also: my new button is on the sidebar, if you add it let me know so I can grab yours! 

A little swap-a-roo???***

Happy Wednesday my Lovelies!!!

~LOVE this song right now, and Blog Award!~

Still a huge fan of Alicia Keys, she just has that amazing voice!

And how cute is her baby bump?!

(photo here)

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Ok now onto my

~BLOG AWARD~

 from the lovely Chloe

Thank you hun!

(And congrats on your 1 year anniversary with the hubs!)

INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE AWARD:

1.Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.

2.Share 6 (or 7) things about yourself.

3.Pass this award to bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason!

4.Contact the bloggers you picked and let them know about the award.

Here we go!

 

(1)Me noi tieng viet mot it! Va muon di Viet Nam. 

(I speak a little Vietnames, and want to go to Vietnam!)

I speak Vietnamese

 (yes white girl speaking Vietnamese!)

I took it for an intense year at University of Wa.  Originally did b/c was dating a Vietnamese guy, but I do have to admit the culture and food are awesome!

Pho anyone?! cafe sua?!

If you haven't tried pho or Vietnamese coffee you are missing out!*

(source)

(Me and Andy go here all the time! Mmmmmm. Buon thit nuong gia gio yum yum!)

(source)

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 (2) I'm all over the place. 
Seriously.

 My hubby laughs at me.  I want to do EVERYTHING!

I always am coming up with new plans and new ideas, and booking our schedule with everything.  He loves me and I add a little spontaniety into his life, and prob some stress too! Hee hee

 

(3) I've always said I want 4 babies

This stresses my hubby out too ha ha!

I am one of SIX KIDS, and love big families! I say as long as we have enough funds and lotsa love to go around, why not right?!

Now to work on the "funds" part before we begin our family.

 

(4) I am obsessed with the color red

Specifically red polka dots.

All of my friends know it and buy me red/white polka dot things.

At our wedding I even wore red/white polka dot heels.

 

and decorated everything else in it:-)

I drive a red mini cooper

All my kitchen appliances are red (Nespresso, Kitchen Aid, etc)

Maybe it's the red hair?! Stubborn lil me!

 

(5) I have a huge weakness for Jelly Belly Jelly Beans!!!

HUGE

Why are they so darn good???

And so many flavors?!

(6) I love to host parties. 

Bachelorette Parties, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Birthday Parties, Bunco parties, Going Away, Graduation, etc.  I love it! Love making fun foods, decorating, and having people gather together!

This summer:

*Throwing my sister's baby shower*

*Coffee, Cupcakes and Cosmos Open house for Memory Bean Designs*

*Bro-in-laws Grad BBQ*

*Sister's moving to TX Farewell*

And many more! Love it:-)

So now I pass this along to:

*Erika at Tiptoe Butterfly*

*Meg at MegLand*

*Carrie at This Free Bird*

*Marie at All Things Marie*

*Diana Mieczan at exPress-o*

*Kellie Collis at Ada and Darcy*

*Mayra at Life is Bananas*

(so hard to decide who to pass to!

I'm finding sooo many amazing blogs it's even hard to keep up!

How do you boggers do it?!)

P.S. Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY!!!
Ends Wednesday.  Seriously doooo it, who doesn't love FREE?! I need more interest in these to keep them up:-)

P.S.S. what an amazing weekend! Pics and post soon!