california dreaming

last weekend blake and i made the trek to californ-i-a to meet up with all my best girl friends and watch our friend katelyn get married! i just love my friends and its always sure to be a good time when we all have the opportunity to get together. blake even had lots of one-on-one bonding time with them since i was busy all day saturday doing wedding preparations and he tagged along on their beach adventures.

we all left bright and early and met in california on friday morning. we rented a super sweet *mini van* to be our transportation for the weekend. she was rightly named tilly and provided us with all kinds of good times.

amy, laura, katie and i picking up tilly

so after going to the hotel to check in, we headed down to laguna beach to find a place for lunch and to sink our feet in the sand. we found a cute little cafe on the beach and then headed out to the beach. after taking a dip in the pacific ocean (and i would just like to point out what a large feat that was. it. was. freezing.) we headed back to the hotel so that amy and i could get ready for the rehearsal dinner.

Amy, Stefanie, Katie, and I preparing to run into the ocean

i love my friends. that is all.

*here is where i became the worst picture taker EVER and have absolutely zero pictures to document the rest of our amazing weekend and the beautiful wedding. i failed. (meaning all pictures from here on out, including a few previous ones, are in fact stollen.)

Saturday amy and I headed over to katelyn's house to have brunch and then to get ready for the big day. we got ready in the most amazing house with the most beautiful view and just spent the day relaxing and primping. we then headed down to the beach for some super cool pictures on the beach before going to the wedding venue.

the wedding was absolutely beautiful and we could not be happier for the new mr. and mrs. jordan steadman. the food was great, the wine was plentiful, and the music was rocking. what more could you want?!

the newlyweds!

this was mine and blake's first wedding since our own wedding five months ago. it brought back so many wonderful memories of our special day. i look forward to sharing this very special time with each and every one of our friends at some point. man i just love weddings!

me and my husband at dinner.

after the wedding we went out and celebrated with most of the wedding party and wedding guests at a bar in laguna and finished off the night in a most wonderful way! the next day we began our journey back home (alll dayyyy longggg journey).

i am so so so so so blessed to have such amazing friends. even though we are all spread out across the country, every time we get together its just like we haven't been apart at all. and thats what i love about them. i never have to experience that "its kinda awkward since we havent seen each other in so long" issue with them. we all understand each other so well and i know we will be friends forever.

well now i am off to go for a quick run, study, and get ready for some BAYLOR FOOTBALL! its our first home game and blake and i are soooo excited! until next time.

sic em bears!