Congrats Nurse Melis

Melissa graduated from Nursing School and is officially a Registered Nurse! She will be starting her job at Seattle Children's Hospital in August! Congratulations on all of your hard work, we are SO proud of you!

Melissa at her Pinning

I am so glad to have a nurse in the family :)

At Melissa's Graduation Luau

Mike & Erin's Wedding Weekend

We had a blast last weekend at Mike and Erin's rehearsal dinner and wedding! They were married at Mt Springs Lodge in Leavenworth, WA. I actually took my parents there for a snowmobile tour the first winter after I moved out here. In the winter it is covered with snow so it was cool to see how beautiful the summer is there. They got married outside in a huge grassy field and it was such a fun relaxed ceremony! The reception was just as lax and gorgeous and was held about a two minute walk in a barn with some tents! We had so much fun and Erin was such a beautiful bride! Here are some pictures I took.

During the Ceremony

I loved the bridesmaid dresses!

Garrett and I after the wedding
(yes I wore the same dress to Tony's wedding but we're trying to buy a home here people!)

Me, Steph and Courtney

They put mason jars with candles in the trees! Soooo southern :)

First dance as Mr. & Mrs. Ewing

First Time Home Buyer Advice?

Garrett and I have been looking for a house for about a month. It has been a fun and exciting time so far, but I'll admit I am getting a little bit frustrated! I know that it takes time and we have to pack our patience throughout the process but does anyone advice for us first time home buyers??

Happy 25th Birthday to Lindsey & Me

We celebrated my and Lindsey's 25th Birthday on Sunday, June 22nd. It was a really really great birthday!

Garrett and I were in Leavenworth last weekend for Mike and Erin's wedding (I will post about that soon). When we got home Garrett asked me to unlock the door so that he could unload the car. When I opened the door I this is what I saw:




How great of a husband do I have??!!! Now, it is tradition that Garrett and I decorate for each other's birthdays but I was really not expecting it for this one since we had been out of town and therefore I was totally surprised... Little did I know, Garrett had his elves aka his parents come over and decorate that morning! Big thanks to Mike and Sandy!

Happily surprised birthday girl!

Then I was off to Garrett's cousin, Katie's baby shower! She is having twins and looked gorgeous!! It was so much fun and I was very thankful to hang out with some ladies in the family! After the shower Garrett and I headed to our friend's Drew and Emily's house for a BBQ! We celebrated my birthday as well as Sara's Graduation from getting her Master's in School Psychology! Drew and Emily were so sweet to host the shindig and then surprise both Sara and I each with a cake and a champagne toast!

Sara and I at Drew and Em's BBQ!

I had such an amazing 25th birthday filled with many surprises and lots great times with family and friends! Thanks to everyone for making my birthday such a special one!

Wine Wedding Weekend in Walla Walla

A couple weekends ago we headed over the pass to sunny Eastern Washington for Tony Farina's wedding. Tony is Garrett's fraturnity brother and was a groomsmen in our wedding. Funny story about Tony: When he came to Alabama for our wedding he got a kick out of sweet tea and I swear all he said the whole entire weekend of our wedding was -- "Heyy, do y'all wont some sweet tea?" -- in the most thick southern accent you have ever heard! It was hilarious! So I got to talking with his wife, Karla, at their wedding reception and she told me that he kept repeating that line to her for weeks after he got back from Ala-bama!

Anyway, their wedding was absolutely gorgeous! The ceremony was held outside at a nursery in Walla Walla. It was a beautiful day and the trees swaying in the wind added a lovely romantic touch to their ceremony! Their reception was at the Historic Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla where we had a blast dancing the night away as you can see below.

Walla Walla is famous for its sweet onions as well as its many wineries. We didn't see any onion stands however we did manage to come across a couple wineries on the drive in. ;)

Here we are at 3 Rivers Winery...

This winery had a three hole golf course (which is not normal but we thought was a neat idea).. so we decided to bring our wine outside and play a few holes of golf!

To sum it all up, I'd say we had a Wonderful Wedding/Wine tasting Weekend in Walla Walla!

Every Dog Has His Day

I just want to welcome little miss Abbie to the family. She is Trevor (my brother-in-law) and Melissa's (SIL) new chocolate lab puppy. This picture was taken a couple weeks ago, so she is probably doubled in size by now! Love the quote below.

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." ~Gene Hill

Engagement Party

A couple weeks ago Garrett and I were able to head down to Alabama to celebrate Lindsey and Justin's Engagement. Here is a picture of the newly engaged happy couple at their party!

May 30, 2009

Their Engagement Party was held at my parents lake house on Lake Martin and we had beautiful weather and such a wonderful time meeting Justin's family and mingling with friends we haven't seen in a couple years! They have set the date and are getting married on May 30, 2009! I cannot wait till their big day! Here are some pictures from the party.

My Mom and Grandmother put together the beautiful flower arrangements... they are so talented! Justin always gives Lindsey birds of paradise!

TWINS!

My nephew Liam with Grandmama.. He is just the most adorable baby ever. I love this photo!

Not an Owens party without lots of dips!

Garrett, Blake and Rachel hanging out

Zoes Kitchen ladies along with Miss Heather Kenny!

My first attempt at blogging!

Because we have so many friends and family who we do not get to see or talk to very often, we decided to keep everyone updated by creating this blog. We hope you enjoy reading about what is going on in our lives!