Mariah's Wedding Part II

The pictures talk for themselves.

The ceremony was b-e-a-utiful! 

Mariah's Wedding Part I

stunning, right?

mariah's wedding took place at alpine park and garden in columbia, mo.

the venue had a place for the bridal party to get ready. 

we put on our make-up, curled our hair and drank mimosas to prepare for the big day.

hola!

hola! i am currently sitting in the Houston Airport ...

which means it is 6:06 AM Central Time...

4:06 AM Pacific Coast Time...

I am on the red-eye to Kansas City, Missouri to fulfill my bridesmaids duties.

Show-me-state, here I come!

I am/will be exhausted but the adrenaline is pumping.

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On another note, I celebrated ONE MONTH at TOMS yesterday.

One Month!!!

Time flies when you're having fun and working with the most incredible people in the world.

Despite their faces...they truly do like me.

(I hope...)

I can honestly say I don't think I have been this happy in such a long time.

I am so stinkin blessed.

Life is just so good!

each day...

...i fall more in love with TOMS.

and my team.

wes. kortney. and pete.

they are the best.

Aubrey & Kevin

My beautiful, smart, animal loving and sister-like friend, Aubrey, is getting married in less than two weeks!

When I was home before leaving for Cali, I took a few photos of her and her man.

I can't make it to the wedding because I am going to be in a different wedding the same day in Columbia, MO.  (sad face inserted rightttt here) 

I guess you could call this my gift to them.

 

 

 

 

 

I love this girl so much and I'm so happy she met the man of her dreams.

Now, if she could only find me one ;)

let's go to the beach.

i live approximately 3.5 miles from the beach.

i spent my labor day there relaxing and chillaxing with my friend abby.

work gets better everyday.

i was so excited monday night about going to work tuesday morning.

it is exhausting, but at the end of the day, i know that the harder i work, the more shoes are sold which equals more shoes to children in need.

win win.

one for one.

what's happening in CALIFORNIA

           

hey-o!

after five trips to target, a short phone call with 1-800-mattress and a trip to IKEA ....

i am finally getting settled into my new apartment.

internet and cable were set up on saturday and i am connected to the world again.

sometimes i find myself laughing out loud at people in LA.  they are so different than the midwest...or any other place.

few things i am re-learning:

1. dogs are welcome anywhere! target, restaurants and even my place of work.

2. organic. organic. organic.

3. the news includes updates on celebrities.  literally watching the news now. they breeze over the presidential race and start talking about the kardashians..

4. everyone works in 'the entertainment industry'

5. obama stickers are on every hipsters bumper.

6. organic. organic. organic.

7. this boy told me he was a Pescetarian. i thought he said "I'm Presbyterian."  (to which i almost replied ... "oh hey! i'm christian too!")

here is Wikipedia's definition:

Pescetarianism ( /ˌpɛskɨˈtɛəriən/) (also spelled Pescatarianism) is the practice of a diet that includes seafood but not the flesh of other animals. A pescetarian diet shares many of its components with a vegetarian diet and includes vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains, beans, eggs, and dairy, but unlike a vegetarian diet also includes fish and shellfish.

i asked him why he follows this lifestyle.

he said it was better for his diet and because of how inhumane animals are treated.  i told him i grew up on a farm in iowa and steak is one of my favorite foods.

8. food is expensive. bought a sandwich today and it was $12. probably because it was humanely raised in a grass pasture with no cage... (it was my only option)

9. church music is so much better. it is a concert. (probably because so many of them are in the entertainment industry)

10. driving is scarrrrrry. people honk. cut you off. and drive realllllllly fast.

that's all for now.  stay tuned as i continue this adventure.