tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64712226154474422082024-09-13T22:11:45.905-07:00Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-61851964099446425432012-09-03T15:42:00.000-07:002012-09-03T15:42:00.879-07:00

When Thomas and I starting planning this wedding, we never thought the hardest part would be booking the rehearsal dinner. I mean, you see what's around your venue and book a place. It didn't even occur to me when looking at venues to see what restaurants were in the area. I was so focused on finding that perfect space for us to get married, I figured everything else would fit into place.

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-84596826511488322032012-08-31T01:00:00.000-07:002012-08-31T01:00:01.491-07:00

It was Michelle's 30th Birthday at the beginning of this month, and I knew we had to do something really special! I mean, you only turn 30 once and to be honest, it can be quite traumatic. (I am bracing for mine now and I have a year and a half) She handled it like a pro and came into her 30's in style. Here are a few pictures from the last "work" day in her 20's... My cheeks still hurt from

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-69268978554667515072012-08-30T09:43:00.001-07:002012-08-30T09:43:24.948-07:00

This is my favorite picture from our engagement session.... Big thanks to Chris Bence Photography

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com031770 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, USA33.5016932 -117.662550933.289543699999996 -117.9784079 33.7138427 -117.3466939tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-12342369316501374872012-08-30T01:00:00.000-07:002012-08-30T01:00:08.606-07:00

Love this little guy....  "My Mouse" 

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-33350165355526700742012-08-29T14:00:00.001-07:002012-08-29T14:03:41.218-07:00

Over the weekend T and I travelled out to Chivas stadium to go watch them play the Seattle Sounders. For those of you who don't know, these are soccer teams (cough, mom). Last Christmas my "to-be" mother and father in-law bought me my first Sounders shirt and the infamous Sounders scarf. I have definitely put them to good use! We got to the stadium and saw all the red and black shirts (the

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-11004980967337052632012-08-03T02:00:00.000-07:002012-08-03T02:00:06.679-07:00

Since we lost Nico, there has been a hole in our house. Unfortunately, we will never be able to fill that hole completely. We knew that Nico went out the way he wanted, and the only thing we could do to move forward is save another little life. We found Goober at the OC animal shelter really ill. He couldn't breathe or open his right eye. He got his name because of all the snot

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-60015858586622539132012-08-02T14:16:00.000-07:002012-08-02T14:16:00.296-07:00

Everyone knows, we are big country fans, so when we heard Kenny Chesney was coming to the OC, we jumped at tickets. It's been a couple years since our friend Kenny has been to town, and I couldn't wait to see him "up close." Our tickets were horrible, however we made a day of it. A BBQ, flip-cup, DJ T-Dawg, and lots of friends is always the perfect recipe

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0Anaheim, CA, USA33.8352932 -117.914503633.6242667 -118.2303606 34.046319700000005 -117.59864660000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-37989575137275489882012-08-01T02:00:00.000-07:002012-08-01T02:00:05.082-07:00

With my mini-me in the Olympics (Makayla Moroney), I thought I would try some of my own moves in Mexico against an unbelievable sunset. My mini-me Not TOO shabby Right before I fell over!!

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-84259179734697357292012-07-31T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-31T02:00:00.231-07:00

or not.....  Before   After PS. We WERE just messing around ;)

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico23.2361111 -106.415277823.1193861 -106.5732063 23.352836099999998 -106.2573493tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-52991705190619497812012-07-30T13:59:00.000-07:002012-07-30T13:59:10.377-07:00

 In an effort to keep up with the blog and pictures, here is a few pictures from our week in Mazatlan.  "Our everyday spot" YES, we took the bus!!!  That sunset actually existed

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-37160609770347106732012-07-26T13:16:00.002-07:002012-07-26T13:16:52.697-07:00

THOMAS - Don't worry there are no pictures of the dress in this blog :) Wedding dress shopping was a HUGE success! My mom came up from San Diego Saturday morning to go to the first appointment together as mother and daughter. We picked out four different dresses to try on, so we could see which ones look great on my body. After trying on the first dress, I knew exactly what I wanted. As I tried

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-3032221322476828072012-07-19T03:00:00.000-07:002012-07-19T03:00:10.832-07:00

I received TWO emails today from different wedding websites stating the same exact thing. 1) I have 10 months to go and 2) I should start looking for wedding dresses. Wow, are we on the same page or what?! Saturday, I am going with my mom and a few best girlfriends wedding dress shopping. I honestly couldn't be more excited. Every person has a different "thing" that makes getting married feel

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-75615938660784856442012-07-18T08:56:00.000-07:002012-07-18T08:56:45.880-07:00

Getting home from a vacation is often a bust, but it is even more so when one of your pets doesn't come home. Nico was an outdoor kitty, but always came home every night. For five years he would go outside when I left for work and be waiting for me when I got home. It was clock-work, so when he didn't come home for two days, I knew something was wrong. We don't know what happened, but we

