Flashback Friday - March (Part 1)

There are lots of fun activities in the month of March...my birthday, Mom's birthday, Pat's birthday, St. Patty's Day, the first day of Spring, and sometimes Easter! So far, I've found TONS of March pictures dating back to 2003!! Since there are so many, I'm going to leave the Easter pics for next month and post March memories in pieces.

2003
Our March birthday celebration. I was 19 and in my Freshman year at LMU! For those of you that don't know, I share a birthday with my late great grandfather, Granddaddy, and I always think of him during this time of year. Look how tan Mom is!!

2004
My 20th birthday celebration at Aunt Julie and Uncle Dave's old house on Raspberry Way. Look how cute Camille is!!

Of course we had to get in a game of badminton.

Tara, Casie and Krystal came down to celebrate too!

Yummmm, my favorite dessert! And our little helper. ;)

2005
For some reason I couldn't find any pictures from 2005. I'm sure we were out on some sort of road trip for softball. This is the year I turned 21!!

2006
Not much from this year either. I do remember that we had a softball game on March 11th, BUT there was 100% chance of rain! To this day, I have never heard that forecast again. We thought there was no chance we'd play if there was no doubt it would rain. So the girls and I went to the Cheesecake Factory in Marina del Rey, where we would celebrate all of our special occasions. We may have had a little too much fun! We woke up the next day and it was raining at our apartment (1 mile from campus) but nice and clear at the field! Who woulda thought?! We ended up playing...can't remember the outcome. We still get a good laugh out of that and blame it on the fact that before we played any games on that new field, it was officially blessed by LMU and its priests. God really does watch over that field.

Anyways, here are a couple softball pictures that I wanted to share. Dad and Camille relaxing at Smith Field.

Camille's softball days. Such a cutie pie.

2007
Celebrating my 23rd birthday at Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach. From left, Casie, Lauren, Britt, Samantha, Tiffany, Emily.

2008
For my 24th birthday, we took a little road trip down to the Gaslamp in San Diego. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel which was brand new at the time and beautiful. It was a great time!

Scotty being Scotty.

View of the SD Convention Center and the water beyond.

 My birthday sundae.

Simbee (Sam, Margo, Brittany) being silly.

From left, Ashley, Britt, Danny, Samatha, Tara, Rob, Margo, Brandon

My wonderful coworkers outdid themselves with my cube decorations!

And these pictures of me and my sissy's lying around were too good to leave out! Not sure this was March but who cares!!

The Calm Before the Storm

We're married!!! Our wedding turned out beautifully and the day could not have run more smoothly. Before I post pictures and stories about our honeymoon, I thought I'd try to relive our wedding weekend a bit. Thank you all for sharing this special time with us.

I took the week before our wedding off work and I am SO glad I did. I didn't realize how many last minute details needed to be taken care of and I was running around like a crazy woman all week. This was the fun stuff though and I didn't have work to worry about so it didn't bother me.

John and I visited the LA County Recorder's Office to pick up our marriage license. While we were there I called Grams to confirm that Mom was born in Downey and she told me, no, Becky was born in Mexico! Hahaha, it took me a second to realize she was kidding!

I got my hair done on Monday morning...

We also got a relaxing couple's massage on Tuesday evening, complete with champagne and chocolate covered strawberries. It was a nice little escape from all of the wedding errands.

Kylie came up on Thursday which was a huge help! She ran some errands for me and helped me pack up all of our wedding supplies and to-do lists that would be provided to the church coordinator, the country club coordinator, photographer, etc. I also got my spray tan on Thursday night and woke up on Friday morning with a slight issue...my neck (of all places!) was blotchy and I had to go get it touched up!

Friday was when all of the festivities began! The rest of my family came up that morning and we had a great brunch at the Kolbeck's house. This is one of the times that John and I were looking forward to most...the calm before the storm that we used to spend some quiet, quality time with our parents and siblings. We passed out gifts and showed a preview of the video that was played at our reception. There were lots of tears, laughter, hugs and love!

Ready for mimosas!

What a nice spread!

The Red Plates

Amber, Camille, Kylie

Sisters

M and D

Friday was full of more errands and preparation...putting the final touches on wedding party gifts, picking up cake pops, dropping off supplies for the reception, and the list goes on. Our rehearsal started at 5pm at Claremont Presbyterian Church. We really weren't sure what to expect and needed a bit of practice but it was so much fun seeing everyone and working through exactly how we wanted our ceremony to look.

Our rehearsal dinner was held at the home of a close friend of the Kolbeck's, Gail. She was so sweet to open her home to all of us AND to cook all of that delicious food. John loves her ribs and I cannot get enough of her potatoes au gratin and buttered rolls!! It was the perfect way to sit and relax and chat with our family and friends. Friday night I had a slumber party with Kylie and Camille. We all shared a bed so I didn't end up getting too much sleep. :P

We got up before the sun the next morning to take showers and head to South Hills Country Club for hair and makeup. To Be Continued...

We Are Officially Next!!

This weekend we attended the last Kolbeck family wedding before ours. It was beautiful and so good to see everyone.

The wedding was on the hill in Cardiff-by-the-Sea and located at the pool area of the housing development that they live in. The view is always breathtaking up there. This time around it was MUCH hotter than I ever expected with very little wind, considering it was so close to the beach.

The bride is John's cousin, Misty. Her new husband is PK Marshall, who moved to San Diego from the East Coast several years ago. It was kind of fun to see both coasts represented.

The wedding was beautiful and suited the bride and groom personalities perfectly. After a brief and personalized Ceremony, we were escorted to the nearby koi pond for cocktail hour. We then made our way back to the pool area where the reception was held and we remained for the rest of the evening. The sun was setting just as the wedding party made their entrance.

The atmosphere was casual with appetizer stations instead of a sit down dinner. The fish tacos were delish!! We danced the night away and mingled with friends and family until the bride and groom kicked it up a notch by jumping in the pool!! In her dress!! It was actually a very romantic moment for the two of them and made for some great pictures! The rest of the wedding party joined them and soon everyone was trying to find someone to throw in. I survived but was thoroughly entertained!!

After four or five family weddings in this calendar year alone, it is finally our turn!!! Can't wait for my bridal shower this weekend! I'm keeping busy tying up all the loose ends and praying that it all comes together!