Romar’s Ride

Romar’s Ride

There’s this car…

it’s black and purple in color, the windows are super tinted so you can’t see in and Kevin and I see it ALL OF THE TIME.

For some reason it was obvious to us that this car belonged to Romar.  We see him while driving into work on Lake City Way – he always turns off towards Sandpoint (For sure headed to UW for an early morning practice).  We see him parked in front of Marisa’s old apartment on Lake City Way near the Fred Meyer (Maybe he’s at the barber shop?).  We once had to pick up tickets at the Graves Building near Hec Ed and parked right next to him (He was at the office, working.  Duh.).   Every single time we excitedly screech “There’s Romar!”  as we rubber neck trying to see through his crazy dark tinted windows.  And every time we question where he’s going and why he hangs out in Lake City?  There were stories.  Good ones.  We were convinced it was Romar.

But we could never quite tell because those darn windows were just too tinted.

Well, just the other day, we were driving on 45th and wouldn’t know it “There’s Romar!”  This time though, it was a hot day, Romar had his window just barely down and we could see the very tip top of his head, brows up.  Kevin man-waved.  You gotta wave to Romar.  And he man-waved back.

And then we both excitedly screeched, in unison, “That’s I.T.!”

Did I mention the gorilla?

Did I mention the gorilla?

Yeah, there was that.

My friend Jaymes from SFCC now lives in Honolulu. He wasn’t going to be able to come and then last minute I got the great news he was coming – he said he couldn’t miss it.

Jaymes – What’s the dress code?
Me – Well…..it’s a wedding!  It’s not a fancy wedding but it is a wedding.  Use your best judgement.
Jaymes – Can I wear my gorilla suit?
Me – Yes.  That would be perfect.

That’s how that happened.

I love that he got nervous though.  I guess he didn’t come in with it on.  Instead, he found D of all people.  The one person he knew he could ask if it was ok and get the answer he wanted.

I’m shaking my head, smirking right now.  What a day.

We couldn’t have pictured it any more perfect. All of our favorite people under one roof – what an amazingly overwhelming feeling of support, fun and so much love.  More than I thought even possible.

Wedding Soundtrack.

Wedding Soundtrack.

Picking out the music was a lot harder than we thought it would be.  I mean, music is a big deal.  It can set the mood, evoke emotion and bring all the pieces together…or it can just suck.  Finding stuff we loved that was appropriate and hadn’t been used over and over again was tough.  In the end, we were so happy with the final compilation.  Thank goodness, Eddie Vedder came out with his ukelele single before the wedding.  Otherwise, I might have been walking down the aisle to this!  No joke; it was discussed.

The final compilation:

Enter Wedding Party: Run This Town – Jay Z
Last Dance (that never happened!): You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
 
If you’d like to jam at your desk or at your home, use this link for the consecutive playlist!
 

Photos!

Photos!

We had a really awesome photographer that not only caught some really great moments, he was just fun to hang out with all day.  Here’s his blog post of our wedding and below are some of my favorite photos.

And then there was the photo booth.  We LOVED the innocent photos at the beginning and then as the night goes on and more drinks have been consumed the truth comes out.  BOOBS!?  Are we eight?!  Our kids are going to love flipping through our wedding guest book and learning all about their Aunties and Uncles :)

What’s your favorite photo booth shot?

Slideshow.

Slideshow.

The slideshow and the toasts are my two favorite parts of a wedding. I feel like you get to know the bride and groom THAT much better. If the toasts are done right, I usually end up getting that “oh they are so sweet, I couldn’t be happier for them” knot in my throat. Same with the slideshow. Sometimes, maybe you’re friends with the groom and you don’t know the bride super well, but you’re at their wedding and then, in a ten minute slideshow you felt like you grew up with them. That’s when you were able to see exactly why they are so perfect for each other and how in love they are. I don’t really know why it touches me in such a way but I knew I wanted to have a slideshow and toasts at our wedding. Even if you didn’t get the “oh they are so sweet” out of our toasts, I think there were a few laughs when my sister told everyone I farted on her head when we were kids. She will pay.

Because of some technical difficulties, the music on the slideshow didn’t work. We still got to show the fun pictures but here it is again, in all it’s glory, with the music as intended.

The Flash Mob.

The Flash Mob.

I STILL can’t believe this happened.  You guys are SO FREAKING AWESOME. 

Here’s the practice video.  So next time you’re out dancing and you hear Usher you can bust out these moves!

And here’s the real deal.  Flash Mob IN ACTION.  You guys got us so good.  I love it!  I love you!  I am still speechless.

WEDDING WEEK!

WEDDING WEEK!

Since we haven’t “officially” re-capped the wedding, now that it’s four months later and nobody cares anymore….this week marks WEDDING WEEK! at Cake and Ice Creams.  Can you even handle it?  Me either!

This first installment, to get you all warmed up, is a video from the Bachelorette Party.  D planned an amazingly awesome Chelan excursion with a “Reality TV” theme.  We had an Amazing Race scavenger hunt, a Top Chef cook off, a how well do you know your celebrity Bachelor and Bachelorette game and a Biggest Loser competition.  It was awesome.  And all superbly documented by KMJ who put together this cute little video.  Love my girls.  Long time.

Jetty Island

Jetty Island

Have you guys heard of Jetty Island?  Us either!

I was talking to a new girl at work this week and learned about this man-made island just off Everett.  Yeah, I know, it’s pretty sad that I’m learning about my city from a girl that moved here only three months ago.  Since we’re headed to Hawaii next month, we figured we should get into shape and practice our people watching, reading and napping on the beach skills.  Turns out, we’re pretty good at it.

We paddled to, from and around the island but most people take the free 2-minute ferry ride.  It was cool being so close to home but feeling like you were somewhere far away.  The view was gorgeous and there were lots of families and even more kite boarders who were really fun to watch.

Stay-cation in Everett – who knew?

Boat launch and kite boarders on the back side of the island.

Cake of the Month – Raspberry Hazelnut Gateau

Cake of the Month – Raspberry Hazelnut Gateau

This was a simple, light cake  - perfect for a summer evening on the deck with friends.

I love how easy the cake was to make….once the hazelnuts are prepped.  I couldn’t find hazelnuts that were already shelled so Kevin and I spent quite a bit of time shelling hazelnuts.  I even got a blister on my finger!

The cake wouldn’t have been the same without the hazelnuts, though – the second best part of the cake.  The raspberries made the cake and were picked fresh from our backyard.  Happy Summer!

**Update** We were just at Central Market and wouldn’t you know it they have shelled, chopped hazelnuts.  Grrr…but noted.