En Vogue

There's just about nothing I like more than sitting down with an issue of Vogue and a cup of Earl Grey Tea (or peach iced tea, per the weather).

With the weather currently this grey and drizzly, my thoughts are turning to fall fashion...

...Things I'd like to find for Fall '07:

1. An eye-popping berry lipstick (I'm feeling a shift toward the glamorous)
2. A plaid flannel shirt or jacket (mark my words, a return to "Seattle Grunge" - updated of course - is on the way. And I couldn't be happier.)
3. One or two more minidresses (with sleeves)
4. Flat brown riding boots (I've been looking for these - an affordable pair - for years)
5. It's time for the return of high heels!! (Sorry boys.)

I'm also hearing that grey is going to be the new black for fall, which is thrilling. I adore grey.

Finished.

Nox.

Mischief Managed

They're here, and we have them. 12:20am, 7/21/07.



Please excuse me for a day or two; I'm reading.

Squeee!

A Summer in Pictures

It would take far too long for me to write out everything I've been up to the last several weeks...so I'll have to let the pictures do the talking. This way I save tens of thousands of words.

Summer begins, 6/21/07

First trip to Lakeside of the summer...Mandy and I laughed so hard we cried. Ahhh, bliss!!

At the wedding of Sarah Jovich and Evan Beilke 6/29/07

You have such big, beautiful, blue eyes...(and marbles).


The bouquet sailed through the air and Lucy almost had it...I could see it coming straight for me and I instinctively put my hands up and closed my eyes...this was taken right before I started screaming, the flowers hit me square in the chest, and then slid to the floor amidst a mad scramble. "Erin, what are you doing?!" friends gasped through laughter. "I don't know," I replied. "All of a sudden, I just thought, 'I don't want it!!'"

Dancing queens...

We bid the happy couple adieu.

Birthday party for Scott Gullberg! 6/30/07

Chillin' in Bonney Lake (at the home of the Smiths.) Nicole Smith, Erin, Melissa Gullberg...

It was a beautiful day and the Bocce competition was as fierce as the afternoon sun. Kaylan Cloyd, Scott Gullberg, CJ Gambrel, Alicia Cloyd...

Happy Independence Day!! 7/4/07

The city dwellers invade the island...back to Lakeside once again!

Kelly & Nicole Smith

Melissa, Scott, & Logan Gustav Gullberg

Emily Van Oss (Van AWESOME), Mandy Sauerlender, and Erin.

Golden Girls
Friendship & Fireworks. Emily, Mandy, Erin & Amiliah Doherty.

A Bridal Shower in honor of the lovely Stefanie Louise Grosz! 7/8/07

At the Smiths' again...it's a fabulous part house and Nicole is always an amazing hostess. I can't wait until we are old and rich and philanthropic. Or actually, I'd rather be young and rich and philanthropic.

The bride-to-be

Lindsey, Terina, Stefanie, Nicole, Alli...




7/9/07
Extreme buddies decide to get their ears pierced! It's spontaneous, it's adventurous, it's painless, we love it.

HARRY POTTER V - THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX!! 7/11/07

In line and in great anticipation

Kind of a funny angle but we were soooo happy. Hot dogs and nachos and Coke. This is before the movie started and Bridget realized the idiots next to her were high or drunk or both and kept giggling loudly and inappropriately throughout the film. We had to hightail it out of there when the credits rolled so those girls wouldn't decide to start a fight. That really would have put a damper on possibly the best HP movie yet!

The trio does the trio:

Harry Potter face

Ron Weasley face

Pretty sure this is supposed to be Hermione Granger face...but...hmmm.

Adventures in Seattle 7/13/07

We go with Jamie and Lucy to see Paris Je'taime at the Uptown on Queen Anne...and sneak in some burgers, fries, & milkshakes from Dick's Drive-In.

The wedding of Lindsey Gresset and Joe Bergin 7/14/07

At the Gresset estate in Normandy Park...gorgeous!

Nicole and Melissa



Allison Williams, Sarah Beilke, Serrah Russell

Melissa Cramer & Nic Meyer (The future Mr. & Mrs. Meyer)

Mr. & Mrs. Evan Beilke

Serrah, Allison, Erin

Rainy Wednesdays are perfect for Langley and Lakeside (yes, again) 7/18/07

Lucy, Bridget, Finn, and I enjoyed paninis, lattes, a scone, and perfect atmosphere at my beloved Useless Bay Coffee Company in Langley before shopping a bit (Bridget bought the most amazing dragon and pheonix puppets and I got my dear friend Kellie Ingraham the PERFECT birthday present at our old haunt "The Cottage") and then heading to camp to visit beloved friends there. It was a blessed afternoon!

Whew...there you have it. Just bits and pieces of what I've been up to. Busy, sunny, whirlwindy, fabulous summer.

Should I have been sorted into Slytherin?

Spellbound by Shiny Silver Snakeskin Sandals...

Can't ssssstop sssssurmising they sssssshould be mine!

Even better than I'd hoped.

Harry in the Department of Mysteries...(Daniel Radcliffe has gotten so handsome and a better actor than ever...I guess Equus was good for something after all.)

Ron, Luna, Neville, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny face their foes...

Stupefy! Expelliarmus! Reducto!

MARVELOUS.

I think this might be my favorite one yet. (I have to see it another time or two to be sure.)

Crazy In Love

Fooled you.

BUT I am excited. Many of you know I am an advocate of the Harry Potter books and movies. (A few of you know that at times it actually borders more on obsession.) A Christian HP fan seems to be a bit of a rarity in this day and age...like a secret society. But all this is fodder for some other, deeper, more philosophical post.

Today, I'm just REALLY EXCITED that Bridget, Lucy, and I are going to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ON OPENING NIGHT!! (I was responsible for once and resisted the very strong urge to dress up and go at midnight last night.) My hair is wild, I'm wearing crimson and gold, and can't wait to see thestrals, Luna Lovegood, the DA in action, Umbridge (yikes!), The Department of Mysteries, the prophecy (double yikes!), and the Weasley twins' triumphant exit from Hogwarts.

Expect a review!

(And also, expect some pictures and details of life lately. I've got a lot of catching up to do.)