Last stop...Ballard, CA to visit the Conroys!

Cailen, Sean & Oliver, 

Thank you SO much for letting me part of your awesomeness :) 

I can't WAIT to get back to Ballard and spend more time together. I wish I could live in two places at once to see you all the time :(

  XOXOXO
   

Shera & Weum's WONDERFUL Wedding :)

CONGRATULATION SHERA & KRIS!

20130928-Shera-and-Kris-Wedding from JR on Vimeo.

I loved every moment of your magical matrimony 

and am still in recovery from the dance floor ;)

Thank you for including me in your perfect day!

Halter Ranch Vineyard

Paso Robles, California

 

     

The Coast Starlight

I very rarely give adamant advise on my blog but if/when the time presents itself, do your life a favor and take a train ride up the California coast. I really can't express this enough. By far one of the top 10 coolest things I've experienced in the United States.

Pack a great book. Bring a bottle of wine and a snack.
Load your iPod up with some roadtrip worthy tunes.
Sit back and enjoy the awesomeness :)

Santa Barbara & Santa Ynez Valley

 Wine Tasting Wonderland
(located directly next to Neverland. Fact!)

DIERBERG & STAR LANE VINEYARD

RUSACK VINEYARD

GRASSINI FAMILY VINEYARD

Thank you, beyond THANK YOU, to Mike & Jess for allowing this absolutely incredible experience to be possible.  If I could bottle up this day, there couldn't ever be a price I'd sell it for.  Your friendship is an invaluable vintage. I love you guys so very much :)

    

Rule of Thumb

LA-LA-LA-Los Angeles

Since meeting at summer camp 25 years ago, 
Katelyn and I have officially visited each other in 
seven cities while one or the other has been living in: 

Milwaukee, WI
Chicago, IL
Madison, WI
Ann Arbor, MI
New York, NY
Berlin, Germany
and now... LA-LA-Land!

 
Was so fun to see Nick & Kates for dinner and to have the Goff & Howard duos get to meet. It's unfortunately much too rare that my friends from different circles get to spend quality time together. I loved every second of it :)

First Stop...San Diego!

It's never been lost on me that my life is blessed with the best friends ever. I can only image how lucky their little people feel to have them as parents! 

Harper is one in a million,

and so are her mommy and daddy :) 

Missing the Goff fam already :(

Fighting to stay awake after a fun-filled day :)

LOVE