photo diary: rachel getting married

 The ceremony (at a local lake with the wedding party and family) and reception (at a local artist's studio) were beautifully unique and DIY.  Nuff said.

eat here: st. francis in phoenix, az

Erin and Domenico took Ted and I to St. Francis to have a late lunch/early dinner before Rachel's wedding.  It was so wonderful, and we split almost everything on the menu.  The pumpkin soup, baked goat cheese, fingerling potatoes, pork chile verde, and french onion burger. Whew!

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photo diary: ted's visit, day 2

Downtown Mesa
We walked around Mesa Arts Center and its small gallery, then we got a cookie at Sweetcakes to share with a chai at Lofi Coffee.  Lovely.
Lunch with Kate
After much anticipation, Kate and Ted finally met over delicious sandwiches and fries at Flancer's.  It was wonderful!  It was about time these two met.  I love them both so much!
Yearbook
Once school was let out, the three of us went to visit my much-loved yearbook advisor.  It was great catching up and introducing Ted.  Yearbook will be a part of my heart forever.

After a lovely dinner with my family, I went to make myself useful to Rachel for the impending wedding day.  Thankfully Ted didn't mind playing video games with my dad while I did this.  What a keeper.

photo diary: ted's visit, day 1

Merchant Square & Pittsburg Willy's

I introduced Ted to my favorite antique store and pierogis.  We had fun taking pictures outside in the junkyard.  Ted is such a goose. 

Homemade curry at Dahlya's

After antiquing, Ted and I went to Dahlya's to hang out and try some of her wonderful veggie cooking.  She's pretty much a goddess.    

Zoyo with Melanie & Rachel

Wednesdays are half-off if you wear pajamas, so we got in our pjs and had a lovely time.  Of course we ran into 238293 people from high school, just as I warned Ted of.  We split two yogurts.  Ted works at Golden Spoon, so you can probably guess which one he did.

After our day out, Ted and I relaxed and watched Just Friends.  It was so nice to finally have him here with me!

outfit for: bike ride & coffee

dress/forever 21 (gift), cardigan/nordstrom rack, belt/thrifted, necklace/kate spade (gift), hairpiece worn as pin/boutique, hat/vintage, bracelets/gift, tights/h&m, shoes/vans (handed down to me by my little sister's friend.....)

Ted and I had a lovely time in Tempe yesterday.  We took a bikeride around the lake, warmed up with a cappuccino and chai (and a free "screwed up" mocha, that was delcious) at Cartel, and explored Mill a bit.  More posts about his visit are to come, but for now I will leave you with a Where's Waldo picture of Ted and a sad longing-to-help-stray-kitties picture of Ted.