The end of the Rainbow was found

butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
take a look, it’s in a book, it’s reading rainbow

I can do anything
friends to know, and ways to grow
reading rainbow

Reading Rainbow has announced that their show will be coming to an end. And part of my childhood dies with it. I will miss your theme song, host, and cartoon versions of books.

"I like to move it, move it"

Well this is my first official blog, yep that’s me to the right, just a typical white outline of a guy and yes I am behind the curve in terms of blogging…but I still am not giving into Twitter.  Anyway, I wanted to let all 5 people who read this know that I will officially be a Washington state resident come September 1st.  After months of searching, in the worst economic environment ever, I was able to get a job in Seattle.  So I am busy packing my bags and getting everything ready for the big move.  I am very fortunate to have Matt drive up with me as he will prove to be a great source of entertainment as I make the 13 hour drive.  He will spend a couple days in Seattle while I show him around (as if I am an expert on the place).  But the trip won’t be complete without a trip to Paseos….hands down the greatest sandwich place on the planet.

And lastly, Michelle and I are so excited to finally live in the same city again.  It seems like it has been the longest year and change in my entire life.  We are very excited for the wedding next July and being together will definitely make the planning so much easier. 

So stay tuned for more info….I think I may write some more blogs…if people comment…just kidding….but seriously, comment

-Scott

First trip to Seattle

Engagement Pictures

Haden put up a preview of engagement photos, so be sure to visit his blog. Here are two of our favorites of what we’ve seen so far! We can’t wait to see the rest of the shots he got!

It’s my Birthday, I can “wine” if I want to!

As many of you know, from the all love I got, my birthday was this past weekend.  It’s crazy to think, 2 years ago I met Scott, 3 years ago I graduated college and sold the ever-loved del Sol, 7 years ago I graduated high school and started college, 9 years ago I got my license and 15 years ago I was celebrating double digits! Time definitely flies by when you are having fun.

I am very excited for the year ahead. Lots of planning to do, but I know it will be another year that flies by.

For my birthday, my family surprised me with a trip to Eastern Washington to go wine tasting.  I have been to Napa a few times when I was in the Bay Area, but this was my first time visiting the wineries up here.  We stopped at a few small wineries and then made our way to Prosser, WA which is a really quaint little town that I had never been to. One of the wineries we went to was Maison de Padgett.

They had some super sweet dessert wines and ports that tasted like you practically just bit into a peach.  Surprisingly, all of us “Red-winos” were really impressed with their 2003 Risqué Chardonnay.  I’m not usually one to LOVE a Chard, but this non-oak wine with a hint of vanilla was really smooth and quite tasty. So we brought it home!

On our way to and from the Eastern part of the state, we drove through Ellensburg, home to where my Mom and Dad went to college AND the center of Washington State! Very exciting I know!

Although we all really wanted to try this restaurant that has “really good wings” per my Mom, Dad, Sister, and Bro-in-law, they were packed so we went to another pretty good BBQ place before heading home after a super long day.

Scott and I also took engagement photos this past weekend with our friend and photographer, Haden.  If any of you are looking for a great photographer click on this link or look for his blog on my blogroll.  He is really good and taking pictures, making you feel comfortable, and is willing to wait for the perfect shot! It was great to see him and his wife Lauren! We love spending time with those guys.

Center of Washington State

Engagement

My thoughts on July 3, 2009…

So for the past three weeks Scott and I had been very lucky. We actually were lucky enough to spend two of those weekends together, and for us that was a treat! After a year of being in a long distance relationship, two weekends in a row together had been unheard of. And to top it off, we were even going to spend the following weekend together.

For this Fourth of July, we had had it planned for a while that his parents and brothers would join in on the Lake Limerick fun this year. So our families were very excited to finally meet each other after almost two years of dating. It’s hard that our families are in such different locations. We’ve wanted them to meet for a long time and were excited that everyone would meet at one of Scott and I’s favorite places.

Except…
For these last two weekends Scott had been acting really weird. Very quiet, I would almost say he was “zoned out” for a while. While we were on our way to pick up his parent’s at the train station in Olympia and I thought I would ask him if everything was ok. He chalked it up to being focused on the CPA exam and very busy with work, which I completely understood.

So when we got back to the cabin, and everyone was going through introductions, Scott had asked me if he could talk to me very quickly in private. Immediately I thought, “We just took an hour car ride up to pick up your parent’s, and now you want to talk about what is wrong?!”

Well when Scott had pulled me into the cabin we had set up (with the help of my sister and mom) the room to have a big sign saying “Will you marry me? Hm.” The “Hm” is an inside joke between us. Just when I turned to look at him in shock he got done on one knee and asked if I would marry him. I was in complete shock and literally stood there for what felt like the longest time until Scott said, “So, Does that mean yes?”

It was perfect. We had our little moment together, and then when we walked outside all of our immediate family (and Karlisa!) were there to help us celebrate our engagement! I’m so glad that we had both of our families there since it is not an everyday event.
It will definitely be a July 4th we will never forget, and makes the cabin that much more special to us. Oh and I should mention that the quiet Scott was strictly because he was nervous. He was completely back to normal the second he popped the question.

The big question I keep getting asked: Did you expect it?

Answer: The thought ran through my head. However, it was quickly dismissed when I thought it through. If you know Scott you know that he is not a “planner.” He’s much more of the last minute planner. So when I thought of how long his family had planned this trip to Seattle and how long we had these plans for the 4th, I knew this was not something Scott had planned. And I later learned, I know my guy very well! He actually was not planning on doing it that particular weekend and decided that he would ask then only days before he did!!
We are both so happy to plan our wedding and looking forward to a life together. We will try to keep the blog updated with plans and thoughts as we go along.
Thank you from both of us for all the well wishes!

Here’s a picture of all the people at the 4th. Haden is turning into such an amazing photographer! We are starting a real tradition!!