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-14829409461125171042012-07-17T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T02:00:05.448-07:00

I found out an amazing fact today! If you buy a Disney movie and it breaks, scratches or whatever (even if it's your fault), they will replace it for next to nothing ($6.95) How cool is that?! http://www.disneystudioshelp.com/detail_TOPSUPP_DiscReplace__SUPPORT.html I bet we are going to use this "fun fact" in the years to come. We bought Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, a couple

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-90477000654035751432012-07-16T11:52:00.000-07:002012-07-16T11:52:52.463-07:00

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-51774883164298847162012-05-08T10:10:00.000-07:002012-05-08T10:10:27.211-07:00

PCRF was this past Sunday and it was a HUGE success! SO many of our friends came out to support and it was fantastic. The kids played, there were barn animals, a rock climbing wall and of course the all of that darn running. We ended up running the 5k, because I didn't want to re-injure my neck, but it was still amazing. Thomas wore his neon yellow shirt and shoes, so there was no way

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0Irvine, CA, USA33.6839473 -117.794694233.578246299999996 -117.95262269999999 33.7896483 -117.6367657tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-29262787544903641002012-05-04T01:30:00.000-07:002012-05-04T01:30:02.015-07:00

It was almost a year ago I started talking about this day! It's almost here! Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation run/walk! Can't wait! We have a competition in my office that gives a prize out to the first and second place winners who raise the most amount of money in donations. I am in second place, and I am pulling out all the stops to win first! I have a team that is sending out emails like

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-45615668837534068042012-05-03T09:21:00.001-07:002012-05-03T09:21:34.864-07:00

With all of this wedding stuff in my head, I am in need of a nice little getaway. I was trying to figure out how many vacation days I would need in order to go on a honeymoon next year, and I realized I have an excess of a week left over. Why not use it this year?! Most of the time I end up using the week on three-day weekends, which isn't a bad way to spend my time, but sometimes one needs a

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-91837888397376282712012-03-30T09:50:00.000-07:002012-03-30T09:50:40.256-07:00

Bought my ticket(s). Did you buy yours? Cross your fingers!

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-74325551764536880282012-03-30T02:00:00.000-07:002012-03-30T02:00:01.684-07:00

We set our date for our engagement photos! We decided to do them next month. My thoughts were to get them done next month (April 21st), which gives the photographers four weeks to edit them, which takes us into end of May. We can then pick out which pictures we would like to use for our "Save the Dates" and also pick out where we want to get them printed. It will take another couple weeks to

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-7304654332425569172012-03-29T02:00:00.000-07:002012-03-29T02:00:03.039-07:00

Like most girls in this world, I sleep on my stomach. (Yes, not the best way to sleep, but definitely the most comfortable!) Ask around I bet 4 out of 5 girls/women will tell you they sleep on their stomachs. Anyway, it has definitely got me into trouble with my neck. Three years ago I woke up and couldn't move it, and only after 3 months of physical therapy was I feeling like myself again. That

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-46004622703667081732012-03-28T02:00:00.000-07:002012-03-28T02:00:08.608-07:00

Seriously one of the best tools I have ever bought for the kids is called the furminator. I bought it a few years ago after a friend told me about it. I think it was about 30 bucks, but worth every penny! It sheds animals of their under layer of hair that is going to fall out anyway. It comes off in chunks though, so be prepared. There is one for dogs and one for cats. They love it too!

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-26036049762623027602012-03-27T02:00:00.000-07:002012-03-27T02:00:03.219-07:00

St Patty's day we spent the entire day in Fullerton with some great friends drinking green beer and dancing up a storm... Thanks goodness my camera's battery died early in the day! ha

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0Fullerton, CA, USA33.8702923 -117.92533833.8175563 -118.004302 33.923028300000006 -117.846374tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-2195980604868412362012-03-26T12:42:00.000-07:002012-03-26T12:42:00.259-07:00

Thomas and I run pretty crazy lives. Every night during the week, we have an activity whether it is softball, soccer, or trying to see friends. This week we had something every night, so when Friday rolled around we decided it was going to be just us. We ended up going to one of our favorite restaurants (also a family franchise) Outback! I ordered a pomegranate and pear martini. Delish!

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471222615447442208.post-35867932397561311572012-03-24T11:53:00.002-07:002012-03-24T12:18:23.923-07:00

Part of training for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) walk/run means getting up at 7am on Saturdays, meeting up with a bunch of other people doing the same thing, and running the miles needed to keep on track. Today the mileage for the 10k group was 4.5 miles. It's (really) hard waking up early on Saturdays, but when you get there and see all the other people with smiles on their

Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06843394457819710258noreply@blogger.com0Irvine, CA, USA33.6839473 -117.794694233.578246299999996 -117.95262269999999 33.7896483 -117.6367657