engagement pictures

last week, bfff & i drove up to flattop (a common local mountain to hike) and met our friends judie & steve for our engagement photo session. steve had suggested flattop as a good background for our pics to get some scenic views of alaska. we brought our puppies up with us to attempt to get some shots with them...but they were a little too crazy to sit still. the weather was pretty ominous the whole week and was supposed to rain...but the clouds broke for a couple of hours, just when we needed them to. here's a small assortment of the amazing photos that steve took:

bfff & i walking...

hanging out on these random log benchs...

check out the snow on the mountains...in june

through the trees...

bfff making me laugh (as always)

my bling!

puppy training put to good use

look at those sweet faces!

our little family

an enormous thank you to steve and judie for the photo session! we had a wonderful time :)

engagement party pics

my mom & dad hosted a wonderful engagement party for bfff & i. it was beautiful and such a great way to celebrate :) we didn't get many pictures since we were busy visiting with everyone, but here's a couple:

amazing cookies - handmade & decorated by mom :)

yummmmmmmmmmy food!

also note the amazing centerpieces - fire engine red carnations in a clear blue vase and an aqua ribbons!

engagement dinner

we decided to celebrate our engagement by going to a fancy restaurant for dinner! the view was spectacular:

and it got better as the evening progressed:

i forgot to take a picture of our dinners (which was amazing!) but i did get dessert :)

us in between courses:

me, deer in headlights:

then me looking very Japanese (i should have shown the peace sign):

yay us!

the end :)

engagement :)

here's some happy pics of bfff & i, the newly engaged couple! we rushed over to my parents house after the proposal for a congratulations drink and to show off my new bling.


so this ring is BEAUTIFUL (taking good pics of jewelry is difficult btw). the bands are connected but look like two bands that wrap around the diamond in the center. it's SO sparkly. and i'm all about sparkly.

totally goofy smiles :)

yay happy couple!